Carlisle, Pa., Jan. 29, 1903.

Mrs. Lucinda Williams,
Sanborn, New York.

Dear Mrs. Williams :

Your daughter Hattie has been under care in our hospital for some weeks in order that her case might be determined. She has been singular in her actions for some time and my doctor finally concludes that she is not entirely sound in mind and that it will be better for her to go home. As Lizzie graduates in about two weeks it seems best to keep Hattie here until then and let them go home together.

In the main Hattie seems entirely harmless and is not without some usefulness.

Sincerely your friend,

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED OR REPRODUCED WITHOUT PERMISSION OF
THE YALE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

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January 29, 1903.

My dear Doctor :

May we not have the pleasure of your presence
at commencement this year ? The enclosed invitation
gives dates.

We expect above thirty graduates and old stu-
dents from their homes in the west, some of whom
left us eighteen or twenty years ago. Your inter-
est in our Porto Ricans I trust will be a drawing
influence sufficient to bring you.

I shall gladly send you half rate ticket if
you can come.

Dr. M. G. Brumbaugh,
University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, Pa.

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Carlisle, Pa., Jan. 30, 1903.

Edward W. Peters,

Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

Dear Edward :

I enclose a letter from an Indian boy at Pinconning, Mich. who signs himself "Barley Beans" and wants to come here. If he is a good boy and you could bring him with you it would justify me in paying your way from Government funds. You have blanks to use if practicable in this instance. Tickets to Carlisle, as many as you need, will be delivered you by the railroad agent in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. on or after Feb. 7th. Let me know when you will start, and just what you can do in the way of pupils; also return the letter with your report.

January 30, 1903.

Dr. Robert Walter,
Walter's Park,
Berks Co., Pa.

My dear Friend :

Mrs. Pratt and I are both greatly pleased
that you and Mrs. Walter can be with us at Com-
mencement and feel sure it will be interesting to
you.

The best hotel in town I think is The Well-
ington and I always send some of our visitors
there. If you prefer a private place, I can
have a number of rooms at Metzger College, which
is on the trolley line and nearer the school.

Tickets of admission will be sent you duly.

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Carlisle, Pa., Jan. 30, 1903.

Mrs. Annie Gesis Pierce,
Irving, New York.

Dear Annie :

I have heard nothing from you since my letter of the 23rd. If
you prefer you can take the train leaving Irving at 7:12 A. M. reach
ing Buffalo at 8:20 and Harrisburg at 8:00 the same evening. That
will bring you here about 6:00. I have not yet arranged for the
tickets. As I understand you will want three or more. Kindly advise
by wire.

Faithfully yours,

TELEGRAM.

Jan. 30.

R. W. Thompson,
Secretary, Senate Military Committee,
Washington, D. C.

My nomination sent in yesterday. Be sure I get date of 15th, vice
Hayes, as per my letter.

R. N. Pratt.

W. U.

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Carlisle, Pa. January, 30th; 1903.

I. F. Mountz,

Pres. Carlisle Commercial College.

Dear Sir,

I am in receipt of some twenty-five requests for admission tickets for our Commencement Exercises from students of your college. It will be impossible for me to comply with their requests, as the space allowed for our friends of the town, in the Hall, will be crowded with those having received invitations. I regret such is the case, but I feel sure your students will understand the situation when you bring the matter before them.

Thanking you for thus helping us at this busy time, I remain,

Very truly,

Lt. Col. & Supt.

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Carlisle, pa., Jan. 30, 1903.

Samuel Miller,
Red Springs, Wis.

Dear Sam :

I enclose my check for $25 and a number of sub voucher blanks
which please use for all expenditures of one dollar or over. Keep
a careful memorandum of all money paid out in order to make accurate
report on arrival here. I trust you will keep the expense as low as
possible. The party will be on the train only a little over one
day and one night, and can be provided with lunch before starting.
This will reduce the expenses enroute considerably.

As I notified you a day or two ago, tickets have been placed at
Shawano for your use Feb. 4th or later. It is probable they will
deliver them earlier if called for.

Sincerely yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., Jan. 30, 1903.

Supt. T. W. Potter,
Chemawa, Ore.

My dear Potter :

After having the Commissioner's peremptory order to send home the younger two Runnels children, in which was enclosed Agent Anderson's letter telling what bad characters the other two were, I looked into the matter and found that the boys had not been in the Government school at Fort Spokane for more than a year and had never attended there for more than a short period, having been taken out by the parents because of conditions at the school. Anderson alleged you had persuaded Mary to leave the school service for the purpose of coming to Carlisle. Mary states that she left the school more than a month before she had any letter from you and entirely because her mother was abused by the Agent in the agency office in her presence, and she would not remain and work under Anderson after that. I called up the Commissioner by long distance phone and he told me to hold them all until I heard from him again. After waiting some time for the promised letter I wrote on the 23rd, stating that I was still awaiting the Commissioner's second letter on the subject. As nothing has come and the children like it here and want to stay and being fairly well I suspect they will all be allowed to remain.

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Carlisle, Pa., Jan. 30, 1903.

Miss Winerva Mitten,
Versailles, New York.

Dear School-daughter :

I can arrange that a half rate ticket to Carlisle be delivered
you by the railroad agent at any point on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road if you state from where you wish to start and when. If from
Living, Mrs. Bemus Pierce is coming, and it would be pleasant for you
to travel together. Let me know at once.

We shall all be glad to see you. We are expecting about forty
old students and graduates from their homes in the west.

Faithfully your friend,

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January 30, 1903.

Mr. Marshall H. Bright,
Tarrytown, New York.

My dear friend :

I shall be delighted to see you at Carlisle
whether at my expense or your own. I have a special
fund from which I pay the expenses of such persons as
seem to me profitable to the work to bring here -
newspaper people, etc. who will look into the work
and give it publicity. I have always counted you
on that list. The Pennsylvania gives me half rates
from New York, which does not make it very expen-
sive.

I like what you say about Mohonk. It is the
place to say smooth things, and that to my mind is
one of the reasons why the Indian cause does not get
on better. In the twenty years of Mohonk Conferences
away
I have stayed at least half a dozen times because
it seemed to me such a useless trip. Of course there
is pleasure and some benefit in meeting old friends,
but to be plain with you, somewhat confidentially,
I have been muzzled there several times.

In regard to the Catholics, I do not think they
are having any more privileges now than would be con-

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ceded to every other church if other churches asked them. They do not get any more here and if by having their children here the church takes interest in the school and our work is facilitated rather than hindered, why should we object? My convictions are that association, which must of course be friendly, will do more to modify if not altogether change the Catholic Church than systems of alienation. I can say things now to the Bishop and Priest that I could not say when we were antagonistic and our antagonism their was entirely fault and they have found it out. I have always held that the Government is non-sectarian; that it was not my duty here to proselyte or in any way modify the religious beliefs of those committed to my care; that I was rather loo parents and should insist upon the children's conforming to the wishes of their parents in all religious matters. If you come here you will see how it is There is on their part a constant pulling away from all association with other denominations and they make every effort to keep their children away from all contact with Protestant peoples. They do not object to our prayer meetings nor to their young people belonging to the Y. M. C. A and the Y. W. C.A

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This is gain and has its effect upon the young people.
The Church's excess of teaching and reiteration wears
and as they become more intelligent they chafe under
it. This reacts upon the Church more and more and
tends to modify conditions and methods.

I write you all this to show you just how things
stand, but the best way is to come and see for your-
self. Do not feel any compunction about taking the
railroad ticket, New York to Carlisle and return to
New York, but if you do let me give you the benefit
of our half rate.

I believe it will come about that you will count
your visit profitable.

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TELEGRAM.

Jan. 31.

Henry Beardsley,
Laguna, N. Mex.

Eli well and working. No cause for anxiety.

Pratt. Lt. Col.

W. U. Collect. 9:30 A.M.

TELEGRAM.

Jan. 31.

Levi Levering,
Fort Hall Indian School,
via Blackfoot, Idaho.

Ticket to Carlisle will be delivered you by agent, Blackfoot.

Pratt. Lt. Col.

W. U. 9:30 A.M.

TELEGRAM.

Jan. 31.

Dr. Carlos Montezuma,
100 State St. (Room 1400)
Chicago, Ill.

Have sent you railroad tickets for self and Cayou. Have no acceptance from Ed. Rogers. Must know at once certainly if ticket is needed.

Pratt. Lt. Col.

Postal. 9:40 A. M.

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Carlisle, Pa., Jan. 28, 1903.

Miss Penie C. King,
1028 Parrish At.,
Phila., Pa.

Dear Miss King :

It will be all right to bring a friend as you request, and if
you desire our half rate tickets to Carlisle, ($3.70 for the round
trip) I can provide them. Please let me know at once just what you
want. You can pay for them here.

Sincerely yours,

I fear it will be impossible to entertain you on the grounds
as we are expecting an unusual number of Indian visitors from the
west, but can find you entertainment in the town convenient to the
school if we find ourselves too crowded out here.

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Carlisle, pa., Jan. 31, 1903.

Hon. Robert L. Myers,

Camp Hill, Cumberland Co., Pa.

My dear Sir :

I will send you in good time as many admission cards for members
of the Legislature as you think best to bring, and if you can notify
me in advance will reserve seats for them. On suggestion I wrote a
special letter to Mr. McPherson and also to Mr. Brinkerhoff, intend-
ing them to to give a general invitation to members of both houses.
I then obtained copy of the Legislative Handbook, and understanding
that individual invitations were to be sent, the young people at-
tending to that work addressed separate invitations to all. By a
little canvassing you can find out just who want to come and let me
know. We already have quite a number of acceptances and later I can
give you a list of them .

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116

January 31, 1903.

Dear General :

Your message last evening informing me date
of promotion was to be the 24th said "See letter."
No letter has yet arrived.

I never before heard of such a case. The 13th
Cavalry has been without a colonel for nine days.
It seems to me if they have a right to abolish the
position for nine days they can abolish it for
nine years, and if they have a right to make an
interchange between senior and junior by such pro-
cesses the whole system of promotions can be arbi-
trarily disarranged at every promotion. However,
you understand the situation I am sure a good deal
better than I do.

Sincerely yours,

General Joseph R. Hawley,
United States Senate,
Washington, D. C.

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Carlisle, pa., Jan. 31, 1903.

Hon. Donald P. McPherson,
Gettysburg, Pa.

My dear Sir :

A blunder made in my office makes it unnecessary for you to extend a general invitation to members of the Senate. Mr. Rhey sent me a Legislative Handbook and I gave instructions, or thought I did, that all state officials should have special invitations and the senators and representatives be left for you to invite. Instead the young people in charge of the work addressed invitations to all members, and I already have a very considerable number of acceptances. Mr. Myers writes me he would like to bring quite a little party, and asks my reply in time to arrange transportation. Mr. Kennedy has always been very kind in these matters and I have no doubt would respond to you gentlemen of the Legislature even more readily than to me.

Should you desire a list of those who have sent in their acceptances I can furnish it in a few days.

Yours truly,

TELEGRAM.

Geo. I. Lincoln,
Thomas Asylum,
Iroquois, via Gowanda, N. Y.

Feb. 1.

Glad you can come. Shall I send half rate transportation,
and for how many ?

W.U. 11.30 A.M.

Pratt. Lt. Col.

Chas. F. Dennis,
Irving, New York.

on
If you want half rate transportation, wire me receipt of this.

W.U. 11.22 A.M.

Pratt. Lt. Col.

Rev. Robt. A. MacFadden,
Danvers; Mass.

here
Wire me if you can surely be here next Sunday ? Will send transporta-
tion.

W.U. 11.24 A.M.

Pratt. Lt. Col.

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Feb. 1, 1903.

Mr. R. W. Thompson, Secy.,
Senate Committee on Military Affairs,
United States Senate,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Mr. Thompson :

Your letter puts a new face on the situation
and I am contented. I am realizing there are some
things I do not know as well as I ought. I had al-
ways supposed that nomination on a particular
date carried rank from that date; for instance,
I am borne on the army register and am commissioned
as a second lieutenant from March 7th, '67, though
my confirmation was more than six weeks after
that and knowledge of my appointment did not
reach me until at least a month later than Mar.
7th.

I am very greatly obliged to you for your
kindness in this matter, and am sure I shall feel
entirely satisfied with the action of the Commit-
tee.

With kind regards,

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 1, 1903.

George W. Muntzer,
2266 N. 18th St.,
Phila., Pa.

Dear Sir :

I can send you 4 admission cards to our commencement exercises
as requested in yours of the 29th ult. and if you advise me at once
that you wish half fare tickets can send you those also. They will be
$3.70 for the round trip.

You would better telegraph me on receipt of this.

Yours truly,

It will hardly be possible to accommodate you at the school,
but if you wish I can find you a place in town at a very moderate
cost.

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Carlisle, pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Mrs. Annie McKean White,
221 Witherspoon Bldg.,
Phila., Pa.

Dear Mrs. White :

Invitation to our commencement has gone to Mr. & Mrs. Labadie as yours of the 26th ult. requested, and I understand you want railroad tickets for all. Accordingly, unless I hear otherwise from you at once I will mail you within a few days 3 tickets Phila. to Carlisle and return to Phila., at $3.70 which you can pay for here.

I fear we shall be too crowded this year to give you entertainment on the ground, but can find you comfortable quarters in the town convenient to the school if you wish. I am expecting about 40 of our old students and graduates from the west, and will have to accommodate them first.

Sincerely yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Mr. Hugh M. Browne,

1926 S. College Ave.,

Phila., Pa.

Dear Sir :

I have yours of the 27th ult, saying you will endeavor to be present at our commencement exercises. Do you wish to make use of our half rates on the railroad ? If so, and I have your reply in time I can send you a round trip ticket at $5.70. You would better wire me on receipt of this.

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Mr. Wm. G. Spottswood,
A. G. O., War Dept.,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Friend :

Thank you for congratulations. We shall expect you and Mrs. Spottswood to come up and will send you transportation and admission tickets in ample time.

Faithfully yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Dr. H. B. Frissell, Prin.,
Hampton Normal & Agricultural Institute,
Hampton, Va.

Dear Doctor :

I am glad to know there is a possibility of your being with us at Commencement. Advise me your train and you will be met at the station.

Edward Ukipata, of your Institution, has been invited by one of his friends in the graduating class, and writes that he expects to come. Alice American Horse, whose sister graduates this year, is also desirous of coming, and writes Lizzie Aiken in regard to it. I presume you have transportation arrangements with the railroads, and could arrange at that end for half rates more easily than I, if you approve of their coming. I could send half rate tickets , Baltimore to Carlisle and return to Baltimore if you advise they are wanted. Please let me know in time.

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Miss M. L. Deardurff,
90 N. Skidmore St.,
Columbus, Ohio.

Dear Miss Deardurff :

Ella Skye brings me your letter to her in answer to her invitation that you attend our commencement, and I have pleasure in enclosing three cards of admission.

We shall hardly be able to give you accommodations on the school grounds, but if you wish will arrange for your entertainment in town, either at a hotel or a private house, as you prefer.

Sincerely yours,

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Miss Alice C. Fletcher,
214 First St., S. E.,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Miss Fletcher :

We are all sorry you cannot be with us. Thank you for your kind words.

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Mrs. Ellen Runnels,
Keiller, Wash.

Dear Mrs. Runnels :

So far as I have information now the purpose of the Agent in
asking for the return of your children has been defeated. The Com-
missioner gave me verbal orders and promised to send written orders
to keep them here. The written order has not yet come, but it will
surely be here in due time. I think there is some investigation
going on. I told the Commissioner just what your daughter told me
and he now understands there are two sides to the question.

Trusting all will work out satisfactorily to you and to the
children, I am

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Rev. W. J. Houck,
Baltimore, Md.

Dear Brother Houck :

Thanks for your kindly letter and good wishes. We have many
knocks and much opposition but still we sail on and on.

I send you copy of a late address which I trust will interest
you.

Faithfully and fraternally yours,

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Miss Marie E. Ives,
13th. 24th. St.,
New York City.

Dear Miss Ives :

We shall be glad to have you come to our commencement as a guest
of the school, and if you wish can send you a half rate ticket New
York to Carlisle and return to New York, the price of which is $6.05
Please notify me on receipt of this.

Sincerely yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Hon. Fred W. Hyde,
Assembly Chamber,
Albany, New York.

My dear Fred :

Your congratulations are premature. I am not yet Colonel though a vacancy awaits me. You know I must be nominated, which has been done, and confirmed, which has not been done; so I am in transition. Thank you for the promptness and cordiality with which you recognize my advancement.

I congratulate you on being where you are, and do you know, I did not really get it into my head from your first letter ? Your worth is being recognized in a more special manner, and I am sure you will make a capital law-maker.

Sorry you cannot be with us on the 12th. Come sometime if I stay here. Just now we are about half and half as between here and the Philippines. My regiment, the 13th, is under orders to go and the Adjutant General indicates his desire that way.

With kind regards from us all,

Faithfully yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Miss Josie Vetter,

Rule, Neb.

Dear Josie :

I have arranged transportation for you and if it suits you to
come now you would better use it. We can settle here when you arrive
about payment. Let me know when to expect you.

Cordially and faithfully yours,

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Mr. Henry W. Fielder,

Cavite,

Lyman Co., S. Dak.

Dear Friend :

Amy Dolphus can come to you at any time after the 15th of this month, as you request in yours of the 25th ult.

Yours sincerely,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Miss F. E. Frizell,

Frizellburg,

Carroll Co., Md.

Dear Miss Frizell :

Replying to yours of the 28th ult., I enclose two cards of ad-
mission to our commencement exercises.

On account of the large number of Indian visitors from the
west, students, graduates, and others, I shall not be able to ac-
commodate you and your cousin on the school grounds, but if you no-
tify me in time can secure entertainment at moderate rates for you
in the town of Carlisle with which we have trolley car communication.

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Mr. M. Chamberlain,

45 Milk St.,
Boston, Mass.

My dear Friend :

Our boy, John Francis, seems to be sort of a chronic kicker. He keeps stating what Mr. Chamberlain promised him and wants to be entirely free to go to town whenever he pleases and at all hours, violating our rules of restraint promiscuously. I have given him two talkings to very recently and think he is changing his mind. What he needs to learn is self-restraint. Generally he is a good fellow and I am very hopeful of him, but he must quit bothering.

Faithfully yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Joseph C. Hart, Supt.,
Oneida, Wis.

Dear Sir :

Replying to yours of the 29th ult., Joel Cornelius returned to
Carlisle for a second term September 13th, 1901, and so is obligated
to remain five years. His brother Fred came Sept. 8th, 1900 for five
years. Both are getting on very well, and it would be a disaster I
am sure, especially for Fred, to have a break made in their school
life now. Joel was 23 years old when he returned and is not far from
the top. Having made an effort to complete his education so far as
Carlisle can take him, he ought to be allowed to do that. So many
Indian parents seem to think they are not called upon to make any
sacrifices for their children's education. I look upon both sons as
promising young men. If in your judgment the urgency is so extreme
as to make the return of one or the other absolutely a necessity I
think Joel being the older and the better equipped would be the one
to go. He is here at the school, but Fred is at Lahaska, Pa. with
Dr. H. W. Turner.

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Rev. W. S. Hayward,

Onondaga Castle, New York.

My dear Sir :

Please advise me in regard to the enclosed letter. If one of
your Indian officials would bring the boy back to Carlisle or he
could be sent with any other reliable person I would undertake the
entire expense of it. Please telegraph me on receipt of this whether
there is someone there who will undertake it and I will place trans-
portation at once.

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Wm. H. Welsh,
Welsh Bros. Show,
Lancaster, Pa.

Dear Sir :

If you give me the names of the boys to whom you refer I can
judge better, but in general I am not authorized to permit any of the
Indians under my care to travel with shows of any kind and I do not
regard it as any benefit but rather an injury to them to do that.

Yours truly,

Lt. Col. 15th Cavalry, Supt.

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Joel Tyndall,
Indian School,
Chamberlain, S. Dak.

Dear Joel :

I have your letter and Mr. Flinn's, and under the circum-
stances think it better that you do not attempt to come to Carlisle
at this time. Mr. Flinn's needs must be considered first. We shall
hope you can come another time.

Faithfully your friend,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Hon. Henry J. Brinkerhoff,
Capitol Bldg.,
Harrisburg, Pa.

My dear Sir :

After writing you on the 27th I discovered that owing to a mis-
understanding in my office invitations had been addressed to each
member of the House and Senate and were mailed at the same time yours
was. I had not intended this. A great many have accepted personally
and I can furnish a list if you desire. Mr. Myers of Camp Hill has
written that he would like to bring a little party. If you can by
a little canvassing find out just what will be needed I shall be
glad, and it may be among you you can make arrangements with Mr.
Kennedy of the Cumberland Valley Road for a special car more easily
than I can. Mr. Kennedy has always been very kind in these matters,
and I anticipate no difficulty this time.

Sincerely yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Mr. John Flinn, Supt.,
Indian School,
Chamberlain, S. Dak.

My dear Sir :

From what you write and from Joel's letter I should think the emergencies with you would overbalance any possible claim of pleasure on Joel's part and he would better not attempt to come to commencement this year. Therefore unless I have telegram from you on receipt of this that you wish him to come I will not arrange transportation.

In regard to Dennis Caplette, if you can recommend him and there is no parental consent necessary, as seems to be the case on account of his being an orphan, I will cheerfully accept him at such time as you wish to transfer him. As to the others who are with you for a definite time, they ought not to be sent here unless in your judgment it is the best thing to do and in that event, parental consent would have to be obtained.

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Mrs. Sarah Wilbur,
Keshena, Wis.

Dear Mrs. Wilbur :

I have your letter about Earnie and will send her home as you wish, leaving here probably on Monday the 16th.

Earnie has always been a good girl and I feel sure you will have great comfort in her.

Faithfully yours,

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Mr. L. D. Shearer,
Room 301 Baer Bldg.,
Reading, Pa.

Dear Sir :

I enclose herewith 3 cards of admission to our commencement exercises, as requested in yours of the 28th.

Yours truly,

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Carliole, Mo., Feb. 2, 1903.

Rev. W. H. Miller,
Bryn Mawr, Pa.

My dear Friend :

Nobody can know to Carlisle either at Commencement or any other
time and warm my heart more than you. If you can come up to be with
us on our anniversary occasion be assured it will cheer all of us who
have toiled and labored here for years. I am going to make a strong
Indian feature this year, having about forty of our former students
and graduates here from the west. Some of them have been away nearly
twenty years. Among the graduates coming are Harry Kohpay, one of
your boys, and others in whom you took a special interest. I am sure
it will do them all good to meet you here.

Faithfully yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Hon. W. A. Jones,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Mr. Commissioner :

I think perhaps you would better know what is going on here with
our Catholic friends with reference to the outing. They have made
objections to our placing their young people in Protestant families
remote from Catholic church privileges and I have told both the
priest and the Bishop that if they will vouch for Catholic homes
which they are able to provide I will accept their judgment and they
may even designate the pupils of their denomination to take those
places.

Although we do not put out any children until the 1st of April
we already have above 600 applicants for them who offer good homes
and satisfactory places. It is absurd of course that the Catholics
should desire only Catholic homes and make the objections they do,
but it seems best to me to cater to them and let them struggle with
the situation and find out something about it. They have put long
ads in their own Catholic papers explaining and approving of the plan
and soliciting places. Only a very few are offered and on examina-
tion quite a number of those have been found to be unsatisfactory to
themselves. Their strenuousness in regard to having their children
attend the Catholic church is also operating upon our regular pa-
trons, who now and then ask us not to send a Catholic. I think you
can understand the situation from this. My judgment is that it is

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-2- Mr. Jones.

all healthy and will work its own solution, but it will take patience
and diplomacy. Every Sunday afternoon they have separate services on
the grounds, their 176 children marching to the Y.M.C.A. Hall at the
same time we have our chapel service. Their service of course is for
the special purpose of keeping their members away from ours. I do
not count this an unhealthy movement for already discontent is ap-
parent among their children and their excessive adoring of religion
is telling against them.

This is for your personal information only.

Yours truly,

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149

Feb. 3, 1903.

My dear General :

Recently I sent you an invitation to our Commencement which occurs on the 10th, 11th and 12th of this month, but have not heard from you. If you can come I shall have great pleasure in sending transportation for yourself and Mrs. Howard or any members of your family. We should be delighted to have you here, particularly as General Sickles is coming. I think we could do you good and am sure you would do us a whole lot of good.

Faithfully yours,

Gen. O. O. Howard,
156 College St.,
Burlington, Vt.

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 3, 1903.

Mr. Jonathan Jordan,
95 Stone St.,
Oneida, New York.

Dear Friend :

Your grand-daughter, Lillian Cornelius, graduates on the 12th
instant, and if you or your son wish to come down for the commence-
ment exercises we can entertain you at the school. I have half rates
for commencement visitors only on the Pennsylvania Lines, and North-
ern Central R.R. which you could strike at Canandaigua. If I had known
in time that you would want a ticket from Canandaigua I would
have ordered it, but I fear it will be too late to get it to you now.
However, I can give you a half rate ticket going back, which will
save you something, and if I have a telegram from you immediately
on receipt of this I may be able to get a ticket from Canandaigua
and send you and you can pay local fare to that point.

Sincerely yours,

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Carlisle, pa., Feb. 3, 1903.

Mrs Susie Prickett Corn,
Keshena, Wis.

Dear Susie :

Mrs. Crosbie tells me of your nice home and your loyalty to Car-
lisle. Somehow, my committee in running over the lists missed you.
If you can come to our commencement, wire me on receipt of this and
I will arrange that you have transportation.

Invitation giving dates is enclosed.

Faithfully your friend,

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Feb. 3, 1903.

Rev. Dr. H. G. Ganss,
Convent of the Sacred Heart,
Manhattanville,
New York.

Dear Father Ganss :

I am glad to know there is a prospect of
your being with us and that you can possibly
swing the Archbishop and Mr. McElroy this way
though I have declinations from both. If you
are here Wednesday night when we have our gener-
al talks I would be glad to have you use a few
minutes and say something if you feel so inclined.

Sincerely yours,

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Carlisle, pa., Feb. 3, 1903.

Mr. John Lenoir,

Grahams Island, N. Dak.

Dear Sir :

I have word that your boy is in North Carolina. When I first
heard about it he was working with his companion runaways at a saw-
mill in the northwestern part of the state. Fearing capture they
left there as I am informed by my correspondent. They seem able to
shift for themselves, but I have no doubt they will become tired of
it in time and will yield to capture or even seek permission to re-
turn to the school of their own accord unless encouraged and helped
with funds from parents.

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 3, 1903.

Prof. J. Henry Harrison, Prin.,
St. James School,
Washington Co., Md.

Dear Sir :

Replying to yours of the 1st instant, this school is always
open to visitors and if you choose to bring your class up on Satur-
day, the 7th, it will be all right. Shops and industries will be
in operation, but the school-rooms are closed at that time. If you
should choose to come on a school-day in order to get an all around
view of things I suggest any time after the 15th instant.

Sincerely yours,

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 3, 1903.

Mr. Chas. F. Dennis,
Irving, New York.

Dear Sir :

I have sent for a ticket for you and will forward it as soon
as it arrives from Philadelphia.

Yours truly,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

Mr. F. W. Frankhauser,
230 S. 6th St.,
Reading, Pa.

Dear Sir :

I have half rates over the Pennsylvania and the Phila. & Reading Railroads which I am allowed to use for Commencement guests. If you desire this accommodation and will let me know immediately upon receipt of this I can arrange it for you. Tickets to the Commencement exercises will be forwarded in due time.

Our accommodations at the school are somewhat limited and I
shall need to send to town a considerable number of our guests. If
you wish I can secure moderate rates for you in very comfortable
quarters along the trolley line.

Sincerely yours,

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Carlisle, pa., Feb. 2, 1903.

N. A. Armstrong,
1800 Arch St.,
Phila.,

Dear Sir :

I have yours of the 26th ult, asking for cards of admission to our commencement exercises. We have a half rate over the railroads which I can extend to our commencement guests. This gives the round trip ticket for $3.70. If you wish to take advantage of this, let me know at once and I can send tickets.

I cannot entertain you at the school, but if you wish can find you comfortable quarters and board in the town. You probably prefer to attend to that yourself.

Yours truly,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 4, 1903.

Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson,
General Agent for Alaska,
Bureau of Education,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Doctor :

Thanks for your congratulations. My promotion comes in the natural order as the result of forty years' service.

Enclosed are railroad and admission cards for yourself and daughter with time card. I have concluded to send direct to those who are coming. There will be no special train, but I will make arrangements for your coach to be pulled over on our siding. I hope to get through the afternoon performance so that guests may leave at 4:30 from our siding and be in Washington at 8:35 as indicated.

General Hooker of Mississippi, Mr. Brown of Wisconsin and Mr. Stephens of Texas have expressed their intention to come up if at all possible. From the present state of legislation I doubt if they can. It is a good deal to ask to ask of them when affairs in Washington are as they are. Senator Bard has expressed to others his intention to be here with members of his family, but has not replied to me. If you can I wish you would see these gentlemen and let me know what I may expect.

We shall have a good time and I shall probably want you to use a few minutes Wednesday evening. There will be about 53 Indians present, chiefs and principal men, mostly old students and graduates from their homes in the west, which is always an interesting feature.

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The Commissioner says he will come if possible, but if the In-
dian bill is not through he does not see how he can leave. Of course
if it gets out of Committee and before the Senate, that will re-
lease him.

Captain L. C. Scherer,
4th Cavalry, U. S. A.,
Fort Leavenworth, Kans.

My dear Captain :

I can see no reason why I should not in March or April send you
what would make a good article for the Journal. What I wanted was
to ransack the old records here and get something of the career of
the Barracks in Indian and colonial times, during the Revolution,
1812 and the Mexican War as well as the War of the Rebellion. I
think I can promise you also several old pictures that will help out.

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 4, 1903.

Hon. Robert L. Myers,
House of Representatives,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Sir :

Our commencement exercises proper occur on Thursday afternoon
and generally that has been the time that Members prefer to be here.
Wednesday afternoon we give an exhibition of industries and physical
culture, to both of which they are welcome of course if it suits them
to come.

I shall leave to you gentlemen of the Legislature to arrange
transportation matters with Mr. Kennedy who has always been very kind
about such things. If you have a very large representation it would
be well if you could arrange for a special to run over to our sid-
ing. I suggest that leaving Harrisburg at one o'clock or a little
before you could easily be here twenty minutes before two, in ample
time for the exercises of either afternoon.

Sincerely yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 4, 1903.

Miss Rosa Bourassa,
University Hospital,
Phila., Pa.

Dear Rose :

Enclosed are six tickets, Phila. to Carlisle and return to Phila for yourself and Mr. Latimer and family; also time cards and cards of admission to the exercises except for yourself. You can come and go without that, of course. There will be no special from Philadelphia, but as indicated on the time card we expect to close our afternoon exercises in time to allow guests to take the 4:30 train out, leaving from our siding.

Faithfully yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 4, 1903.

Mrs. W. P. White,
221 Witherspoon Bldg.,
Phila., Pa.

Dear Mrs. White :

Enclosed find 3 railroad tickets, Phila. to Carlisle and return
to Phila. for yourself and Mr. and Mrs. Labadie. These are half rate
and cost $3.70 each. You can settle for them at the office here.

Cards of admission to the exercises are also enclosed.

Sincerely yours,

Carlisle, pa., Feb. 4, 1903

Rev. Dr. J. Bancroft Devins,
156 Fifth Ave.,
New York City.

Dear Doctor :

Enclosed find three tickets to Carlisle and return to New York;
also admission cards. Please let me know just when to expect you
so that we may meet the proper train.

Faithfully yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 4, 1903.

Miss Penie C. King,
1028 Parrish St.,
Phila., Pa.

Dear Miss King :

I have pleasure in enclosing ticket to Carlisle and return to
Philadelphia, which at our half rate costs $3.70. You can settle for
it at my office. I also enclose two cards of admission to the exer-
cises and railroad time card. We hope to finish our afternoon per-
formance Thursday in time to allow all guests who wish to leave on
the 4:30 train from our siding. You will use the regular train from
Philadelphia.

Sincerely yours,

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 4, 1903.

Bishop C. C. McCabe,
150 Fifth Ave.,
New York City.

My dear Friend :

Enclosed find two tickets, New York to Carlisle and return to
New York for yourself and Mrs. McCabe. Please let me know on what
train you will arrive, so we may be sure to meet you at the station.

Faithfully yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 4, 1903.

Miss Eleanor T. Chester,
1016 Eleventh St. N. W.,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Miss Chester :

Enclosed find ticket, Washington to Carlisle and return to Washington; also time card and card of admission to the exercises.

Guests will use the regular train from Washington, but I expect
to have one coach pulled over on our siding.

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 4, 1903.

Rev. Josiah Strong, D. D.,
1 Madison Ave.,
New York City.

My dear Doctor :

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 4, 1903.

Miss Marie E. Ives,

13 E. 24th St.,

New York City.

Dear Miss Ives :

Your check is received. I have pleasure in forwarding herewith
ticket to Carlisle and return to New York. Leaving New York at 7:55
P. M. you should be here at 5:40 the next morning; or leaving New
York at midnight you should be here at 8:39 or 10:25 the next morn-
ing. The former has Pullman sleeping cars through; the latter is a
way train and not so comfortable.

Please let me know train on which you will arrive so we may meet
you at the station.

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 5, 1903.

Gen. John Eaton,

The Concord,

Washington, D. C.

Dear General Eaton :

Enclosed find two tickets Washington to Carlisle and return to
Washington for yourself and daughter. There will be no special from
Washington, but I shall arrange to have your coach pulled over on our
siding. Time card herewith shows a better schedule returning than
we have been able to make heretofore.

Faithfully yours,

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 5, 1903.

Mr. Chas. F. Dennis,

Irving, New York.

Dear Mr. Dennis :

Enclosed find ticket to Carlisle for which you can pay Mr. Mill-
er in my office on arrival here.

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 5, 1903.

Dear Doctor :

When writing you about Alice American Horse and Edward Ukipate
I failed to say that Alice's friend, Lizzie Aiken, at this school,
who has plenty of money, wishes to pay for her ticket. You will
therefore please send the bill to me and I will remit for Lizzie.

Sincerely yours,

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 5, 1903.

Miss Seichu Atsye,
1627 Mt. Vernon St.,
Phila., Pa.

Dear School-daughter :

Enclosed are two round trip tickets, Phila. to Carlisle for
yourself and friend, Miss Duffie. The cost is $3.70 each. You can
take the regular morning train at Broad Street. The coach bearing
our guests will be switched over to our siding.

Time card and card of admission for your friend are also here-
with. You will need none yourself.

Faithfully yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 5, 1903.

Miss Mary P. Lord,
Holliston, Mass.

Dear Miss Lord :

I have yours of the 2nd inst., and enclose you one half rate
ticket New York to Carlisle and return to New York, which you can use
coming, and exchange the return stub here for a ticket to Washington
if you wish after the exercises.

Sincerely yours,

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 5, 1903,

Dear Mr. Jones :

I enclose 9 (nine) round trip tickets Washington to Carlisle,
3 for yourself and 6 for such employes as you designate. Mr. Allen
had invited Miss Kane and Nannie Sturm of the graduating class in-
vited Mrs. McCoy. Both have accepted and I shall be glad if you
can include them in those you send from the office.

Yours truly,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 5, 1903.

Martin F. Wheelock,
Oneida, Wis.

Dear Martin :

Your letter just to hand. I have wired the General Agent of the
C. & N. W. R. R. to instruct the agent at DePere to deliver you at
once one Indian rate ticket to Carlisle. It should be ready before
this letter reaches you.

Faithfully yours,

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 5, 1903.

Mrs. Isabelle W. Campbell,
1741 N. St.,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Mrs. Campbell :

I have pleasure in enclosing one round trip ticket to Washington to Carlisle for your use; also time card and card of admission to the exercises. There will be no special from Washington, but I shall arrange that our coach be switched over on our school siding.

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 5, 1903.

Mrs. Hattie Blackchief,
Akron, New York.

Dear Friend :

Clarinda Charles, who graduates next week, tells me that you
wish to come down to our commencement exercises with Mrs. Abbie Mo-
ses, and asks that I arrange so you may half rate tickets to Carlisle.

I cannot get half rates from Akron, but can from points on
the Pennsylvania Line. Enclosed find an order for each of you on
Mr. B. P. Fraser in Buffalo. Go to his office, present this order
and he will give you each a ticket.

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 5, 1903.

Miss Letha Seneca,
Irving, New York.

Dear Letha :

Your letter is just to hand. I enclose an order which you can
present to Mr. B. P. Fraser, of the Buffalo District, Penna. R. R.,
307 Main St., Ellicott Square, Buffalo, and he will deliver you a
ticket to Carlisle.

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TELEGRAM.

Feb. 6.

Mrs. Ida McTravish,
Park Rapids, Minn.

Your message. Railroad agent, Park Rapids, will deliver you ticket
to Carlisle.

Pratt, Lt. Col.

W. U. 10:50 A.M.

TELEGRAM.

Feb. 6.

The Sentinel,
Milwaukee, Wis.

Your message. Photo mailed, free of charge.

Postal. Collect. 10:50 A.M. Pratt, Lt. Col.

Message.

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 6, 1949.

C. J. Webster Box,
1204 Walnut St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.

Please wire me my expense when you can see one of my clerks for examination of eyes.

Pratt, Lt. Col.

Postal 10,16 a.m.

TELEGRAM.

Feb. 5.

Miss Anna L. Dawes,
Pittsfield, Mass.

Morning papers announce serious illness of your father. All Carlisle
send desent sympathy.

R. M. Pratt.

A. M.

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 6, 1903.

Mr. Joseph W. Johnson,
4017 Wallace St.,
W. Phila., Pa.

Dear Sir :

I have read with interest your views and proposition. The po-
sition you take in regard to the education of the Indian is the
right one and the one which for years I have tried to bring the Gov-
ernment to see, but the Indian Bureau does not propose to drop any
of its restraining methods. I am expected to return the young Indi-
ans to their reservations and homes. Their friends expect it and the
Agent expects it. Often there are annuities to be paid to the indi-
vidual, which become an inducement.

Under our outing we place in good American families a consider-
able number of pupils, six to seven hundred in the summer to gain ex-
perience and receive wages for their work, and 300 in the winter to
work for their board and attend public school. We do not place our
students in cities for the reason that the influences and surround-
ings in city homes are not likely to be favorable to our purpose in
placing them out. In country homes they can drop into the family,
eat at the same table and practically be members of the family while
in city homes they become more like servantsand are thrown with the
servant class which almost invariably works to their disadvantage.

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 6, 1903.

Mr. John Converse,
Baldwin Locomotive Works,
Phila., Pa.

My dear Mr. Converse :

Two of my robust, energetic young men who graduate here next
week, are anxious to remain east and become machinists, and ask
me if I cannot get them into your works. They are good, strong, ca-
pable fellows, already very well equipped in their trade, black-
smithing, and I believe would be exceptionally useful at once. One,
Frank Yarlot, is a Crow from Montana; the other, Martin Costo, is
from California.

I would be greatly obliged to you if you could give them places
and feel confident you would not be disappointed. They could come
to you Friday of next week or any time thereafter.

Sincerely yours,

TELEGRAM.

Hon. H. M. Teller,
Denver, Colo.

Hearty congratulations from all Carlisle on your re-election.
R. M. Pratt.

Feb.

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 6, 1903.

Miss Margie Steele,
Greencastle, Pa.

Dear Madam :

Replying to yours of the 4th instant, you would better apply
to the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C.
for information as to dates, positions in the Indian service, ex-
aminations, etc.

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Carlisle, pa., Feb. 6, 1903.

Mr. Oliver B. Kerr,
Reynoldsville, Pa.

My dear Sir :

After your visit to Carlisle I nominated my Assistant Superin-
tendent, Mr. Allen for the position of Principal in addition to his
other duties and increased his salary somewhat, and made Miss Bower-
sex Assistant Principal, so that our needs in that direction are
supplied.

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 7, 1903.

Mrs. Cordie Tallchief,
Irving, New York.

Dear Mrs. Tallchief :

I have your letter this morning and am sending you herewith
three round trip tickets Irving to Carlisle at our half rates for
commencement, and you can pay for them here.

Should you not be able to use all three, please return to me.

TELEGRAM.

Feb. 7.

Oliver LaMere,
Dakota City, Neb.

Your message. Baggage and 4 checks sent care of Agent Mathewson,
Winnebago.

W. U. 1:25 P.M.

Pratt, Colonel.

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 7, 1903.

Mr. H. R. Peairs, Supt.,
Haskell Institute,
Lawrence, Kans.

Dear Mr. Peairs :

I had arranged for a round trip ticket to Carlisle to be deliv-
ered to Dennison Wheelock. He now advises me he cannot come on ac-
count of the death of his child. Can't you come yourself or send
Dr. Dixon ? The ticket to and from will cost nothing to either and
we shall be glad to see either you or the Doctor. On receipt of
this please wire me whether ticket will be used.

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 7, 1903.

Mrs. J. A. Creswell,
4821 Greenwood Ave.,
Blue Island, Ill.

Dear Madam :

I enclose you copy of our last year's presentation of the work
here, an illustrated catalog. By examining the list of graduates
you will see how large a proportion of them are doing well and fairly
well. I doubt if there is a high school or college in the country
whose graduates do much better proportionately than ours, and I am
sure if their graduates were subjected to the deplorable influences
ours are the proportion of failures might be greater. The claim that
educated Indians go back to the blanket is very largely fiction.
We must remember that the Indian service is filled with looting who
profit by keeping the Indians in the old conditions. These are the
people who present no end of falsehood against us.

I send you also copy of my recent address at Wilmington, Dela-
ware which may give you pointers.

Unfortunately, your letter reached me in the midst of our com-
mencement rush and escaped my observation.

Sincerely yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 9, 1903.

Dr. A. L. Seabrook,
Woman's Hospital,
Phila., Pa.

Dear Friend :

I enclose two railroad round trip tickets for yourself and
friend. Please let me know when to expect you so that you may be met
at the train.

Faithfully yours,

TELEGRAM.

Feb. 9.

Dr. Josiah Strong,
267 Fourth Ave.,
New York.

My carriage will meet you Tuesday morning at station.

R. H. Pratt.

Postal.

11:00 A.M.

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 9, 1903.

Mr. L. A. Maynard,
83 Bible House,
New York.

Dear Mr. Maynard :

I have pleasure in sending you railroad tickets to Carlisle and
return to New York for yourself and Major Bright, and am glad you
are coming.

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 13, 1903.

Hon. W. A. Jones,

Dear Mr. Commissioner :

The bearers, Ralph Eagle Feather and Henry Horselooking, are old students of Carlisle, not graduates. Ralph was one of our very first party, arriving at Carlisle in 1879. He has some business about which he would like to see you. I can commend both men to you as among the very best Indians of their tribe. Ralph has been assistant carpenter at Rosebud nearly twenty years and has frequently been commended to me by the different agents.

Sincerely yours,

W. E. S. A. E.

Mrs. A. K. Bludwell
1711 Q. St. N. W.
Washington, D. C.

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 10, 1903.

Your message. Will be pleased to have Alexander some.

Col. Pratt

W.U.S.S. to Col. Pratt

196

Carlisle, Pa., Feb 8, 1903.

Message.

George I. Lincoln

Supt. Thomas Asylum, Iroquois, Via Gowanda, N.Y.

Your message. Go to Fraser, Penna. R.R. agent, 307 Main St., Buffalo,
show him this message.

Pratt, Supt.

(W.U.10.36.A.M.)

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 13, 1903.

Hon. W. A. Jones,

Dear Mr. Commissioner :

The bearer, Joel Tyndall, one of our earliest pupils at Carlisle and a graduate in our first class, 1883, who has taught in the Indian service at Yuma, Cal., and is now a teacher in the school at Chamberlain, S. Dak. comes to me most highly recommended by his superintendent, Mr. Flynn. Mr. Tyndall has some business with the Department in regard to errors in allotments. I bespeak for him your kindliest consideration.

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 13, 1903.

Dear Mr. Converse :

The bearers, Frank Yarlot and Martin Costo, are the two young men about whom I wrote you recently. I should be obliged if you will have some of your men advise them in regard to the best board-ing place.

Sincerely yours,

TELEGRAM,

Feb. 9.

Railroad tickets for yourself and Major Bright reach you Tuesday morning.

R. H. Pratt.

Postal. 11:00 A.M.

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 16, 1903.

Miss Lizzie Williams,
Lewiston, N. Y.

Dear Lizzie :

I have your letter and am glad to know you got Hattie home so well. It seems as though we had done the right thing. I hope she may get over the trouble with the care you can give her.

I am sending your diploma in this mail. Sorry you could not be with us. We had a very pleasant and a very successful commencement. Some of your friends from the country were here and were inquiring for you. Let us hear from you occasionally both about yourself and Hattie.

With kind regards,

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 16, 1903.

Mr. Leonard J. Fox,
14 E. 4th St.,
Cincinnati, Ohio.

Dear Sir :

I know of no one from whom you could get elk teeth as you desire. We have nothing of the kind here. Your better way is to write to the different Indian agencies in the west.

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Carlisle, Pa., February 6th 1904.

George B. Cortelyou,
Secretary to the President,
Washington, D. C.

For several days past the public press has had daily dispatches
from Washington stating the President has determined to retire me as
Colonel because I am past 62. All large papers this morning
emphasize this statement. Please ask the President and wire me
if he is willing before retiring me to consider correspondence
between myself and War Department and Interior Department and state
ment I would like to make.

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Carlisle, pa., Feb. 17, 1903.

Miss Annie Minthorn,
Pendleton, Ore.

Dear Annie :

I am very glad to hear from you and to know that you are well.

Whenever the doctor is ready to give you a certificate of health we
shall be ready for you to come back and you can then bring in the
girl you speak of, say in May or June.

We are just through commencement, having had a very pleasant
and profitable time. There were present about forty of our grad-
uates and students who left us eighteen and twenty years ago. Each
one gave us a little of their experience since doing for themselves.
We had beautiful weather most of the time. Things are quieting down
again and by the end of the week our guests will all have departed.
Today they are in Washington taking in the sights.

With kind regards,

Faithfully your friend & school-father,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 17, 1903.

Miss Ellen L. Bulfinch,
3 Garden St.,
Cambridge, Mass.

My dear Miss Bulfinch :

Miss Burgess hands me your letter to her. The Five Dollars was
received duly and I handed it over to our librarian to invest, and
she selected the following books, and we added others from our library :

Young Folks' Cyclopaedia of Persons and Places.

Young Folks' Cyclopaedia of Common Things.

Swiss Family Robinson.

Fifty Famous Stories.

Children's Hour and Other Poems.

Captain January.

Beautiful Joe.

Birds' Christmas Carol.

From September to June with Nature.

I should have acknowledged your contribution promptly, but com-
mencement affairs so overloaded here that it was inadvertently laid
aside. Thanking you for your interest, I am

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 17, 1903.

Cinderella Williams,

Lewiston, New York.

Dear Cinderella :

You are not at all ready to enter a normal school and none of
us could recommend you for it. If you had graduated from Carlisle
you would only then be ready to take up such a course. What you want
to do is to go to some primary school until you have sufficient edu-
cation to entitle you to entrance into a normal school.

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 17, 1903.

Mrs. Isabel C. Barrows,
20 Central Ave.,
Tompkinsville, New York,

Dear Mrs. Barrows :

We have at least three applications for every girl we can sup-
ply, so that it is impossible for me to give you any encouragement.
We have many good homes in families that have learned how to get along
with Indian girls, and of course should keep up our relations with
them. We prefer also to place them in districts where our outing
agent can easily visit them on her regular rounds.

Sincerely yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 17, 1903.

Mrs. Julia Logan,
Winnebago, Neb.

My dear Julia :

I entirely agree with you that your little boy is too young to stay here now, and so have arranged to send him back with his grandfather. It has been a pleasure to see him and I think he has enjoyed the visit. I sincerely trust he will grow to be a good strong man. Sometime I hope you will come and see us.

Faithfully your friend,

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 17, 1903.

Henry Fackiner,
Summit, New Jersey.

My dear Sir :

Your interesting badge is received, but I do not know that I
could make any use of them here.

Yours truly,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 19, 1903.

Mr. John Sebastian, G.P.A.,
C. R. I. & P. R. R.,
Chicago, Ill.

or

Station Agent, C. R. I. & P. R. R.,
Kansas City, Mo.

Dear Sir :

Mrs. Laura Pedrick, one of my old students whom I brought in to
attend our commencement, is returning to her home at Anadarko Okla.,
and wishes to stop in Kansas City a few days for hospital treatment.
I have given her a ticket through to Anadarko and directed her on
arrival in Chicago or Kansas City to submit her ticket to you for an
extension of time, believing that you will courteously do this for
her and me.

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 19, 1903.

Mr. R. S. Myers,
123 Feeder St.,
Johnstown, Pa.

Dear Sir. :

I am sending you today copy of our illustrated catalog of Carlisle, also copies of addresses on Indian education generally, etc. Should you wish more extended information in regard to conditions among the Indians at their homes, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs can supply you with a copy of his annual report on application from you.

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TELEGRAM.

Carlisle, pa., Feb. 19, 1903.

Rev. H. G. Gausse,
Convent of the Sacred Heart,
Manhattanville,
New York.

Your good letter 17th. Whatever you do will have to be done quickly
while Congress is in session. I am already retired and ordered to
my home. Commissioner Jones invites to stay, but I cannot consist-
ently remain as case now stands.

Pratt, Colonel.

Postal. About 3:00 P.M.

TELEGRAM.

Feb. 18.

E. A. VanValhenburg,
North American,
Phil.

Your message. I expected to remain in service as Colonel until 64
or was willing to retire at once as Brigadier. Otherwise Record ac-
count correct except headlines. Being arbitrarily retired as Colon-
el at 62 is declaration of President I am unequal to or unfit for
full Colonel and he therefore retiree and reduces me to three fourths
of a Colonel, which is less than a Lt. Col. from which I have just
been promoted. As duties of Sup. here are and have been for years
larger and of a higher order than those of Colonel with regiment, it
follows logically I am in the President's judgment more unfit for or
unequal to these duties ; Hence I resign them.

Pratt, Colonel.

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 21, 1903.

Mr. H. M. Watts, Managing Editor,
The Press,
Phila., Pa.

My dear Sir :

I enclose to you confidentially the correspondence in regard to
my present status and feel that it is better not to send more at
this time. The copy of my Wilmington address, which you published
some weeks ago in part, I enclose also. It contains my attitude on
the Indian question. I am very grateful for the constant good help
The Press has always given to my cause.

Sincerely yours,

Col. & Supt.

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 21, 1903.

Rafael Pena,
Cumbres, Cole.

Dear Sir :

Dear Sir:

Enclosed find two consent and application blanks, which please fill and have filled by parents and physician for yourself and the boy you speak of who wants to come with you to Carlisle. Upon return of the papers I can give you answer.

Yours truly,

Col. & Supt.

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Carlisle Pa., Feb. 21, 1903.

Bert C. Whitmore,
1114 S. Lawndale Ave.,
Chicago, Ill.

Dear Sir :

I have sent your letter of the 16th to The Honorable Commissioner of Indian Affairs, asking him to send you copy of his annual report of Indians.

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 21, 1903.

Mrs. Sarah I. Trippe,
Salamanca, New York.

Dear Mrs. Trippe :

Amelia Pierce is not here, nor did she come with others to Commencement. We had a number of visitors from among the New York Indians.

With congratulations for the success of your meetings,

Faithfully yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 21, 1903.

Robert B. Johnson,

Kamiah, Idaho.

Dear Robert :

I do not know whether the Navy is enlisting men now. You would better write the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C. for information, but unless you really meant to stick to it I would advise you not to undertake it. If you were to be accepted and after finding some unpleasant things connected with your service there and would desert, I should be ashamed of you. If you go into it and make such a record as Joseph LaFramboise has made, it will be good recommendation not only for yourself but for Indians, and I shall glory in your good record.

With best wishes,

Faithfully your friend,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 23, 1903.

Dr. Wm. Hayes Ward,
Editor, "The Independent",
130 Fulton St.,
New York City.

My dear Doctor :

The enclosed correspondence which I send you in confidence will
put you in possession of the facts in regard to my retirement and
resignation. Confidentially, I can think of only two reasons why I
should be so summarily dealt with. I have been outspoken, as you see
by the enclosed editorial of mine in regard to the whiskey business
among the Indians, and I have been outspoken in regard to what I
think ought to be done for the Indians, and have stated the hindran-
ces. (See my address at Wilmington herewith.)

I might add further that when General Miles made his strong ex-
pressions against the canteen in the army I wrote him privately of
course endorsing his position. The General turned my letter over to
the League in Washington then making the fight against the canteen
and it became public. This probably offended my superiors who were
trying to carry the action the other way. This is all there is of it
so far as I know. However, as they have given no reason, please do
not make use of these facts in anything you may say.

On Friday at the same time I sent my letter to the Commissioner
I sent a copy to the President and this morning have a note from his
secretary, Mr. Leeb, advising that the President has the letter and
will give it his careful consideration. If he does that and stands
by his action there is nothing in honor for me to do but quit Car-

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lisle. If he modifies his action in some way I can accept and remain
here.

I can say to you, Doctor, as a friend, that the Brigadier Gener-
alship cuts no figure in the case whatever and I only made the sug-
gestion in order to get out of the way of those below me who are
crowding to the front, and because it was such an easy thing to leave
me here with what would be only a trifle in advance of a Lieutenant
Colonel's pay. As it stands now, the retired pay of a colonel is
less than that of a major on duty. But this does not particularly
matter. I am not now nor have I ever been here for the pay. When
the war with Spain came on I was ambitious to try my hand and see
if I could not earn advancement the same as quite a number of those
below me in rank did. I submitted to the War Department a proposi-
tion to raise a regiment of Indians. Had I been allowed to do that
I should have called them "The Rougher Riders" and if the opportunity
had been given I believe they would have accomplished enough to enti-
tle them to the name. But this is pouring out to you, Doctor, my in-
nermost thoughts in a most confidential way. It will amuse you a
little to think of it, as it does me now.

Since resigning, my mail has been flooded with letters and tele-
grams, some from across the Continent. The two copies I enclose I
am sure will interest you. The Catholic Church, as you know, fought
me for years. Father Ganss, who was priest here for nine years, used
to do all he could against me. You can see what he says now from his
official position, and he is making every effort to work upon the
President in my behalf. The other letter is from a loving friend
who gave me thousands of dollars when I was needing help here and it
was refused by both the Department and Congress. For two years I

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had tried to get from the Government $1,500 to use in turning the old
cavalry stables into shops. Not succeeding, Mr. Miller gave me
$2,000 to accomplish it. His letter is sent you as an indication
of the feeling of one who has been closer than a brother to me all
these years.

All this I submit to you in order that you may fully understand
the situation, and trust you will hold all in the strictest confi-
dence.

P. S. - Over $130,000 donated by friends has been used in improve-
ments, buildings, and equipment of the school.

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 21, 1903.

Mrs. Eliza Pierce,
Onondaga Castle, New York.

Dear Mrs. Pierce :

The pressure of Commencement has been very unfavorable to cor-
respondence from this end, and I am just getting around to your pos-
tal inquiry of the 31st ult. I enclose a letter from David Billings,
which please return. This is all that has come to me about Lena aside
from what you wrote, though blank was sent as you requested.

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 21, 1903.

Jonathan Jordan,
Oneida, New York.

Dear Friend :

Your letter of the 8th instant came duly but pressure of cor-
respondence and commencement affairs made it impossible to give
prompt reply. Your grand-daughter, Lillian Cornelius, concluded
finally that she would go to her home at Oneida and left here Mon-
day last.

Sincerely yours,

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 21, 1903.

Miss Mary Barada,
Bancroft, Neb.

My dear School-daughter :

I forwarded your letters to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
with my endorsement and some time after received the enclosed. I
trust you may get what you wish.

Our commencement passed off very pleasantly. Wish you could
have been with us. About forty of our graduates and old students
were present and it was a treat to hear their experiences and go over
old times with them.

With kind regards,

Faithfully your friend and school-father,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 21, 1903,

Eugene Warren,

White Earth, Minn.

Dear Eugene :

Your letter of the 29th ult. has necessarily been laid aside un-
til commencement had passed and things had become normal again.
I send you copy of a letter I wrote The Commissioner of Indian Af-
fairs May 23rd last. I thought I had written you also, but find no
record of it in my letter book, and conclude that I failed to do so
before forwarding yours to Washington and so forgot it.

I am reminding the Commissioner of it, and trust you will hear
something favorable soon. There seems to be a greater supply than de-
mand, judging from the time you have waited.

We had an exceptionally good commencement. About forty or our
old students and graduates were present, which added an extremely in-
teresting feature to the occasion.

With best wishes,

Faithfully your friend,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 21, 1903.

Rev. Leonard T. Cole,
Crary Mills, New York.

Dear Sir :

Replying to your postal inquiry of the 4th instant, I have to
advise you that we accept at this school Indian children between the
ages of 12 and 20 years, preferably between 14 and 18, who are not
less than one fourth Indian, of good character as vouched for by
some responsible person who knows them and in good health as shown
by doctor's certificate. If the children you speak of are where
they can attend the public schools they are fortunately located and
should continue in the public schools. Otherwise I shall be willing
to accept them provided they come within the above requirements.

I enclose blanks which must be carefully filled by the persons
indicated and returned to me for determination.

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 23, 1903.

Mrs. Sarah J. Haight,
525 Brant St.,
Woodstock, Ontario,
Canada.

Dear Mrs. Haight :

Replying to yours of the 19th instant with reference to Vasha Nakootkin, I have to advise you that she is in one of our country homes for the winter where she works mornings and evenings for her board and attends public school. We receive monthly reports from those who have the care of her, and there seems no truth in the statement that she is in poor health. However, she has not been entirely satisfactory of late, owing I think to a correspondence between herself and a Mrs. Wood in Seattle, Wash., who invites her to come and live with her and asks what wages she will expect. I have written Mrs. Wood that Vasha is under our care and cannot be dismissed from this school before the completion of the five years for which she entered. In the winter Vasha does not earn any money, but clothing, books and everything she needs is provided, so that she has no right to demand nor even ask you to send her money. In the summer she will again have opportunity to earn money, as do all our students placed in country homes for vacation.

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Carlisle, pa., Feb. 23, 1903.

Mr. T. L. Rogers,

Pawhuska, Okla.

My dear Sir :

Yours of the 6th with reference to Granville Rogers has neces-
sarily awaited the passing of our Commencement and other pressing
matters.

Granville was here at Commencement, is well and apparently in
the best of humor. He has been attending public school and living
in one of our good country homes where he earns his board by chores
mornings and evenings. He does not earn money in the winter, but his
dthing, books, and all other necessities are provided, so that he
has no reason to ask you for a cent. It is a rule of the school
that students must save half they earn. This leaves them as much to
spend as they ought to have. The balance is placed on interest for
them in sums of Twenty Dollars, and is to their credit to be paid
them when dismissed from the school. I like your attitude in the
matter, and with your support hope to give the boy proper idea
in the use of money. He is bright and promising and his experience
among the white boys with whom he goes to school in the country does
far more for him educationally than the same time spent in an Indian
school.

We ticketed Tom last summer to Elgin, Kans. and supposed he had
gone from there to Pawhuska.

Yours truly,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 25, 1903.

Mr. J. Ortego Nevarez, Prin.,
Juana Diaz, Porto Rico.

Dear Sir :-

I have yours of the 15th instant with the ten dollars for your
son Rafael. The money is placed to his credit on our books to be ex-
pended for tuition, books, etc. at the Business College in Carlisle.
He will start in Monday next, March 2nd.

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 25, 1903.

Mr. Harry Kolpay,
Pawhuska, Okla.

Dear Harry :

It was quite a disappointment to us that you could not be with
us at commencement, but of course we understand the difficulties and
impossibilities. A number of our old students and graduates brought
us small parties of children. We had an exceptionally pleasant occasion on account of the presence of so many alumni.

The Red Man this week gives an account of the affairs of the
week, and I will not try to tell you more now.

Thanking you for your efforts in our behalf and with best wishe
es from us all,

Faithfully yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 26, 1903.

Mrs. Martha Simpson,
Hupa, Cal.

My dear School-daughter :

Your letter comes to hand some days after commencement is over.
If it was a disappointment to you it was to us also. About forty of
our graduates and old students were present, the last but one having
left for home today. We still have winter, but the snow is fast
disappearing and preparations for spring and the spring outing are
well under way. The year has been an exceptionally smooth and pros-
perous one so far. What may come hereafter I do not know. I have
been promoted to Colonel, that coming to me in natural order, and
have been retired by the War Department. As this is a reflection up-
on my service here I resigned my superintendency immediately and so
the matter stands. Many friends, old students, graduates and others
urge me to reconsider, but it seems a very good time to stop and
without my superiors in some way modify their action. I do not feel
I ought to go on with the work, much as it has been of my life.

Faithfully your friend,

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Carlisle, pa., Feb. 26, 1903.

Mr. Wm. H. Patterson,
R. F. D., Route 13,
Lewiston, New York.

My dear friend :

Your good letter of the 5th telling how our Carlisle boys and
girls are doing is before me. The commencement exercises and the
many matters that come up at that time have interfered considerably
with my correspondence for two or three weeks.

We graduated a class of forty-seven, our largest. It was a par-
ticularly profitable and enjoyable occasion on account of the presence
of about forty of our graduates from their homes in the west and of
old students who left us before we began to graduate. Their grati-
tude and feeling were inspiring to all.

I note what you say about Rachel, Homer and the others, and it
gives me much satisfaction to know of their usefulness.

About your grandson who wishes to come to Carlisle, being 22 he
is rather old. We do not care to accept any over 20 unless they are
exceptionally worthy.

Faithfully your friend,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 26, 1903.

Miss Amy Hill,
C/o G. W. Jessup,
411 Market St.,
Camden, N. J.

Dear Amy :

Mr. Allen brings me your letter. I send you herewith application blank. Fill this out carefully, answering every question plainly. Return it to me and I will forward it to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with my endorsement. You may have to wait a long time for an assignment, but if you want Government employment it is well to get your application in in good time. There are usually a good many changes during the summer. I would ask for a position as Assistant or Assistant Matron.

Faithfully your friend,

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 26, 1903.

Aden W. Rich,
508 - 510 Walnut St.,
Phila., Pa.

Dear sir :

Replying to yours of the 6th instant, I returned the diagram
but at the time could not advise you.

Yours truly,

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Carlisle, pa., Feb. 26, 1903.

Miss Annie Reinken,

Unalaska, Alaska.

Dear Annie :

I have your letter telling of your long trip. What a distance
it is ! The winter here is nearly over before we have word back af-
ter your reaching home. Commencement is over and in a few weeks the
girls and boys will be going to the country. They are signing and
Miss Ely is busy in preparation.

I am afraid it will not be practicable for me to take you back
much as I would like to do so. The order to dismiss all white chil-
dren last year, as you remember, took many away, and I did not allow
it to affect the Alaskans only because of Dr. Jackson's urgency and
the distance and time required to get them home. This winter the
Department has been very dubious of our right to do anything for the
Alaskans and threaten to order the dismissal of all now in the Gov-
ernment schools. However, I shall not send them home until I have
positive orders. I have asked to be allowed to keep fifty, that be-
ing just a few more than what we have.

With kind regards,

Faithfully your friend,

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Carlisle, pa., Feb. 26, 1903.

Mr. Adolf Reinken,

Unalaska, Alaska.

Dear Friend :

I have yours of the 21st ult. in regard to Annie's returning to
Carlisle. When she left here I told her we would be glad to receive
her back again, but since then the question of admitting Alaskan
children in the government Indian schools has been under discussion
in Congress and it looks as if they would be barred out. Another
consideration, which I had overlooked when talking with Annie, is
that Department orders forbid accepting those who are not more
than one eighth Indian. We were instructed to dismiss all students
of this class at the close of last year, but on account of the dis-
tance and cost of returning the Alaskan contingent held them over
on Dr. Jackson's urgency. You will see therefore that the two daugh-
ters you have remaining here are only here because the Department
has been lenient in their behalf.

Faithfully yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 26, 1903.

Miss Augusta Nash,
Thurston, Neb.

My dear School-daughter :

Yours of the 23rd ult. has been lying with an accumulation of
letters to be taken up as soon as I could get around to it.

I am glad Violetta has taken the position with Mr. Staley.
There are so many looking for places in the Indian service that it
does not do to reject an offer if one really wants service. Your
application is with the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and I can do
nothing of course except when the Office or some Superintendent
writes me asking my judgment. I shall keep you in mind.

We had a very pleasant and profitable commencement. Many old
students and graduates were in from the west, some of whom brought
children for the school.

With kind regards to all the family, particularly your sisters,

Faithfully your friend,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 26, 1903.

Luther W. Jack,
R. F. D., # 19,
Lewiston, New York.

Dear Sir :

Replying to your inquiry of the 11th instant, I have to advise
you that no annuity payments of money or goods have been received
from Elias Johnson or from the Indian Agent in New York for Tuscarora
children this year. A number of the Senecas have received $4.20
each, but on their own applications and the filling out of blanks.

Yours truly,

Colonel (Retired) & Supt

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 26, 1903.

Thomas Webster,

W. DePere, Wis.

Dear Sir :

Replying to yours of the 11th instant, your son Levi is doing
very well, and being well advanced toward the top should keep on to
the end. However, his five years expires in August next and unless
he himself decides to remain longer I shall place his name on the
home list.

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 26, 1903.

Elijah John,
Oneida, Wis.

My dear Sir :

I have yours of the 7th in regard to your grand-daughter, Eliza
John, and your wish that she return next summer to take care of her
grand-mother. As you know, Eliza came to Carlisle in the summer of
'99, which makes her term here extend to the summer of 1904. By De-
partment rules we are instructed not to send students home for a vis-
it during their period here. Eliza is doing well here and you will
see it is to her advantage to keep on to the end of her term.

Faithfully yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 27, 1903.

Mr. Ramon Lopez,
Husacao, Porto Rico.

Dear Sir :

I am sending your son Ramon home by the steamer "Ponce" leaving Brooklyn at noon Feb. 28th. This is done on account of his illness. He has been an exemplary boy at the school, but has not been strong for some time and it is hoped that the genial climate of your island will be beneficial to him.

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