Steals the Bear, William

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William Steals the Bear Student File
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Student file of William Steals the Bear (here William S. the Bear), a member of the Gros Ventre Nation, who entered the school on February 28, 1883, and departed on July 6, 1888.  The file contains a student information card.

In school documentation William Steals the Bear's name is also spelled William S. the Bear. He is also known…

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William Steals the Bear Student Information Card
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Student information card of William Steals the Bear, a member of the Gros Ventre Nation, who entered the school on February 28, 1883 and departed on July 6, 1888.

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Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Crow Agency, February 1883
February 22-28, 1883

These materials include a cover letter and a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 8 children transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Crow Agency in Montana. The Descriptive Statement indicates that two female children initially intended for transfer refused to go with the rest of the group.

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Physician Report of Newly Arrived Crow Students in 1883
March 13, 1883 - March 14, 1883

Carlisle Indian School physician O. G. Given provides a report on the recently arrived Crow students from Carlisle, several of whom should be sent back. As a result of the report Pratt recommends including additional agency health examinations.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Request to Return Hears Fire and Steals the Bear
April 9, 1883

Richard Henry Pratt returns to the Indian Affairs Office a letter from U.S. Indian Agent H. J. Armstrong from the Crow Agency. Pratt recommends returning Hears Fire and Steals the Bear to their home due to illness.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Delay in Returning Four Crow Students to Their Homes
September 10, 1883

Richard Henry Pratt requests delaying returning four students from the Crow Nation until the other party comes to Carlisle. He further requests that the return of the students does not come from the School's appropriation.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Potential Return of Crow Students to Their Home
February 18, 1885 - March 3, 1885

Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from H. J. Armstrong, U.S. Indian Agent for the Crow Agency, regarding a promise that Armstrong made that students sent to Carlisle could return after two years and not three years. Armstrong believes that if any student wishes to return then his promise should be honored.

Pratt notes that all of…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration