Chato

John G. Bourke writes to Richard Henry Pratt discussing the Chiricahua prisoners potentially coming to Carlisle. Bourke reports that he has spent time with Chato discussing the issue, and that there is a desire to release the children of the Chiricahua from Mexico quickly. Bourke notes that he has mentioned the Chiricahua's wish to go to…

Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from Secretary of the Interior Lucius Q. C. Lamar regarding sending children and young adults at Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Florida to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt provides details on the number of students that can be accommodated at Carlisle through temporary shelters and through sending students…