Student information card of Istea Owastea, a member of the Queres Nation, who entered the school on August 24, 1884 and departed on January 2, 1888.
Owastea, Istea
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National Archives and Records Administration
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Student information card of Istea Owastea, a member of the Queres Nation, who entered the school on August 24, 1884 and departed on January 2, 1888.
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National Archives and Records Administration
October 5, 1888
The first page opened with a poem “The Two Words,” followed by Lucy Jordan’s letter to the Man-On-The-Band-Stand titled “Carlisle A Bright Picture” in which she mused about her days’ past at Carlisle and life at home on the Stockbridge Reservation. Next came “A Budget of News from Eliza Bell” (Creek) with word from the Nuyaka Mission, Indian…
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Newspapers
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Cumberland County Historical Society
December 27, 1887
Richard Henry Pratt seeks authority to return five students to their homes due to their ill health. Pratt notes that the school physician believes their long term health will prevent the students from taking full advantage of the Carlisle Indian School course, but they are healthy enough to travel without escort.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 8-29, 1890
A series of twenty nine letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.
Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration