2009-04
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/31/2009
Legal Contract, April 4th, 1900, 5pp., plus legal portfolio covers, typed and signed in ink. The Shawnees are authorizing a Washington attorney, Richard Adams, to bring suit against any State, the United States and the Republic of Mexico claiming title to lands. The document is signed "his X Mark," under Elephant, William Little Ax, Switch Little Ax, Vegas, and Boletha Hood, all members of the Council. ... plus ... Legal Contract, May 5th, 1900, 8pp., plus legal portfolio covers, typed and signed in ink. the Shawnees make six specific claims as a result of violations of previous treaties to include, $3,750,000 violation of 1825 Treaty and $463,732 damage during the Civil War. The document is signed "his X Mark," under Thomas Rock, Thomas Washington, and Switch Little Ax.
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