Correspondence regarding the request of Mason Wheelock for the return of son Joshua Wheelock from the Carlisle Indian School.
Requests from Families to Send Students Home
April 25, 1904 - May 28, 1904
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
May 2, 1904 - May 6, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request to return Nicodemus Billy to his home.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
July 26, 1904 - September 1, 1904
Edgar A. Allen responds to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding a request for the return of Shela Guthrie Brown.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
July 26, 1904 - December 6, 1904
Correspondence regarding the complaint of Joseph C. Hart, Superintendent of the Oneida Indian School, regarding the recruitment of students for the Carlisle Indian School without his consent.
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Letters/Correspondence
Topics:
Student Transfers, Indian School System, Recruitment of Students by Native Americans, School Employees - Printing Office, Request for Reenrollment, Requests from Families to Send Students Home, Factors Affecting Student Recruitment, BIA Policy and Policy Changes, Letters from Families About Students, Students Returning Home at End of Term, Enrollment Policies
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National Archives and Records Administration
August 26, 1905 - January 4, 1906
Correspondence regarding requests to return from the Carlisle Indian School students who had come from the Standing Rock Agency. The requests focused on a promise that the term of enrollment for Carlisle was three years rather than five years.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 6, 1906 - February 21, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to the request of Louisa John for the return of her son George Jimerson.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 19, 1906
William A. Mercer requests that Eunice Baird be allowed to go home with her father.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
April 5, 1906 - April 16, 1906
J. R. Wise responds to request of James Maney to return to his home.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
April 26, 1906 - July 11, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to the request to return Claudia and Arline Allen.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 2, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to the request of Sarah White for the return of her daughter Sophia Green from the Carlisle Indian School.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 28, 1906
William A. Mercer reports that Sophia Green is returning to her home following further correspondence.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
July 11, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to request of Red Tomahawk to return his daughter Catherine Red Tomahawk.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
August 30, 1906 - September 10, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to the request to release Jesse Pierce from his enrollment at the Carlisle Indian School.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
November 22, 1906 - December 7, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to the request of Anna Doctor for the return of her daughter Jemima Doctor from the Carlisle Indian School.
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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
December 20, 1906 - March 23, 1907
William A. Mercer responds to the request of the parents of Willis Peconga for his return.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
April 10, 1907 - May 17, 1907
William A. Mercer responds to the request of John Printup for the return of his son Cody Printup from the Carlisle Indian School.
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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
April 11, 1907 - April 25, 1907
William A. Mercer responds to the request of Cordelia Tallchief for the return of her three daughters at the Carlisle Indian School.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 26, 1907
These materials include correspondence regarding the discharge of John Waterman from the Carlisle Indian School upon completing his blacksmith training. Carlisle's superintendent and Waterman's parents disagreed about whether continued education would benefit John.
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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
October 8-19, 1907
These materials include correspondence regarding the return of a student [Blanche L. Shay] from the Old Town Indian Reservation in Maine. Carlisle's superintendent initially denied the request, before the Office of Indian Affairs determined that the school should not focus on educating students who were not under the care of the Office.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 6, 1907
These materials include correspondence regarding the return of Blanche L. Shay to her home in Old Town, Maine from the Carlisle Indian School.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
January 13-27, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Charles Honyoust to be returned to his home. Also included is an additional request from Jack Shawbooes to have his son Henry Shawbooes returned to his home in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Both requests were granted.
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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
February 15-28, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from C. E. Cooley to have his son Don, a member of the Apache Nation, returned home from the Carlisle Indian School. The request was granted.
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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
June 13 - July 1, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Theresa Green to have her daughter, Marie Arteshaw, returned home.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
October 16-31, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Susan Thompson to discharge her son Joseph Thompson from the Carlisle Indian School. The request was granted.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
October 24, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to release Henry Logan from the Carlisle Indian School.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration