Query: Davis allotting/allotment commission?

Dear Mr. Stringer,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

Special Agent Charles Davis was appointed in 1910 to investigate the discrepancies in Guion Miller’s 1906 report/roll of Eastern Cherokee in 1835 & 1845 and Frank Churchill’s 1908 report/smaller roll of Eastern Cherokee. Is this the information you seek? If so, the National Archives at Washington, DC (RDT1) Archives I has custody of the Copybook of Special Agent Charles L. Davis Relating to the Enrollment of Eastern Cherokee, 1910 - 1911 that includes his reports, letters, and depositions collected during his investigation of the North Carolina Cherokee enrollments. For access to and/or copies of the Davis’ Copybook, please contact RDT1 via email at archives1reference@nara.gov. We are not aware of a commission headed by Davis.

If you are thinking of the Dawes Commission, please review NARA’s web site at  https://www.archives.gov/research/native-americans/dawes.

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!

[Information provided by Cody White, Subject Matter Expert]