[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 154 (Thursday, August 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49611-49612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17287]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034328; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Library Company of Philadelphia, 
Philadelphia, PA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Library Company of Philadelphia has completed an inventory 
of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or 
Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a 
cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian 
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or 
representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not 
identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of 
these human remains should submit a written request to the Library 
Company of Philadelphia. If no additional requestors come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains to the lineal descendants, 
Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice 
may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or

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Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to the 
Library Company of Philadelphia at the address in this notice by 
September 12, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Kimiko August, Library Company 
of Philadelphia, 1314 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, telephone 
(215) 546-3181, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under 
the control of the Library Company of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 
The human remains most likely were removed from the banks of Geneva 
Lake in Walworth County, WI.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The 
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native 
American human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible 
for the determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Library 
Company of Philadelphia professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin.

History and Description of the Remains

    In the 1880s and 1890s, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual most likely were removed by Dr. George Julius Engelmann from 
the banks of Geneva Lake in Walworth County, WI. Dr. Engelmann (1847-
1903) gave these remains to Dr. Silas Weir Mitchell (1829-1914) of 
Philadelphia. Mitchell's son, Langdon Mitchell (1862-1935), inherited 
the human remains. Following his death, the human remains went to 
Langdon's wife, Marian Lea Mitchell (1861-1944) who, in 1937, gave them 
to the Library Company of Philadelphia. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    These human remains have been determined to be Native American 
based on the history of Dr. George Julius Engelmann's excavation of 
specific Native American burial sites; documentation from the College 
of Physicians of Philadelphia concerning their collection of human 
remains excavated by Engelmann and donated by Dr. Silas Weir Mitchell; 
and the available documentation. The Forest County Potawatomi 
Community, Wisconsin are the present-day descendants of the earlier 
group at the Walworth County, WI site.

Determinations Made by the Library Company of Philadelphia

    Officials of the Library Company of Philadelphia have determined 
that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native 
American human remains and the Forest County Potawatomi Community, 
Wisconsin.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native 
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to Linda 
Kimiko August, Library Company of Philadelphia, 1314 Locust Street, 
Philadelphia, PA 19107, telephone (215) 546-3181, email 
[email protected], by September 12, 2022. After that date, if 
no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains to the Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin may 
proceed.
    The Library Company of Philadelphia is responsible for notifying 
the Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin that this notice has 
been published.

    Dated: August 3, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-17287 Filed 8-10-22; 8:45 am]
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