colorful 6x11 formal document dated 1903 with a bold title printed in red "Homestead Certificate" & bold letters at the bottom "Chickasaw Nation". Issued by Dept. of the Interior from the "Chickasaw Land Office" in Chickasaw for a 100 acre land allotment to "Nellie Gaines Sparks" who is a Choctaw or Chickasaw "Citizen by Blood and Intermarriage". Has attractive red printing on light blue paper. The certificate shows a grid map with the 100 acres outlined on the map. Has a rubber stamped signature of the Chairman of the "Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes". Has two tiny staple tears on the red border.