Department of the Interior

Office of Indian Affairs

Washington

30,382-1903 June 13, 1903

The Honorable

The Secretary of the Interior.

Sir:

I have the honor to submit, herewith for departmental action, record of the

Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, in the matter of the application of the

following persons for identification as Mississippi Choctaws, werein a decision

adverse to their claims was rendered by the commission on April 21, 1903:

Charles M. Moore for himself and his three minor children, Thomas M., George B.

and Carl M. Moore; by William M. Moore for himself and his minor child Theresa

Moore; by Benjamin O. Moore for himself; by Mary F. Moore for herself; by

Charles H. Moore for himself; by Mary F. Kelly for herself and her three minor

children, Hattie V., Grover C. and Pat Kelly by Charles W. Kelly for himself and

his four minor children, Annie M., John F., William and Clara E. Kelly; by Benjamin

S. Kelly for himself and his minor child, Mary L. Kelly; by Mary E. Logan for herself

and her four minor children, Ethel, Butler, Emory, and Ruby Lee Logan; by Bettie

A. Kinnison, for herself and her minor child, Myrtle I. Kinnison; by John D. Kelly,

for himself; by Lester H. Moore, for himself and his minor child under article 14 of

the Treaty of 1830, by reason of being descendants of Nitacature, through his son,

McCager Moore, grandfather of Charles M. Moore, it being alleged that said

ancestors were Choctaw Indians and resided in Mississippi or Alabama in 1830.

The evidence furnished by the record fails to show that said ancestors complied

or attempted to comply with the provisions of article 14 of the treaty of 1830, or with

the subsequent acts of Congress relating thereto. The records of the Indian Office

fail to show that any one by the name of Nitacature or McCager Moore complied or

attempted to comply with said article or acts.

It appears from the record in the case of William E. Moore et al., versus the

Choctaw Nation, that certain persons were adjudged citizens by blood of the

Choctaw Nation, but it does not appear that their rights as Mississippi Choctaws

were therein adjudicated.

Reporting June 13, 1903, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs recommends that

your decision be approved. A copy of his letter is inclosed.

The Department has carefully received the whole record and finds no reason to

disturb your decision. It is therefore affirmed.

Respectfully,

(signed) E. A. HITCHCOCK

Secretary

Subj: Fwd: (no subject)

Date: 11/16/00 2:07:40 AM EST

From: BBobBow

To: CHenry8604

-----------------

Forwarded Message:

Subj: Fwd: (no subject)

Date: 11/14/00 10:56:43 PM EST

From: BBobBow

To: lmoore4@midsouth.rr.com

CC: BBobBow

see if this comes through, Lawrence. I'm sorry.

bb

-----------------

Forwarded Message:

Subj: (no subject)

Date: 11/14/00 8:47:03 PM EST

From: BBobBow

To: lmoore4@midsouth.rr.com

Lawrence, I tried to send you some notes I have but couldn't attach them. I'm so

computer-illiterate! So I'll type some of it. Wanted to send you the whole testimony

that I hired this genealogist from Oklahoma City to find for me. I can mail it if your

interested. By the way, I talked once to a preacher (retired) who had written some

on the Moores but he didn't think yourall had any Choctaw blood--said maybe

some Cherokee, but I don't believe the family would lie about it.