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From: George Ann Gregory <>
Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] Arkansas Choctaw
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 15:22:11 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <009a01c2a847$041318e0$3faf4a3f@dustyc>


Well, yeah, I am not surprised. "Complain" seemed like
a sufficient verb to summarize their reaction. The
upshot is, of course, that they got their way, and the
Choctaw were forced to move on.

George Ann
--- Dusty <> wrote:
> George ann:
>
> The white settlers (who were there illegally) did
> more than complain. My
> gr-grandfthr was murdered because he was moved to
> Miller Co., Ark. after the
> Doaks Stand Treaty and the whites there didn't want
> the Choctaws nor the
> Shawnees moving in. I have copies of three
> petitions/letters written to the
> President by Miller Co.citizens begging him not to
> let the Indian move into
> Miller co.
>
> dusty
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ron Hawkins <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 11:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] Arkansas Choctaw
>
>
> > All the territory that became Indian Territory was
> originally part of the
> Arkansas territory. East of the river was more
> heavily populated by white
> settlers, and when they complained, IT was moved
> across the river. This is
> one reason why Ft. Smith in Arkansas has connections
> to Choctaw history.
> >
> > Ron
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: George Ann Gregory
> > To:
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 8:09 AM
> > Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] Arkansas Choctaw
> >
> >
> > Halito!
> >
> > Earlier someone was looking for information
> about
> > Choctaws in Arkansas. I believe that you can
> find a
> > discussion of that in DeRosier's The Removal of
> the
> > Choctaw Indians (1970). It may be out of print,
> but
> > you might be able to find a used copy on
> Amazon.com.
> >
> > Apparently, the Choctaw were originally given
> land in
> > Arkansas, but the white settlers complained.
> > Consequently, the U.S. govt. took that land
> back. Most
> > of the Choctaw moved into Indian Territory.
> However,
> > some may have stayed.
> >
> > Good luck,
> >
> > George Ann
> > ---
> >
> >
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