Benjamin, Susan

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Esther Miller Objects to Half-Aunt's Appointment as Guardian
May 31, 1887

Richard Henry Pratt endorses and forwards a letter from Esther S. Miller regarding the appointment of Miller's half-aunt as her guardian. Miller objects to the appointment and wishes her cousin to be chosen instead.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Agency Responds to Esther Miller Guardianship Dispute
June 20, 1887

J. V. Summers, U.S. Indian Agent for the Quapaw Agency, responds to the Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the guardianship of Esther Miller. Summers states that Susan Benjamin was appointed Miller's guardian by the general council of the Western Miami Tribe of Indians. Benjamin declined the appointment and the chiefs decided to return…

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration