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This letter, dated May 31, 1955, from George Shubert on behalf of Ralph M. Shane, Superintendent of the Fort Berthold Indian Agency, to United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick is a response to Burdick's letter of May 26 regarding a request by James Black Dog to investigate the heirship of the Owl Woman estate, allotment 358. Shubert summarizes Black Dog's request as well as a petition for rehearing filed by Laura Cottonwood, probate 11228-54 C-100-55. Shubert writes that the probate of the estate was completed on July 19, 1954 and that Martin Fox received an undivided 1/4 interest in the estate through his family relations, which are also detailed. Shubert concludes by stating that Fox was given a copy of this final determination and that though he often comes to the Fort Berthold Indian Agency office, he has never mentioned being dissatisfied with the probate outcome and that, in any case, the appeal period expired on September 26, 1954.
See also:
Probate of Owl Woman Estate filed by Laura Cottonwood, May 13, 1955
Letter from Representative Burdick to Ralph Shane Regarding Owl Woman Estate, May 26, 1955
Date of Work
5-31-1955
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, US Bureau of Indian Affairs, US Indian Bureau, Fort Berthold Indian Agency, US Department of the Interior, probate, inheritance
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, US Indian Bureau, Fort Berthold Indian Agency, US Department of the Interior
People Referenced
George Shubert, Usher Burdick, Ralph M. Shane, Martin Fox, James Black Dog, Owl Woman, Laura Cottonwood, Yellow Paint Woman, White Finger Nails
Recommended Citation
Shubert, George, "Letter from George Shubert on behalf of Ralph Shane to Representative Burdick Regarding Owl Woman Estate, May 31, 1955" (1955). Usher Burdick Papers. 488.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/488