Date: 1846.
Original land grant is restricted; reference photocopy must be used instead.

History:

In accordance with certain provisions of the treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek in 1830, in which the Choctaw Nation ceded land in Mississippi to the United States government in exchange for land in the Indian Territory, present-day Oklahoma, some Choctaws were entitled to sections of land in Mississippi. Elabotubbe, a member of the Choctaw Nation, was granted one 640-acre section of land. From calculations based upon the Choctaw meridian, it appears that this land was located in Jasper County, Mississippi. The land that Elabotubbe received constituted an individual reservation to which he was entitled because he chose to remain in Mississippi rather than removing to the Indian Territory. Most 640-acre tracts were intended for Choctaw chiefs, captains, and headmen, so the receipt of such a large tract of land indicates that Elabotubbe had some standing within the Choctaw Nation.

 
Scope and Content Note:

This land grant is printed on vellum, completed in ink, and dated December 14, 1846. The United States is the grantor of one 640-acre section of land, while the Choctaw, Elabotubbe, is the grantee. The land grant bears the presidential signature of James K. Polk.

 

Series Identification:

Series 1: Land Grant (Photocopy). 1846. 1 folder.