Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter which enclosed a letter from W. B. Backus, Superintendent of the Genoa School, in reference to a system of savings for students. Pratt notes that he believes he fills the place of a parent for the students at the Carlisle Indian School, that he considered teaching students about…
Backus, W. B.
December 16, 1889
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Financial Documents, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 4, 1891 - June 11, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to correspondence regarding complaints made by labor organizations of Genoa Indian School students being used as laborers on a beet farm. Pratt suggests that the Genoa Superintendent is right but that he should focus on individual outing patrons rather than corporate patrons.
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Letters/Correspondence, Newspapers and Magazines
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National Archives and Records Administration