Before the Commissioners of the Land Office of the state of New York in the matter of the memorial of the Cayuga Nation of Indians : report, 1906 Mar. [29] / respectfully submitted Julius Mayer, attorney general.

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Before the Commissioners of the Land Office of the state of New York in the matter of the memorial of the Cayuga Nation of Indians : report, 1906 Mar. [29] / respectfully submitted Julius Mayer, attorney general.

Contemporary typescript copy of the opinion (March 29, 1906) of New York attorney general Julius Mayer, regarding the memorial of the Cayuga Nation.

1 item (12 leaves) ; 28 cm. + cover letter (1 leaf ; 28 cm.) and newspaper clipping.

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