Unpaid Debts: A Letter to the Government from an Osage Tribe Member, 1937-01-01 - 1937-12-31

Item — Box: 5, Folder: 45

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_1_5_45_0012

Scope and Contents

The letter is from S.A. Rogers to the Department of State in Oklahoma City, inquiring about an unpaid judgement against the Osage Tribe Indian Government. The letter questions why the government has not paid the debt, despite spending billions on other things. Rogers expresses frustration at the government's failure to pay its debts and mentions that the Senate is willing to pay, but the House has not passed it. Rogers, a member of the Osage Tribe, is concerned about the government's reliability in paying debts.

Dates

Creation: 1937-01-01 - 1937-12-31

Creator

From the Collection: Schwabe, George Blaine, U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st district (1951-1952); 8th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1921-1923); Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from Nowata County (1919-1923), 1886-1952 (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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