Armstrong Discusses Carlisle Prospects with Pratt, 1879

Samuel Chapman Armstrong of the Hampton Institute writes to Richard Henry Pratt about Pratt's attempts to establish a school at Carlisle. Armstrong notes that Commissioner of Indian Affairs Hayt seems less inclined to support their work. Armstrong also notes that he is glad to hear of Pratt's prospects with Carlisle, that he recognizes the "trying position" Pratt is in at Hampton, and that he feels that they worked well together.