Finding #1237 recovers the original appeal behind a 1929 congressional mis-citation. A hearing listed Seneca Nation v. Lehly at 65 Hun 83; that page belongs to another case. The true report is The Seneca Nation of Indians v. Jacob Lehly and Harriet Lehly, 55 Hun 83–86 (Fifth Department, December Term 1889).
The court affirmed dismissal of the Nation’s ejectment against Harriet (daughter of Cattaraugus allotment-possessor Chauncey C. Jemison, d. March 1885) and her white husband Jacob. Jacob claimed only as agent and husband, not in his own right. Peacemakers allotment was inferred from long open possession, not found in an inspected allotment book.
Separations: 55 Hun ≠ 65 Hun (1929 hearing error); Hatch v. Luckman correctly cites 55 Hun but is a different Tonawanda estate; ≠ Jimeson v. Lehley 51 Misc. 352 (#1221 Nation surrogate); Lehly ≠ Lehley spelling streams; Cattaraugus ≠ Allegany; inference ≠ recovered allotment entry; dismissal ≠ fee title to nonmembers.
Source: 1889-seneca-lehly-cattaraugus-heir-citation-correction.
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