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There are 21 letter logs which are in order first chronologically by 17 sets of years, and then alphabetically by the first two letters of the surname. Look for spill-over names at the end of each letter of the alphabet. Your ancestor’s name probably appears in only a few of them, but take a few minutes to search each log anyway. Logs list name, address, date of letter, file no., date received, subject, and action taken:  
There are 21 letter logs which are in order first chronologically by 17 sets of years, and then alphabetically by the first two letters of the surname. Look for spill-over names at the end of each letter of the alphabet. Your ancestor’s name probably appears in only a few of them, but take a few minutes to search each log anyway. Logs list name, address, date of letter, file no., date received, subject, and action taken:  


*United States, Bureau of Indian Affairs, ''Index to Letters Received by Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1897–1913'', National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1314. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1983). {{WorldCat|42694349|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|480315|item|disp=FHL first film 1694814-36}}.
*United States, Bureau of Indian Affairs, ''Index to Letters Received by Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1897–1913'', National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1314. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1983). {{WorldCat|42694349|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|480315|item|disp=FHL Films 1694814-36}}.


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