wˌɛn mˈɛɹi ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ, nˈaʊ mˈæɹid tə dʒˈɔːɹdʒ lˈɛvi, sˈɔːt tə klˈeɪm ðə pɹˈɑːmɪst lˈænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, hɜː pətˈɪʃən wʌz ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd baɪ ðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌvðɪ ɪntˈɪɹiɚ, ɐ dᵻsˈɪʒən ðæt wʌzɐ jˈɪɹ lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɐfˈɜːmd baɪ ðə suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt.
When Mary Elizabeth, now married to George Levey, sought to claim the promised land in 1888, her petition was rejected by the Department of the Interior, a decision that was a year later affirmed by the Supreme Court.