Possibility of Sending Northern Arapaho Students to Carlisle

Richard Henry Pratt informs Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs P. M. Roberts that he received a letter from Mr. Ballou, a teacher at the Shoshone and Bannock Agency, looking to send Northern Arapaho students to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt states that he told Ballou to send the letter to Roberts, who'd better know how to handle the situation.

Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-80.