Box CLOB 1
Contains 167 Results:
Defendants objections to testimony offered; Complainants objections to testimony offered; Dates; and Note 5, undated
All handwritten. Dates document lists all dates pertinent to the legal proceedings from 1831 to 1889
Typed notes on legal proceedings, Note 4, undated
Questions from judge and responses from Louise Obermiller, undated
Questions about Odawa and Ojibwa bands and which were parties to the treaty of 1855
Letter from Anna M. Wendell to Louise Obermiller, 1889-11-21
Submitted as Exhibit #5 in legal proceeding
Duplicate copies of "Depositions" for complainant, Obermiller vs. Wylie and Rose, circa 1889
Includes copies of a deposition for Louise Obermiller; a sworn testimony for Frank Wasson; and a letter from Louise Obermiller to Anna M. Wendell dated December 17, 1889
Nicholas Niobnaqua, Testimony taken on behalf of the plaintiff Mary Obermiller, Copy 1, 1889-10-11
Notes from interviews with various parties to the treaties, undated
Jonas Wasson, Testimony taken on behalf of the plaintiff Mary Obermiller
Nicholas Niobnaqua, Testimony taken on behalf of the plaintiff Mary Obermiller, Copy 2, 1889-10-11
Louise Obermiller, Testimony taken on behalf of the plaintiff Mary Obermiller, circa 1889
Deposition of Paul Etawagezig Miskomemigon Administrators vs. Wendell Title, 1889-10-11
Also includes a copy of a Notice of Withdrawal, Proclamation of the President, No. 507, May 16, 1854, and letter from the clerk of the Federal Records Center in Chicago in response to a request for a file from the Obermiller vs. Wylie and Rose case, dated March 11, 1957
Deposition of Daniel Nesawaquat, Probate Court of Emmet County, Mich., 1892-04-11
Typed notes on legal proceedings, Note 6, undated
"Memorial of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan to the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled", undated
Emmet County Abstracts, Statement of Title, 1885-07-18
Bill of complaint brought by Mary Obermiller against James R. Wylie and Hiram O. Rose, U.S. Circuit Court, Western District of Michigan, Southern Division in Equity, undated
Opinion of the Court, Mary Obermiller (complainant) vs. Hiram O. Rose and James R. Wylie (defendants), 1891-06-02
Affidavit of complainant on application order to take Blackman's testimony, 1890-10-08
Handwritten account of treaty negotiations between Chippewa and Ottawa chiefs and George Manypenny in Detroit, Michigan, 1855, undated
Notes on the deposition of Frank Wasson, undated
Includes interesting commentary on misunderstandings of indigenous language, speech, and naming practices. Also includes a 3-page document with notes on the history of early encounters between colonists and Ojibwa/Odawa communities in northern Michigan
Letter from Louise Obermiller to J.W. Noble, Honorable Secretary of the Interior, Washington, D.C., 1891-10-10
12-page letter summarizing the complaints and claims of Odawa and Ojibwa communities against the United States government and its representatives in central and northern Michigan
Certificates of deaths of Alexander Nisawacad and Amab Kagous, 1889-10-17
Signed and certified by Servatius Altnicks, "Superior of the Indian mission" at Harbor Springs, Michigan
List of witnesses for the complainant and for the defense, undated
Also includes miscellaneous notes on depositions
Letter from Louise Obermiller to Judge Dunne, 1893-09-12
Also includes one page of notes with details about the chiefs (and bands) that signed the 1855 treaty
Carbon copy of letter from Louise Obermiller to J.W. Noble, Honorable Secretary of the Interior, Washington, D.C., 1891-10-13
"Dates", undated
Lists all dates pertinent to the legal proceedings from 1831 to 1889
Letter from Anna M. Wendell to Louise Obermiller, 1889-11-21
Also includes copy of letter from J. Theodore Wendell to Dr. M. Obermiller (Exhibit Number Four, dated December 4, 1865)
List of signatories to 1855 treaty organized by band, undated
Also includes one page (front and back) of miscellaneous notes. Title at top of page reads "Valedictory from 1500 to 2500 words, St. Mary's College, June 1893. 2100 words."
Signatures to the Treaty of 1836 as shown in U.S. Statutes at Large, Vol. VII, p. 495, undated
Some further notes in behalf of complainant, undated
Carbon copies. 21 pages. Notes 1-10