Donaldson, A. H.

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Pratt Encourages Navajo Students Be Sent to Carlisle, 1880
January 10, 1880

Letter from Pratt to Rev. A. H. Donaldson at Fort Defiance, Arizona, stating that he welcomes Navajo students at the school. He describes the religious affiliations of the staff and the role of religion at the school. 

This material is from the Richard Henry Pratt papers, donated by his family to Yale University in 1959 and 1976.…

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Letters/Correspondence
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Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Hand-written letter on onion-skin paper
January 21, 1880

Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt's response to Captain Richard Henry Pratt's request to have Reverend A. H. Donaldson send a delegation to procure "50 to 75 Navajo children for education" at the Carlisle Indian School. Hayt encouraged Pratt to first secure funding from Congress before bringing more children to the Carlisle Indian…

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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Forwards Authorization to Recruit Navajo Students, 1880
February 14, 1880

Pratt writes to the Rev. A. H. Donaldson in New Mexico, forwarding a copy of a Department of Interior letter authorizing Navajo children to be admitted to the Carlisle Indian School.

This material is from the Richard Henry Pratt papers, donated by his family to Yale University in 1959 and 1976. Selected content from the Pratt collection…

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Letters/Correspondence
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Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library