Kills Hard, Edward

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Edward Kills Hard Student File
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Student file of Edward Kills Hard, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on August 12, 1887 and departed on July 29, 1890. The file contains a student information card and a report after leaving indicating that he was living in Kyle, South Dakota in 1910.

In school documentation Edward Kills Hard is also known as Edward…

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Edward Kills Hard Student Information Card
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Student information card of Edward Kills Hard, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on August 12, 1887 and departed on July 29, 1890.

Note: This student was also known as Edward Star during his time at Carlisle, though that name is not reflected on this card.

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List of Students to be Returned to their Homes for June 1889
June 10, 1889

Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of students to be returned to their homes due to various reasons along with various escorts.

Note: The student referred to here as Maurice Walker is also known as Maurice Yellow Hair.

 

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Letters/Correspondence
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Edward Kills Hard Requests to Return Home
May 14, 1890

Edward Kills Hard (here Edward Star) requests to return to his home due to his father getting older and needing his help.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Response to Request for Return Home of Edward Kills Hard
May 21, 1890

Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request from Edward Kills Hard (here Edward Star) to be returned to his home. Standing provides a history of the student's time at Carlisle and provides additional context around Star's request to return home.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Standing Responds to Order to Return Edward Star
May 30, 1890

Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter concerning the order to return Edward Kills Hard (here Edward Star) to the Pine Ridge Agency.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Agency Update on Former Students Living at the Pine Ridge Agency
December 26, 1891 - January 4, 1892

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a copy of a letter from George LeRoy Brown, Acting U.S. Indian Agent for the Pine Ridge Agency, to the Office of Indian Affairs. In Brown's letter he provides an update and a character assessment on former Carlisle Indian School students he has met.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration