Student file of Thomas J. Morgan, a member of the Navajo Nation, who entered the school on September 14, 1898, and departed on February 12, 1902. The file contains a student information card, correspondence about the death of Ellen Yuga, another former Carlisle student, and a report after leaving that indicates Morgan was living in Mescalero,…
Morgan, Thomas J.
![Thomas J. Morgan Student File Thomas J. Morgan Student File](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-ephemera/NARA_1327_b018_f0869_0003_combined.jpg?itok=n7MNPkWc)
![Thomas J. Morgan Student Information Card Thomas J. Morgan Student Information Card](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-ephemera/NARA_1329_b013_c00m_0201.jpg?itok=Cd0qzF1m)
Student information card of Thomas J. Morgan, a member of the Navajo Nation, who entered the school on September 14, 1898 and departed on February 12, 1902. The file indicates Morgan was living in Mescalero, New Mexico in 1913.
![Pratt Follows Up with Thomas J. Morgan After Visit to Carlisle Pratt Follows Up with Thomas J. Morgan After Visit to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0990_21472_0003.jpg?itok=Zo8w7im9)
Richard Henry Pratt follows up with Thomas J. Morgan after Morgan's visit to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt encourages Morgan to send out his views in a circular to agents and superintendents.
![Inquiry into Appointment of Superintendent of the Grand Junction School Inquiry into Appointment of Superintendent of the Grand Junction School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0571_33294_0002.jpg?itok=Vm9bjpJc)
Richard Henry Pratt inquires if Captain J. E. Quentin is being appointed as Superintendent of the Grand Junction school. Pratt also notes that the Chilocco appointment will be one of the best.
![Correspondence Requesting Funds for Various Improvements Correspondence Requesting Funds for Various Improvements](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/PI-3-3-1890_001.jpg?itok=EEzw0WaQ)
Correspondence discussing a request from Richard Henry Pratt for an appropriation of $19,080 to construct buildings, walks, and fences at the Indian School. The buildings to be constructed are a barn on the school farm, a storehouse, and a blacksmith and wagon shop.
![Correspondence Regarding Difficulties Recruiting Students at Fort Belknap Correspondence Regarding Difficulties Recruiting Students at Fort Belknap](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0717_11376_0002.jpg?itok=tExR6cVa)
Correspondence regarding difficulties of William P. Campbell in recruiting students for the Carlisle Indian School at the Fort Belknap Agency.
![Pratt Responds to Application of Morris A. Birely Pratt Responds to Application of Morris A. Birely](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0654_26564_0001.jpg?itok=kiJ8w4Tb)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the application of Morris A. Birely for a position as a teacher at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Pratt Forwards Letter from Nellie Londrosh Requesting Agency Position Pratt Forwards Letter from Nellie Londrosh Requesting Agency Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0707_07053_0008.jpg?itok=PSJwRLuZ)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Nellie Londrosh Nunn requesting the farmer's position at the agency for her husband.
![Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Pine Ridge Agency, 1891 Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Pine Ridge Agency, 1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0745_22675_c1644_combined.jpg?itok=rVzC67C7)
These materials include telegrams and a descriptive statement of students regarding 3 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pine Ridge Agency of South Dakota. The telegrams indicate that Carlisle's superintendent, Richard Henry Pratt, travelled to Pine Ridge to select students and escort them back East.
![James Wolf Requests to be Returned Home James Wolf Requests to be Returned Home](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0747_23148_0001.jpg?itok=CL7iKUml)
James Wolf requests assistance from Commissioner Thomas J. Morgan to be returned to his home.
![Morgan Requests Return of Lease of Hocker Farm to Renew Morgan Requests Return of Lease of Hocker Farm to Renew](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0755_26097_0002.jpg?itok=KShgbQKa)
Thomas J. Morgan requests the Second Comptroller of the Treasury return to the Office of Indian Affairs the lease entered into between the Executive Committee of the Hocker Farm and the Office. Morgan notes that the lease will be returned after due endorsement of the extension.
![B. F. Bennett Requests Meeting with Morgan to Discuss New Position B. F. Bennett Requests Meeting with Morgan to Discuss New Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0764_29007_0001.jpg?itok=DXV6sWRe)
Benjamin F. Bennett requests a meeting with Thomas J. Morgan to discuss another position following his being replaced on the school farm at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Morgan Requests Return of Lease of Hocker Farm to Renew for 1893 Fiscal Year Morgan Requests Return of Lease of Hocker Farm to Renew for 1893 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0886_25866_0002.jpg?itok=o8DwaVoo)
Thomas J. Morgan requests the Second Comptroller of the Treasury return to the Office of Indian Affairs the lease entered into between the Executive Committee of the Hocker Farm and the Office.
![Pratt Informs Office He is Unwilling to Obtain Resignations of Disgruntled Employees Pratt Informs Office He is Unwilling to Obtain Resignations of Disgruntled Employees](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0943_1736_0001.jpg?itok=ecasOD18)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he is not willing to acquire written resignations of employees who quit on short notice.
A note on the front indicates the original was returned to the Carlisle Indian School due to the intentionally discourteous nature of the letter.
![Pratt Requests Applications of Carlisle Employees Pratt Requests Applications of Carlisle Employees](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1792_26640_0001.jpg?itok=bij9faQV)
Richard Henry Pratt requests the applications of various Carlisle Indian School employees in the industrial shops for temporary use.
![Pratt Responds to Office Circular Regarding Transferring Students to Non-Reservation Schools Pratt Responds to Office Circular Regarding Transferring Students to Non-Reservation Schools](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1996_59565_0005.jpg?itok=jg8oz9Zz)
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs Circular No. 54 regarding transferring pupils to non-reservation schools. Pratt also encloses a letter from Edgar A. Allen on the same subject.