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A homestead deed for Charles Curtis, a member of the Kaw tribe of Indians, signed by Wah-shun-gah, head chief of Kansas or Kaw tribe. Photostat copy made from original lent by Doctor Berlin B. Chapman, Oklahoma, A. & M., August 1946. Curtis served in the U.S. Senate for Kansas from March 4, 1907 - March 3, 1913 and was vice-president to Herbert Hoover from March 4, 1929 - March 3, 1933.
Date: May 13, 1903-May 15, 1903
Item Number: 208209
Call Number: Deeds, Curios, etc.Coll. #575, Oversize Port
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 208209
Collections - Manuscript - Miscellaneous
Date - 1900s - 1903
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Indian affairs
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Policies and programs - Land
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Deed
People - American Indians - Indian lands
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kanza (Kaw)
People - Notable Kansans - Curtis, Charles, 1860-1936
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records
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