Files
Download Full Text (2.6 MB)
Description
This handwritten letter, dated December 13, 1952, from Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Chairperson Martin Cross to United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick encloses a petition calling for the investigation of Jefferson B. Smith, enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes who is employed at the Fort Berthold Agency at Elbowoods, North Dakota. The petition outlines the basis for the complaint and is signed by 24 people, including Martin Cross. Cross's note with the petition expresses disappointment that Burdick was not there to personally receive the petition when Cross went to see him on December 13. Cross requests immediate action on the petition. The petition is enclosed with this document. There are some handwritten notes and corrections on the petition.
See also:
Letter from Martin Cross to Unnamed Recipient Regarding Representative Burdick, December 13, 1952
Letter from Eugene Burdick to Representative Burdick Regarding Letter from Martin Cross and a Missed Appointment, December 15, 1952
Date of Work
12-13-1952
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, petition, investigation, complaint
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, US Secretary of the Interior, Fort Berthold Agency at Elbowoods
People Referenced
Usher Burdick, Martin Cross, Jefferson B. Smith, Ben Reifel
Recommended Citation
Cross, Martin, "Letter from Martin Cross to Representative Burdick Enclosing Petition Calling for the Investigation of Jefferson B. Smith, December 13, 1952" (1952). Usher Burdick Papers. 145.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/145