Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew informing him that the school had gained new students, raising enrollment higher than it had been before. He also mentions the need for more money to improve school buildings. This letter is part of a series of related correspondence which can be found using the…
Agnew, Cornelius Rea
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October 12, 1886
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
October 21, 1886
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew regarding attempts to get a Mr. Moody to visit Carlisle. Pratt also mentions that 75 or more Florida Apache prisoner children are expected to arrive at the school soon, and that the school was recently inspected by a Mrs. Clarke of Virginia. This letter is part…
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
September 30, 1887
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew regarding a colt halter which Agnew requested. Pratt also mentions that "while the learned friends of the Aboriginee are making paths for us to walk in, I am at home attending to business." This letter is part of a series of related correspondence which can be…
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Letters/Correspondence
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
January 31, 1888
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew discussing a controversy over uniform styles to be used during peacetime. Pratt also mentions possible changes in the administration of the Indian Service. This letter is part of a series of related correspondence which can be found using the People tags.…
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Letters/Correspondence
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
February 4, 1888
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew informing him of his inability to attend an event, due to an attempt to secure an appropriation to build a school building and barn. This letter is part of a series of related correspondence which can be found using the People tags. Transcript included.
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November 23, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of the rooms and dimensions for the sleeping quarters, dining room, and school rooms at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt focuses on the dormitories due to the excess space as compared to Office regulations.
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 16, 1914 - April 16, 1918
These materials include financial documents, legal documents, and correspondence concerning multiple financial concerns of the school, such as railroad bonds, legacy trust funds, fundraising, donations, and checks for minors.
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Financial Documents, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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February 20, 1914
These documents recount changes in the trusteeship for two funds donated to the school--the Peale and Ropes Funds.
In Inspector Linnen's main report for the 1914 Congressional investigation at Carlisle, this document is labelled Exhibit U-1.
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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
April 2, 1915 - January 6, 1942
These materials include documents, correspondence, and legal documents related to a number of bequests and inheritances made to the Carlisle Indian School. The correspondence largely deals with questions of whether and how such bequests should be accepted, what they could be used for, and how they should be reallocated once the Carlisle Indian…
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Financial Documents, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration