Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-11-06
Cherokee Attorneys Report
Progress in Enrolment
of CherOkees.
THE FINAL ROLL
will Not be Finished Until Next
Year.-AllotmeDt Of Land
Will Begin on Janr.
airy 1, 1908.

applicants. Ihese applicants have
been classified as follows:
ON REGULAR CARDS.
Fullblood Chsrokees, 6450; full.
blood Shawnees, 2l2; fullblood
Dslawares, 342; mixed. blood Cher.
okees, 2l159; mixed-blood Shaw
nees, COS; mixed blood Delawares,
694; intermarried Cherokees, both
sexes, 2037; Total, 81, oil.
ON DOUBTFUL CARDS.
Fullblood Cherok ees, Ill; full.
blood Shawnees, IA; mixed blood
cherokees, 1880; fullblood Della.
wares, 13; mixed blood Shawnees,
l46; mixed blood DelSwares, 30;
intermarried whites, both sexes,
$50; total, 1904.
ON REJECTED cARDJ.
FullblOod Shawnees, 3; mixed.
blood Cherokees, 1853; mixed. blood
Shawneee, /; intermarried Chero.
KEGS, both sexes, 534; total, 7Oe.
Memoranda cases, act Of May 81.
1900, all persons not on any Cher.
okee roll and never admittedly
any constituted authority, 1877.
CHEROKEE FREEDMEN.
On regular cards, 3271.
On doubtful cards, 1888.
On rejected cards, 375.
Injunction cases, (Freedmen no,
on any roll) 9S, Total, 6627,
Grand total, 1926.
REcAPITULATIoN.
Number of persons embraced in
applications heard up to and in.
elusive Of June 30, 1902, as Chero.
KEGS, shAwnees aud Delawares, by
blood and intermarrisge, and freed
men:
On regular Cherokee cards, lin.
cluding Cherokees, intermarried
citizens and Shawnees), go, ,475.
90 doubtful Cherokee cards,
9261.
On rejected Cherokee cards, 7O6.
On regular Delaware cards, AZ.
Memoranda oases, (persons not
on any roll and never ADMITTEDLY
1877.
Total, 3679S.
Ga regular freedmen cards, 3271
On doubtful freedmen cards.
1888.
On rejected freedmen cards, 375.
Injunction cases freedmen lot
on any rolD, 9S.
Total freedmen applications,
6o27.
Total applications made to July
1, 1902, 1926.
DECISIONS IN CHEROKEE APPLICA-
TIoNs.
The work Of reviewing the tesu
mony and preparing deciIions in
cases of contested applications has
been carried on during the entire
year, and at the present time the
Commission has . force Of law
clerks engaged in reviewing the
testimony in all classes OF cases.
Nearly all Of the memoranda
cases have been listed for rejection
by the Commission, and the judg-
ment Of the Commission in each
case has been affirmed by the $50
retary Of the Interior.
Cases have been decided by the
Commission and the judgments
affirmed by the Secretary Of the
Interior as follows:
In doubtful cases, 12; in rejected
cases, 44S; memoranda cases, 34S.
In the $50 decisions approved
by the Secretary Of the Interior,
the rights Of 1918 people were en-
braoed. OF this number only seven
were ordered enrolled as citizens
Of the Cherokee Nation, and these
were later identified upon the au.
lhenlicated roll Of 1880.
The following is a list of babies
enrolled that were born after the
enrolment Of their parents prior
10 June 30, 1902:
On regular Cherokee cards, 1859. |
On doubtful Cherokee cards, %. |
On rejected Cherokee cards, 1. |
On regular Delaware cards, 81. |
On doubtful Delaware cards, 4.
Total, 1887.
On regular freedmen cards, GA.
On doubtful freedmen cards, 40.
On rejected freedmen cards, 2.
Total freedmen babies, 1lb.
Grand total, 1402.
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