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 a total of 100 students, drawn about equally from each agency, would likely cost $6,000…
Fort Belknap Agency
January 27, 1890
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 10, 1890
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.
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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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March 13, 1890
Archer O. Simons, U.S. Indian Agent for the Fort Belknap Agency, responds to the Office of Indian Service regarding sending students from the agency to the Carlisle Indian School. Simons notes that he never received the first letter asking him to send 25 students and indicates that a mistake has likely been made as it would be difficult to…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
April 3-4, 1890
Alfred John Standing submits telegraph correspondence between himself and William P. Campbell regarding a request to have head men from the Fort Belknap Agency go East with a party as it would aid in recruiting students for Carlisle.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
April 18, 1890 - March 25, 1891
Correspondence regarding difficulties of William P. Campbell in recruiting students for the Carlisle Indian School at the Fort Belknap Agency.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
April 25, 1890
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…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
May 23-24, 1890
Alfred John Standing forwards a letter from William P. Campbell regarding a request to have a party of chiefs from the Fort Belknap Agency visit the East with a group of incoming Carlisle students. Campbell in particular notes that this would secure a good party of girls due to the perception of girls at the agency.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 6, 1890 - June 7, 1890
William P. Campbell details to Alfred J. Standing his difficulties in recruiting students from the Fort Belknap Agency; the letter was then forwarded to the Office of Indian Affairs. Campbell describes the actions taken by the head of the mission school, Father F. Eberschweiler, against the Carlisle Indian School making it difficult to secure…
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Letters/Correspondence
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May 11, 1892
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.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
May 23, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from Lieutenant McAnaney, Fort Belknap Agent, in reference to vacancies at the Fort Belknap school. Pratt states that he did not mean to give a strong endorsement for a cook position for Lucy Enter Lodge and instead recommends Rosalie Ereaux. In addition, he discusses the charge that no one from the Fort…
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Letters/Correspondence
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June 24 - July 15, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to H. D. McAnaney, Acting U.S. Indian Agent for the Fort Belknap Agency, regarding students from the Agency at Carlisle. Pratt takes issue with the statistics used by McAnaney to determine the death rate of students at Carlisle and further takes issue with the idea that the students suffered from pneumonia at…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 1, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt informs W. N. Hailmann regarding the transfer of 34 students from the Osage Agency to Carlisle and another party of students from the Ft. Belknap Agency.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration