Bruno Government Documents
Date1878 - 1994
Classificationslevel 2: series
Credit LineCitizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center Archive and Research Division
Object number2005.8.122-163; 632-730
Description2005.8 Bruno Family Manuscripts2005.8_5 Government Documents
•Letter from the United States Department of Interior to Area Field Representative in reference to Mary Delonais CP 332 and the sale, dated January 21, 1958.
•Letter from the Department of the Interior, office of Indian Affairs, dated Nov 4, 1907 in reference to fee simple to Frances Bruno, nee shop-we-tuck CP No. 333
•Application for patent in fee or for the sale of Indian land, for Mary Delonais; approval of heirship to estate of John B. Jackson, dated July 17. 1915.
•Letter from the Department of the Interior, Potawatomi Indian Agency, to Mr. Suffecool, ref: Minot Jackson, Jimmy Jackson, Mary Pe-an-ish; dated Jan. 22, 1923
•Fee Patent number 981425 issued June 23, 1926 in favor of Elbert Franklin Rawlings; dated July 15, 1926.
•Letter from the United States Department of Interior dated January 25, 1984 to Zelda Hale, ref: payment to grandchildren, and blood degree issues. Archival note there are two copies in scans and originals
•Letter from the Department of the Interior dated Feb. 24, 1894 to Edward L. Thomas U.S. Indian Agent Sac and Fox Agency, OK. ref: Petition signed by several Citizen Pottawatomie’s asking that a small piece of land selected in 1878 and used by tribe for cemetery is part of Josette Bennett allotment.
•Letter from the U.S. Department of the Interior dated Nov. 29, 1983, to Mr. Thomas J. Rhodd ref: to blood degree of family ancestors and how it reflects on descendants.
•Letter from the Department of the Interior dated May 24, 1984, to Sheila Bruno Hall, ref: application for family members enrolled.
•Form of Acceptance of Sale of Land by Allottee or Heir and Affidavit of Vender, for John B. Jackson, consent to sale above land, and resource cards of E. David Edmunds that references political circumstances; letter dated Jan, 23, 1905 to commission of Indian Affairs, ref: Archangel Lafromboise allotment, letter affidavit signed by tribal members against the effort to put the Indian agent in bad light or even removed from position.
•Affidavit of Joseph Bruno, court document.
•Clipped group of documents: Letter from the U.S. Department of the Interior, dated May 24, 1984, ref: Shelia Bruno Hall family ancestors and descendant, three pedigree charts, Sheila Bruno Hall, Samuel W. Bruno, Theresa Bennett; and letter dated Dec. 11, 1975 from real prop. Mgmt. Shawnee Agency, to Jack Tiblo in ref: to Mary Ann Medicine allotment; application for patent in fee, for Mary Delonais nee Shop wa tuck.
•Letter from United States Department of Interior “to whom it may concern”, dated April 27, 1983 ref: James Michael Hale personal information and family history.
•Letter from United States Department of Interior to Sheila Bruno Hall, dated May 24, 1984, ref: enrollment application for family member’s rejection letter provides family history of ancestors and blood degrees. Archival notes kept copies that have staple marks, only one copy scanned.
•Group of Govt. documents referencing John B. Bruno and Mary Bruno: Letter from United States Department of Interior to Moses Neal, U.S. Indian Agent, Sac and Fox Agency, Indian Territory, dated Dec. 10, 1888; Petition and patent fee application for sale of allotment
•Letter from United States Department of Interior to Samual L. Patrick U.S. Indian Agent, Sac and Fox Agency, OK, dated Sept. 16th, 1892, ref: John B. Bruno.
•Letter from United States Department of Interior to Edward L. Thomas, U. S. Indian Agent, Sac and Fox Agency, Ok. dated Feb. 24, 1894, ref: Josette Bennett
•Letter from United States Department of Interior to Zelda Hale, dated Jan. 25. 1984, from Joe B. Walker.
•Letter from United States Department of Interior Shawnee Agency to “whom it may concern” dated April 27,1983, ref: James Michael Hale and Zelda Cody Hale family
•Letter from United States Department of Interior to Mr. Will J. Pitner, Area Director, Anadarko Area Office, dated Nov. 29, 1961 ref: Moses Bruno allotment CP# 103.
•Letter from United States Department of Interior to Thomas J. Rhodd, dated Nov. 29, 1983, ref: Rhodd, Curley blood degree, Alexander Rhodd CP 219 descendant list.
•Letter from United States Department of Interior to “whom it may concern” dated April 27, 1983, ref: James Michael Hale and Bruno family.
•Letter from United States Department of Interior to Zelda Hale, dated March 24, 1983, ref: enrollment of family members of Zelda Hale.
•Letter from United States Department of Interior Shawnee Agency to Zelda Hale, dated Jan. 25, 1984, ref: application process for enrollment of family members.
•Letter from United States Department of Interior to Tony P. Hollingsworth reference to blood degree, handwritten notes added to letter, dated Apr. 08, 1980.
•Letter from United States Department of Interior Shawnee Agency, Shawnee, Ok. “To whom it may concern” in reference to Sharold Norman Ferris and Tony P. Hollingsworth enrollments, also reflects Rhodd and Bruno connections.
•Letter from United States Department of Interior Anadarko Area Office to Bernard Heer, Secretary, Citizen Potawatomi Tribe, dated Sep. 27, 1962, ref: Genealogy of Zelda Hale.
•Letter from Tribal Operations to Will J. Pitner, Area Director, Anadarko Area Office, Anadarko, OK. dated Oct. 23, 1962 ref: degree changes for Kenneth Lee Bruno, Bobby James Bruno, Judith Gail Bruno, from Bernard Heer; also handwritten letter to Bernard Heer requesting and providing information and claims on blood degrees of family members.
•Photocopied resource cards by E. D. Edmunds author of Potawatomi subject books.
•Photocopied pages titled “Survey of Condition of Indians in United States” pages 7197, 7199,
•Page 3, 10-28-83 Secretary of the Interior pages of explanation of family history of Theresa Bennett Bruno and other Bruno family; Land division claims letter to Joe Bruno, dated Aug. 3, 1940.
•Government documents ref: Moses Bruno CP 108, Consent to sale, summary of family history and inventory, and dispositions concerning estate of Moses Bruno.
•Certification vote signed by A. B. Pecore, Chairman and Bernard Heer, Secretary, affidavit for blood quantum for Elizabeth Goslin Vieux.
•Citizen Band of Potawatomi Indians of Oklahoma Shawnee Area Field Office Special Council Meeting, Oct. 20, 1962, resolution to correct blood degree for Mary Ann Vieux Bruno, copy of letter sent out to family of changes.
•Citizen Band of Potawatomi Indians of Oklahoma Shawnee Area Field Office Special Council Meeting, May 26, 1967, minutes reference correction of Mary Ann Vieux Bruno blood degree.
•Letter from Shawnee Agency, Shawnee, Ok to A.B. Pecore, dated Nov. 28, 1967, approval of resolution in reference to correction of Mary Ann Vieux Bruno’s blood degree.
•Index and Heirship Cards of: Narcissus Pensoneau, Absentee Shawnee Allot. No. 304, husband of Vina Bruno Pensoneau.; Mary Ann Pensoneau Bradley, Clyde Pensoneau, Cecelia Pensoneau, Atie Pensoneau- Pem ma ho ke quah, Steve Pensoneau, Narcis Pensoneau, Tilda, Pensoneau, Zoe Ship she wa no CP 649,
•Handwritten notes on paper, telephone numbers and Evelyn Bruno Cody death date 2-1-79, Ethel Shop we Tuck Bruno 5-21-79
•Rhodd, Bruno family list of family members and connections.
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