Student file of Joseph Hamilton, a member of the Omaha Nation, who entered the school on August 19, 1882, and departed on August 6, 1886. The file contains a student information card, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving that indicates Hamilton was working as a farmer in Walthill, Nebraska in 1910.
Student information card of Joseph Hamilton, a member of the Omaha Nation, who entered the school on August 19, 1882 and departed on August 6, 1886. The file indicates Hamilton was living in Walthill, Nebraska in 1913.
The caption reads: HOMES OF OMAHA INDIANS WHO WHERE AT CARLISLE
The printed note reads: 1. HARVEY WARNER, POSTMASTER AT MACY, NEB., OWNS A STORE AND VALUABLE PROPERTY. 2. CHRISTOPHER TYNDALL, SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MAN. 3. LEVI LEVERING, IN BUSINESS AND ACTIVE CHURCH WORK. 4. JOSEPH HAMILTON…
Charles Potter, U.S. Indian Agent for the Omaha and Winnebago Agency, requests on behalf of Sin-de-ha-ha or William Hamilton that his son Joseph Hamilton be returned from the Carlisle Indian School. Potter cites Sin-de-ha-ha's poor health as a reason for requesting the return of his son.
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the Office of Indian Affairs letter which enclosed a letter from Charles H. Potter requesting the return of Joseph Hamilton, the son of Sin du ha ha. Pratt answers that Hamilton is small for his age and unable to run a farm on his own. In addition, approving the request might cause other parents in Hamilton's…
Richard Henry Pratt requests transportation to send Joseph Hamilton, a member of the Omaha Nation, from Carlisle to Bancroft, Nebraska.