Bent, Jesse

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Jesse Bent (No Equivalent) Student File
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Student file of Jesse Bent, a member of the Arapaho Nation, who entered the school February 3, 1881 and departed on June 17, 1884. The file contains a student information card, a returned student survey, a letter/correspondence, and reports after leaving. The file indicates Bent was a farmer in Geary, Oklahoma in 1910.

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National Archives and Records Administration
Jesse Bent Student Information Card
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Student information card of Jesse Bent (here Jessa Bent), a member of the Arapaho Nation, who entered the school on February 3, 1881 and departed on June 17, 1884. The file indicates Bent was living in Geary, Oklahoma in 1913.

 

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National Archives and Records Administration
The School News (Vol. 1, No. 12)
May 1881

Number 12. Opened with a letter from Charles Kauboodle (Kiowa) to his cousin Laura, talking about what they’ve learned in school, their family, and wishing her a quick recovery from the sickness she has. Jessa Bent also had a few sentences on the desert published at the bottom of the page. The next page has a piece titled “Peace” about the hope…

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Newspapers
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Cumberland County Historical Society
The Red Man and Helper (Vol. 1, No. 26)
January 11, 1901

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Note: This issue was also published as The Red Man (Vol. 16, No. 29).

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Newspapers
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Cumberland County Historical Society
The Red Man (Vol. 4, No.6)
February 1912

William B. Freer wrote about the second annual Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Fair held in Watonga. He mentioned that between 2,000 and 2,500 Cheyenne and Arapaho attended the fair. Some of the events discussed were religious services; a lecture on tuberculosis and trachoma; and numerous exhibitions of livestock, produce, and farm practices. The…

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Magazines
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Pratt Responds to Reports on Returned Students
November 23, 1889 - December 6, 1889

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding statements made by a public official on returned students from the Carlisle Indian School and others. Pratt also includes a letter from T. W. Potter, former Issue Clerk at the Cantonment Agency, on the same issue. The issue concerned former students in polygamous…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Provides Endorsement of Jesse Bent
April 18, 1893 - April 21, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt provides an endorsement of former student Jesse Bent to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs at Bent's request.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration