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This telegram, dated April 25, 1956, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to Carl Whitman, Jr. informs Whitman that Burdick does not have the petition that Whitman said had cleared the US Bureau of Indian Affairs. Burdick asks that Whitman send the petition immediately, as US Senate Bill 2151 (S. 2151) comes up Friday or Monday and he will need the petition before then.
Date of Work
4-25-1956
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, US Senate Bill 2151, S. 2151, per capita payments, petition, opposition, conflict
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, US Bureau of Indian Affairs
People Referenced
Carl Whitman Jr., Usher Burdick
Recommended Citation
Burdick, Usher, "Telegram from Representative Burdick to Carl Whitman Regarding Petition, April 25, 1956" (1956). Usher Burdick Papers. 274.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/274