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Who has Memorandum cases Interior Department Office of Indian affairs approximately 1907? in the closing days of the dawes commission there were what were called memorandum cases. A memorandum case is where an application for enrollment is made after the

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Who has Memorandum cases Interior Department Office of Indian affairs approximately 1907?

in the closing days of the dawes commission there were what were called memorandum cases. A memorandum case is where an application for

enrollment is made after the time has expired within which enroll-

ment could be made. Where would these records be located?

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    I have consulted various sources and documents that mention or refer to this document, such as the Congressional hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate,
    Title: Opening of Rolls; Agency: Committee on Indian Affairs; Senate; Hearing Date: Apr. 23, 30, May 2, 1908. As herein referenced in this request. The aforsaid Hearing contains transcripts of official proceedings or hearings labeled "OPENING OF ROLLS" They involve dialogues between various senators and officials, such as Senator Davis, Senator Sutherland, Senator Taylor, Senator Curtis, Senator Brandegee, Mr. Ward, and Mr. Henderson. These dialogues discuss issues related to the publication and privacy of certain documents or information, the rights of the Indians and the homestead rights of the Indians mixed with negro blood, the cases determined by the Secretary of the Interior, and the rolls prepared by the government officials or agents between 1830 and 1860. They also indicate the knowledge and existence of the document I am seeking.

    For example, in their dialogue, Senator Davis asks Mr. Henderson about the number of cases that were determined by the Secretary of the Interior during the week preceding March 4, 1907. Mr. Henderson replies that he does not know, but he does not think there were 2,023 cases as Mr. Ward had claimed. Senator Davis then asks Mr. Henderson if there was an order or understanding that the findings of the Commission should be pro forma affirmed by the Department. Mr. Henderson says he never saw such an order, but he heard from General Webster that the Secretary issued such an order for some days. Senator Davis then asks Mr. Henderson if it was possible to go over all of these cases in the final week to verify the facts and evidence. Mr. Henderson says NO, that it was NOT possible, and that the law had fixed a certain time within which all of these cases must be decided.

    This dialogue suggests that the document or memorandum exists and existed. I am requesting information and help in locating this document/memorandum or any of its press copied copies made during the aforsaid years and furnished to related agents, agencies.

    The document I am requesting is the memorandum or list of names stricken from the rolls of the various tribes of the Five Civilized Tribes for any reasons, including those eliminated under the opinion of February 19, 1907. This document was completed in April 1907 by the Office Of Indian Affairs and furnished to its parent agency's secretary, James R Garfield, Secretary Of The Department of The Interior. It comprises approximately 3,426 names and includes an alphabetical index of said names.

    This document is the same as the list or memorandum press copy furnished to Commissioner Tams Bixby of the Dawes Commission by the Office Of Indian Affairs approximately on May 18, 1907 and cited in Congressional hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, Title: Opening of Rolls; Agency: Committee on Indian Affairs; Senate; Hearing Date: Apr. 23, 30, May 2, 1908.

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    I have consulted various sources and documents that mention or refer to these rolls, such as the ones I have mentioned in this request. Again, This information is mentioned in detail from the books and senate documents that contain transcripts of the official proceedings or hearings labeled "OPENING OF ROLLS". They involve dialogues between various senators and officials, such as Senator Davis, Senator Sutherland, Senator Taylor, Senator Curtis, Senator Brandegee, Mr. Ward, and Mr. Henderson. These dialogues discuss in particularto this request, the cases determined by the Secretary of the Interior, and the rolls prepared by the government officials or agents between 1830 and 1860. They also indicate the knowledge and existence of the rolls I am seeking.

    For example and evidence thereof, within the aforsaid Senate document or hearing, Senator Davis asks Mr. Ward if he knows that there are some 80 or 90 official rolls prepared by the government between 1830 and 1860 in the Treasury Department's office or the Secretary's office. Mr. Ward says he does NOT know that. Senator Davis then asks Mr. Henderson if he has seen those rolls. Mr. Henderson says he has NOT seen all of them. Senator Davis then asks Mr. Henderson if he had those rolls before him when he rendered decisions on enrollment cases. Mr. Henderson says he ONLY had the ones that were in his office; Of which he affirms HE ONLY HAD SIX ROLLS MADE UP BY TRIBAL OFFICIALS' ROLLS AND PARTS OF ROLLS.

    This dialogue suggests that the rolls I am requesting exist and were not necessarily used by the aforsaid Commission. These Rolls as aforementioned may contain valuable genealogical information and/or supporting documentation for the individuals who were enrolled or rejected by the government in the period between 1830 and 1914.

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    Thank you for posting your question on History Hub!
    We searched the National Archives Catalog and found the series "Special Memorandum Cases, 1898–1908" among the records of the Office of the Commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes (known as the Dawes Commission). These records are in Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
    For more information about these records, we recommend contacting the responsive National Archives unit listed below:
    National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas
    1400 John Burgess Drive
    Fort Worth, Texas 76140
    Phone: 817-551-2051

    We hope this assists you with your research!

    Sincerely,
    Archives 1 Reference Branch (RR1R)
    (RR1R-24-25660-RB
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      dmstringerjr 

    Thank you for posting your question on History Hub!
    We searched the National Archives Catalog and found the series "List of Persons Struck from the Final Rolls of the Five Civilized Tribes, 1907–1907" in Record Group 48, Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior.
    For more information about these records, we recommend contacting the responsive National Archives unit listed below:
    Archives 2 Textual Reference Branch (RR2R)
    National Archives at College Park, MD
    8601 Adelphi Road
    College Park, MD 20740

    We hope this assists you with your research!
    Sincerely,
    Archives 1 Reference Branch (RR1R)
    (RR1R-24-25672-RB)
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    Thank you for posting your question on History Hub!
    We searched the National Archives Catalog and found the series "Report on Enrollment, 1909–1909" among the records of the Office of the Commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes (known as the Dawes Commission). This series is part of Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. According to the catalog description, the records include "several lists of rolls used by the Dawes Commission." For more information about these records, we recommend contacting the responsive National Archives unit listed below:

    National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas
    1400 John Burgess Drive
    Fort Worth, Texas 76140
    Phone: 817-551-2051
    You may also wish to consult the National Archives at Fort Worth's American Indian Records on Microfilm web page. This page lists many rolls relating to the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole from the time period 1830–1860. For more information about these rolls, please contact the National Archives at Fort Worth using the contact information listed above.
    We hope this assists you with your research!
    Sincerely,
    Archives 1 Reference Branch (RR1R)
    (RR1R-24-25667-RB)