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Letter From Ralph H. Case To Senator Langer Regarding Us House Joint Resolution 33, November 18, 1949, Ralph Hoyt Case

William Langer Papers

This letter dated November 18, 1949, from Ralph Hoyt Case, Attorney for the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold, to United States (US) Senator William Langer, refers to a report Case is sending to the Fort Berthold Tribal Council regarding the procedure under US House of Representatives Joint Resolution 33, a copy of which Case encloses with this letter. Case writes that he would appreciate it if Langer would let him see comments on the suggestion Case has made regarding the vote on US Public Law 437.

The report referenced by Case is included. The section regarding the vote to …

Letter From Senator Langer To Ralph H. Case Regarding Us House Resolution 33, October 27, 1949, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated October 27, 1949, from United States (US) Senator William Langer to Ralph Hoyt Case, attorney for the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold, refers to a recent letter from Case in which Case enclosed an explanation of US House of Representatives Joint Resolution 33. Langer expresses thanks to Case for the letter and the enclosed explanation.

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Hearings before the Subcommittee on Indian Affairs of the Committee on Public Lands House of Representatives Eighty-First Congress First Session on H.J. Res. 33 Providing for the Ratification by Congress of the Contract to Purchase Indian Lands by the …

Letter From Representative Burdick To Gordon Myer Regarding Land Acquisitions, Enclosing A Copy Of General Pick's Letter, September 30, 1949, Usher L. Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter dated September 30, 1949 from United States (US) Representative Usher L. Burdick to Gordon Myer references an enclosed copy of a letter from General Pick of the Army Corps of Engineers. Burdick writes that there many landowners in have expressed strong disapproval of the land acquisition program associated with the Garrison Dam project. Burdick asks Myer to update him regarding his experience with the land acquisition program for the Baldhill Dam.

The letter from General Pick referenced being attached was not found with this letter in Burdick's papers.

A handwritten annotation at the top of the document reads: …

Letter From Representative Burdick To County Auditor Gilbert Holtan Regarding The Effects Of Land Acquisition On Tax Revenue, September 22, 1949, Usher L. Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter dated September 22, 1949 from United States (US) Representative Usher L. Burdick to County Auditor Gilbert Holtan requests inofrmation from Holton regarding the percentage of rent received by the Army Corps of Engineers that is returned to the country in lieu of taxes, and how these payments compare to the amounts these lands would have generated through normal tax channels.

There is a handwritten annotation reading "Garrison" at the top of the document.

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Letter from Gilbert Holtan to Representative Burdick Regarding Rent Received by Army Engineers for McClean County, October 27, 1949

Telegram From Senator Langer To Carl Whitman, Jr. Pledging His Objection, September 1, 1949, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This telegram dated September 1, 1949, from United States (US) Senator William Langer to Carl Whitman, Jr., of Halliday, North Dakota, and member of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, refers to a telegram Langer received from Whitman. Langer's reply reads: "RETEL YOU CAN DEPEND UPON MY OBJECTION REGARDS LANGER."

The telegram this refers to was not found in the Langer papers.

Letter From Representative Burdick To Mrs. Albert N. Winge Regarding Land Condemnation, September 1, 1949, Usher L. Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter dated September 1, 1949 from United States (US) Representative Usher L. Burdick to Mrs. Albert N. Winge of Van Hook, on the Fort Berthold Reservation, expresses Burdick's thanks for Winge's letter of August 24th. Burdick writes that he would be glad to attend Winge's meeting in Van Hook once Congress adjourns, and recommends that she and other landowners who are approached by the US Army Corps of Engineers refuse to sell their land.

Letter From Gilbert Holtan To Representative Burdick Regarding Rent Received By Army Engineers For Mcclean County, October 27, 1949, Gilbert Holton

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter dated October 27, 1949, from McClean County Auditor Gilbert Holtan to United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick provides figures requested by Burdick regarding the percentage of rental monies collected by the United States Army Corp of Engineers that are returned to the country in lieu of taxes.

The letter is marked with the handwritten annotation “Garrison.”

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Letter from Representative Burdick to County Auditor Gilbert Holtan Regarding The Effects of Land Acquisition on Tax Revenue, September 22, 1949

Letter From Senator Langer To Mrs. W. J. Chapin Regarding Us House Joint Resolution 33 And Us Senate Joint Resolution 11, August 8, 1949, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated August 8, 1949, from United States (US) Senator William Langer to Mrs. W. J. Chapin of Hankinson, North Dakota, refers to Chapin's recent letter of support for US Senate Joint Resolution 11.

Langer thanks Chapin for her letter and writes that he is sending her, under separate cover, a copy of the Congressional Record of July 6, "which outlines the Senate Amendments to the companion measure, US House Joint Resolution 33." He further explains that the US House of Representatives "disagreed with the [US] Senate amendments and, consequently, requested a Conference," naming the conferees who were appointed …

Letter From Senator Langer To Ralph H. Case Regarding Marie R. Deane's Proposal, August 5, 1949, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated August 5, 1949, from United States (US) Senator William Langer to attorney Ralph H. Case, states Langer has enclosed a portion of a letter from Marie R. Deane of Elbowoods, North Dakota regarding a proposed contract to cover payment for tribal lands of The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation related to the Garrison Dam. A handwritten note at the top of the letter reads "Indians"

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Letter from Senator Langer to Marie R. Deane Regarding the Acquisition of Tribal Lands, August 5, 1949

Letter From Senator Langer To Marie R. Deane Regarding The Acquisition Of Tribal Lands, August 5, 1949, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated August 5, 1949, from United States (US) Senator William Langer to Marie R. Deane, thanks Deane for her proposed contract to cover payment for tribal lands of The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation related to the Garrison Dam.

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Letter from Senator Langer to Ralph H Case Regarding Marie R. Deane's Proposal, August 5, 1949

Letter From Senator Langer To Robert Kerr Regarding A Letter From Martin Cross Concerning House Joint Resolution 33, August 3, 1949, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated August 3, 1949, from United States (US) Senator William Langer to US Senator from Oklahoma Robert S. Kerr, encloses a letter from Three Affiliated Tribes member Martin Cross. Langer forwards Cross's letter which contains questions regarding US House Joint Resolution 33 in the hope that Kerr will have answers for Cross. The letter from Cross is not enclosed with this document.

A handwritten note on the letter says "Cross, Martin."

H.J. 33 became Public Law 81-437 or "An Act to Vest Title to Certain Lands of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, …

Letter From Senator Langer To Martin Cross Regarding House Joint Resolution 33, August 3, 1949, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated August 3, 1949, from United States (US) Senator William Langer to Three Affiliated Tribes member Martin Cross, thanks Cross for his letter concerning US House Joint Resolution 33 (H.J. 33). Langer says that he is bringing Cross's questions to US Senator Kerr (likely Sen. Robert Kerr from Oklahoma), and he will write back to Cross once he has additional information.

H.J. 33 became Public Law 81-437 or "An Act to Vest Title to Certain Lands of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, in the United States, and to provide Compensation Therefor" better …

Letter From Representative Burdick To Martin Cross Regarding House Joint Resolution 33, July 27, 1949, Usher Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter dated July 27, 1949 from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to Three Affiliated Tribes member Martin Cross informs Cross that the US House passed US House Joint Resolution 33 (H. J. 33). Burdick discusses the state of the bill and mentions that there is pressure to pass an agreement with the Three Affiliated Tribes because the government has already started construction on the Garrison Dam. A handwritten note on the letter reads, "Ind."

H. J. 33 became US Public Law 437 on October 29, 1949 and is better known as "The Taking Act" as it was the …

Telegram From Senator Langer To Martin Cross Regarding House Joint Resolution 33, July 26, 1949, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This telegram dated July 26, 1949, from United States (US) Senator William Langer to Three Affiliated Tribes member Martin Cross, informs Cross that the report from the hearing on US House Joint Resolution 33 (H.J. 33) is not yet available. According to other correspondences, Cross likely attended a hearing on US H.J. 33 which took place on April 29, 1949.

This telegram contains some handwritten annotations.

H.J. 33 became Public Law 81-437 or "An Act to Vest Title to Certain Lands of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, in the United States, and to provide …

Letter From Representatives Burdick And Lemke To Congressional Colleagues Regarding The Height Of The Pool Lever For The Garrison Dam, July 20, 1949, Usher L. Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter dated July 20, 1949, from United States (US) Representatives Usher L. Burdick and William Lemke to colleagues in the United States Congress makes reference to letters North Dakota Governor Fred G. Aandahl has written to some members of US Congress regarding their votes on legislation to limit the pool height of the Garrison Dam Reservoir to1830 feet above sea level. In these letters, Aandahl expresses his support for a higher pool height of 1850 feet and urges the recipients to do so as well.

In this letter, Burdick and Lemke explain that neither Aandahl nor the United State …

Letter From Mrs. W. J. Chapin To Senator Langer Regarding Us House Joint Resolution 33 And Us Senate Joint Resolution 11, July 18, 1949, W. J. Chapin

William Langer Papers

This letter dated July 18, 1949, from Mrs. W. J. Chapin of Hankinson, North Dakota to United States (US) Senator William Langer, explains that Mrs. Chapin has been asked by Reverend H. W. Case of the Fort Berthold Mission to write to Langer regarding US House of Representatives Joint Resolution 33 and US Senate Joint Resolution 11, hoping Langer will vote for them. Chapin explains she is president of the congregation's Ladies Aid and that the members were asked by Case to to what they could to help support the mission at Elbowoods.

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Letter from Senator Langer to …

Letter From Representative Burdick To Gerhard Stenerson Regarding Garrison Dam Pool Level, July 15, 1949, Usher L. Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter, dated July 15, 1949, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to Van Hook Farmers Union secretary Gerhard Stenerson concerns the pool level of Garrison Dam. The letter thanks Stenerson for his previous letter regarding the dam and farm parity legislation. The letter also states that Burdick has been working on legislation to prevent the US Army Engineers from acquiring any land above a 1,830 foot pool level. The letter notes that the Hoover Commission has recommended the functions of the Army Engineers be transferred to a civilian agency like the US Bureau of Reclamation in the Interior …

Letter From Governor Aandahl To Roy Wier Regarding Garrison Dam Pool Level Legislation, July 2, 1949, Fred G. Aandahl

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter, dated July 2, 1949 from North Dakota Governor Fred G. Aandahl to United States (US) Representative Roy W. Wier, makes reference to page 3396 of the March 29 Congressional Record for the House, where Wier is recorded as having voted for the Lemke-Burdick amendment limiting the Garrison Dam pool level to 1,830 feet. Aandahl informs Wier that as Governor and as a member of the Missouri Basin Inter-Agency Committee and the North Dakota State Water Commission, he has always supported a pool level of 1,850 feet, explaining that it is in the best interests of the state as …

Letter From Senator Langer To Ralph H. Case Regarding His Contract To Represent The Three Affiliated Tribes Of The Fort Berthold Reservation, June 29, 1949, Willam Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter, dated June 29, 1949, from United States (US) Senator William Langer to Attorney Ralph H. Case, expresses Langer's thanks to Case for sending him a copy of a letter Case sent to US Senator Robert S. Kerr concerning the contract under which Case is representing the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation.

Letter From Representative Burdick To Bigelow Neal Regarding Garrison Dam Pool Level, June 20, 1949, Usher Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter, dated June 20, 1949, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to Bigelow Neal of Garrison, North Dakota is a reply to Neal's recent letter regarding the Garrison Dam operating pool level. In this reply, Burdick writes that Neal has permission to use anything Burdick has said or written about the dam. He also states that McLean county is going to be cut in two by the extra 20 feet of pool level and that those 20 feet are not necessary. He goes on to explain that, in Williston, a build up of silt in the river, or …

Letter From Representative Burdick To Robert Vogel Regarding Garrison Dam Pool Level, June 19, 1949, Usher L. Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter, dated June 19, 1949, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to Robert Vogel of Garrison, North Dakota begins with the mention of a letter Burdick has received from Mrs. J. E. Butz claiming her farm is being taxed more heavily than other farms in the district. Burdick expresses his skepticism and asks Vogel to look into the matter. He then brings up a May 26 article in the Bismarck Tribune that he says should be distributed to residents of McLean County. If the Garrison Dam pool goes to 1,850 feet, he writes, that county will be cut …

Letter From Bigelow Neal To Representative Burdick Regarding Garrison Dam Pool Level, June 17, 1949, Bigelow Neal

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter, dated June 17, 1949, from Garrison, North Dakota resident Bigelow Neal to United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick concerns the operating pool level of Garrison Dam. In the letter Neal states he is concerned with how great of a difference in flooding there will be between 1,830 feet and 1,850 feet operating levels. He also suggests that the engineers in charge of valuing the flooded lands overlooked that residents of the area consider one acre of bottomland to be worth two to three acres of high prairie, meaning that the engineer's number, 400,000 acres flooded, does not accurately …

Letter From Representative Burdick To A. N. Winge Regarding Garrison Dam Pool Level, June 17, 1949, Usher L. Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter, dated June 17, 1949, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to Mountrail County Farmers Union secretary Mrs. A. N. Winge concerns the pool level of Garrison Dam. Burdick writes that there has not been much support for his efforts to maintain a pool level of 1,830 and that he therefore appreciates that Winge's County's Farmers Union has passed a resolution opposing the 1,850 height. Burdick pledges to send the resolution to the US Public Works Committee, which is considering US Representative William Lemke's bill that would make the 1,830 level permanent.

Letter From Representative Burdick To Gerhard Stenerson Regarding Garrison Dam Pool Level, May 29, 1949, Usher L. Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter, dated May 29, 1949, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to Van Hook Farmers Union secretary Gerhard Stenerson concerns the pool level of Garrison Dam. Burdick writes that his office received the Van Hook Farmers Union resolution dated May 3 and he and US Representative William Lemke are doing all they can to get the pool level down to 1,830. Burdick adds that hearings have been completed on his bill to cancel seed and feed loans and that the commodity credit corporation storage program is tied up in US Congress.

Letter From Senator Langer To Senator O’Mahoney Regarding Floyd Montclair's Claim Of Abusive Language By Superintendent Quin, May 11, 1949, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated May 11, 1949, from United States Senator William Langer to Chairman of Interior and Insular Affairs Senator Joseph C. O’Mahoney, regards Floyd Montclair’s charge that Superintendent Quin is using abusive language toward “the Indians.” Langer is forwarding Montclair’s letter to O’Mahoney for his counsel in the matter.

Letter From Senator Langer To Floyd Montclair To Regarding The Abusive Language Of Superintendent Quin, May 11, 1949, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated May 11, 1949, from United States Senator William Langer to Vice President of National American Indian Defense Association Floyd Montclair, marks receipt of Montclair’s letter from April 9, 1949. Langer acknowledges Montclair’s charge of abusive language toward Indians by Superintendent Quin and alerts Montclair that his letter has been forwarded to Chairman of Interior and Insular Affairs Senator Joseph C. O’Mahoney.

Letter From Representative Burdick To W.S. Davidson Regarding Retaining Kingman Brewster As A Lawyer, May 6, 1949, Usher Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter dated May 6, 1949, from the United States Representative Usher Burdick to W.S. Davidson, states that the lawyer Kingman Brewster has “become very much interested in the Williston case and he thinks that he has pull enough to get the Army Engineers to pull in their horns and build the dam with a reservoir of 17 million acre-feet as the law provides.” Burdick writes that he believes it would be a good investment to take a chance and retain Brewster’s service as an attorney, adding that he has discussed the matter with Harry Polk and Polk believes it …

Letter From Senator Langer To Ira Waters Regarding The Delegates Appointed By The Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Council, May 5, 1949., William Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated May 5, 1949, from United States (US) Senator William Langer to Three Affiliated Tribes member Ira Waters, thanks Waters for his recent letter regarding the delegates appointed by the Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Council to go to Washington, D.C. According to Waters, these delegates were selected without the full consent of the reservation. Langer says that he is glad that Waters and others had selected Cross to come to Washington D.C. to represent their views on what Langer refers to as the "land situation." Based on other correspondences, the "land situation" is likely a reference to the …

Letter From Representative Burdick To William Murray Regarding Garrison Dam Pool Level, May 3, 1949, Usher L. Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter, dated May 3, 1949, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to attorney William S. Murray is a reply to a letter from Murray regarding the pool level of Garrison Dam. Burdick states that he will respond with facts rather than conclusions, and goes through a series of claims Murray makes in his letter, explaining why he believes them to be misinformed. Burdick then outlines his conclusions from the facts mentioned relative to Murray's claims. These conclusions support a pool height of 1,830 feet as provided for by law. Some of the reasons listed include that a pool …

Letter From Representative Burdick To Audrey Twilling Regarding Relocation Costs, April 29, 1949, Usher Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter, dated April 29, 1949, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to Audrey Twilling of Elbowoods, North Dakota, concerns relocation costs for people living in Elbowoods. Burdick writes that, in his opinion, the US Army Core of Engineers is not being reasonable with people in the area and that these people deserve compensation for their relocation costs. He goes on to write that he will do what he can, but suggests that US Representative William Lemke is in a better position to help due to his position the US House of Representatives Committee Public Lands.

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Letter …