Student file of Homer Patterson, a member of the Tuscarora Nation, who entered the school on February 13, 1891 and ultimately departed on July 4, 1897. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, newspaper clippings, a trade/position record card, a returned student…
Patterson, William H.
Student information card of Homer Patterson, a member of the Tuscarora Nation, who entered the school on February 13, 1891 and departed on July 4, 1897. The file indicates Patterson was living in Lewiston, New York in 1913.
Student file of Moses Patterson, a member of the Tuscarora Nation, who entered the school on February 13, 1891, and departed on September 19, 1895. The file contains a student information card, returned student surveys, correspondence, a news clipping, former student response postcards, a petition with a list of grievances to Representative…
Student information card of Moses Patterson, a member of the Tuscarora Nation, who entered the school on February 13, 1891 and departed on September 19, 1895. The file indicates Patterson was living in Lewiston, New York in 1913.
Student file of Leander Green, a member of the Tuscarora Nation, who entered the school on August 29, 1899 and departed on September 23, 1904. The file contains a student information card.
A. W. Ferrin, U.S. Indian Agent for the New York Agency, forwards a letter from M. F. Trippe, regarding religion among the Tuscarora. Ferrin ends his note that students for Carlisle are not questioned regarding their religion but only conform to the physical and moral requirements set by Carlisle.
Richard Henry Pratt responds to William Tallchief's request to return his daughter Jennie Tallchief from the Carlisle Indian School. He further addresses Tallchief's claims that the school kidnapped Jennie by providing letters from C. R. Dixon and George Runciman who were involved in gathering students from the New York Reservations when Jennie…