Per-Student Funding and Establishment of School at Carlisle

Date
August 4, 1879

Letter from Richard Henry Pratt to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt suggesting an increase in the per-student funding afforded by the government to Indian schools. Pratt also encourages the Commissioner to continue pursuing Congressional approval for the opening of an Indian school at the Carlisle Barracks.

Time Period
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External Groups & Institutions
Repository
National Archives and Records Administration
Location
RG 75, Series 79, box 571, Miscellaneous-1879-P-#0794
Per-Student Funding and Establishment of School at Carlisle