Student file of Louis Bayhylle, a member of the Pawnee Nation, who entered the school August 31, 1882, and departed May 10, 1887. The file contains a position record card, former student response postcards, a returned student survey, a student information card, correspondence, and a report after leaving that indicates Bayhylle was a farmer and…
Bayhylle, Baptiste


Student information card of Louis Bayhylle, a member of the Pawnee Nation, who entered the school on August 31, 1882 and departed on May 10, 1887. The file indicates Bayhylle was living in Pawnee City, Oklahoma in 1913.
![Baptiste Bayhylle and his son Louis Bayhylle [version 1], c.1882 Baptiste Bayhylle and his son Louis Bayhylle [version 1], c.1882](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-photo/NAA_73451.jpg?itok=M-uPrQ3z)
Studio portarit of Baptiste Bayhylle and his son, Louis Bayhylle. Louis is wearing a school uniform. There apperas to be an illegible caption written along the top of the image.
![Baptiste Bayhylle and his son Louis Bayhylle [version 2], c.1882 Baptiste Bayhylle and his son Louis Bayhylle [version 2], c.1882](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_001a.jpg?itok=v8kysPQe)
Studio portrait of Baptiste Bayhylle and his son Louis Bayhylle. Louis is in a school uniform.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Baptiste Bayhylle and Ralph J. Weeks regarding a request from a Pawnee Chiefs to visit Carlisle. Pratt provides some context to their request including the fact that many served as scouts during the war with the Cheyenne, Kiowas, and Comanches. He further states that preference should be given to those…

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…

Richard Henry Pratt responds to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the return of Louis Bayhylle and his transfer to the Haskell Institute. Pratt notes that Bayhylle may return to his Agency at the end of the year but should likely remain at school for an additional period due to his young age. In addition, Pratt writes that Carlisle would…

Request from Richard Henry Pratt to permit Louis Bayhylle to return home with his father, Baptiste Bayhylle, with travel provided to Arkansas City via the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Request from Richard Henry Pratt to return Frank Yates to Arkansas City with Chief Bayhylle due to Yates' poor health.