Lamar, Lucius Q. C.

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Request for Letter of Introduction to Carlisle and Hampton
July 30, 1885

D. C. De Wulf, pastor for the St. Charles Church in Pikesville, Maryland, requests a letter of introduction in order to visit the Carlisle Indian School and Hampton Institute along with the visitors from France.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Secretary of the Interior Letter Regarding Improvements to the Parker Farm
June 19-28, 1886

Correspondence discussing the appropriation of $37,500 for improvements to the Carlisle Indian School including the acquisition of the neighboring Parker farm, a new large boys’ dormitory, a school barn, and some other improvements.  A letter from Pratt explaining the need for the new facilities is included as part of the document.

Format:
Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Response to Secretary of the Interior Regarding Fort Marion Students
October 14, 1886

Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from Secretary of the Interior Lucius Q. C. Lamar regarding sending children and young adults at Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Florida to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt provides details on the number of students that can be accommodated at Carlisle through temporary shelters and through sending students…

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Interior Department Memo for Authorization of Recruiting Students at Fort Marion
April 18, 1887

Secretary of the Interior Lucius Q. C. Lamar orders the Assistant Secretary of the Interior H. L. Muldrew to provide Richard Henry Pratt with orders authorizing him to transfer members of the Apache Nation being held prisoner at Fort Marion in St. Augustine, Florida to the Carlisle Indian School.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
War Department Memo Regarding Transfer of Apaches from Fort Marion to Carlisle
April 18, 1887

Secretary of War, William Crowninshield Endicott, informs the Secretary of Interior Lucius Q. C. Lamar that he believes that many of those at Fort Marion can be sent to Carlisle. Endicott ends by noting that he will leave it up to Richard Henry Pratt to select individuals to take with him to the Carlisle Indian School.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Correspondence Regarding Carlisle Students Transferring to Baltimore Clergy House
June 7, 1887 - June 16, 1887

Correspondence regarding the request of Rev. Colbranth B. Perry to educate students currently enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School at the Mount Calvary Clergy House in Baltimore, Maryland.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Proposal to Include Carlisle Students in Constitutional Centennial Parade
June 15, 1887 - August 20, 1887

Richard Henry Pratt addresses the Office of Indian Affairs regarding discussions he has had with A. Loudon Snowden, the Marshall in charge of the Centennial Celebration of the Constitution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, regarding having students from the Carlisle Indian School in the parade as well as various individuals from the Western…

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Protest Against Using Students at Entertainment Shows
September 7, 1887

George E. Sanluier protests against the sentiment of having students from the Carlisle Indian School at various entertainment events.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration