In a message dated 5/9/02 12:38:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, myravg@drizzle.com writes: > Dear Charles -- > > The Dawes data is confusing -- my advice is to use the National Archives > website to search and find all the available information there and then to > order the actual records to help you sort it all out. > > http://www.nara.gov/nara/searchnail.html > > You can do a standard search in NAIL by typing in the surname, given name > (person of interest), be sure the AND (button) is on and in the next window > type in > DAWES > > Many of the card images are online, but I still advise you to order the > full files for additional information: > > > Control Number NRFF-75-53A > Media Textual records > Descr. Level Series > Record Group 75 > Series 53A > Title Applications for Enrollment in the Five Civilized Tribes > Title Added Entry Dawes Rolls > Dates 1898-1914 > Creating Org. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Commissioner to the Five Civilized > Tribes. > Record Type/Genre correspondence; decisions; licenses; orders (legal term); > testimonies; transcripts; affidavits > Scope & Content Commonly called the Commission to the Five Civilized > Tribes, the Dawes Commission was appointed by President Grover Cleveland in > 1893 to negotiate with the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole > tribes. In return for abolishing their tribal governments and recognizing > state and federal laws, tribe members were allotted a share of common > property. > > Heads of families, orphans, and children could receive 40 to 160 acres of > land by proving their tribal membership. This series contains the original > applications for tribal enrollments under the act of June 28, 1898, as well > as supporting documents such as birth and death affidavits, marriage > licenses, transcripts of testimony taken by the Commission, correspondence > relating to the status of the application, and decisions and orders of the > Commission. > > Arrangement Arranged by tribe, thereunder by enrollment category, > thereunder by type (Straight, Doubtful, or Rejected), and thereunder > numerically by enrollment ("census") card number. > > Finding Aids Item level descriptions for 22,600 Cherokee, 30,000 Creek, > 5,900 Seminole, and 3,500 Chickasaw applications are available online. The > descriptions can provide the name, tribe, age, sex, and degree of indian > blood of the applicant, as well as the type of enrollment, the census card > number, roll number, and city of residence. In NAIL, search for the name of > the applicant and, if necessary, limit your search by the tribe, by Record > Group "75" and/or the Description Type "Item." > > See Also Record Group Description > How to order copies of a Dawes case file > Subject Ref. West (U.S.); Indians of North America; Land settlement; United > States--Territorial expansion > Geographic Ref. West (U.S.) > Access Unrestricted. > Use Restrictions None. > Linear Measure 525 ft. > Contact NARA's Southwest Region (Fort Worth, TX) (NRFF), Building 1, Dock > 1, 501 West Felix Street, Fort Worth, TX 76115 PHONE: 817-334-5525 FAX: > 817-334-5621 > > > Dawes Case Files > To request copies of a Dawes case file, indicate that the case is a Dawes > Enrollment Jacket. You must provide the name of the enrollee, the tribe, > the category ("by blood", "minor", "rejected", "freedmen," etc.), > enrollment number (if applicable), and census card number. > > Requests without this information can not be processed. Copies cost $10 per > census card number up to 20 pages and $0.50 per page thereafter. Payment > can be made by check, money order, or credit card. Do not send cash. > Payment must be exact, so credit card payments generally are the most > convenient. > > Please make your requests in writing. Requests are accepted via fax, or > regular mail, archives@ftworth.nara.gov*. > An appointment is strongly recommended to view these case files. > Within the United States, overnight delivery is available for an extra > $4.00. Please state in your request that you would like this feature and > provide your street address and phone number. Please NOTE: No P.O. Box > numbers are accepted. > > General Information > National Archives--Southwest Region (Fort Worth) > Building 1, Dock 1 > 501 West Felix Street > Fort Worth, TX 76115 > Phone: 817-334-5525 > Fax: 817-334-5621 > E-mail:archives@ftworth.nara.gov* > ============================= > > Allbest, > Myra Vanderpool Gormley, Certified Genealogist > rwr-editor@rootsweb.com > Editor RootsWeb Review > Syndicated Columnist Tribune Media Services > Certification Info: http://www.bcgcertification.org/certification/ > > ----