W. J. McConnell, Indian Inspector, encloses sample of harness leather that he describes as worthless and encourages the Secretary of the Interior to come to Carlisle for the commencement in order to meet with Richard Henry Pratt.
McConnell, W. J.
February 21, 1898
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Artifacts and Objects, Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
March 1, 1898
W. J. McConnell, Inspector, proposes a system of "espionage"--asking agents to systematically provide reports--to track outcomes of students educated at both reservation and off-reservation boarding schools with the goal of demonstrating their comparative effectiveness at assimilation.
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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration