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In this letter, dated July 29, 1953, from Acting Assistant United States (US) Attorney General J. Edward Williams to US Senator William Langer, Williams refers to the recent conference in Langer's office concerning the condemnation proceeding entitled United States v. Certain lands and improvements in McLean, Dunn, Mercer and McKenzie Counties, North Dakota, Rufus B. Stevenson et al., and unknown owners, Civil No. 2386.
Williams makes reference to the judgment that was entered in this case on July 17, 1953, which "adjudicated the just compensation to be paid for the taking of all the allotments included in the proceeding with the exception of the Allotments Nos. 323-A and 368 formerly owned by Lillie Wolf of Ellowoods [sic], North Dakota and No. 1790 formerly owned by Anna May Bracklin McGrady, Sanish, North Dakota.
Williams also notes that he is enclosing a certified copy of the judgment, but the copy was not attached to this letter at the time the letter was found in the Langer Papers.
Date of Work
7-29-1953
Keywords
Elbowoods, Elbowoods petition, condemnation, Public Law 437, Taking, Civil Case No. 2386, Garrison Dam, Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish,
People Referenced
J. Edward Williams, William Langer, Lillie Wolf, Anna May Bracklin McGrady, Edward Bodholt, Rufus B. Stevenson
Disciplines
Political History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Williams, J. Edward, "Letter from J. Edward Williams to Senator Langer Regarding Civil Case No. 2386, July 29, 1953" (1953). William Langer Papers. 521.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/521