Studio portrait of Rachel Tsikahda Morgan and Melinda Porter, both probably wearing school uniforms.
Apache (Chiricahua)


Studio portrait of Viola Zieh.
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Studio portrait of Viola Zieh.

Samuel Chapman Armstrong of the Hampton Institute writes to Richard Henry Pratt about the potential enrollment of Chiricahua Apache prisoners of war at Hampton. Armstrong also includes a copy of the correspondence he received from the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs, A. B. Upshaw, about the possible enrollment.

John G. Bourke writes to Richard Henry Pratt discussing the Chiricahua prisoners potentially coming to Carlisle. Bourke reports that he has spent time with Chato discussing the issue, and that there is a desire to release the children of the Chiricahua from Mexico quickly. Bourke notes that he has mentioned the Chiricahua's wish to go to…

These materials include a cover letter and Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 37 Chiricahua Apache prisoners-of-war transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from Fort Marion in St. Augustine, Florida, where a larger group of Geronimo's band remained imprisoned. The 37 individuals transferred to Carlisle represented a portion of all…