Louis Brunette requests the return of his son Charles Brunette from the Carlisle Indian School.
Requests from Families to Send Students Home
![Request for the Return of Charles Brunette Request for the Return of Charles Brunette](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0923_39708_0004.jpg?itok=PUrjJhkJ)
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return Charles Brunette Pratt Responds to Request to Return Charles Brunette](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0924_40378_0001.jpg?itok=A82ZxyHS)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Louis Brunette for the return of his son Charles Brunette. Pratt notes that Charles has now informed him that his enrollment was objected to by both his parents. As a result, Pratt recommends that if his return fare is paid for to allow him to return home.
![Correspondence Related to Claims from New York Students About Lack of Food Correspondence Related to Claims from New York Students About Lack of Food](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0933_44335_0002.jpg?itok=oGiEapOV)
Correspondence related to claims from parents on the Cattaraugus Reservation of children at the Carlisle Indian School related to the return of their children. A. W. Ferrin, U.S. Indian Agent for New York Indians, relative to their claims from their children that they do not receive enough food to eat. Richard Henry Pratt suggests that these…
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return Ely S. Parker Pratt Responds to Request to Return Ely S. Parker](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0932_43794_0012.jpg?itok=gfG8JNOq)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request from Betsy White for the return of her grandson Ely S. Parker from the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he has made an inspection of the kitchen and dining room and interviewed students and found no complaints among the students. He also provides the weight of the students from the Seneca Nation…
![James Williams Requests Return of his Daughter Julia from Carlisle James Williams Requests Return of his Daughter Julia from Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0938_46185_0001.jpg?itok=FHoou4Tg)
James Williams requests the return of his daughter Julia Williams from the Carlisle Indian School and to finish her term of enrollment at the Mt. Pleasant Government school. In addition, he requests that his other daughter be allowed to enroll at Mt. Pleasant.
![Pratt Replies to Request for Return of Lewis Levering Pratt Replies to Request for Return of Lewis Levering](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0939_30_0003.jpg?itok=766bESdG)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards letter of Levi Levering in regards to the return of his relative Louis (here Lewis) Levering. Both Pratt and Levering believe that a return by Lewis to his home would be disastrous and that he should remain at Carlisle. Pratt writes that Lewis would likely remain if he has a little encouragement.
![Mary Kennedy Requests Return of her Granddaughter from Carlisle Mary Kennedy Requests Return of her Granddaughter from Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0940_682_0002.jpg?itok=_2Ry9Gfo)
Mary M. Kennedy requests the return of her granddaughter from the Carlisle Indian School. Kennedy notes that the students like the school but they do not have enough to eat and that the students are sick despite Richard Henry Pratt claiming otherwise. Kennedy further states that her granddaughter is homesick because Pratt is scolding the New…
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return Julia Williams Pratt Responds to Request to Return Julia Williams](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0940_843_0002.jpg?itok=foiUCWpd)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of James Williams for the transfer of his daughters, Sarah and Julia, to the Mt. Pleasant School. Pratt notes that the authorization on the part of the Office of Indian Affairs in granting this request will cause a large amount of trouble for Carlisle and that he might as well transfer all Chippewa…
![Pratt Responds to Complaints of Bertha Parker Pratt Responds to Complaints of Bertha Parker](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0945_02675_0001.jpg?itok=jEYSktP5)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to complaints of Bertha Parker regarding her brother Ely Parker and her cousin Nellie Kennedy both of whom are students at the Carlisle Indian School. Parker further claims that both have claimed that they are not getting enough food to eat and that Pratt is lying when he tells them that they are gaining weight. In…
![Claims by Mary M. Kennedy Against the Carlisle School and Request for Return Claims by Mary M. Kennedy Against the Carlisle School and Request for Return](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0950_04712_0002.jpg?itok=rfA60nPu)
Mary M. Kennedy writes to the Office of Indian Affairs requesting that the New York students at the Carlisle Indian School be returned. Kennedy claims that the students are not receiving enough food to eat. In addition, one student whose father requested his return was claimed to be healthy by Richard Henry Pratt but upon his return he was…
![Request for the Return of William and Sarah Archiquette in 1893 Request for the Return of William and Sarah Archiquette in 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0956_7062_0001.jpg?itok=HGqWDEye)
John and Mary Archiquette ask Thomas J. Morgan to order the return of their children William and Sarah from the Carlisle Indian School.
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Richard Henry Pratt replies to the request for the return of William and Sarah Archiquette by their parents. Pratt notes that every year after their required enrollment had ended the students were offered the opportunity to return home and they choose to stay at Carlisle. He ends his letter by discussing his discontent with the continued…
![Request for the Return of Belknap Fox Request for the Return of Belknap Fox](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0965_10925_0002.jpg?itok=GuQgsAC7)
Jerry R. Fisher requests the return of his son Belknap Fox from the Carlisle Indian School due to his own health and that of his son.
![Mary M. Kennedy Requests Return of Her Granddaughter Mary M. Kennedy Requests Return of Her Granddaughter](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0967_11642_0002.jpg?itok=RgNAN3on)
Mary M. Kennedy writes to Thomas J. Morgan asking him to help her granddaughter at the Carlisle Indian School. Kennedy claims that her granddaughter is in danger and that all of the students are afraid of Richard Henry Pratt. Kennedy ends her letter by requesting the return of her granddaughter.
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return Belknap Fox Pratt Responds to Request to Return Belknap Fox](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0967_11989_0002.jpg?itok=J8K4mT7_)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request by Jerry R. Fisher for the return of his son Belknap Fox from the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that Fox is one of the most promising students at the school but that the school physician has long worried about his health. As a result and due to the agent's support for the request, Pratt agrees…
![Petition of Cattaraugus Reservation Requesting Return of Children Petition of Cattaraugus Reservation Requesting Return of Children](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0978_16452_0002.jpg?itok=fQmp9hHN)
A. W. Ferrin forwards petition of the Cattaraugus Reservation requesting the return of certain pupils from the Carlisle Indian School. The petition claims that parents were misinformed and that some students were taken without consent, parents are unhappy with the treatment of their children, that students are not getting enough academic…
![Mary M. Kennedy Requests Return of Flora Patterson Mary M. Kennedy Requests Return of Flora Patterson](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0977_16217_0003.jpg?itok=N5f88HZt)
Mary M. Kennedy requests the return of her granddaughter, Flora Patterson, from the Carlisle Indian School due to her health.
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Richard Henry Pratt responds to Mary M. Kennedy's request to return her granddaughter Flora Patterson. Pratt notes that Patterson died at the Racine Home in Philadelphia, after having contracted quick consumption.
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David and Martha Patterson request the return of their son Abner Patterson from the Carlisle Indian School.
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return Son of Chief Plato Pratt Responds to Request to Return Son of Chief Plato](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0989_21116_0001.jpg?itok=1HaCLyS6)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter requesting the return of the son of Chief Plato. Pratt notes that the Carlisle Indian School has never enrolled any members of the Mescalero band of the Apache Nation. Nor have any of the Apache students at Carlisle heard of the student mentioned in the request. Pratt ends by…
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return Abner Patterson Pratt Responds to Request to Return Abner Patterson](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0990_21337_0001.jpg?itok=SWXzcqLx)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request for the return of Abner Patterson from his parents Martha and David. Pratt notes that Abner is an extremely healthy student who would benefit from remaining at Carlisle for the agreed upon period.
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return John Uyya Pratt Responds to Request to Return John Uyya](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0992_22461_0001.jpg?itok=TDH9W0Lg)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of John Uyya to be returned to his home.
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John Wilson requests the return of his two grandchildren, Samuel Wilson and Minnie Finley, from the Carlisle Indian School. Wilson states that he needs Samuel to help him with his farm and his wife would like to see Minnie before she dies.
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return David McFarland Pratt Responds to Request to Return David McFarland](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1002_26759_0001.jpg?itok=0kB2x7lZ)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter by Edward McConnville, Superintendent of the Fort Lapwai School, who requests the return of David McFarland by his brother Philip McFarland. Pratt states that David has expressed a desire to stay at Carlisle in order to learn the blacksmithing trade.
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return Samuel Wilson and Minnie Finley Pratt Responds to Request to Return Samuel Wilson and Minnie Finley](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1005_27943_0002.jpg?itok=1bJynCfX)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request from John Wilson for the return of his grandchildren Samuel Wilson and Minnie Finley. Pratt notes that Samuel has just went out on outing and should remain there in order to honor his contract. In addition, Pratt plans on taking any student willing to pay for the trip to Chicago to see the World's Fair…