Student file of Charles S. Somains, a member of the Menominee Nation, who entered the school on January 28, 1882 and departed on February 20, 1882. The file contains a student information card, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving that indicates Somains was employed as a laborer in Keshena, Wisconsin in 1910.
Somans, Charles

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Student information card of Charles S. Somains (here Somans), a member of the Menominee Nation, who entered the school on January 28, 1882 and departed on February 2, 1882. The file indicates Somains was living in Keshena, Wisconsin in 1913.
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January 12, 1882
Green Bay Agency Indian Agent E. Stephens proposes transferring Charles Somains from the Hampton Institute to the Carlisle Indian School rather than having him return home. Somains indicates that this is likely the best path for helping Somains and his mother.
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Letters/Correspondence
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