Guion-Miller Roll of Eastern Cherokee, 1909
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National Archives Description:
Control Number
NWCTB-75-PI163E589
Media
Textual records
Descr. Level Series
Record Group 75
Series PI163E589
Title Guion Miller Report and Exhibits
Dates 1908-1910
Creating Org. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs.
Scope & Content A copy of Special Commissioner Miller's report of May 28, 1909, and other records submitted to the Court of Claims relating to his enrollment of the Eastern Cherokee who were entitled to participate in the fund resulting from a judgment of the court.
The report and exhibits were transmitted to the Bureau in 1911.

The report consists of 10 volumes of findings on individual applications, and are arranged by application number. There are also a two-volume alphabetical index to names of applicants; 10 volumes of transcripts of testimony, arranged for the most part chronologically; a report of January 5, 1910, concerning exceptions to the findings; a printed copy of the complete roll with two 1910 supplements; and copies of the Drennen, Chapman, and Old Settler Rolls and a separate index for the Old Settler Roll. Included also are a few rough notes and drafts. Other pertinent records are in central classified file "33931-1911-053 Cherokee Nation," which is among the records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (entry 121--Central Classified Files, 1907-1939). Another printed copy of the roll is described in entry 590 (Roll of Eastern Cherokee, 1909). For original copies of the 1851-52 rolls, see entries 219 (Eastern Cherokee Census Rolls, 1835-1884) and 906 (Annuity Payment Rolls, 1841-1949) in the records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. There are records relating to the enrollment, particularly the applications submitted, in Record Group 123, Records of the United States Court of Claims.

Arrangement The volumes are primarily arranged numerically as parts of classified file "33931-1911-053 Cherokee Nation," with some modifications to accommodate the varying sizes of the volumes.

See Also
Record Group Description
Personal Ref. Miller, Guion
Linear Measure
4 ft.
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