Hi Jackie... No I hadnt heard of it but where online might I look for info ? Ive looked at Judys site and didnt see anything on it. What was the guys first name ?...Ill try looking that way... again MUCHO thanx !! deana ----- Original Message ----- From: Jackie Matte <matteja@bellsouth.net> To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] MS Choctaw > Yes! you probably heard about the Attorney named Weir from MS who did this. > He accepted money from Choctaws and other Indians for several years, but all > his efforts led to nothing. He was sued for fraud. I went through his case > file at the National Archives. There is really nothing in it that you can't > get NOW from Internet. In the bibliography of my book "They Say the Wind > is Red," I list all the Choctaw Court of Claims cases. A section on > Resources for Southeastern Indian Genealogical Research is included. > Check Judy White's website http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native for > rolls. > > Good luck, Jackie > > ---- Original Message ----- > From: "Deana Peirce" <choctaw74@prodigy.net> > To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 12:00 PM > Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] MS Choctaw > > > > I have interviews from several ancestors for the Dawse Roll who were MCRs. > They all were saying that they gave their paper work to a man who they > thought was an atty., and he ended up being an imposter who wound up in > prison. Has anyone else run across this or even heard of it ? > > > > If true why would someone want their paperwork who wasnt ligit ? > > > > thanx > > > > deana > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > > HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE.... > > Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "unsubscribe" without the quotes > and spelled correctly. > > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... > > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > Try Markie and Fay's CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST pages at http://freepages.cultures.rootsweb.com/~choctaw/index.html for CHOCTAW Muster Rolls, Orphans lists, censuses, land records, etc.