Captain Richard Henry Pratt writes to Ezra H. Hayt, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, regarding the first groups of Sioux, Menominee Ponca, Pawnee, Kiowa, Comanche, Wichita, Seminole, Cheyenne, and Arapaho children and young adults brought to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt offers a detailed description of the journey, and then lists each…
Cheyenne and Arapho Agency
November 13, 1879
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October 22, 1880
Superintendent of Warehouse Frank D. Karr informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that the Acting Superintendent of Carlisle Indian School requested him to arrange the transportation of the school's goods to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency in Indian Territory via a transportation contractor in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. However, the…
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May 9, 1882
Richard Henry Pratt recommends Indian Agent John D. Miles for the new position of Inspector of Schools in the Indian Service.
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August 25, 1886
The U.S. Indian Agent for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency asks if there are restrictions for sending students to the Carlisle Indian School.
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December 8, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt provides a recommendation for John D. Miles to fill the position of Superintendent of the Haskell Institute. Pratt writes that Miles had the best schools of any agency he dealt with and that Miles would be the best man for the job. Pratt ends by noting that only someone who is willing to reside at the school and give it…
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May 16, 1892
Charles F. Ashley, U.S. Indian Agent for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency, reports the annuity payment for Lydia Harrington.
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June 11, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt returns list of students recommended from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency to W. N. Hailmann. Pratt also makes recommendations on how to improve the report blanks.
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January 24, 1896 - March 3, 1896
Correspondence regarding an Indian Helper article regarding a Ghost Dance with participants from a local school on the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency.
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