Student file of Peter J. Powlas, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 30, 1885 and departed on June 27, 1887. The file contains a student information card, a trade/position record card, a returned student survey, a report after leaving, and his business card that indicates Powlas attended the Haskell Institute in…
Powlas, Peter J.
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Student information card of Peter J. Powlas, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 30, 1885 and departed on June 27, 1887. The file indicates Powlas was living in West De Pere, Wisconsin in 1913.
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November 20, 1885
The first page opened with a poem titled "Suppose," followed by a story by P.B. called, "An Indian Story" about using the powers of observation to identify a thief. The other items on the page were two short geography queries. Page two recounted national news items including the hanging of Louis Riel for leading a Native American uprising in…
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Newspapers
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Cumberland County Historical Society
June 1, 1887
Peter J. Powlas requests from the Office of Indian Affairs for transportation to his home near Green Bay City, Wisconsin. Powlas writes that his father's age makes him unable to properly maintain the farm.
In forwarding the letter, Richard Henry Pratt, notes that he is unhappy to see Powlas leave Carlisle but under the circumstances…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 27-28, 1887
These materials include a cover letter and a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding three students discharged from the Carlisle Indian School and transferred back to their homes at the Green Bay, Rosebud, and Pine Ridge Agencies.
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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 14, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to bring 8 boys and 8 girls from the Green Bay Agency along with Peter J. Powlas as an escort to the Carlisle Indian School.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration