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Letter From Senator Langer To Fox Et Al. Regarding Floyd Montclair’S Role As Representative Of Fort Berthold Americans, Incorporated, May 11, 1944, William Langer

William Langer Papers

These eight letters, identical except for addressee, dated May 11, 1944 (except for one dated May 10) from United States Senator William Langer to Martin Fox, Sam Badgun, Walter Young Bear, Robert Lincoln, Phillip Snow, Richard Burr, Phillip Atkins, and Oscar Burr, all members the the organization Fort Berthold Americans, Incorporated, acknowledges Langer's receipt of their letter informing Langer that Floyd Montclair is their representative. Langer writes that Montclair “is down here appearing in behalf of the Fort Berthold American, Inc.” Langer assures the recipients that he is doing his best to help Montclair.

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Letter From Senator Langer To Earl Bateman Regarding M.E. Pool’S Report, May 6, 1944, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated May 6, 1944, from United States (US) Senator William Langer to Fort Berthold Tribal Business Council member Earl Bateman references an enclosed report from M.E. Pool, secretary for the US Senate Committee on Appropriations. The letter and report are in answer to a request made by Bateman on April 21, 1944. Langer notes that if additional information is received, he will send it to Bateman.

The report referenced as enclosed was not found with this letter in Langer's papers.

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Letter from Senator Langer to Earl Bateman Regarding Requests, April 29, 1944

Letter From M.E. Pool To Senator Langer Regarding Bateman Requests, May 5, 1944, M.E. Pool

William Langer Papers

This letter dated May 5, 1944, from M.E. Pool, secretary for the United States (US) Senate Committee on Appropriations, to US Senator William Langer acknowledges Langer’s letter of April 29 asking Pool to find information requested by Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council member Earl Bateman. Pool says the information requested by Bateman “will be furnished insofar as it may be available."

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Letter from Senator Langer to M.E. Pool Regarding Indian Matters, April 29, 1944

Letter From Senator Langer To Earl Bateman Regarding Requests, April 29, 1944, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated April 29, 1944 from United States (US) Senator William Langer to Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council member Earl W. Bateman acknowledges the receipt of Bateman’s letter from April 21, 1944. Langer assures Bateman that he will take immediate action.

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Letter from Senator Langer to M.E. Pool Regarding Indian Matters, April 29, 1944

Letter From Senator Langer To M.E. Pool Regarding Indian Matters, April 29, 1944, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated April 29, 1944 from United States (US) Senator William Langer to M.E. Pool, clerk for the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, refers to an enclosed letter from Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Councilman Earl W. Bateman “asking for certain information regarding Indian matters.” Langer writes that Pool’s help in securing the materials Bateman is requesting will be greatly appreciated.

The letter from Bateman mentioned as being enclosed was not found with this letter in Langer's papers.

Letter From Senator Langer To William Beyer Regarding Statements In Favor Of The Stamp Relief Plan, May 11, 1942, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated May 11, 1942 from United States (US) Senator William Langer to Fort Berthold Indian Agency Superintendent William Beyer thanks Beyer for sending copies of his letters to E.C. Stucke and R.L. Fraser, requesting statements on the merits of the Stamp Relief Plan. Langer writes that he will “put over the Stamp Plan permanently.”

The letter is marked with the handwritten annotation “Christian H. Beitzel”

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Letter from William Beyer to R.L. Fraser and E.C. Stucke Regarding Statements in Favor of the Stamp Relief Plan, April 24, 1942

Letter From William Beyer To R.L. Fraser And E.C. Stucke Regarding Statements In Favor Of The Stamp Relief Plan, April 24, 1942, William Beyer

William Langer Papers

These two letter dated April 24, 1942 from Fort Berthold Agency Superintendent William Beyer to R.L. Fraser of Washburn, North Dakota (ND) and E.C. Stucke of Garrison, ND are identical except for the addressees. In them, Beyer explains tro each addressee that United States (US) Senator William Langer "desires statements from local business and professional men as to their opinion on the merits of the Stamp Relief Plan," and requests that he prepare such a statement and mail it to Langer in Washington, D.C.

Beyer adds that he and others at the Fort Berthold Agency are “very enthusiastic over the …

Letter From William Beyer To Senator Langer Regarding The Stamp Program On The Fort Berthold Reservation, January 26, 1942, William Beyer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated January 26, 1942, from William Beyer, Superintendent of the Fort Berthold Indian Agency, to United States (US) Senator William Langer, acknowledges the receipt of Langer’s letter from January 20, 1942. Beyer thanks Langer for the enclosure copies of lists of Farmers’ Bulletins and writes that he will “be glad to keep you informed of the progress of the stamp relief plan on this reservation.”

The letter is marked with the handwritten annotation “Stamp Plan Indians.”

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Letter from Senator Langer to William Beyer Regarding the Stamp Program on the Fort Berthold Reservation, January 20, 1942

Letter From Senator Langer To William Beyer Regarding The Stamp Program On The Fort Berthold Reservation, January 20, 1942, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated January 20, 1942, from United States (US) Senator William Langer to William Beyer, Superintendent of the Forth Berthold Indian Agency, marks the receipt of Beyer’s letter from January 7, 1942, reporting on the start of the food stamp program at Fort Berthold. Langer thanks Beyer and asks to hear from him further "regarding the developments of the program after it has been in operation a little longer time." Langer writes that he is enclosing “a few copies of lists of Farmers’ Bulletins." These enclosures were found with this letter in Langer's papers.

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Letter From William Beyer To Senator Langer Regarding The Start Of The Stamp Program, January 7, 1942, William Beyer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated January 7, 1942 from Superintendent of Indian Affairs William Beyer to United States (US) Senator William Langer marks the receipt of Langer’s telegram from January 6, 1942, regarding when the stamp plan started. Beyer confirms that the stamp plan began on January 1, 1942, and the monthly consignment of stamps was received two days ago. Beyer writes that “it is not possible to state from experience how this plan will work,” though he believes “it will be a considerable improvement over the issuing of actual relief commodities.” The letter mentions it has been expensive to purchase relief …

Telegram From Senator Langer To William Beyer Regarding The Start Of The Stamp Program, January 6, 1942, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This telegram dated January 6, 1942, from United States (US) Senator William Langer to Superintendent of Indian Affairs William Beyer reads “Kindly advise whether stamp plan benefiting Indians was started January first. If so how is experiment progressing.”

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Letter from William Beyer to Senator Langer Regarding the Inauguration of a Food Stamp Plan for the Fort Berthold Reservation, April 8, 1941

Letter From Senator Langer To William Beyer Regarding Encephalitis Study Proposed In S.J. 104, September 18, 1941, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated September 18, 1941, from United States (US) Senator William Langer to William Beyer, Superintendent of the Fort Berthold Indian Agency, marks the receipt of Beyer’s letter from September 2, 1941. Langer thanks Beyer and acknowledges Beyer’s views on S.J. 104. Langer assures Beyer that he will “leave nothing undone that I can do to get this legislation through.” Langer writes that his seating as a United States Senator is not yet settled and that he is “greatly handicapped in [his] work down here.” However, he pledges, he will “do [his] best under these circumstances.”

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Letter From William Beyer To Senator Langer Regarding Encephalitis At Fort Berthold, September 2, 1941, William Beyer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated September 2, 1941, from William Beyer, Superintendent of the Fort Berthold Indian Agency, to United States (US) Senator William Langer, advises that the Fort Berthold community is very interested in Senate Joint Resolution 104, which authorizes an appropriation of $3,000,000 for the study of encephalitis conducted by the Encephalitis Control Board under the United States Public Health Service. Beyer notes that there have been several cases of encephalitis at Fort Berthold and one case was treated at the local hospital. Beyer writes that he “is extremely interested in having this appropriation made.”

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Letter From Senator Langer To William Beyer Regarding Updates To The Food Stamp Plan For The Fort Berthold Reservation, April 14, 1941, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated April 14, 1941 from United States (US) Senator William Langer to William Beyer marks the receipt of Beyer’s letter from April 8, 1941, and informs Beyer four counties still have not been placed on the Food Stamp Plan, all of which “have Indian population," but that “a scheme has been fixed up that will result in the Reservation being treated as an institution with all the Indians except those on WPA or some other work getting stamps.” Langer writes that he is working with Milo Perkins in an effort to be of assistance. The letter is CC-ed …

Letter From William Beyer To Senator Langer Regarding The Inauguration Of A Food Stamp Plan For The Fort Berthold Reservation, April 8, 1941, William Beyer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated April 8, 1941, from William Beyer to United States (US) Senator William Langer acknowledges the receipt of Langer’s letter from April 3, 1941, enclosing a letter Langer had received from Philip McQuire, Acting Administrator of the Surplus Marketing Administration. In this reply, Beyer writes that a meeting took place on March 21, 1941 between the US Bureau of Indian Affairs agency superintendents of the North Dakota tribes, the North Dakota State Welfare Representatives and officials of the Surplus Marketing Administration in Fargo, North Dakota for the purpose of discussing of “plans whereby it might be possible to …

Letter From Senator Langer To William Beyer Regarding Food Stamps For The Fort Berthold Reservation, April 3, 1941, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated April 3, 1941, from United States (US) Senator William Langer to William Beyer references an enclosed letter Langer has received from Phillip Maguire, Acting Administrator for the Surplus Marketing Administration, which Langer describes as “self-explanatory." The letter mentioned as enclosed was not found with this letter in Langer's papers. This letter is marked with the handwritten annotation “see Maguire.”

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Letter from William Beyer to Senator Langer Regarding the Inauguration of a Food Stamp Plan for the Fort Berthold Reservation, April 8, 1941

Letter From Albert E. Sheets To Fred J. Traynor Regarding Wording Of Supreme Court Decision In State V. Stepp Case, July 22, 1920, Albert E. Sheets Jr.

William Langer Papers

In this letter, dated July 22, 1920, from North Dakota Assistant Attorney General Albert E. Sheets to Fred J. Traynor, attorney for F******* D**' in the State v. Stepp case, Sheets discusses details of the trial and the court's decision to have the case retried, and says he would be glad to write to the Court on Traynor's behalf to ask that the word "misconduct" be removed from the rationale for the retrial.

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Letter from Fred J. Traynor to Albert E. Sheets Regarding Retrial of State v. Stepp Case, June 19, 1920

Letter from Albert E. Sheets to …

Letter From G. Grimson To Attorney General Langer Regarding Retrying Of State V. Stepp Case, June 30, 1920, G. Grimson

William Langer Papers

In this letter, dated June 30, 1920, from Cavalier County, North Dakota (ND) State's Attorney G. Grimson to ND Attorney General William Langer, Grimson asks whether Langer could arrange to get Judge Nuchols up again to help in trying the State v. Stepp case, since the D**s object to paying Devils Lake Attorney Fred Traynor.

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Letter from Attorney General Langer to E. L. D** Regarding State v. Stepp Case, July 6, 1920

Letter From Albert E. Sheets To Fred J. Traynor Regarding State V. Stepp Case, June 29, 1920, Albert E. Sheets Jr.

William Langer Papers

In this letter, dated June 29, 1920, from North Dakota (ND) Assistant Attorney General Albert E. Sheets Jr. to Fred J. Traynor, attorney for F******* D** in the State v. Stepp case, Sheets writes that he is enclosing a notice he has received from the clerk of the North Dakota Supreme Court, "in compliance with request I received from you some time ago."

The notice Sheets refers to as being enclosed was not found with this letter in the Langer Collection.

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Letter from Fred J. Traynor to Albert E. Sheets Regarding Retrial of State v. Stepp Case, June …

Letter From Fred J. Traynor To Albert E. Sheets Regarding Retrial Of State V. Stepp Case, June 19, 1920, Fred J. Traynor

William Langer Papers

In this letter, dated June 19, 1920, from Fred J. Traynor, attorney for F******* D** in the State v. Stepp case, to North Dakota (ND) Assistant Attorney General Albert E. Sheets, Traynor informs Sheets that he has received a copy of the Supreme Court's decision on State v. Stepp and that he is not surprised by their decision and has no criticism of the ruling.

Traynor makes reference to the use of the word "misconduct" in the written opinion to describe what Traynor writes was unwitting error he made in the trial, and asks Sheets to talk to Clerk of …

Letter From Albert E. Sheets To Fred J. Traynor Regarding New Trial For State V. Stepp Case, June 18, 1920, Albert E. Sheets Jr.

William Langer Papers

In this letter, dated June 18, 1920, from North Dakota (ND) Assistant Attorney General Albert E. Sheets to Fred. J. Traynor, attorney for F******* D** in the State v. Stepp case before the North Dakota (ND) Supreme Court, Sheet informs Traynor of his discovery that the Supreme Court had already ruled to reverse the lower court's ruling in the State v. Stepp case and send the case back for a new trial.

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Letter from Fred J. Traynor to Albert E. Sheets Regarding Retrial of State v. Stepp Case, June 19, 1920

Letter From J. H. Newton To William Langer Regarding Order To Grant New Trial In State V. Stepp Case, June 16, 1920, J. H. Newton

William Langer Papers

In this letter, dated June 16, 1920, from J. H. Newton, Clerk of the North Dakota Supreme Court, to ND Attorney General William Langer, Newton informs Langer that on that same day an order by the District Court of Cavalier County in the case of State v. Stepp was reversed and a new trial for the case was granted.

He adds that the defeated party has 20 days from the day of the order to file six copies of petition for rehearing.

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Letter from Fred J. Traynor to Albert E. Sheets Regarding Retrial of State v. Stepp Case, …

Letter From J. H. Newton To Attorney General Langer Regarding Langer's Presence In Court For State V. Stepp Arguments, June 5, 1920, J. H. Newton

William Langer Papers

In this letter, dated June 5, 1920, from J. H. Newton, clerk for the North Dakota (ND) Supreme Court, to ND Attorney General William Langer, Newton informs Langer that on June 10th the Supreme Court "will call for argument the case of State v. Stepp" and asks Langer to "please advise if you will be present."

Letter from Albert E. Sheets Jr. to Fred J. Traynor Regarding the Clerk's Notice Letter for State v. Stepp, June 1, 1920

Letter From Albert E. Sheets Jr. To Fred J. Traynor Regarding The Clerk's Notice Letter For State V. Stepp, June 1, 1920, Albert E. Sheets Jr.

William Langer Papers

In this letter, dated June 1, 1920, from North Dakota (ND) Assistant Attorney General Albert E. Sheets, Jr. to Fred J. Traynor, attorney for F******* D**' in the State v. Stepp case before the ND Supreme Court, Sheets explains to Traynor that his stenographer failed to enclose the notice letter from the Clerk of the Supreme Court that Sheets had mentioned in his letter of May 25, 1920. Sheets writes that he is enclosing the letter in this mailing.

Sheets also informs Traynor that, because the Court is up to date on their calendar, the case of State v. Stepp …

Letter From Fred J. Traynor To Albert E. Sheets Jr. Regarding Misprinted Date On State V. Stepp Court Briefs, May 28, 1920, Fred J. Traynor

William Langer Papers

In this letter, dated May 28, 1920, from Fred J. Traynor, attorney for F******* D** in the State v. Stepp case before the North Dakota (ND) Supreme Court, to ND Assistant Attorney General Albert E. Sheets, Traynor writes that he doesn't understand Sheets's reference to a misprinted date in Sheets's letter of May 25. Traynor adds that he has not received word of a due date for filing briefs or a notice of when the hearings will take place in the State v. Stepp case, but that the briefs are being printed and should be with the clerk in a …

Letter From Albert E. Sheets, Jr. To Fred J. Traynor Regarding Misprinted Date On State V. Stepp Court Briefs, May 25, 1920, Albert E. Sheets Jr.

William Langer Papers

In this letter, dated May 25, 1920, from North Dakota (ND) Assistant Attorney General Albert E. Sheets Jr. to Fred J. Traynor, attorney for F******* D**' in the State v. Stepp case before the ND Supreme Court, Sheets writes that he is pleased to hear that Traynor was satisfied with the Court's decision on the motion presented by Traynor to dismiss Hiram Stepp's appeal. Sheets also notifies Traynor that despite some confusion due to a misprinted date, the opposing briefs arrived on time.

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Letter from Albert Sheets to Fred Traynor Regarding Court Minutes in State v. Stepp Case, …

Letter From Fred J. Traynor To Albert E. Sheets Regarding State V. Stepp Case, May 22, 1920, Fred J. Traynor

William Langer Papers

In this letter, dated May 22, 1920, from Fred Traynor, attorney for F******* D** in the State v. Stepp case before the North Dakota (ND) Supreme Court, to Albert E. Sheets, North Dakota Assistant Attorney General, Traynor thanks Sheets for his letters regarding the case and congratulates him on the order made by the North Dakota Supreme Court. Traynor writes that he has no doubt that Stepp's lawyers will file their papers by the appropriate date and he is therefore preparing a brief on the merits of the case.

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Letter from Albert E. Sheets Jr. to Fred J. …

Letter From Albert Sheets To Fred Traynor Regarding Court Minutes In State V. Stepp Case, May 19, 1920, William Langer

William Langer Papers

In this letter, dated May 19, 1920, from North Dakota (ND) Assistant Attorney General Albert Sheets to attorney Fred Traynor, who is representing F******* D**' in the State v. Stepp case before the ND Supreme Court, Sheets writes that he is enclosing a copy of the minutes entered by the Supreme Court when he presented the Motion to Dismiss the appeal of Hiram Stepp in the case of State v. Stepp on May 15, 1920.

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Letter from Albert E. Sheets Jr. to Fred J. Traynor Regarding Motion to Dismiss Appeal in State v. Stepp, May 15, 1920

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Letter From Clerk Of Nd Supreme Court J. H. Newton To Attorney General Langer Regarding Motion To Dismiss Appeal In State V. Stepp Case, May 17, 1920, J. H. Newton

William Langer Papers

In this letter, dated May 17, 1920, from North Dakota (ND) Supreme Court clerk J. H. Newton to ND Attorney General William Langer, Newton informs Langer that an order was entered on May 17, 1920 in the case of State v. Stepp to dismiss the appeal unless the records and necessary documents from the appellant are on file in the court by May 25, 1920.

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Letter from Albert E. Sheets Jr. to Fred J. Traynor Regarding Motion to Dismiss Appeal in State v. Stepp, May 15, 1920

Letter From Albert E. Sheets Jr. To O'Conner And Johnson Regarding Motion To Dismiss Appeal In State V. Stepp Case, May 15, 1920, Albert E. Sheets Jr.

William Langer Papers

In this letter, dated May 15, 1920, from North Dakota (ND) Assistant Attorney General Albert E. Sheets to attorneys O'Conner and Johnson, who are representing Hiram Stepp in the State v. Stepp case before the ND Supreme Court, Sheets refers to an enclosed a copy of the State's argument concerning the proposed motion to dismiss Stepp's appeal.

The enclosed argument was not found with this letter in Langer's papers.

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Letter from Attorney General Langer to S. L. Nuchols Regarding State v. Stepp Case, September 23, 1919