Request to Return Three Onondaga Nation Students

Date
February 1884

Petition for the return of James Thomas, Matilda Thomas, and Mary Johnson from the Carlisle Indian School. The petitioners claim that the children were sent to Carlisle under the false pretense that the school was a school for white children that would allow their children to learn English. The petitioners further claim that Richard Henry Pratt denied their claim but told them to petition them the Office of Indian Affairs.

Time Period
Year
Repository
National Archives and Records Administration
Location
RG 75, Entry 91, box 174, 1884-#2629
Request to Return Three Onondaga Nation Students