Pratt Discusses Various Matters Related to the Fort Belknap Agency

Date
May 23, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from Lieutenant McAnaney, Fort Belknap Agent, in reference to vacancies at the Fort Belknap school. Pratt states that he did not mean to give a strong endorsement for a cook position for Lucy Enter Lodge and instead recommends Rosalie Ereaux. In addition, he discusses the charge that no one from the Fort Belknap Agency has returned from Carlisle and further comments on the need for strict exams of students before they are sent to Carlisle.

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Repository
National Archives and Records Administration
Location
RG 75, Entry 91, box 984, 1893-#19004
Pratt Discusses Various Matters Related to the Fort Belknap Agency