Daniel Schanandore requests the return of his son Edwin Schanandore from the Carlisle Indian School.
Requests from Families to Send Students Home
![Request for Return of Edwin Schanandore Request for Return of Edwin Schanandore](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0280_00317_0001.jpg?itok=32CFwakg)
![Pratt Follows Up on Request to Return Edwin Schanandore Pratt Follows Up on Request to Return Edwin Schanandore](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0281_00877_0001.jpg?itok=RNDzcbc1)
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on his response to the request of Daniel Skanadore for the return of his son from the Carlisle Indian School.
![Request to Return Charles Martin to His Home Request to Return Charles Martin to His Home](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0295_07790_0001.jpg?itok=cTsm96rf)
Henry Martin writes the Bureau of Indian Affairs to have his son Charles Martin sent home from the Carlisle Indian School. Richard Henry Pratt responds that Charles Martin came to the school in 1884 on a five year term and is doing well and expresses no desire to return home.
![L. J. Miles Requests Permission to Bring Home Osage Students L. J. Miles Requests Permission to Bring Home Osage Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0298_08866_0001.jpg?itok=hl4OoRZQ)
L. J. Miles, U.S. Indian Agent for the Osage Agency, requests permission to return with a number of Osage students at the Carlisle Indian School due to requests from their parents.
Note: No student named Emma Ross attended Carlisle so it is likely that Miles is referring to Emily B. Ross.
![Lewis Elm Requests Return of Son from the Carlisle Indian School Lewis Elm Requests Return of Son from the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0299_09388_0003.jpg?itok=JXZuR-MW)
Lewis Elm requests the return of his son Levi Elm, a student at the Carlisle Indian School, to his home. Elm states that his son does not wish to remain at Carlisle any longer and is suffering as a result. He notes that Levi can work on the farm with him and that he will pay travel expenses if necessary.
![Authority Sought to Cover Expense in Returning Joseph Roubidoux Authority Sought to Cover Expense in Returning Joseph Roubidoux](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0298_08916_0001.jpg?itok=r7Nyr41e)
Authority sought by Richard Henry Pratt to cover expenses in returning Joseph Roubidoux to his home due to his mother's failing health.
![Request for the Return of Joseph Hamilton Request for the Return of Joseph Hamilton](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0314_15341_0002.jpg?itok=4BytMrfk)
Charles Potter, U.S. Indian Agent for the Omaha and Winnebago Agency, requests on behalf of Sin-de-ha-ha or William Hamilton that his son Joseph Hamilton be returned from the Carlisle Indian School. Potter cites Sin-de-ha-ha's poor health as a reason for requesting the return of his son.
![Request to Return William Butcher to His Home Request to Return William Butcher to His Home](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0312_14311_0002.jpg?itok=3otIo5v4)
David Butcher requests the return of his son, William Butcher, from the Carlisle Indian School due to ill health.
![Physician Report and Treatment Plan for William Butcher Physician Report and Treatment Plan for William Butcher](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0313_14645_0005.jpg?itok=xUtts2CJ)
Obadiah G. Given, the school physician of the Carlisle Indian School, reports on the health and treatment of William Butcher. Given states that Butcher has a localized scrofula infection that is best treated at the school. Richard Henry Pratt further states that Butcher is still active in both his duties in the Printing Office as well as…
![Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Joseph Hamilton Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Joseph Hamilton](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0315_15838_0003.jpg?itok=fPeQfhx-)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the Office of Indian Affairs letter which enclosed a letter from Charles H. Potter requesting the return of Joseph Hamilton, the son of Sin du ha ha. Pratt answers that Hamilton is small for his age and unable to run a farm on his own. In addition, approving the request might cause other parents in Hamilton's…
![Request for Funds for Joseph Hamilton to Travel to Bancroft, Nebraska Request for Funds for Joseph Hamilton to Travel to Bancroft, Nebraska](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0318_17177_0002.jpg?itok=1lpTdUby)
Richard Henry Pratt requests transportation to send Joseph Hamilton, a member of the Omaha Nation, from Carlisle to Bancroft, Nebraska.
![Request for Transportation for Harriet Mary to Her Home Request for Transportation for Harriet Mary to Her Home](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0324_19923_0001.jpg?itok=pVT2hoTU)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay for the transportation of Harriet Mary, a member of the Nez Perce Nation, whose term of enrollment has expired and whose mother is requesting her return home. Pratt notes that the Nez Perce agent Charles E. Montieth recommends the new agent for the Nez Perce Agency accompany her on her trip home.…
![Wrap for Request by Walking Noise for Return of Howard Frost Wrap for Request by Walking Noise for Return of Howard Frost](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0339_25378_0001.jpg?itok=xeKSBbs9)
Wrap for a letter from Walking Noise requesting the return of his son Howard Frost from the Carlisle Indian School.
![Request for the Return of Laura Good Nation Request for the Return of Laura Good Nation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0348_28324_0002.jpg?itok=J8dcVDbu)
Robert Muggins requests the return of his sister, Laura Good Nation, from the Carlisle Indian School due to her poor health resulting from consumption. Muggins states that his people often die from consumption while remaining relatively well until the end. For that reason he requests her return as soon as possible.
![Joseph Vetter Seeks Assistance in Obtaining Inheritance and Return of Sister Joseph Vetter Seeks Assistance in Obtaining Inheritance and Return of Sister](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0372_03146_0004.jpg?itok=y3Oo3xMD)
Joseph Vetter requests the help of C. H. Grover, U.S. Indian Agent for the Pottawatomi and Great Nemaha Agency, in regards to his and his sister's inheritance from their father. In addition, he requests the return of his sister Josie from the Carlisle Indian School.
![Request to Return Louis Bayhylle to Pawnee Agency Request to Return Louis Bayhylle to Pawnee Agency](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0379_05691_0002.jpg?itok=U6GB2qyU)
Charles Robinson, the Superintendent of the Haskell Institute, forwards a copy of a letter he sent to Richard Henry Pratt regarding a request to return Louis Bayhylle due to his father's illness. Robinson states that Baptiste Bayhylle is essential for him to recruit students for Haskell at the Pawnee Agency but he will only assist if his son is…
![Request for the Return of Raymond B. Stewart Request for the Return of Raymond B. Stewart](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0397_13937_0003.jpg?itok=BNn15cyH)
Grey Eagle Tail writes to the Office of Indian Affairs requesting the return of his brother Raymond B. Stewart from the Carlisle Indian School. Grey Eagle Tail informs the Office Stewart wants to come home and Grey Eagle Tail wants him home as well.
![Pratt Seeks Instructions in the Case of Benjamin M. Thomas Pratt Seeks Instructions in the Case of Benjamin M. Thomas](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0398_14405_0001.jpg?itok=yR3WZuoC)
Richard Henry Pratt requests instructions in the case of Benjamin M. Thomas who desires to remain at Carlisle to learn the printing trade. However, the Governor of the Pueblo village where his father is from has requested his return on his father's behalf. Thomas has said he has written his father but has not heard back.
![John Logan Requests the Return of His Three Children John Logan Requests the Return of His Three Children](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0412_20960_0001.jpg?itok=VLw3pisr)
John A. Logan requests the return of his three children from the Carlisle Indian School. Richard Henry Pratt forwards the letter to the Office of Indian Affairs noting that he has a large correspondence with Logan and that all of his children are on outing. Pratt's discussion with the children indicates that they all want to stay at Carlisle.…
![Request to Return Hartley Ridge Bear to His Home Request to Return Hartley Ridge Bear to His Home](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0448_05165_0005.jpg?itok=QonYRL3u)
Ridge Bear requests that his son Hartley Ridge Bear be returned to his home from the Carlisle Indian School. Ridge Bear notes his daughter, Hartley's sister, is ill and wishes to see her brother.
Richard Henry Pratt notes that he approves of the request due to the fact that Hartley was due to return to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency the…
![Request to Return Delia Hicks Request to Return Delia Hicks](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0460_11204_0002_1.jpg?itok=TYX3ha7G)
J. V. Summers, U.S. Indian Agent for the Quapaw Agency, forwards a request from Henry Hicks that his daughter Delia Hicks be returned from the Carlisle Indian School. Hicks notes that he has secured a place for Delia at Earlham College where she can train as a teacher. Summers notes that Richard Henry Pratt has agreed to return Delia Hicks with…
![Pratt Addresses Office Concerning Return of Delia Hicks Pratt Addresses Office Concerning Return of Delia Hicks](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0461_11792_0002.jpg?itok=w7PhHNbe)
Richard Henry Pratt addresses an Office of Indian Affairs letter concerning the request of Henry Hicks to return his daughter Delia Hicks from the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes his correspondence with Henry Hicks and notes that Delia's father, along with others from this enrollment group, was promised she would only be enrolled for three…
![Request to Return John Elm Request to Return John Elm](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0468_15371_0003.jpg?itok=VVwwDhH_)
Lewis Elm requests the return of his son, John Elm, from the Carlisle Indian School. Elm states that his son has been at Carlisle for three years which is the term he agreed to when he enrolled. Elm states that Pratt is willing return his son but at his own expense; however, Elm claims that he is too poor to pay the travel expense and asks the…
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return John Elm Pratt Responds to Request to Return John Elm](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0469_15811_0002.jpg?itok=D_APIgew)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request to return John Elm to his home in the Green Bay Agency. Pratt notes that Elm's father has properly stated his position in regards to Elm's return that he is willing to return him at his own expense as he is being returned before five years. Pratt ends by…
![Response to Office Letter on the Return of Three Students Response to Office Letter on the Return of Three Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0473_18179_0001.jpg?itok=Uup3vDo3)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the return of Hartley Ridge Bear and Harry Raven. Pratt further notes that the ticket for Henry Outa to return to Purcell, Oklahoma was not used due to Outa being too weak to travel when the authorization was received.