Letter to Jane K. Jones from E. L. Stevens, July 1883

Letter to Jane K. Jones from E. L. Stevens, July 1883

Jones, Jane Kelly

Stevens, E. L.

Wagstaff, W. R.

Oakman

Foster, Judge

Ottawa University

Lawyers

Ottawa tribe

Land

District Court of Kansas

Citizenship

Paola, Kansas

Jane Jones had written to the Department of the Interior on July 9, 1883, in reference to her share of the funds arising from the sale of lands belonging to Ottawa University. The acting commissioner, E. L. Stevens, wrote her that a District Court ruled the Ottawa Indians were citizens of the United States and could hire whatever attorneys they wished to manage their trust fund. He gave her advice on how to get her share. The letter is fastened in the upper left corner with a brad.

Box in upper left corner is stamped "Refer in reply to the following"
Then handwritten in is "L 12.581-1883"

Stevens, E. L.

Ottawa University (Kansas) Archives

7/20/1883

Ottawa University

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8 inches by 10 inches of lined paper. Four sheets, the first sheet has the letterhead of the Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs.

Document

OU RG73.04.001

1883

Kansas

Washington, D.C.