Richard Henry Pratt inquiries when the Sioux Chiefs will visit the Carlisle Indian School as there are a dozen students on outing who would like to meet them.
Native Americans Visiting the School
February 12, 1891
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 11, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt requests from the Office of Indian Affairs to be informed if a group of Piegan chiefs decide to visit the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt writes that he was informed that the chiefs are visiting Washington D.C. from his students and that if they decide to visit he would like to bring some students back from outing in order to…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 21, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that students from the Kiowa and Comanche Agency as well as the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency have contributed funds to allow one chief from each Nation to attend commencement ceremonies.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 23, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt requests answer to his previous telegram seeking authority to have a number of chiefs visit Carlisle for the commencement ceremonies.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 7, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has received their message and to send them by first train under guard.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 12, 1896
Letter of Richard Henry Pratt to Antoino Apache sending copy of New England Magazine and requesting his presence at Carlisle Commencement along with Dr. Carlos Montezuma.
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Cumberland County Historical Society
May 3, 1897
Card indicating Richard Henry Pratt sent a letter to American Horse inviting American Horse to visit the Carlisle Indian School.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 15, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that since Frank Terrance wrote a letter to the Office he has since visited Carlisle and withdrawn his request.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 6, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request to return Alice and Sophia American Horse.
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December 3, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on the request of Gertrude Simmons to take additional training to further her career. Pratt additionally requests advance notice of the party of Cheyenne and Arapaho's arrival in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Note: Gertrude Simmons later became known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin and Zitkala-Sa.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
March 20, 1899 - March 25, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt forwards correspondence and informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has arranged for the mother of an Apache student to visit Carlisle.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
March 8, 1901
Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Jesse Kirk has left Carlisle along with his son Clayton Kirk.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
May 14, 1901 - July 17, 1901
Correspondence regarding the return of Nora and Geneva Jameson from the Carlisle Indian School.
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National Archives and Records Administration
January 26, 1903
Richard Henry Pratt requests Commissioner W. A. Jones wire the Pine Ridge agent his sanction for former Carlisle students to be made available to travel to Carlisle for commencement exercises if able.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
April 18, 1905
William A. Mercer notifies the Office of Indian Affairs that he has received the money order reimbursing him for expenses of Quanah Parker and seven others to interview the President.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
May 25, 1905
Placeholder for Perry Griffie's letter providing railroad rates for Geronimo.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 23, 1913
William P. Campbell worked as a teacher and disciplinarian at Carlisle from 1882 until approximately 1894. This is a page from his personnel folder for work for the Department of Interior.
The page that is posted here shows a newspaper clipping in which Campbell relates a story of Hollow Horn Bear's speech while visiting Carlisle in…
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National Archives and Records Administration