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Cherokee Census Card No. 271

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Cherokee
271
                                          &nb sp;                          Muskogee, Indian Territory, January 10, 1907.

Cary A. Hatfield,
               Kansas, Indian Territory.

Dear Sir:
         There is inclosed a copy of the decision of the Secretary of the Interior, dated January 26, 1907, rejecting, among others, the application for your enrollment as a citizen by intermarriage of the Cherokee Nation. The Commissioner's decision has this day been forwarded to the Secretary of the Interior for review. You will be advised of the Secretary's action as soon as this office is informed of same.

Respectively,
   [not signed]

Incl. Decn.  C                                                    Commissioner.

Department of the Interior
Commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes.

         In the matter of the application for the enrollment of Queen Watkins et al., as citizens by intermarriage of the Cherokee Nation.

DECISION

          THE RECORDS OF THIS OFFICE SHOW: That prior to October 31, 1902, applications were received by the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes for the enrollment as citizens by Intermarriage of the Cherokee Nation of the following named persons whose names appear upon the partial roll of Cherokee citizens, approved by the Secretary of the Interior, opposite the numbers following their respective names, viz:

[NOTE: This is followed by 871 names of intermarried whites who were included in this decision. All but Cary Hatfield's name are excluded here - Jerry Wright Jordan]

Cary A. Hatfield               22397

       THE RECORDS FURTHER SHOW: That said persons possess no right to enrollment as citizens of the Cherokee Nation other than by intermarriage, and that no one of said persons claims to have been married to a citizen by blood of the Cherokee Nation prior to November 1, 1875. The name of no one of said persons is identified on the Cherokee authenticated roll of 1880.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED AND ADJUDGED: That in accordance with the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States dated November 5, 1906, in the cases of Daniel Red Bird et al, vs. the United States, Nos. 125, 126, 127 and 128 said applicants are not entitled, under the provisions of Section 21, of the Act of Congress approved June 28, 1898 (30 Stats., 495) to enrollment as citizens by intermarriage of the Cherokee Nation and their applications for enrollment as such are accordingly denied.

Dated at Muskogee, Indian Territory                    Commissioner.
This January 10, 1907.

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Cherokee
22397
                                          &nb sp;                            Muskogee, Indian Territory, March 6, 1907.

Cary A. Hatfield,
            Kansas, Indian Territory.

Dear Sir:
      You are advised that the decision of the Commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes, dated January 10, 1907, rejecting your application for enrollment as a citizen by intermarriage of the Cherokee Nation, was affirmed by the Secretary of the Interior, January 26, 1907.

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Cherokee 1, et al.

                                         &nb sp;                    Muskogee, Indian Territory, March 4, 1907.

W. W. Hasting,
       Attorney for Cherokee Nation,
            Muskogee, Indian Territory.

Dear Sir:
        For your information there is inclosed a copy of the decision of the Secretary of the Interior, dated January 26, 1907, affirming the decision of the Commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes, dated January 10, 1906, rejecting the application for the enrollment of queen watkins, et al., as citizens by intermarriage of the Cherokee Nation.

                                         &nb sp;                     Respectively,
                                          &nb sp;                       [no signature]
                                          &nb sp;                               Commissioner.

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