Executive Office Washn City, April 25, 1865. Sir: You will please suspend further action in the matter of the Patent in the case of the “Shawnee Indian Manual Labor…
Washington Apr. 20/65 an endorsement The President of the U. S. Refers letter of Messrs Lanahan & Nadal of M. E. Church, and directs that patent for Shawnee Mission land…
Respectfully referred to the Hon the Secretary of the Interior who will direct the Commissioner of the Land Office to detain the patent referred to until I can have an…
The patent within alluded to has been signed by the President & can be detained for an investigation only by his order to that effect, it having been countersigned or…
Washington D. C. April 20, 1865 To His Excellency Andrew Johnson President of the United States Dear Sir We have just learned that a patent is about issuing to…
Washington April 20, 1865 Hon J.M. Edmunds Commissioner of the Land Office Dear Sir; The undersigned in company with Bishop Simpson, called last night on the President to express…
Washington, April 20, 1865. Endorsement John Lanahan B.H. Nadal Protesting against the issueing a patent to one Johnson for Shawnee Mission School land & claiming it for M. E. Church…
Washington April 19, 1865 Hon J.P. Usher Sec. of the Interior Dear Sir The undersigned having satisfied themselves that a patent is about to be made to one Johnston…
Washington D. C. April 19, 1865 His Excl A. Johnson, I will take it as a personal favor if you will grant the Authorities of the Methodist E Church,…
DIOIA April 11th 1865 Sir: By the 2nd article of the treaty with the Shawnee Indians of May 10th 1854 it is provided that three Sections of land shall…