Student file of Jesse Bent, a member of the Arapaho Nation, who entered the school February 3, 1881 and departed on June 17, 1884. The file contains a student information card, a returned student survey, a letter/correspondence, and reports after leaving. The file indicates Bent was a farmer in Geary, Oklahoma in 1910.
In school…
Student information card of Jesse Bent (here Jessa Bent), a member of the Arapaho Nation, who entered the school on February 3, 1881 and departed on June 17, 1884. The file indicates Bent was living in Geary, Oklahoma in 1913.
Number 12. Opened with a letter from Charles Kauboodle (Kiowa) to his cousin Laura, talking about what they’ve learned in school, their family, and wishing her a quick recovery from the sickness she has. Jessa Bent also had a few sentences on the desert published at the bottom of the page. The next page has a piece titled “Peace” about the hope…
William B. Freer wrote about the second annual Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Fair held in Watonga. He mentioned that between 2,000 and 2,500 Cheyenne and Arapaho attended the fair. Some of the events discussed were religious services; a lecture on tuberculosis and trachoma; and numerous exhibitions of livestock, produce, and farm practices. The…
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding statements made by a public official on returned students from the Carlisle Indian School and others. Pratt also includes a letter from T. W. Potter, former Issue Clerk at the Cantonment Agency, on the same issue. The issue concerned former students in polygamous…
Richard Henry Pratt provides an endorsement of former student Jesse Bent to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs at Bent's request.