Daniel B. Henderson papers

Collection

Identifier: Ayer-Modern-MS-Henderson

Staff Only

Scope and Content of the Collection

Collection includes "...letters, land agreements, contracts, and claims relating to Henderson's legal practice working with groups of American Indians such as bands of Klamath, Chippewa, and Tonkawa...Highlights of the collection include: several documents relating to the Klamath's sale of land to the California and Oregon Land Company; Tonkawa land claims regarding the signing of the treaty of the Dawes Commission at Ponca Agency in October 1891, in which members of the Tonkawa tribe make sworn statements that they were not adequately informed about the content of the treaty and the value of the land; material relating to the government's witholdance of allotted funds from the Chippewa Fund; correspondence with the Lakota interpreter and delegate David Zephier; several letters from a chief of the Onadah Band of Chippewa; and hand-drawn maps of the Red Lake Reservation." -Auger Down Books description

Also includes two letters by Chippewa Chiefs of the Bad River Indian Reservation.

Dates

Creation: 1904-1924

Creator

Henderson, Daniel Brosius, Sr., 1862-1940 (Person)

Language

Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

This material is unprocessed but open for research. No appointment is necessary.

Ownership and Literary Rights

The Daniel B. Henderson papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections at reference@newberry.org.

Biography of Daniel Henderson

"Daniel Brosius Henderson, Sr. was an attorney who spent the bulk of his career litigating cases involving American Indians, during a period when the fallout from the Dawes Act and land treaties led to widespread legal issues for various groups. Born in Maryland, Henderson began his legal career in Missouri before returning to the Washington, D.C. area around 1901. During his time in Washington he represented numerous tribes in suits, mostly against the United States Government. In 1937, he won a major victory for the Klamath Tribes in the Yamsay Mountain case, which awarded the Klamath tribe $2,267,000 for an unauthorized claim to timber lands on Yamsay Mountain made by a logging company in the 1870s.” -Auger Down Books

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet (1 half box)

Additional Description

Abstract

Letters, land agreements, contracts, and claims relating to Henderson's legal practice working with groups of American Indians such as bands of Klamath, Chippewa, and Tonkawa.