Cherokee by Blood: Volume 7, Records of Eastern Cherokee Ancestry in the U. S. Court of Claims 1906-1910, Applications 16746-20100 - Paperback

by Jerry Wright Jordan (Author)

In 1904 the Eastern Cherokees won large cash settlements from the United States because of violations of the treaties of 1835-36 and 1845. Over a million dollars was appropriated by Congress to settle the claims. The payments were to go to all living pers