Student file of Nora Cushaway, a member of the Pottawatomi Nation, who entered the school on November 6, 1890, and ultimately departed on July 8, 1892. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, a former student response postcard, correspondence, and a report after…
Cushaway, Nora
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Student information card of Nora Cushaway, a member of the Pottawatomi Nation, who entered the school on November 6, 1890 and departed on July 8, 1892. The file indicates Cushaway was living in Custer, Michigan in 1913.
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June 22, 1892
J. H. Cushway requests the return of his two daughters Mary and Nora from the Carlisle Indian School. Cushway states that he needs his daughters due to a business matter and that he has sent money for their return which has been denied by Richard Henry Pratt contrary to a promise made by Alfred John Standing.
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Letters/Correspondence
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July 7, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of J. H. Cushaway for the returns of Mary and Nora Cushaway. He notes that he has received the money for their return and he has determined to let them go home.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration