Burnett Miscellaneous
Date1755 - 2006
Classificationslevel 2: series
Credit LineCitizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center Archive and Research Division
Object number2005.9.248-290; 611-614
Description2005.9 Burnett Family Manuscripts2005.9_6 Miscellaneous [Burnett]
•Pictures/photographs/photocopies/images: -15
•2 Photographs one appears to be original or older and second is print/ copy of Abram B. Burnett, details on back, on front handwritten is “Knights Photographer Topeka, KS Envelope from Mrs. Loreta E Pearce Lathom to Citizen Potawatomi Nation dated Oct 18, 1996, with three photographs/copies of Mary Jane Burnett Pearce, Christopher Pearce and map of Burnett town Pottawatomie county Oklahoma. Envelope and 3 small photographs.
•3 color photographs, large stone by tree in one image, women standing by stone and tree on back “taken August 1984, 3060 Copp Rd, Vernon F. Motley, Halsa M. Martin Motley”, three women standing outside on back “on left, Mrs. Lillie Purusher, Halsa, name lost”. Three maps two are location of grave of Chief Abram B. Burnett, Southwest of Topeka Kansas, and third map is titled “The 1st Indian Christian Cemetery in Niles area (1807)” also has road denoted on this map as 3060 Copp Rd. so marker in photographs must be from third map in Niles Michigan.
•Documents from Tippecanoe County Office Building, Lafayette, Indiana, record #61 Hurst Cemetery, information on burial sites of Nancy Burnett Daves and family, maps and narrative info on location and history of Hurst cemetery and photocopy of headstones. 4 pgs.
•Two printed copies of old photographs: Pottawatomie Indian School Pottawatomie Kansas abt. 1898, Emily Olive Vieux far right when younger, on back row far left when older. 2 pgs.
•Photocopy of image of Abram B. Burnett’s cabin. 1 pg.
•Copy of hand drawn picture of Abram B. Burnett and his grave marker, page is numbered 74 in upper right-hand corner. 1 pg.
•Photo of painting done by George Winter of Mrs. Abram Burnett, K-mouche-kee-kee-awh, first wife.
•Black and white photograph/copy/print out of door family camping: identification and information on back of photo of Louisa
Smith Storm Hartman family, ca. 1898-1899 taken on Potawatomi reservation Kansas.
•Poly sheet with four photographs, Birdie Josephine (Burnett) Martin, Joseph William Burnett, J.P Motley, Halsa Wanda (Martin) Motley, attached to white sheet of paper. 1 pg.
•Map done from survey July 1827 by Chauncy Carter map date June 3, 1829 reflects Abraham Burnett land off the Wabash River, and Cicot family land also map of Wabash River and other Burnett children allotment/land 3 pgs.
•Printed copy of partial map of the Great Lakes, Lac Michigan, Lac Huron, written at top is “Bellin 1755 slide 13, print from a slide. 1 pg.
•Printed copy of map titled “City of Wichita Kansas 1921” comprehensive plan Harland Bartholomew, city plan engineer, St. Louis. 1 pg.
•Photocopy of photographs of the following people: Abram B. Burnett, Joseph William Burnett, Charles Wesselhoft Jr., Halsa M. Martin Motley, file Vernon F Motley, grave markers of Isabell McDole Burnett and Emma Anderson Burnett, Anna Mary Knofloch Burnett, Emma Anderson, Isabell McDole. 3 pgs.
•City map of Burnett town, Pottawatomie county Oklahoma Territory, 1 pg.
• “The Wichita Eagle” paper article dated March 18, 1997 on “Dutch Bill Greiffenstein: The Father of Wichita. Los Angeles Times newspaper, dated April 15, 1989, on Florence Castaneda story page 20; printed from scans from archives The Topeka Capital-Journal, article Indian Chief creates bon through time, dated August 20., 2006 [NOTE: THIS ITEMS IN THIS FOLDER NOT SCANNED INTO Electronic folder due to size]
•2 Empty envelopes both to Citizen Band Potawatomi and are from Suzanne Neman Oct. 22, 1987 and Mochler dated May 29, 1992 has handwritten notes referring to Burnett Files.
•Photocopies of photographs, Chief Abram B. Burnett, Joseph W. Burnett, Charles William Wesselhoft Jr., and Halsa Martin Motley, 2nd page is a drawing of Chief Abram Burnett and his grave marker.
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