Need for Pratt to Choose Between Hampton Institute and his Military Service

Date
January 9, 1879

Secretary of War George W. McCrary forwards and endorses a letter from the General of the Army in response to a request to grant Richard Henry Pratt the authority to remain at the Hampton Institute for three months. The note states that Pratt is supposed to be a cavalry officer in Texas, where he is needed, but has been absent for four or five years on Indian duty. Further, Pratt must either return to his post in Texas or give his post up and receive an appointment from the Indian Bureau.

Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-80."

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Repository
National Archives and Records Administration
Location
RG 75, M234, roll 483, frames 332-335
Need for Pratt to Choose Between Hampton Institute and his Military Service