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Dawes Packets

This series contains the original applications for tribal enrollments under the act of June 28, 1898, as well as supporting documents such as birth and death affidavits, marriage licenses, transcripts of testimony taken by the Commission, correspondence relating to the status of the application, and decisions and orders of the Dawes Commission. Continue…

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The National Archives

Applications for Enrollment of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914. Original data from: The National Archives

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