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There are 21 letter logs which are in order 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 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. (FHL film '''1694814–36'''. {{FHL|480315|item|disp=FHL first film 1694814}})  
*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). {{FHL|480315|item|disp=FHL first film 1694814}})  


For other Indian records look in the Family History Library Catalog Place Search under [STATE]—NATIVE RACES. Also look in the Subject Search under the name of the tribe.  
For other Indian records look in the Family History Library Catalog Place Search under [STATE]—NATIVE RACES. Also look in the Subject Search under the name of the tribe.  
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