St. Regis Band Requests to Allow Children to Enroll at Lincoln and Carlisle

Date
April 20, 1887

A group of members from the St. Regis band request from President Grover Cleveland to allow their children to be enrolled at the Lincoln Institute and the Carlisle Indian School. They cite that those schools will allow their children to better learn to speak English as well as a trade.

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External Groups & Institutions
Repository
National Archives and Records Administration
Location
RG 75, Entry 91, box 391, 1887-#11047
St. Regis Band Requests to Allow Children to Enroll at Lincoln and Carlisle