Wisecoby, Joseph

Student file of Joseph Wisecoby, a member of the Menominee Nation, who entered the school on November 6, 1879 and ultimately departed on May 12, 1887. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards and a report after leaving that indicates Wisecoby was employed as a…

Student information card of Joseph Wisecoby, a member of the Menominee Nation, who entered the school on November 6, 1879 and departed on May 12, 1887.

The first page opened with an article titled "Hell Gate!” that described the explosive removal of the giant rocks from the river that connected Manhattan Island to Long Island Sound in New York. Page two featured small national headlines, local school news items, an article about “Money,” and a report of the “Sunday Morning Inspection.”

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The first page opened with a poem titled "Suppose," followed by a story by P.B. called, "An Indian Story" about using the powers of observation to identify a thief. The other items on the page were two short geography queries. Page two recounted national news items including the hanging of Louis Riel for leading a Native American uprising in…

Studio portrait of Joseph Wisecoby and Moses Nonway, both wearing school uniforms and holding hats.

Studio portrait of Joseph Wisecoby and Moses Nonway, both wearing school uniforms and holding hats.

Studio portrait of Joseph Wisecoby and Moses Nonway [?], both wearing overcoats and holding hats. 

Note: Previous cataloging indicates the handwritten caption contains the date 27 November 1886.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs a letter, sent to General Samuel Armstrong of the Hampton Institute by Green Bay agent E. Stephens. Stephens requests that two students just sent to Carlisle, Joseph Wishecoppy [Wisecoby] and Moses Nonway, be sent to Hampton to join two other recently enrolled Menominee students…

Richard Henry Pratt informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra Hayt that, at the request of Hampton Institute director General Samuel Armstrong, six Sisseton Sioux children and two Menominee boys from Green Bay, Wisconsin will be retained at Carlisle. Their addition increases the school's population to 158.

Note: The two Menominee…