Hi Everyone,
Below are the questions asked on the Miller Applications I have sent you info
on.
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Application #
Action Taken
Name of applicant
No. of children
Residence
Reason------------------------------------------------------------------------
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SPECIAL COMMISSIONER of the COURT of CLAIMS,601 Ouray Building, Washington
D.C.
Sir,I hereby make application for such share as may be due me of the fund
appropriated by the ACT of CONGRESS, appoved June 30, 1906, in accordance
with the decrees of the COURT of CLAIMS of May 18,1905, and May28, 1906, in
favor of the eastern Cherokees. The evidence of identity is herewith
subjoined.Note: Answers to all questions should be short, but complete. If
you can not answer, so state.
Question # 1)State full name:English name-Indian name-
#2)Residence and Post Office
#3)County
#4)State
#5)How old are you?
#6)Where were you born?
#7)Are you married?
#8)Name and age of wife or husband
#9)To what tribe of Indians do he or she belong?
#10)Name all your children who were living on May 28, 1906, giving their ages.
#11)Give names of your father and mother, and your mothers maiden name before
marriage.
Father- english name-
Indian name-
Mother- english name-
Indian name-
Maiden name-
#12)Where were they born?
Father-
Mother-
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#13)Where did they reside in 1851, if living at this time?
Father-
Mother-
#14)Date of death of your father and mother:
Father-
Mother-
#15)Were they ever enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other benifits? If
so, state when and were.
#16)Name all your brothers and sisters, giving ages, and residence if
possible.
#17)State English name and Indian names of your grandparents on both father's
and mother's side, if possible.
#18)Where were they born?
#19)Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time?
#20)Give names of all their children, and residence, if possible:
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#21)Have you ever been enrolled for money, annuities, land, or other
benifits? If so, state when and were,and with what tribe of Indians.
#22)To assist in identification, claiment should give the full English and
Indian names, if possible, of their parents and grandparents back to
1835.-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Remarks- Section)
Under this head the applicant may give any additional facts which will assist
in providing his
claim.------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Legal- Section )
I solemnly swear that the forgoing statements made by me are true to the best
of my knowledge and belief.Signature-Subscribed and sworn to before me
this----day,of -----1907.Notary Public- signatureAffidavit)
(The following affidavit must be sworn to by two or more witnesses, who are
well acquainted with the applicant.)
Personally appeared before me--------- and--------, who being duly sworn, on
oath depose and say they are well acquainted with---------- who makes the
foregoing application and statements, and have known---for-----years and ----
years, respectively, and know-----to be the identical
person-----represents----to be, and that the statements made by ----are true,
to the best of their knowledge and belief, and they have no interest whatever
in ----claim.Witnesses to mark-Signatures of witnesses-Subscribed and sworn
to me, before me this ----day of -----,1907.Notary signature-Notary
commission expires-
NOTE: Affidavits should be made, whenever practicable, before a notary
public,or clerk of the court, if sworn to before an Indian agent or
disbursing agent of the Indian service, it need not be before a notary,
etc.--------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------MY PERSONAL NOTE:Pages after
that include letters written to the BIA about their claim. Some have
additional papers, others do not.
Bright Star
Freedmen Project