Letters on legislation concerning Indians of North America, August 1896.

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Letters on legislation concerning Indians of North America, August 1896.

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Four letters to Thayer from attorney John B. Sanborn, Secretary of the Interior Hoke Smith, and D.M. Browning, Commissioner of the Office of Indian Affairs, regarding a proposed bill (H.R. 222, 54th Cong., 1st sess. (1895)) to establish a separate system of courts on Indian reservations. Included in folder is a printed copy of the proposed bill.

8 sheets (8 p.) ; 27.5 cm.

Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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