Descriptive Statement of young people recruited for the Carlisle Indian School from Pine Ridge Agency, as prepared by the acting Indian Agent for Pine Ridge J. W. Alder. Of the 27 names on this list, only 18 ultimately traveled to Carlisle, the parents perhaps having changed their minds about sending their children. The names of the other 9 do…
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September 23-24, 1879
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September 30, 1879
Descriptive Statement of young people being sent to the Carlisle Indian School from Rosebud Agency, as sent by the Rosebud Indian Agent Cicero Newell.
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April 1, 1880 - June 21, 1883
Richard Henry Pratt provides a copy of the Description of Party brought to the Carlisle Indian School by A. J. Standing on April 1, 1880.
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January 19-20, 1881
These materials include a cover letter and a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 25 children transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Tullahassee Mission in Muscogee Indian Territory.
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February 22-28, 1883
These materials include a cover letter and a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 8 children transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Crow Agency in Montana. The Descriptive Statement indicates that two female children initially intended for transfer refused to go with the rest of the group.
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November 13-23, 1883
These materials include a cover letter and a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 11 children transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Crow Agency in Montana.
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September 9, 1885
These materials include a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 13 children transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pine Ridge Agency.
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October 20, 1885
Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 3 children transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Sisseton Agency.
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November 11-18, 1885
These materials include a cover letter, correspondence, and a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding Moses Neal of the Sac & Fox Agency requesting admission for Christina Moore (Coch-na-qua) and Stanley (Po-po) at the Carlisle Indian School. Neither individual ever enrolled at Carlisle.
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November 1-9, 1886
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…
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August 16, 1887
These materials include a cover letter and a Descriptive Statement of Pupils of students from the Rosebud; Pine Ridge; and Omaha and Winnebago Agencies transferred to the Carlisle Indian School.
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November 13, 1887
These materials include a Descriptive Statement of Pupils for 4 individuals transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Quapaw Agency.
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November 13, 1887
These materials include a Descriptive Statement of Pupils for 4 individuals transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Quapaw Agency.
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April 9-11, 1888
These materials include a cover letter and a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 4 individuals transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Green Bay Agency, and 4 individuals discharged from Carlisle and transferred back to their homes in the Pine Ridge Agency due to sickness. A single Descriptive Statement was used for both groups…
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October 31 - November 7, 1888
These materials include a cover letter and descriptive statement of students regarding 17 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Quapaw Agency.
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December 28, 1888 - January 7, 1889
These materials include a descriptive statement of students regarding 15 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pine Ridge Agency of the Dakota Territory.
Note: Some people listed here were re-enrolling at Carlisle (having left and come back) while others (such as Mary Sitting Bear) did not enroll at this time, but…
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September 30, 1889
These materials include a descriptive statement of students regarding 11 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency.
A copy of this descriptive statement, and a corrected version of it, was submitted by the Carlisle Indian School to reflect the proper names and vital statistics of admitted…
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October 29, 1889
These materials include a cover letter and descriptive statements of students regarding 12 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency.
One of the descriptive statements is a copy of the original received from the Indian Agent, and the other is a version corrected by the physician at the…
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August 18, 1890
These materials include a descriptive statement of students regarding 7 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Quapaw Agency.
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September 19, 1890
These materials include a descriptive statement of students regarding 9 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Omaha and Winnebago Agency.
Note: A check mark appears next to the entry for Sarah Walker on this document. Sarah Walker is the only student listed on this document who is not also listed in the admissions…
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February 16, 1891
These materials include two descriptive statements of students regarding 9 girls and 8 boys sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pine Ridge Agency.
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June 12-20, 1891
These materials include telegrams and a descriptive statement of students regarding 3 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pine Ridge Agency of South Dakota. The telegrams indicate that Carlisle's superintendent, Richard Henry Pratt, travelled to Pine Ridge to select students and escort them back East.
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August 1 - October 5, 1891
These materials include descriptive statements of students for individuals transferred from the Omaha and Winnebago Agency to the Grant Institute in Genoa, Nebraska; the Lincoln Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and the Carlisle Indian School.
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November 12, 1891
These materials include a descriptive statement of students regarding 3 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Sac and Fox Agency.
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February 25, 1892
These materials include a descriptive statement of students for 10 individuals transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pine Ridge Agency in South Dakota.
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