Student information card of Jennie Tallchief, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on September 16, 1892 and departed on July 5, 1898.
Tallchief, William
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National Archives and Records Administration
July 31, 1893
William Tallchief requests the return of his daughter Jennie Tallchief from the Carlisle Indian School. Tallchief notes that Jennie was induced to go to Carlisle without his consent and knowledge and that after receiving a contract for his agreement which he refuses to sign. As a result he requests her return as she now desires to return and…
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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
August 7, 1893 - August 17, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to William Tallchief's request to return his daughter Jennie Tallchief from the Carlisle Indian School. He further addresses Tallchief's claims that the school kidnapped Jennie by providing letters from C. R. Dixon and George Runciman who were involved in gathering students from the New York Reservations when Jennie…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration