Student information card of Van Horn, a member of the Cheyenne Nation, who entered the school on February 3, 1881 and departed on December 4, 1884.
In school documentation Van Horn is also known as Horn.
Horn, Van
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National Archives and Records Administration
August 1882
On page one the paper’s editor, Charles Kihega (Iowa) wrote a letter about his successful journey home. Metopah (Osage), Taylor Ealy (Pueblo), and Frank Everett (Wichita) also wrote letters from home back to the school. On page two eight boys and twelve girls took a trip to explore Luray Cave. Also on the same page Van Horn (Cheyenne) and Thos…
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Newspapers
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Cumberland County Historical Society
May 1883
Page one reprinted Van Horn's letter to friend, in which he described his train ride into Trenton, New Jersey, and a drunken old man who disturbed him on the ride. Howard Chawhip also retold a story of an old drunkard who only went to church to hear the singing, but later became a good man after a fly caused him to uncover his ears during…
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Newspapers
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Cumberland County Historical Society