Pratt, Richard Henry

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Pratt Response to Himes Letter in 1916
September 12, 1916

Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from former Dickinson Professor Charles Francis Himes. Pratt includes two excerpts from the Carlisle Indian School newspapers of 1880 describing Himes visits to the school performing science demonstrations. Pratt hopes he will be able to visit Carlisle on his trip East.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Pratt Provides Himes with Travel Update
October 7, 1916

Richard Henry Pratt updates Dr. Charles Francis Himes on his travel plans in 1916 expressing his regret that he is unable to visit Carlisle. Pratt notes that he has been able to visit former Carlisle Indian School students at the Black Foot Reservation, the Society of American Indians convention, and ending his trip at the Lake Mohonk…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Richard Henry Pratt to Charles Francis Himes in October 1916
October 16, 1916

Richard Henry Pratt provides an update to Dr. Charles Francis Himes and thanks him for a Hamilton Library program. Pratt notes that he was able to see eighteen former students who lived near Rochester, New York. He notes that he will be unable to visit Carlisle due to the strains of travel but includes some newspaper clippings (not attached).…

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Pratt Letter to Himes in January 1917
January 12, 1917

Richard Henry Pratt responds to Dr. Charles Francis Himes following Pratt's trip East at the Lake Mohonk Conference. Pratt includes a history of his first commander in the Civil War General Robert H. Milroy.

Pratt concludes his letter by discussing his illness at Mohonk and details how he had his recollections copied by a student.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Cumberland County Historical Society
Annebuck Updates Fannie Peter from San Francisco
January 21, 1917

Annebuck provides an update to Fannie Peter on her current life living in San Fransico, California as well as other students from Alaska including Annie Coodlalook and Emma Esanetuck.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Correspondence File, 1918-1966
November 29, 1918 - April 19, 1966

This material is a collection of correspondence received by the Office of Indian Affairs between 1918 and 1966, all related to the Carlisle Indian School. As the Carlisle Indian School closed in 1918, the majority of these letters are either requesting information about the school and its graduates, or inquiring to see if the school is still…

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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Newspapers and Magazines
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National Archives and Records Administration
Letter from Mrs. Jerry Snyder Concerning Laura M. Doctor
April 27 - May 5, 1921

This material includes correspondence between Mrs. Jerry Snyder, nee Daisy Doctor, to the Assistant Commissioner Charles H. Buck regarding her relation to Laura M. Doctor.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Conveyance of the Sanno Lot to the United States Government
September 1, 1923

Correspondence and legal documents regarding ownership of the Sanno lot, originally purchased by Richard Henry Pratt in 1893 as a member of the Trustees of the Carlisle Indian School for the school, and later conveyed to the government in 1914.

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Financial Documents, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Maps, Memorabilia and Ephemera
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National Archives and Records Administration
Reply of Anna Pratt to Fannie Peter Regarding Richard Pratt's Death
July 20, 1924

Anna Laura Pratt replies to a letter of Fannie Peter thanking Peter for her letter and providing an update on her life since the death of her husband Richard Henry Pratt. Pratt notes that she plans to donate Indian Office Reports to Dickinson College as well as complete the book Richard Henry Pratt had nearly finished writing. Additionally, she…

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society