Records of the Law and Probate Divisions and Predecessors.

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Records of the Law and Probate Divisions and Predecessors.

The records of these Divisions comprise letters sent, 1907-13; Indian wills, 1911-21; reports of examiners of inheritance, 1919-23; court decisions, 1904-12; opinions of the Attorney General, 1848-66, the Comptroller, and other officials, 1911-23; probate work and appropriation reference notes and material, 1911-23; and acts of Congress, 1867-1917, relating to Indian administration.

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