Request for the Return of Linnie Thompson

Date
April 12, 1892

Susan Thompson requests from U.S. Congressman Thomas L. Bunting the return of her daughter Linnie Thompson from the Carlisle Indian School. Thompson states that her husband is on his death bed due to consumption and has expressed a desire to see his daughter before he dies. However, Richard Henry Pratt has refused to return Linnie home.

Time Period
Year
Repository
National Archives and Records Administration
Location
RG 75, Entry 91, box 851, 1892-#15219
Request for the Return of Linnie Thompson