Letters Sent to Pratt from the Rosebud Agency Regarding Return of Children

Date
May 23 - June 8, 1881

Richard Henry Pratt forwards to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs two letters he received from the Rosebud Agency. One concerns the deaths of Rosebud students while at Carlisle and the desire of the Rosebud Sioux Chiefs to educate their children closer to home. The second from Black Crow protesting the actions of Spotted Tail and others who are attempting to return their children back to Rosebud.

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Time Period
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External Groups & Institutions
Repository
National Archives and Records Administration
Location
RG 75, Entry 91, box 23, 1881-#9836
Letters Sent to Pratt from the Rosebud Agency Regarding Return of Children