Student file of Purcell Powlas, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on August 30, 1889 and departed on June 17, 1895. The file contains a student information card and a report after leaving indicating that in 1911, Powlas was working as a chauffeur in Chicago, Illionis.
In school documentation Purcell Powlas' name is…
Student information card of Purcell Powlas, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on August 30, 1889 and departed on June 17, 1895. The file indicates that Powlas was living in Chicago, Illinois in 1913.
S. S. Burleson requests the return of Purcell Powlas at the request of his parents from the Carlisle Indian School.
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request to return Purcell Powlas to his home.
John D. Powless writes to W. N. Hailmann regarding S. S. Burleson's letter requesting the return of his son Purcell from the Carlisle Indian School.
Richard Henry Pratt returns letters to W. N. Hailmann regarding Purcell Powlas. Pratt notes that Powlas should remain on the home going list with the expectation that he will return in the fall.
Richard Henry Pratt requests the Office of Indian Affairs inform Superintendent Hart of Oneida Agency that he is not to interfere with the recruitment of students for the Carlisle Indian School, as he had done the previous year.