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In this letter, dated October 20, 1951 from United States (US) Senator William Langer to Lillie Wolf of Elbowoods, North Dakota, Langer makes reference to a reply he has received from the US Department of the Interior in response to an inquiry he has made on Wolf's behalf regarding the inundation of her property by the Garrison Dam.
Langer refers to the reply he received being enclosed with his letter to Wolf, but there was no enclosure attached to this letter when it was found in the Langer Papers.
Note: while Langer spells Wolf's first name "Lily," Wolf's own signature on other documents spell it "Lillie".
See also:
Statement of Lillie Wolf to United States Congress, May 21, 1950
Date of Work
10-20-1951
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, inundate, inundation, flooding, inundation funds, Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, Garrison Diversion
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish,
People Referenced
William Langer, Lillie Wolf
Disciplines
Political History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Langer, William, "Letter from Senator Langer to Lillie Wolf Regarding the Inundation of Her Lands by the Garrison Dam, October 20, 1951" (1951). William Langer Papers. 522.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/522