Richard Henry Pratt forwards a copy of a letter from M. D. Baldwin, U.S. Indian Agent for the Blackfeet Agency, regarding sending 10 to 20 students to Carlisle. Pratt asks that he be given authority to arrange the transportation, or if the Office of Indian Affairs is arranging the transportation that they provide special instructions regarding…
Blackfeet Agency
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the Office of Indian Affairs letter informing him that the treaty funds of the Crow, Blackfeet, Fort Peck, and Fort Belknap agencies can be used in the transportation of students to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that 100 students drawn equally from each agency would likely cost $6,000.
Pratt…
Richard Henry Pratt writes to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding bringing a party of students from the Blackfeet Agency. In addition, he discusses his plan to have agents organize parties of students, because their knowledge of the individuals involved can better protect the school if they act fairly. Pratt then provides his guidelines for…
Richard Henry Pratt submits a "Special" Estimate of Funds form for $6000 to cover transportation of students from the Crow, Blackfeet, Fort Peck, and Fort Belknap Agencies. An explanatory cover letter is included.
John B. Catten, U.S. Indian Agent for the Blackfeet Agency, informs the Office of Indian Affairs that after receiving Office instructions to gather a party of students he has done so under the charge of Henry A. Kennerly including 23 boys and 19 girls. Catten further notes that all of the students are in good physical condition and almost all…
Alfred John Standing responds to the Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the incoming parties from Montana. Standing provides a breakdown by gender of each party from the Blackfeet, Fort Belknap, Crow, and Fort Peck Agencies. In particular he notes that the Fort Peck students come from the Agency school and highlights the work done by…
The Comptroller answers an inquiry of R. V. Belt regarding using the appropriation for the Fort Peck, Fort Belknap, and Blackfeet Agencies. Belt asks if the agency appropriation can be used for the education of agency students at Carlisle above the appropriation for the Carlisle Indian School.
These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils for 2 individuals transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Blackfeet Agency.
Richard Henry Pratt replies to the request of the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the request of L. W. Cooke for the return of James Grant.
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter requesting the return of J. Webster Galbreath (here Webster Galbraith) from the Carlisle Indian School. Attached is Pratt's reply to Agent Steel, who had made the request on behalf of the parents, for both Galbreath and student Joseph Scheldt.
Correspondence regarding the request for the return of Agnes Sanderville by her mother and grandfather as well as counterclaims by her father.
William A. Mercer appeals through the Office of Indian Affairs the decision of the Auditor of the Interior Department not to credit the Carlisle Indian School with the proceeds of harness sold to the Blackfeet Agency in the following fiscal year.