Student Transfers

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter by informing them that Ambrose Guruz went to the Pennsylvania Institute for the Instruction of the Blind at Philadelphia on March 4, 1892.

Richard Henry Pratt responds to requests to return Abram Hill by noting that Hill came to Carlisle from Martinsburg and has remained at Carlisle by his own choice. Pratt states that Hill is currently attending school in Newtown, Pennsylvania and has just expressed a desire to return with the home going party in June or July.

T. S. Ansley forwards list of children for transfer from the Flambeau reservation and La Pointe Agency. Ansley notes that the students have no education with two exceptions but are strong and healthy looking. The preferred school is Carlisle due to the first student on the list naming it with the others following his lead.

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Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from S. S. Burleson requesting the return of William and Sarah Archiquette at the request of their mother. Pratt notes that he would like the statements in the letter verified as he includes two enclosures including a letter from William showing that he is content on his outing. Furtheras the students…

David S. Keck, Supervisor of Education, reports the transfer of two students, David McIntosh and Norman Cassadore, from the San Carlos Reservation to the Carlisle Indian School.

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.

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…

William T. Leake, Supervisor of Education, transmits a list of students as well as physician's report of six students for transfer from the Fort Lapwai Industrial School to the Carlisle Indian School.

A note on the correspondence page says: NO Too far.

S. M. Cart, Superintendent of the Sante Fe School, requests authority to transfer three students from his school to the Carlisle Indian School.

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Indian School can take care of a large number of students displaced by the fire at the Pine Ridge Agency Boarding School.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Stella M. Cannon, teacher at the Chemawa Indian School, requesting that two students be enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he can arrange the transfer of the two students in order to have them continue their education at a higher level.

W. N. Hailmann, Superintendent of Indian Schools, recommends accepting the report of John E. Youngblood of the Neah Bay School to transfer students either to Carlisle or Chemawa.

Alex Connolly requests the transfer of his daughter Lettie from the Carlisle Indian School to the Lincoln Institute.

Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request to transfer Lettie Connolly to the Lincoln Institute.

Thomas Jones replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the transfer of certain pupils to various Indian Schools. Jones also encloses a postcard from Joseph Williams requesting a transfer from Chilocco to the Santa Fe Indian School.

Robert Hamilton informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Richard Henry Pratt has authorized him to take a party of students from the Fort Shaw Indian School in Montana to the Carlisle Indian School and seeks the permission of the Department.

W. H. Winslow, Superintendent of the Fort Shaw Indian School, responds to an Office of Indian School letter regarding Robert Hamilton's request to transfer students from Fort Shaw to Carlisle.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from H. B. Peairs, Acting Superintendent of the Haskell Institute, informing him that Sarah Whitedeer no longer consents to the transfer to Carlisle. Pratt requests that W. N. Hailmann order the transfer anyway due to prior instances of Haskell ordering Carlisle students to be transferred.

Richard Henry Pratt informs W. N. Hailmann regarding the transfer of 34 students from the Osage Agency to Carlisle and another party of students from the Ft. Belknap Agency.

Richard Henry Pratt informs the W. N. Hailmann that he has directed the Superintendent of the Klamath Agency to send the party of students as quickly as possible in order to fit them on the current fiscal year appropriation. Pratt requests Hailmann's help in furthering this transfer.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Ralph P. Collins, Superintendent of the Osage Agency School, regarding the proposed student party from the Osage Agency.

Richard Henry Pratt returns list of students recommended from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency to W. N. Hailmann. Pratt also makes recommendations on how to improve the report blanks.

William L. Hargrove, U.S. Indian Agent for the Western Shoshone Agency, writes to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the transfer of 16 children to the Carlisle Indian School.

Alfred John Standing returns to W. N. Hailmann lists of pupils recommended for transfer from the Klamath Agency.

W. N. Hailmann recommends the Office of Indian Affairs authorize the Hoopa Valley Agent to transfer to the Carlisle Indian School four students.