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Guion Miller Roll for Eastern Cherokee (view source)
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'''The Guion Miller Roll''' is a list of Eastern Cherokees who applied for money awarded in 1905 because of a 1902 law suit in which the Eastern Cherokee tribe sued the United States for funds due them under the treaties of 1835, 1836 and 1845. In 1906, the court awarded more than $1 million to be split among the Eastern Cherokees. <br> | {{TOCright}}'''The Guion Miller Roll''' is a list of Eastern Cherokees who applied for money awarded in 1905 because of a 1902 law suit in which the Eastern Cherokee tribe sued the United States for funds due them under the treaties of 1835, 1836 and 1845. In 1906, the court awarded more than $1 million to be split among the Eastern Cherokees. <br> | ||
'''Claimants''' were asked to prove they were: | '''Claimants''' were asked to prove they were: | ||
*Members of the Eastern Cherokee tribe at the time of the treaties, or | *Members of the Eastern Cherokee tribe at the time of the treaties, or | ||
*Descended from members who had not been affiliated with any other tribe.<br> | *Descended from members who had not been affiliated with any other tribe.<br> | ||