New York Indians v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters'1 statement of the case: The facts of this case are sufficiently set forth in the opinion of the court and in the decree attached to the opinion. For the half-breed Senecas and Tuscaroras: Mr. William IT. Robeson and Mr. John J. Hemphill. For the New York Indians in the Indian Territory: Messrs. George A. c& William B. 'King, William H. Robeson, John J. Hemphill, and Dudley <& Miehener. For the Western band of Cayugas: Mr. W. F. Partelovj.
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The Reporters'1 statement of the case: The facts of this case are sufficiently set forth in the opinion of the court and in the decree attached to the opinion. For the half-breed Senecas and Tuscaroras: Mr. William IT. Robeson and Mr. John J. Hemphill. For the New York Indians in the Indian Territory: Messrs. George A. c& William B. 'King, William H. Robeson, John J. Hemphill, and Dudley <& Miehener. For the Western band of Cayugas: Mr. W. F. Partelovj. For the St. Regis Indians: Mr. William H. Robeson, Mr. John J. Hemphill, and Mr. J. O. De Putron. For the Stockbridge and Munsee Indians:…
1Opinion of the Court
Nott, Ch. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court:
1. The cause of action confided to the jurisdiction of this court is thus defined by the Act 28th January, 1898 (27 Stat. L., p. 426) : The claim “ of those Indians who were parties to the treaty of Buffalo Creek ” “ growing out of the alleged unexecuted stipulations of the treaty on the part of the United States.”
2. The unexecuted stipulations of the treaty on the part of the United States were these: By the treaty the United States agreed to set apart 1,824,000 acres of land “ as a permanent home for all the New York Indians.” Such of the…
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