Student information card of Kate (here Katie) Dionta, a member of the Apache Nation, who entered the school on April 22, 1888 and died on May 27 1889. Dionta was buried in the cemetery on the school grounds.
Dionta, Katie
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National Archives and Records Administration
March 8, 1888
Acting Secretary of War, Brigadier General S. V. Benet informs the Department of the Interior that he has issued orders to the commanding officer in charge of Fort Barrancas to transfer custody of Katie to Richard Henry Pratt in order for her to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration