Request to Open Indian School in New York

Date
April 18-23, 1881

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter he received from Dr. H. Caruthers of Tarrytown, New York who is requesting the permission of the Secretary of the Interior to start a small school dedicated to educating Indian pupils. Pratt and Caruthers note that they met when Pratt was in St. Augustine, Florida and Dr. Caruthers wife was an assistant at the school. The Caruthers eventually took a Kiowa student with them to New York.

Time Period
Year
Repository
National Archives and Records Administration
Location
RG 75, Entry 91, box 16, 1881-#6887
Request to Open Indian School in New York