Peery, William B.

Student file of William B. Peery, a member of the Peoria Nation, who entered the school on December 20, 1881 and departed on July 1, 1882. The file contains a student information card, a former student response postcard, correspondence, a returned student survey, a position record card, and a report after leaving that indicates Peery was…

Student information card of William B. Peery, a member of the Peoria Nation, who entered the school on December 20, 1881 and departed on July 1, 1882. The file indicates Peery was living in Peoria, Oklahoma in 1913.

Student file of David Peery, a member of the Peoria Nation, who entered the school on October 26, 1914 and departed on December 7, 1916. The file contains a student information card, applications for enrollment, an outing record, financial transactions, and correspondence. The file indicates Peery worked at the American Iron and Steel Co. in…

Student information card of David Peery, a member of the Peoria Nation, who entered the school on October 26, 1914 and departed on December 7, 1916.

Studio portrait of William B. Peery wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of William B. Peery wearing school uniform.

Note: In the copy of this image at the American Philosophical Society the student is identified as "William Peary, Peoria." 

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from former student William B. Peery regarding the state of the Peoria Agency. Peery states that the Indian Department is withholding money meant to educate students as well as preventing students from being sent out to school. In addition the Agent is preventing an agreement that if a member of the Nation…