Student information card of Samuel Mark, a member of the Ponca Nation, who entered the school on February 20, 1880 and departed on August 21, 1880.
In school documentation Samuel Mark is also known as Samuel Kahton and Raise the Other's Son.
Student information card of Samuel Mark, a member of the Ponca Nation, who entered the school on February 20, 1880 and departed on August 21, 1880.
In school documentation Samuel Mark is also known as Samuel Kahton and Raise the Other's Son.
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to send four sick students home to Indian Territory and funding for their escort, B. S. Reynolds. The four students, who have all been examined by the school physician and Office of Indian Affairs representative Dr. Kellogg, are Samuel Kahton (Ponca), Beau Niel (Arapaho), Fanny (Kiowa), and Charles Bear.…
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he is sending Pine Ridge Sioux students Henry Thigh, Nathan, and Andrew home, escorted by Reverend Robinson, immediately because their health is so poor that they may die at the school before the Commissioner approves their transfer. Pratt adds that the Carlisle Indian School…