Student information card of Conway Two Cuts, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 30, 1882 and departed on June 14, 1887.
In school documentation Conway Two Cuts is also known as Owns the Battle.
Two Cuts, Conway
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National Archives and Records Administration
October 5, 1888
The first page opened with a poem “The Two Words,” followed by Lucy Jordan’s letter to the Man-On-The-Band-Stand titled “Carlisle A Bright Picture” in which she mused about her days’ past at Carlisle and life at home on the Stockbridge Reservation. Next came “A Budget of News from Eliza Bell” (Creek) with word from the Nuyaka Mission, Indian…
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Newspapers
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Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Charlie Bird and Conway Two Cuts. Bird is probably standing and Two Cuts is probably seated and wearing a school uniform.
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Photographic Print, B&W
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Cumberland County Historical Society
May 26, 1887
Richard Henry Pratt provides the Office of Indian Affairs with a list of 80 students to return to their homes due to expiration of their terms and sickness. Pratt also details the travel arrangements for travel to the various agencies and locations. He also notes that 68 pupils whose terms have expired have elected to remain at the school.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration