Student information card of Jesse Dyer Cornelius, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on November 7, 1885 and departed on July 15, 1890.
Cornelius, Jesse


Student information card of Jesse Dyer Cornelius, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on November 7, 1885 and departed on July 15, 1890.

Studio portrait of Jesse Cornelius and Jenoson Schanadore, both in school uniforms.

Elijah J. Cornelius requests the return of his two sons James and Jesse from the Carlisle Indian School due to their health. Cornelius notes that both have been at the school nearly five years and desire to come home.

Alfred John Standing responds to the Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of Elijah J. Cornelius to have his sons Jesse and James returned home. Standing notes that the students are not eligible to be returned home for another year according to an Office ruling but that their health will be evaluated when the home going parties…