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Rev. Lyman Abbott writes to Richard Henry Pratt confirming a meeting between them and General Armstrong, and supporting a proposed plan for the Reservations which they hope to push through Congress.

Rev. Lyman Abbott writes to address Richard Henry Pratt's apparent objections to meeting with him to discuss a plan for reservations.

Rev. Lyman Abbott requests that Richard Henry Pratt send an article about Carlisle for the Christian Union.

Henry Elijah Alvord of the Massachusetts Agricultural College writes to Richard Henry Pratt discussing the Indian Question, and inviting Pratt to deliver a speech on the Indian Question and Economics at the 36th annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of the Sciences.

Henry Elijah Alvord writes to Richard Henry Pratt with information on how the American Association for the Advancement of the Sciences' annual meeting will operate, and asking Pratt to submit a paper on the topic of the Indian Question and Economics.

Commissioner of Indian Affairs John D. C. Atkins writes to Richard Henry Pratt, informing him that numerous educators have written to the Office of Indian Affairs supporting their recent orders related to the teaching of "the Indian language."

A. F. H. Abbott sends two checks for $15 each to Pratt as further installments for a sum owed by Frances Johnson.

Senator William Boyd Allison sends his regrets to Richard Henry Pratt for not being able to visit later in the month of February.

Rev. Lyman Abbott writes to Richard Henry Pratt requesting a dinner meeting before a visit by Carlisle students to Plymouth Church.

Senator William Boyd Allison writes to Richard Henry Pratt to recommend Mrs. C. R. Thomas for a vacancy at Carlisle as Dining Hall Matron.

Senator William Boyd Allison thanks Richard Henry Pratt for hiring C. R. Thomas as Dining Hall Matron at Carlisle.

Rev. Lyman Abbott writes to Richard Henry Pratt listing prices and topics for a lecture he can give during a visit to Carlisle.

Harriett F. Abbott writes on behalf of her father, Rev. Lyman Abbott, informing Richard Henry Pratt that Rev. Abbott would be willing to lecture at a reduced rate as a friend of Pratt's.

Ralph Armstrong writes to Richard Henry Pratt criticizing his outing patron for low payment and a high work load, and requesting a transfer.

F. Massock, Secretary of the American Protective Association, offers either endorsements or resolutions from the Association to be sent to Washington in defense of Richard Henry Pratt's management of Carlisle.

Harriet Abbott, the daughter of Rev. Lyman Abbott, writes to Richard Henry Pratt confirming details of Rev. Abbott's attendance and lecture at the Commencement Exercises at Carlisle.

Rev. Lyman Abbott writes to thank Richard Henry Pratt for payment for his visit and lecture at Carlisle, and acknowledges a letter of itnroduction Pratt provided for a Mr. Landis.

Rev. Lyman Abbott thanks Richard Henry Pratt for the invitation to return to Carlisle for another visit, but expresses his regrets for not being able to arrange it.

Richard Henry Pratt writes to former student Flora Campbell at the Haskell Institute, expressing concern that he has not heard from her and encouraging her to be mindful of her behavior.

Rev. Sheldon Jackson responds to a letter from Richard Henry Pratt which shared concerns about former student Flora Campbell, who was now employed at Haskell, and acknowledges receipt of a copy of a letter Pratt had written to Campbell. He discusses some arrangements for train tickets for a visit. 

Austin Abbott writes to Richard Henry Pratt thanking him for the invitation to attend the Graduation Exercises, and informs him of his intention to attend with his wife.

William N. Ashman, Justice of the Orphans' Court in Philadelphia, writes to Richard Henry Pratt taking him up on his previously communicated offer to attend the Thursday Commencement Exercises for the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.

H. M. Alden of Harper's Magazine, Harper & Brothers Publishing, writes to Richard Henry Pratt inquiring about Carlisle students on outing to farms in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and beyond.

R. F. Armstrong writes to Richard Henry Pratt discussing their shared and divergent views on slavery, comparing the current state of both Indian and formerly enslaved peoples in the United States. Armstrong also discusses his views of the Confederacy.

R. F. Armstrong writes to Richard Henry Pratt thanking him for his previous letter, offering support for attacks against Pratt in the Boston Pilot, and providing a possible cure for Pratt's rheumatism.