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Jane Kaquatosh estate correspondence

 Collection — huntington box: 9 - folder 1
Identifier: 9259

Scope and content

Collection of letters regarding the property of Jane Kaquatosh of Neopit Wisconsin. Her husband Robert Kaquatosh is described as full blood an Indian and when he died his estate passed on to Jane until her death. The letters discuss the nuances of dealing with a property that is on tribal land, but is now part of an estate of an individual who was not born on the reservation nor enrolled in the tribe, despite being a Menominee. Letters discuss Kaquatosh's children, George Humpherville, Grover Humpherville, and Millie Duket, issues regarding renting and trying to sell the property and probate taxes. Correspondents include Ralph Fredenberg, Superintendent of the Keshena Agency, Marion E. Gridley, Secretary of the Indian Council Fire, in Chicago, John Collier, Commissioner of the Office of Indian Affairs, William Beyers, Herman. W. Johannes manager of Menominee Indian Mills.

Dates

  • 1930-1937.

Creator

Language of Material

English.

Extent

1 folders. (1 folders.)

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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