DS as president, signed "T. Roosevelt," one page, 8.5 x 13, February 21, 1903. Roosevelt approves an act of the Cherokee Nation. In part: "I T. M. Buffington, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, do hereby certify that the foregoing is an act of the National Council of said Nation passed at its regular session 1902, and I do hereby submit the same for approval of the President of the United States under the provisions…'An Act Making Appropriations for the Current and Contingent Expenses of the Indian Department and for Fulfilling Treaty Stipulations with Various Indian Tribes for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1902, and for Other Purposes." Signed at the conclusion in black ink by Roosevelt, and also signed twice by the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, T. M. Buffington. Document is housed in its original legal folio with nine pages of additional documentation pertaining to Senate Bill No. 20, an Act Authorizing the Issuance of a Duplicate Warrant, as well as documentation from various officials and tribal leaders. In very good to fine condition, with edge chipping and archival tape reinforcements to the signed page. An unusual format with desirable Native American content.
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