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Negahnquet Family Manuscripts
Negahnquet Family Manuscripts

Negahnquet Family Manuscripts

Date1800-1900
Classificationslevel 1: collection
Credit LineCitizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center Archive and Research Division
Object number2005.33.1-127
Description2005.33 Negahnquet Family Manuscripts
2005.33_1 Allotments [Negahnquet]
2005.33_2 Family History [Negahnquet]
2005.33_3 Genealogy [Negahnquet]
2005.33_4 Government Documents [Negahnquet]
2005.33_5 Miscellaneous [Negahnquet]

2005.33_1 Allotments [Negahnquet]
•2005.33.1 Photocopy of Allotment or Estate Record for Christina May Bourassa aka Christina May Noland Allot. No. 1369. 1 pg.
•2005.33.2 Photocopy of Allotment or Estate Record for Charles E. Moore Allot. No. 1368. 1 pg.
•2005.33.3 Photocopy of Allotment or Estate Record for Carl Ogee Allot. No. 1367. 1 pg.
•2005.33.4 Photocopy of Allotment or Estate Record for George A. Kennedy Allot. No. 1366. 1 pg.
•2005.33.5 Photocopy of Allotment or Estate Record for Charles W. Kennedy Allot. No. 1365.
•2005.33.6 Photocopy of Allotment or Estate Record for Myrtle E. Loring Allot. No. 1370. 1 pg.
•2005.33.7 Photocopy of Allotment or Estate Record for Leo Wilmet Allot. No. 1371. 1 pg.
•2005.33.8 Photocopy of Allotment or Estate Record for Jerome Melot Allot. No. 1372. 1 pg.
•2005.33.9 Photocopy of Allotment or Estate for Mary Fanny Negahnqiut Allot. No. 5. 1pg.
•2005.33.10 Photocopy of heir page for Mary Fanny Negahquit Allotment No. 5 daughter of Stephen Negahuquit Allot. No. 1. 1 pg.

2005.33_2 Family History [Negahnquet]
•2005.33.11-12 Photocopy of handwritten letter to Mr. Alouishe Negahnquet, Sacred Heart Okla., 3-31-1924, from James F. Mckeven Delia Kansas. 2 pgs.
•2005.33.13-17 Photocopy from Sacred Heart newspaper “The Indian Advocate” article on Albert Negahnquet, Father Dom Bede Negahnquet, O.S.B. first Native American Catholic Priest. 5 pgs.
•2005.33.18 Photocopy of page from article of Father Dom Bede Nagahnquet with image and title An Indian Benedictine, poor quality photocopy very hard to see image or read text believe this attempted copy was to attain larger image. 1pg.
•2005.33.19 Photocopy of page from “The Indian Advocate” Sacred Heart newsletter, Vol. VI, July 1894, No. 3 titled “An Indian Benedictine”. 1 pg.
•2005.3320 Photocopy of page from The Indian Advocate, a picture Albert Negahnquet Father Dom Bede Negahnquet. Note poor quality. 1pg
•2005.33.21 Photocopy of page from The Indian Advocate, Vol. XV, December, 1903. No. 12 of poem “A Christmas Lay”. 1pg.
•2005.33.22 Photocopy of page 361 from The Indian Advocate titled An Indian Priest article about Rev. Father Albert Ne-gahn-quet the first full blood Indian priest to be ordained in the United States. 1pg.
•2005.33.23 Photocopy of front page of Sacred Heart newspaper “The Indian Advocate” Vol. VIII. January 1896. No. 1. 1 pg.
•2005.33.24 Photocopy of page from article on Father Dom Bede Nagahnquet from The Indian Advocate, poor quality photocopy very hard to see image or read text. 1 pg.
•2005.33.25-30 Photocopy or microfilm negative copy of article from The Indian Advocate on Father Albert Negahnquet aka Dom Bede Negahnquet O.S.B. Pages 8,9, 10, 11, 12 and 13. 6 pgs.
•2005.33.31-45 Photocopy of group of documents pertaining to allotment of Citizen Potawatomi #2 Albert Negahnquit; group of documents include Allotment or Estate Record, Department of Interior documents for the determination of Albert Negahnquet’s Heirs, Notice of Hearing in determination of Heirs. Dates run from 1944-1946. Note one document with this group of documents is dated August 19, 1918 a sworn affidavit of Stephen Negahnquit concerning his son whom died Jan. 9, 1910 and is allotment number 4 which is John Negahanquit and by his grave marker died in 1910, so this could not be a document pertaining to Albert Negahnquit who died Nov. 13, 1944. 15 pgs.
•2005.33.46-57 Photocopy of documents pertaining to allotment of Citizen Potawatomi # 3 Joseph Negahnquit; this group of documents include Allotment or Estate Record, Department of Interior documents in the hearing/case in the matter of the estate of Joseph Negahnquit Sr., Citizen Potawatomi #3, Summary of Family History and Inventory, court affidavits, and a copy of Joe Negahnquet Obituary from Shawnee (Okla.) News-Star, July 26, 1967. 12 pgs.
•2005.33.58-62 Photocopy of a group of newspaper clippings as follows; image of Lee Burnett on horseback April 26 no year, photo by Tom Coffey; article “Remember Sacred Heart” by Mrs. Marcella Phillips copyright 1953, Editor’s note: This is the first of a series of Sunday articles in which Mrs. Phillips will retell the stories of early Sacred Heart as recorded by pioneer residents who have lived more than 50 years in the community. (1pg); Remember Sacred Heart article by Mrs. Marcella Phillips copyright 1953 this article is second in the series. (1pg); Remember Sacred Heart article Shawnee (Okla.) News-Star, Sunday March 22, 1953 9B by Mrs. Marcella Phillips this article is about Stephen Negahnquet family story as told by Kathryn Negahnquet Seabolt daughter. (2 pgs.). 5 pgs.

2005.33_3 Genealogy [Negahnquet]
•2005.33.63 pedigree chart for Joseph Negahnquet; other names Minnie Rebecca Couch, Ne-Bah-qua, Wa-was-suq Ke-ten-no. 1 pg.
•2005.33.64 family group chart for the family of Stephen Ne-baw-qah Negahnquet and Angeline Wa wa suk Ke ten-no; other sur names Couch, Seabolt, Phillips, and Burnett. 1 pg.
•2005.33.65 Family group record chart for Joseph Alphonsus Negahnquet and Minnie Rebecca Couch, other sur names Maestark, Miller and Cleary. 1 pg.
•2005.33.66 Large family pedigree chart beginning with Ne-gahn-quet, Tchoksak, No-dno-qua, Chief Wawasuk, other sure names Couch, Burnett. 1 pg.

2005.33_4 Government Documents [Negahnquet]
•2005.33.67 Photocopy of letter from Department of the Interior dated April 28, 1892 to Samuel L. Patrick U. S. Indian Agent, Sac and Fox Agency O.T., referencing four checks in favor of Paul Toupin, Elizabeth McKinney, Stephan Negahnquet and A.M. Clardy. 1pg.
•2005.33.68 Photocopy of letter from Department of the Interior dated Nom. 24, 1894 to Edward L. Thomas U.S. Indian Agent Sac and Fox Agency Oklahoma Ter. referencing the approval of business committee of the Pottawatomies for the ensuing year, Stephen Ne-gahn-quet, Alexander B. Peltier, J.B. Pam-ba-go, John Anderson, Charles Rhodd and Joseph Moose. 1 pg.
•2005.33.69 Photocopy of document from the Department of Interior in the matter of the estate of Joseph Negahnquet a deceased Citizen Potawatomi Allottee #3; date of death being July 24, 1967. 1pg.
•2005.33.70 Photocopy of the Summary of Family History and Inventory for the estate of Joseph Negahnquet Sr. date of death being July 24, 1967. 1 pg.
•2005.33.71 Photocopy of Public Voucher for Refunds to Minnie Couch Negahnquet from Joseph Negahnquit Jr. 1 pg.
•2005.33.72-74 Photocopy of letter dated May 9th, 1883, Wagoza Pott. Nat. Ind. Territory to Maj. J. V. Carter U.S. Indian Agent, Sac and Fox Agency I.T. from Citizen Band Potawatomi tribal leaders Dave Hardin, Peter Anderson, Samual Alley, Peter the Great, R.P. Aikense, Stephen Negahnquet, Shipshewanno, James Baldwin, Thomas Negahnquet, Thomas Hardin, Thomas Goodboo asking for the commissioner of Indian affairs to look into and rectify the action of allowing white husbands of Potawatomi women to be enrolled as members of the Citizen Band of Potawatomi under tribal leader protests. 3 pgs.
•2005.33.75 Photocopy of Report of Heirship dated August 20, 1918 for John B. Negahnquit allotment no. 4, date of death Jan. 9, 1910. 1 pg.

2005.33_5 Miscellaneous [Negahnquet]
•2005.33.76-95 Hello Choctaw newspaper published by Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Durant OK., May 1, 1977 Vol. 3 No. 6. 20 scanned pgs. From original paper.
•2005.33.96-111 Hello Choctaw newspaper published by Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Durant OK., March 1, 1978 VolL4 No. 3. 16 scanned pages from original paper
•2005.33.112-119 Hello Choctaw newspaper published by Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Durant OK., April 15, 1977 Vol.3, No. 5. 8 scanned pages from original paper.
•2005.33.120-123 Hello Choctaw newspaper published by Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Durant OK., May 1, 1978 Vol. 4, No. 5. 4 scanned pages from original paper.
•2005.33.124 Negahnquet Family 1887 Allotment map. 1 pg.
•2005.33.125-127 Copy of letter dated May 9th, 1883, Wagoza Pott. Nat. Ind. Territory to Maj. J. V. Carter U.S. Indian Agent, Sac and Fox Agency I.T. from Citizen Band Potawatomi tribal leaders Dave Hardin, Peter Anderson, Samual Alley, Peter the Great, R.P. Aikense, Stephen Negahnquet, Shipshewanno, James Baldwin, Thomas Negahnquet, Thomas Hardin, Thomas Goodboo asking for the commissioner of Indian affairs to look into and rectify the action of allowing white husbands of Potawatomi women to be enrolled as members of the Citizen Band of Potawatomi under tribal leader protests. 3 pgs.



SUBJECT LISTS TOTAL: Negahnquet, Negahnquit, allotment, estate, record, Bourassa, Noland, Allot. No., Ogee, Moore, photocopy, Kennedy, Loring, Wilmet, Melot, letter, Sacred Heart Okla. Mckeven, Delia Kansas, newspaper, The Indian Advocate, article, Catholic, priest, father, , Benedictine, image, newsletter, Christmas, blood, ordained, United States, Citizen Potawatomi, Department of Interior, document, heir, notice, hearing, affidavit, summary, obituary, Shawnee, Shawnee News-Star, clipping, Burnett, Coffey, Phillips, series, pioneer, resident, community, Seabolt, pedigree, genealogy, chart, Couch, Ne-Bah-qua, Wa-was-suq, Ke-ten-no, Ne-baw-qah, family, group, Tchoksak, No-dno-qua, Chief Wawasuk, Negahnquit, government, Department of the Interior, Patrick, U.S. Indian Agent, Indian, agent, Sac and Fox, Agency, O.T. (Oklahoma Territory), check, Toupin, McKinney, Clardy, Thomas, committee, Pottawatomies, Potawatomi, Peltier, Pam-ba-go, Pambago, Anderson, Rhodd, Moose, citizen, death, history, inventory, public, voucher, refund, Wagoza, Ind. Territory (Indian Territory), Carter, leader, tribal, Hardin, Alley, Peter the Great, Aikense, Shipshewanno, Baldwin, Goodboo, commissioner, affair, husband, report, heirship, Hello Choctaw, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Druant, Ok (Oklahoma), map, Ind. Territory, agent, agency, Citizen Band Potawatomi, women, enroll, member


2005.33_1 Allotments [Negahnquet]
Negahnquet, Negahnquit, allotment, estate, record, Bourassa, Noland, Allot. No., Ogee, Moore, photocopy, Kennedy, Loring, Wilmet, Melot,

2005.33_2 Family History [Negahnquet]
Negahnquet, Neghanquit, photocopy, letter, Sacred Heart Okla. Mckeven, Delia Kansas, newspaper, The Indian Advocate, article, Catholic, priest, father, article, Benedictine, image, newsletter, Christmas, blood, ordained, United States, Citizen Potawatomi, allotment, estate, record, Department of Interior, document, heir, notice, hearing, affidavit, summary, obituary, Shawnee, Shawnee News-Star, clipping, Burnett, Coffey, Phillips, series, pioneer, resident, community, Seabolt

2005.33_3 Genealogy [Negahnquet]
Negahnquet, pedigree, genealogy, chart, Couch, Ne-Bah-qua, Wa-was-suq, Ke-ten-no, Ne-baw-qah, Seabolt, Burnett, Phillips, family, group, Tchoksak, No-dno-qua, Chief Wawasuk

2005.33_4 Government Documents [Negahnquet]
Negahnquet, Neghnquit, government, document, photocopy, letter, Department of the Interior, Patrick, U.S. Indian Agent, Indian, agent, Sac and Fox, Agency, O.T. (Oklahoma Territory), check, Toupin, McKinney, Clardy, Thomas, committee, Pottawatomies, Potawatomi, Peltier, Pam-ba-go, Pambago, Anderson, Rhodd, Moose, estate, citizen, death, family, history, inventory, public, voucher, refund, Couch, Wagoza, Ind. Territory (Indian Teritory), Carter, leader, tribal, Hardin, Alley, Peter the Great, Aikense, Shipshewanno, Baldwin, Goodboo, commissioner, affair, husband, enroll, member, report, heir, heirship, allotment,

2005.33_5 Misc. [Negahnquet]
Negahnquet, Hello Choctaw, newspaper, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Druant, Ok (Oklahoma), allotment, map, letter, Wagoza, Ind. Territory, Carter, U.S. Indian Agent, Sac and Fox Agency, agent, agency, Citizen Band Potawatomi, Hardin, Anderson, Alley, Peter the Great, Aikense, Shipshewanno, Baldwin, Goodboo, commissioner, affair, husband, women, Potawatomi, enroll, member

Finding Aid2005.33 Negahnquet Family Manuscripts 2005.33_1 Allotments [Negahnquet] 2005.33_2 Family History [Negahnquet] 2005.33_3 Genealogy [Negahnquet] 2005.33_4 Government Documents [Negahnquet] 2005.33_5 Miscellaneous [Negahnquet] 2005.33_1 Allotments [Negahnquet] •2005.33.1 Photocopy of Allotment or Estate Record for Christina May Bourassa aka Christina May Noland Allot. No. 1369. 1 pg. •2005.33.2 Photocopy of Allotment or Estate Record for Charles E. Moore Allot. No. 1368. 1 pg. •2005.33.3 Photocopy of Allotment or Estate Record for Carl Ogee Allot. No. 1367. 1 pg. •2005.33.4 Photocopy of Allotment or Estate Record for George A. Kennedy Allot. No. 1366. 1 pg. •2005.33.5 Photocopy of Allotment or Estate Record for Charles W. Kennedy Allot. No. 1365. •2005.33.6 Photocopy of Allotment or Estate Record for Myrtle E. Loring Allot. No. 1370. 1 pg. •2005.33.7 Photocopy of Allotment or Estate Record for Leo Wilmet Allot. No. 1371. 1 pg. •2005.33.8 Photocopy of Allotment or Estate Record for Jerome Melot Allot. No. 1372. 1 pg. •2005.33.9 Photocopy of Allotment or Estate for Mary Fanny Negahnqiut Allot. No. 5. 1pg. •2005.33.10 Photocopy of heir page for Mary Fanny Negahquit Allotment No. 5 daughter of Stephen Negahuquit Allot. No. 1. 1 pg. 2005.33_2 Family History [Negahnquet] •2005.33.11-12 Photocopy of handwritten letter to Mr. Alouishe Negahnquet, Sacred Heart Okla., 3-31-1924, from James F. Mckeven Delia Kansas. 2 pgs. •2005.33.13-17 Photocopy from Sacred Heart newspaper “The Indian Advocate” article on Albert Negahnquet, Father Dom Bede Negahnquet, O.S.B. first Native American Catholic Priest. 5 pgs. •2005.33.18 Photocopy of page from article of Father Dom Bede Nagahnquet with image and title An Indian Benedictine, poor quality photocopy very hard to see image or read text believe this attempted copy was to attain larger image. 1pg. •2005.33.19 Photocopy of page from “The Indian Advocate” Sacred Heart newsletter, Vol. VI, July 1894, No. 3 titled “An Indian Benedictine”. 1 pg. •2005.3320 Photocopy of page from The Indian Advocate, a picture Albert Negahnquet Father Dom Bede Negahnquet. Note poor quality. 1pg •2005.33.21 Photocopy of page from The Indian Advocate, Vol. XV, December, 1903. No. 12 of poem “A Christmas Lay”. 1pg. •2005.33.22 Photocopy of page 361 from The Indian Advocate titled An Indian Priest article about Rev. Father Albert Ne-gahn-quet the first full blood Indian priest to be ordained in the United States. 1pg. •2005.33.23 Photocopy of front page of Sacred Heart newspaper “The Indian Advocate” Vol. VIII. January 1896. No. 1. 1 pg. •2005.33.24 Photocopy of page from article on Father Dom Bede Nagahnquet from The Indian Advocate, poor quality photocopy very hard to see image or read text. 1 pg. •2005.33.25-30 Photocopy or microfilm negative copy of article from The Indian Advocate on Father Albert Negahnquet aka Dom Bede Negahnquet O.S.B. Pages 8,9, 10, 11, 12 and 13. 6 pgs. •2005.33.31-45 Photocopy of group of documents pertaining to allotment of Citizen Potawatomi #2 Albert Negahnquit; group of documents include Allotment or Estate Record, Department of Interior documents for the determination of Albert Negahnquet’s Heirs, Notice of Hearing in determination of Heirs. Dates run from 1944-1946. Note one document with this group of documents is dated August 19, 1918 a sworn affidavit of Stephen Negahnquit concerning his son whom died Jan. 9, 1910 and is allotment number 4 which is John Negahanquit and by his grave marker died in 1910, so this could not be a document pertaining to Albert Negahnquit who died Nov. 13, 1944. 15 pgs. •2005.33.46-57 Photocopy of documents pertaining to allotment of Citizen Potawatomi # 3 Joseph Negahnquit; this group of documents include Allotment or Estate Record, Department of Interior documents in the hearing/case in the matter of the estate of Joseph Negahnquit Sr., Citizen Potawatomi #3, Summary of Family History and Inventory, court affidavits, and a copy of Joe Negahnquet Obituary from Shawnee (Okla.) News-Star, July 26, 1967. 12 pgs. •2005.33.58-62 Photocopy of a group of newspaper clippings as follows; image of Lee Burnett on horseback April 26 no year, photo by Tom Coffey; article “Remember Sacred Heart” by Mrs. Marcella Phillips copyright 1953, Editor’s note: This is the first of a series of Sunday articles in which Mrs. Phillips will retell the stories of early Sacred Heart as recorded by pioneer residents who have lived more than 50 years in the community. (1pg); Remember Sacred Heart article by Mrs. Marcella Phillips copyright 1953 this article is second in the series. (1pg); Remember Sacred Heart article Shawnee (Okla.) News-Star, Sunday March 22, 1953 9B by Mrs. Marcella Phillips this article is about Stephen Negahnquet family story as told by Kathryn Negahnquet Seabolt daughter. (2 pgs.). 5 pgs. 2005.33_3 Genealogy [Negahnquet] •2005.33.63 pedigree chart for Joseph Negahnquet; other names Minnie Rebecca Couch, Ne-Bah-qua, Wa-was-suq Ke-ten-no. 1 pg. •2005.33.64 family group chart for the family of Stephen Ne-baw-qah Negahnquet and Angeline Wa wa suk Ke ten-no; other sur names Couch, Seabolt, Phillips, and Burnett. 1 pg. •2005.33.65 Family group record chart for Joseph Alphonsus Negahnquet and Minnie Rebecca Couch, other sur names Maestark, Miller and Cleary. 1 pg. •2005.33.66 Large family pedigree chart beginning with Ne-gahn-quet, Tchoksak, No-dno-qua, Chief Wawasuk, other sure names Couch, Burnett. 1 pg. 2005.33_4 Government Documents [Negahnquet] •2005.33.67 Photocopy of letter from Department of the Interior dated April 28, 1892 to Samuel L. Patrick U. S. Indian Agent, Sac and Fox Agency O.T., referencing four checks in favor of Paul Toupin, Elizabeth McKinney, Stephan Negahnquet and A.M. Clardy. 1pg. •2005.33.68 Photocopy of letter from Department of the Interior dated Nom. 24, 1894 to Edward L. Thomas U.S. Indian Agent Sac and Fox Agency Oklahoma Ter. referencing the approval of business committee of the Pottawatomies for the ensuing year, Stephen Ne-gahn-quet, Alexander B. Peltier, J.B. Pam-ba-go, John Anderson, Charles Rhodd and Joseph Moose. 1 pg. •2005.33.69 Photocopy of document from the Department of Interior in the matter of the estate of Joseph Negahnquet a deceased Citizen Potawatomi Allottee #3; date of death being July 24, 1967. 1pg. •2005.33.70 Photocopy of the Summary of Family History and Inventory for the estate of Joseph Negahnquet Sr. date of death being July 24, 1967. 1 pg. •2005.33.71 Photocopy of Public Voucher for Refunds to Minnie Couch Negahnquet from Joseph Negahnquit Jr. 1 pg. •2005.33.72-74 Photocopy of letter dated May 9th, 1883, Wagoza Pott. Nat. Ind. Territory to Maj. J. V. Carter U.S. Indian Agent, Sac and Fox Agency I.T. from Citizen Band Potawatomi tribal leaders Dave Hardin, Peter Anderson, Samual Alley, Peter the Great, R.P. Aikense, Stephen Negahnquet, Shipshewanno, James Baldwin, Thomas Negahnquet, Thomas Hardin, Thomas Goodboo asking for the commissioner of Indian affairs to look into and rectify the action of allowing white husbands of Potawatomi women to be enrolled as members of the Citizen Band of Potawatomi under tribal leader protests. 3 pgs. •2005.33.75 Photocopy of Report of Heirship dated August 20, 1918 for John B. Negahnquit allotment no. 4, date of death Jan. 9, 1910. 1 pg. 2005.33_5 Miscellaneous [Negahnquet] •2005.33.76-95 Hello Choctaw newspaper published by Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Durant OK., May 1, 1977 Vol. 3 No. 6. 20 scanned pgs. From original paper. •2005.33.96-111 Hello Choctaw newspaper published by Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Durant OK., March 1, 1978 VolL4 No. 3. 16 scanned pages from original paper •2005.33.112-119 Hello Choctaw newspaper published by Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Durant OK., April 15, 1977 Vol.3, No. 5. 8 scanned pages from original paper. •2005.33.120-123 Hello Choctaw newspaper published by Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Durant OK., May 1, 1978 Vol. 4, No. 5. 4 scanned pages from original paper. •2005.33.124 Negahnquet Family 1887 Allotment map. 1 pg. •2005.33.125-127 Copy of letter dated May 9th, 1883, Wagoza Pott. Nat. Ind. Territory to Maj. J. V. Carter U.S. Indian Agent, Sac and Fox Agency I.T. from Citizen Band Potawatomi tribal leaders Dave Hardin, Peter Anderson, Samual Alley, Peter the Great, R.P. Aikense, Stephen Negahnquet, Shipshewanno, James Baldwin, Thomas Negahnquet, Thomas Hardin, Thomas Goodboo asking for the commissioner of Indian affairs to look into and rectify the action of allowing white husbands of Potawatomi women to be enrolled as members of the Citizen Band of Potawatomi under tribal leader protests. 3 pgs.
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