Allen C. Johnson letters

606A- – Empty envelope with Connelley writing
"His mother was the direct descendant of the Half-King. She adopted me into her family."
606B – Letter to Connelley from Allen C. Johnson, Wyandotte, I.T. – May 1, 1897
Johnson has been asked by the Wyandotte Council to contact Connelley regarding the selling of the Wyandotte grave yard. Mr. Armstrong has refused to give them any information, and Johnson requests that Connelley share all important matters or information related to bids with the council.

606C – Letter to Connelley from Allen C. Johnson, Wyandotte City, Indian Territory – May 4, 1897
Johnson informs Connelley that the Wyandotte Council has just met to discuss the sale of the cemetery, and decided "to see what kind of an offer we could get". "So I will let you know that the cemetery is for sale. And the chance is favorable for you to aid to get an act of congress to sell it, for the reason that we have no money to send some one to Washington to have the bill pass." Several words in Wandat on the back of page 3.

606D – Letter to Connelley from Sarah Dagnett, Seneca, September 27, 1897
Brief note informing Connelley that she will travel to Kansas City next week if she is well enough.

606E – Letter to Connelley from Allen C. Johnson, Wyandotte, I.T. – July 18, 1899
Johnson is very pleased with and grateful for a copy of his book on Wyandotte history that Connelley sent him. Expresses disappointment that the sale of Huron cemetery has not happened: "I am sick at heart … I am only wishing that some day we shall succeed in selling out our Huron place." Blames the failure of the sale on "those so call 'Absentee Wyandotts'" and suspects that Silas Armstrong is helping them. Johnson is also frustrated with Wyandott leadership: "I am so disgusted to think that our people is without a leader to fight this matter out". Mack Johnson has just been elected head chief, Allen Johnson as council chief, and Silas Armstrong as second chief. Johnson repeatedly asks Connelley to come down and talk with him and the rest of the council.

606F – Letter to Connelley from Allen C. Johnson, Wyandotte, I.T. – December 26, 1899
Johnson is "very much charm by" a book that Connelley has sent. The rest of the letter is about the failure to sell Huron cemetery, which Johnson attributes to "strong opposition by the K.C.W. and K.C. Real Estate investors," K.C.W. presumably meaning Kansas City Wyandottes. Johnson still seems to want to try to find a way to sell the cemetery.

606G – Letter to Connelley from Allen C. Johnson, Wyandotte, I.T. – March 17, 1900
Johnson again inquires about the condition and status of Huron cemetery - "I wish you to take special pain to give us the correct details of its present condition". Some older members of the Wyandotte "seem to be very uneasy about it".

606H – Letter to Connelley from Allen C. Johnson, Tiff City, Mo. – October 7, 1901
Johnson wants to know if Connelley has any information about an ancestor on his mother's side: "a white man by the name of Coon: or rather a half breed".

606I – Letter to Connelley from Allen C. Johnson, Tiff city, Mo. November 11, 1901
Johnson thanks Connelley for the information he provided about his Coon family ancestors, and now asks for help in determining who has the rightful claim on some land near Toledo, Ohio.

606J – Letter to Connelley from Allen C. Johnson, Wyandotte, Ind. Ter. – January 14, 1902
Johnson sends a short letter informing Connelley that his father has been crippled and that his sister died last April. He also says he will "true up the Coon family" in his next letter.

606K – Letter to Connelley from Allen C. Johnson, Wyandotte, Ind. Ter. – January 20, 1902
Johnson asks Connelley for a letter of recommendation for a job he is applying for at the Indian school. Has been trying to gather information for Connelley, with limited success - "on this 'Half-King' I gather nothing of note from my mother. I shall have to see Smith Nicholas he can trace up better than any of us, he is the oldest in our clan."

606L – Letter to Connelley from Allen C. Johnson, Wyandotte, Ind. Ter. – January 30, 1902
Johnson describes the position he is applying for at the Indian school, and asks if Connelley has any friends in Washington who might be willing to write him an endorsement. Also expresses frustration with the Indian agent who keeps making excuses instead of approving his application.

606M – Letter to Connelley from Mrs. J. Wallace, Joplin, Mo. – January 30, 1902
Wallace hopes to learn more from Connelley about her ancestor Abram Coon.

606N – Letter to Connelley from Allen C. Johnson, Wyandotte, Ind. Terr. – February 15, 1902
Johnson provides Connelley with updates on his familys' health and the positions he has applied for.

606O – Letter to Connelley from Allen C. Johnson, Wyandotte, I.T. – February 22, 1902
Johnson appreciates Connelley's help in securing the position he applies for; says he has enclosed a letter and will send a book to Connelley soon.