Marianna Burgess writes to Richard Henry Pratt inquiring about a position as teacher at the newly formed Carlisle Indian School. Burgess provides details on her background, and offers to help recruit Pawnee children to attend Carlisle.
Pawnee Indian School
October 21, 1879
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Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
May 14-19, 1883
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from L. D. Davis, Superintendent of the Indian Boarding School at the Pawnee Agency, regarding sending twelve Pawnee students to Carlisle. Davis notes that many of the older students desire to go to Carlisle because some of their former classmates are at Carlisle and they have a correspondence.
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National Archives and Records Administration
May 28 - June 4, 1883
L. D. Davis, the Superintendent of the Pawnee Boarding School, writes to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs regarding sending additional boys to the Carlisle Indian School. Davis includes a number of written requests from students asking to attend the Carlisle Indian School.
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National Archives and Records Administration
October 6, 1883
Richard Henry Pratt provides an update to the Secretary of the Interior on his recruitment of students for the Carlisle Indian School in the fall of 1883. Pratt notes that he can acquire some students from the Ponca and Nez Perce Agency, the Kiowa Agency, and the Rosebud and Pine Ridge Agencies. He also provides an update on the Pawnee Agency…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
August 7, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request from Susie Gray for a position at the Pawnee School. Pratt notes that he would place Gray in an assistant position and returns her letter.
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September 30 - November 9, 1892
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of two women (Lillian M. Warner, Julia F. Fish) who are eligible to fill the vacant teacher position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidates' names, addresses, and their civil service exam grades. Acting…
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November 14, 1903
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on his telegraph recommending W. A. Jones delay removing Superintendent George J. Harvey from the Pawnee Agency.
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November 14, 1903
Richard Henry Pratt informs W. A. Jones that he has just been at Pawnee and would favor a delay in yielding to pressure for Harvey's removal and notes that he has followed up with a letter.
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August 25, 1905 - December 7, 1905
Correspondence regarding the enrollment of Louis Matlock (here spelled Matlack) at the Carlisle Indian School as well as his return to the Pawnee Agency.
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