Carlisle, Pa., February 25th, 1898.

Rev. Geo. Runciman,

Versailles, N.Y.

My dear Runciman:

I send you the 10 tickets ordered, Elmira to
Gettysburg Junction and return. The cost will be the fare one
way, which you can settle for when you reach Carlisle.
Please wire me in advance the train on which your party will
arrive, and how many men and women are in the party.

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Mrs. Elaine Goodale Eastman:

154 East Capitol Street,
Washington, D.C.

My dear Mrs. Eastman;

I enclose you the round trip ticket from Washington. Now, if practicable to come earlier, do not fail to do that. The ticket is good for the week on any train coming or going. Advise me of the train on which you will reach Gettysburg Junction, and I will have you met at the station.

Yours faithfully,

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Gen. John Eaton,
"The Concord",

Washington, D.C.

My dear General:

I enclose to you five round trip tickets for yourself, Mrs. Eaton, Quincy, Mrs. Quaiffe and Miss Bullis. The cost of the tickets to Mrs. Quaiffe and Miss Bullis will be $3.90, each which can be paid to me on arrival here.

I do not know that there will be any need of management coming up. You will be in the crowd, and, of course, make yourself felt as usual. Judge McCammon, who is one of our trustees, will also be along. The weather may bother us a little, but we are so entirely able to take care of things in doors, that it need not keep anybody back. I am letting the program for speech making rest until people get together, and depending on the emergencies. Rev. Dr. J.L. Lippincott, formerly chancellor in Kansas, who was a professor of Dickinson when I came here and for three years afterwards, and our school pastor during that time, and who has known Carlisle from the foundation up, and who read a good paper at the last Mohawk Conference, and who understands me thoroughly, will deliver the diplomas. I asked both the Secretary and the Commissioner to do that, but they declined, and wanted me to turn it over to Mr. Sherman of the House, but I want Mr. Sherman for a good speech at the Commencement exercises. Should you for any reason come earlier than the others, that is 7:50 Wednes-

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Mr. H.E. Devendorf,

Clerk of the House Com. on Ind'n Affrs.

Washington, D.C.

My dear Mr. Devendorf:

I have nothing from you yet about the
probably numbers. My desire is to have you take charge and de-
liver tickets to the Congressional party, and I will see that the
number required will be in your hands in ample time, but it would
be well if I could know not later than tomorrow. You had bet-
ter wire at my expense. I should, of course, to know something
as to who are coming.

be glad

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Mrs. H.W. Mauck,
Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania.

My dear Mrs. Mauck:

I enclose to you the ticket, Philadelphia to Gettysburg Junction and return, which I advised you I would send. If you leave Philadelphia on the early morning train Wednesday you will be here for the afternoon exercises, and can leave here at 6 o'clock Thursday night, and be in Philadelphia at 10:20 that evening. That covers practically our whole program.

Please advise me on what train you will arrive, and convenience will meet you at the Junction.

Sincerely yours,

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Hon. Pleasants Porter, Delegate, etc.,
% Office of Indian Affairs,
Washington, D.C.

My dear Sir:

I sent invitations to your delegates sometime ago, expecting response which would indicate whether I should send you railroad tickets or not. Will you please see Governor Brown and the others, and let me know if you will surely come to Carlisle with the party on Wednesday next, and I will send transportation and be prepared to take care of you here.

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Mrs. Lucy E. Anderson,

1908 H Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C.

My dear Lucy:

I send you the round trip ticket for yourself from Washington to Gettysburg Junction and return, which is good from Monday to Saturday inclusive, on any trains except the limited, so that should you care to come over before or stay a little later, it will be all right, and add to our pleasure greatly in your coming. However, we shall be glad to have you for the limited period of the Washington party, if that is the best you can do.

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Miss M. A. Wilbur,

1719 Fifteenth St., N.W.,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Miss Wilbur: I send you two tickets Washington to Gettysburg Junction and return. They are good from Monday to Saturday, and on any train except the limited, so that you need not confine yourself to the particular trains, and for your purpose it might be well for you to come earlier or stay after.

Please advise me the train on which you and your mother will arrive.

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Miss Ina C. Emery,

18 Iowa Circle,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Miss Emery:

I enclose you the round trip ticket from Washington to Gettysburg Junction. It is limited from Monday to Saturday, so that you can come on any train and return on any train you like between those days. Please advise me the train on which you will arrive, and I will have you met at the Junction.

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Miss Bessie H. Cummins,

1138 Eighth Street,
Washington, D.C.

My dear Miss Cummins:

I send you two tickets, one for yourself
and one for your Baltimore friend. The one for your friend
will cost $3.90, which can be paid for to Miss Ely on arrival
here.

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Carlisle, Pa., February 19th, 1898.

Rev. H.M. Dyckman,
Pottstown, Pa.

My dear Sir

I shall be pleased to welcome you at our Commencement exercises, and to care for you here at the school, if you will not object to small quarters during our crowded time. Please advise when you reach Carlisle.

Very truly yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., February 26th, 1998.

Dr. Geo. Edward Reed,
President Dickinson College,
Carlisle, Pa.

My dear Doctor:

I hope you note carefully the little circular
I sent with each package of tickets in regard to the attendance
of Carlisle people at the gymnasium, shop and school showings on
Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, requesting those hold-
ing tickets to come to the Monday evening exercises in the gymna-
sium, which will be exactly what we shall have Wednesday afternoon.
We have had very great trouble, heretofore, in giving our people
from a distance chance to see what they wanted to, and three mem-
bers of Congress, the last time the Congressmen were here, left the
grounds immediately, and went home in anger, because they did not
have the opportunity to see what they came to see. I suppose
you will have school on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning,
and if you do, that will cure the evil. You know, my dear Doctor,
how welcome everybody is here at all times. We have no respite
from visitors except on Sundays, and even then we permit great
latitude. I trust all our Carlisle friends will appreciate this,
and help me out this time.

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Carlsle, Pa., February 26th, 1890.

Hon. W.A. Jones,

1314 N Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C.

My dear Mr. Commissioner:

I have nothing from you except as to
yourself, Mrs. Jones and the children coming, so that I count on
that. I accordingly send you nine tickets, and Miss Currie
will turn over one to you which will make 10. These will be
for your family and for those from the Office.

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Carlisle, Pa., February 26th, 1898.

Miss B.H. Cummins,

1133 Eighth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Miss Cummins:

You may turn your odd ticket over to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

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Carlisle, Pa., February 26th, 1900.

Mr. Wm. H. Rau,

1324 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, Pa.

My dear Mr. Rau:

My Asst. Superintendent, Mr. Standing, who always manages my lantern, says that what we need in the way of electric appliances for lantern is something that will operate from an incandescent line at 110 voltage, so that I think we had better let this matter rest until you come up.

Now, I find myself confronted with protests from everybody to having you come up to get pictures immediately or after class, and on Commencement days there is a constant moving of people about the buildings, which would prevent any such quietness as is necessary, and immediately after Commencement everybody will be desired out. I have wondered whether I had not better send you a ticket for yourself to come up during Commencement, and be present and see what is going on, and bring your instrument along with you and catch what you can without bothering anybody. You could then return to Philadelphia and come up the week after. We shall still have the school fall, and then nobody will protest. Is this a practicable arrangement for you? I send you a ticket. Phil. to Carlisle, good all next week, and if your arrangement, are made so that you cannot come a little late (two weeks late).

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Mr. Wm. Rau.

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would make no difference with us) we will do the best we can, you
coming Tuesday and going back Saturday, and I will send you another
ticket for your helper. I find we shall need just about fifty
pictures to get what I want. One thing I want you to do is to
take a picture of the whole school, and that would include about
700 persons, something on the order of a little picture I send
herewith.

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Carlisle, Pa., February 26th, 1896.

Hon. R. F. Pettigrew,

Chairman, Com. on Indian Affairs,

U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.

Dear Senators:

I have asked Mr. Devendorf, the Clerk of the House
Committee, to see you and find out what Senators and members of
their families will come to our Commencement exercises on Wednes-
day next, so that I may send him railroad tickets for delivery.
I trust we may have a number. If the weather is as pleasant as
today, it will surely be an agreeable trip for those who may
come.

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Albert Bishop,
Versailles, N.Y.

Dear Albert:

Your ticket, Emporium to Gettysburg Junction and return to Emporium, is in the hands of the Phila. & Erie R.R.
Agent at Emporium, as per your request.

Very truly yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., February 28th, 1896.

To the Adjutant General U.S.A.,
Washington, D.C.

Sir:

I have the honor to report myself on duty in charge of this
School under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved June
27th per S.O., No. 194, Headquarters of the Army A.G.O., August
23rd, and letter of Instructions from the Honorable Secretary
of the Interior, dated September 6th, all 1879.

My address for the next month is as above.

Supt.

Mo.

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Carlisle, Pa., February 28th, 1898.

D. O. J. M. Morgan,

Dickinson College.

Carlisle, Pa.

My dear Doctor:

We are overborne with applications for admission to our Exercises, and there are so many more people coming from a distance than I anticipated that we are going to be much crowded. I hope, and I will very greatly obliged to you if you will in some way indicate to the young men of the college, that I would take it as a favor if they would be among those who would stand up in the year of the running track. They can look over the hands of the people, and see just as well, the only trouble is that it will be quite a long stand for them, but if they will do this off their own accord, they can have as good observation as any in the room, and I shall feel very greatly obliged.

Sincerely yours,

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Prof. S.B. Shearer,
Supt. of Schools,
Carlisle, Pa.

My dear Professors:

We are overborne with applications for admission to our Exercises, and there are so many more people coming from a distance than I anticipated that we are going to be much crowded for room, and I will be very greatly obliged to you if you will in some way indicate to the young men of the High School that I would take it as a favor if they would be among those who would stand up in the rear of the running track. They can look over the heads of the people, and see just as well, the only trouble is it will be quite a long stand for them, but if they will do this of their own accord, they can have as good observation as any in the room, and I shall feel very greatly obliged.

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Hon. W.A. Jones,

My dear Mr. Commissioner:

I send you six more tickets, which
with the nine you have will be the fifteen from the Office.
Capt. and Mrs. Stough have their tickets. Miss Cummins returned
the extra ticket to me. The train as you will remember leaves
7:50 Wednesday morning, Balt. & Potomac station. I have asked
the Penn. Co. to give us two of their good day coaches through
to Carlisle, which I trust will do this time, and I will not go
to the expense of a Pullman train car, as I have on some former
occasions. This will be a material saving to my finances, and
I am sure the R.R. Co. will give us best coaches.

Expecting to see you all soon, and hoping that the
weather may continue as delightful, as it is today, until Thursday
evening, and all are back home safely, I am,

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Mr. H.E. Devendorf,

Clerk of the House Com. on Ind'n Affrs,
House of Representatives,
Washington, D.C.

My dear Mr. Devendorf:

I send you 40 round trip tickets, all I have left after supplying the Indian Office. You disarranged my plan by giving Commissioner Jones some of your invitations, so that instead of 10 Indian Office people he has 15, which is all right, and I am not sorry, only that I have to make additional arrangements for tickets. The chances are that your party will not all materialize. There may be, as usual, a falling off at the last. Should this not be so, and you need the whole 88, or even more, I have asked the Penna. R.R. to arrange with the ticket agent at the Balt. & Potomac Station to deliver to you on your receipt as many more tickets as you may call for, probably six. Your party may be increased by a few from the Senate. You say nothing about Senator Fairbanks or the Indian Committee of the Senate. If anything comes to me from that source, I will advise you.

I will want a correct list of the Washington party coming on Wednesday morning, as soon as you know just what it is. Mr. Eaton, a son of Gen. John Eaton, former Commissioner of Education, is coming up, and can help you with the citizen part of it, so

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Miss Eleanor T. Chester,

Bureau of Education,
Washington, D.C.

My dear Miss Chester:

Mr. Devendorf, who has charge of the Con-
gressional party, will be able to let you have two tickets for
yourself and sister. These will cost you $3.95 each for the
round trip, and I can arrange accommodations for you in town
at a good comfortable boarding house, if this will serve. The
lateness of your acceptance makes it impossible for me to arrange
for you here on the grounds, and the great number for which
I am providing free transportation forbids me increasing on that
line. I am sorry, but necessity knows no law, not even the law
of friendship.

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Loder's Drug Store,
1541 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, Pa.

Dear Sirs:

On the 25th of January Mr. Anders gave me two prescriptions, which were filled at your drug store. One was #37244 marked "A.P. for external use only." Directions: use 20 drops twice a day. The other was in a capsule, to be taken every four hours. I have lost the box in which it was given to me.

I would thank you to mail me these two prescriptions to the value of the enclosed check for $1.00

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Carlisle, Pa., March 1st 1898.

Mr. Harry E. Demendorf,

217 Third Street, S.E.,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Devendorf:-

It is important that I know as fully as possible just who are
in the Washington party, so that rooms may be assigned and arranged for
before the party reaches here. I therefore enclose you list of those
I have been informed will come. Please take this and as soon as the
train is on way after leaving Washington find out just who are in the
party and who are not, and who not mentioned on the list have joined it
and telegraph me full information, for instance if any on the list are
so and so
not on the party, telegraph omit numbers according to their absence

This will avoid the giving of the names of those who have already
promised to come. You will, of course, give me the names of those
who have joined the party, and are not on the list. Mr. Standing has used this method for the last several years, and it has been a great help to us.

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Carlisle, Pa., March 1st, 1898.

Mr. J.R. Richards,

Carlisle, Penn'a.

Dear Sir:

Please send me copies of all the New York and
Philadelphia morning papers, excepting those which I take,
beginning today until Friday, March 4th, inclusive, and college,

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Gen. St. Clair A. Mulholland,

United States Pension Agent,
Philadelphia, Penn'a.

My dear General:

I am sorry to say that my talk with you about the lan-
tern and lecture had quite slipped my mind until your letter. I have
not been well since I saw you; have had to go away from home on ac-
count of my condition, and that together with the stress of work
when here had driven it out of my mind.

I should be glad to have you come to the school on either of
the evenings you name, 10th, 11th or 12th, whichever suits you best.
If there is any choice, the 10th or 12th would suit us best, as the
11th is an off night of the week belonging to the societies, and we
do not like to invade it except for some very special reason.

We have had quite a lot of travel this year, England, Ire-
land, Scotland, and America; but we have not touched Belgium and
Holland very much, and have had very little of the Chicago Exhibi-
tion. Why not make a combination between Belgium, Holland and the
Exhibition. I do not remember just what the terms were, but it
rests in my mind that we were to pay your expenses and entertain
you, and this was to give us a chance to see your lantern. We have a 1
lantern here, but it is single and not dissolving. We have kalsium
lights with plenty of gas, and could easily arrange to attach elec-
tric, either from an arc or incandescent circuit. The incandescent
is 110 voltage. We have had several plans about a lantern. One be-

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Gen. Mulholland.

ing to rearrange the one we have, have dissolving lights and get
electric attachments. Another has been to buy an entire new lan-
tern with dissolving lights. Sometimes we think an electric at-
achment would be a good thing, and at other times we think best to
hang on to the kalsium lights. However, I will talk these matters
ever with you when you come.

Awaiting your conclusions, I am, dear General, with very
high regard,

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Carlisle, Pa., February 23rd, 1898.

Mrs. Mary R. Crossett,

782 Republic Street,

Cleveland, Ohio.

Three boys arrive Cleveland over Pa. lines
11.25 this morning. Word here entertainment scarce. If other
boy is not provided for, arrange for him my expense.

R.H. Pratt.

C O P Y T E L E C R A M.

J.R. Wood, G.P.A.,

Philadelphia, Pa.

Our arrangement about Commencement tickets. Please send as soon as practicable, round trip tickets to Gettysburg Junction, as follows:

Philadelphia, Pa., 35

Washington Crossings, N.J. 2
Rising Sun, Md., 4
Landenburg, Pa., 9
Avendale, Pa., 1
Tullytown, Pa., 1
Williamsport, Pa., 2
Kelton, Pa., 3
Merchantville, N.J., 2
Octoraro, Md., 1
Concord, Pa., Via. Phila. 1
Dowlingtown, Pa., 4
Moorstown, N.J., 13
Morristville, Pa., 3
Haddonfield, N.J., 2
West Chester, Pa., 6
Masonville, N.J., 2
Beverly, N.J., 1
Palmira, N.J., 1
Kennett Sq., Vif Phila., 4
West Grove, via Pomeroy 2
Wataontown, Pa., 2
Lansdowne, Pa., 5
Sunbury, Pa., 1

Chestnut Hill, Pa., 1
Bristol, Pa., 1
Thompson, Del., 1
Bakers, Pa., 6
Middleburg, Pa., 1
Milroy, Pa., 1
Washington, D.C., 50
Emporium, Pa., 1
Elmira, N.Y., 10
New York City, N.Y., 11
Pittsburg, Pa., 1

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Carlisle, Pa., February, 1898.

Supt. Cox,

Ft. Sill, OK. Ky.

Harriet and Jasper reach Ft. Sill

Friday's stage, in care of Tivis to Rush Springs. Please notify
relatives.

Pratt, Capt.

C O P Y T E L E C R A M.

Rev. Frank Mt. Pleasant,
Samborn, N.Y.

No response from your community from my invitations to Commencement, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of March. I have round trip tickets from Canandaigua at half rate. Please wire if any are needed.

Capt. Pratt.

W.U.

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Miss Annie George,

Supt. Hart,

Cherokee, N.C., via mail from Whittier.

Agent at Whittier has the order now
to deliver you ticket Whittier to Washington.

Capt. Pratt.

C O P Y T E L E G R A M .

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 25th, 1898.

Phila. Photo. Engraving Co.,
147 North 10th Street,
Philadelphia.

The plate of class received, but not
name plate. Why not sent. Please send quickly. Wire answer.
Capt. Pratt.

C O P Y T E L E G R A M .

Edward Maraden,

Y.M.C.A. Convention,

Cleveland, Ohio.

Ticket sent this Friday afternoon.
Capt. Pratt.

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237

H.E. Devendorf,
Clerk Indian Committee, H.R.
Washington, D.C.

40 tickets sent you special delivery at 2 o'clock today with order for more from ticket agent at Balt. & Potomac Station.

Pratt, Capt.

COPY TELEGRAM.

Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 28th, 1898.

J.R. Wood, G.P.A.,
Philadelphia, Pa.

More tickets needed from Washington. Please have your agent Balt. & Potomac Station deliver 12, more or less as he may call for, to H.E. Devendorf, Clerk House Com. on Indian Affairs. I have advised Devendorf you will do this.

Pratt, Capt.

"Postal."

COPY TELEGRAM.

Carlisle, Pa., February 28, 1898.

Hon. P. Porter, Delegate, etc.,
Washington, D.C.

Four tickets for your party sent to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones today.

Capt. Pratt.

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Carlisle, Pa., February 28th,

Miss Bessie H. Cummins,

1138 Eighth St., N.W.,
Washington, D.C.

Mr. Devendorf, Clerk of House Commit-

tee, has order for extra tickets. I have directed him to give you
one for teacher. You can pay here.

Pratt, Capt.

W.A. Jones,
Com. Indian Affairs,
Washington, D.C.

Your letter yesterday. I sent
ticket for Alaska Duncan to Gen. Eaton, Penna. R.R. will de-
liver additional tickets to Devendorf, Clerk of Com. Give Clark
one of yours, and get one or as many more as you need from
Devendorf.

Pratt, Capt.

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J.R. Wood, G.P.A.,

Philadelphia, Pa.

Your message today. Most of these coming on #13 tomorrow from Philadelphia will return Thursday evening on same train with Washington party; but some, just how many I do not know, will remain over and go to Gettysburg.

Pratt, Capt.

COPY TELEGRAM.

Commissioner of Indian Affairs,

Washington, D.C.

the Osages.

Pratt, Capt.

COPY TELEGRAM.

Peter Kilbuck,

Morrisville, Pa.

Your message received. You can come back the same way you went.

Capt. Pratt.

W.W.U. 9:15 A.M.

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Mr. H.E. Devendorf,

Clerk House Com. Ind'n Affrs.,
Washington, D.C.

If a Miss Cummins from Indian Office asks for a ticket, or the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for one or more, provide them.

Pratt, Capt.

Carlisle, March 1st, 1898.

J.R. Wood, G.P.A.,

Philadelphia, Pa.

67 passengers, so far, inform they will be on train leaving Broad Street, on the Niagara Express 8:30 tomorrow, Wed. Morning. Suggest that they have through cars to Carlisle, and Cumberland Valley will run them unto our siding with the Washington party.

Pratt, Capt.

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Carlisle, Pa., March 6th, 1898.

SIR, Lieut. T. B. Lamoreaux,

4th Artillery, Judge Advocate, Court Martial,
Fort McHenry, Md.

SIR,

In compliance with the order from the Adjutant General's office dated March 1st, I have taken testimony of H.J. Bentley and Duval Carbaugh, both of Carlisle, in the case of the United States vs. Frank Eitlebush, Private Battery "C", 4th Artillery, and by the same direction, I herewith forward this testimony directly to you.

I also enclose duplicate subpoenas completed for Mr. Bentley and Ms. Carbaugh, together with the bill for their service and attendance and the service of the notary, requesting that you attend to the settlement of the same. Remittance can be direct to the individuals or to me for delivery to them at your option.

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Carlisle, Pa., March 7th, 1898.

Mrs. Eliz. Edgar,

Wilson College,
Chambersburg, Penn'a.

My dear Mrs. Edgar:

I was very much annoyed this morning to have my clerk bring to me your note of February 28th in which you ask for four or five more tickets. We have two sets of mail here. We correspond with about 500 people in the country in regard to our children, and one of my clerks has entire charge of this mail, and I see only the special letters. The work of Commencement upon her led her to lay aside all letters that she supposed related to this business, until she had between three and four hundred, and did not open them until Saturday. I am very sorry. I looked all over for you, because I understood you would be here.

Sincerely yours,

(Dictated) Mc

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Dr. Ed. H. Williams,
Arlington Hotel,
Santa Barbara, Cal.

My dear Doctor:

Your letter came duly, and the next day the check
for $100, for which I have sent receipt to Mr. Keys. Your letter
did not reach me in time for me to write specially to Mr. Converse
and urge his presence at Commencement. I shall hope that we
may have him here next year. You have the situation exactly
in what you say in regard to my friends and their qualities,
and the quality of the people we have to contend with. I some-
times get very, very tired of the matter, and begin to feel that
it is no use, and then some encouragement, such as yours, comes
and I begin over again, and so it goes on from year end to
years end. I send you a "Red Man" with some editorial squibs
of mine, which I think you will understand and coincide with.
Dr. Montaguma's scathing address ought to be read and known every-
where.

I thank you most heartily for your encouragement. Wish
you could stop off and see us as you pass to and fro, even
though we may not be on exhibition. It would give us inspira-
tion. Our Commencement was a larger success than ever before.
There were seven members of the House Committee on Indian Affairs,
and all were united in our favor, not excepting the Democratic

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(Carlisle, Pa., March 7th, 1898.)

Mrs. Lottie Herrick Laver,
Delta, Ohio.

Dear cousin Lottie:

I have been so very busy with our Commence-
ment exercises that I forgot to send you your check. It is here
enclosed.

I have your letter about mother. If the end seemed near,
it would cede at once, but I could not come and stay very long.
My own health is not good, and I have planned to go away from
home for quite a little stay. Laura thinks I should go and
consult a specialist and remain under his treatment for some
little time. I am suffering from dyspepsia, and sometimes
am in great pain.

I wish you would keep me informed about mother; the doc-
tor's judgment every day or so, if you will, and if the emer-
gency comes, I will be with you as soon as it is possible for me
to get there.

Love to all

Your cousin,

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Carlisle, Pa., March 7th, 1896.

Mr. George Vaux Jr.,
Room 404, Girard Building,
Philadelphia.

My dear George:

We were all very greatly gratified with the results of your visit to Carlisle, and the appreciation that your visitors have for the work.

Faithfully yours,

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Hon. W.J. McConnell,
Boise, Idaho.

My dear Governor:

I was to write you about our Outing, but the
Commencement so entirely absorbed all my powers that I did not
feel equal to taking it up as I would like to until that was
out of the way, and then, too, I knew that you were probably in
a good deal of a broil, and I though would be able to give more
careful consideration to what I might say a little later. I did
not at the time remember of the expose of the system made by my
Asst. Superintendent about eighteen months ago, which we had
printed. I enclose you copy.

The copies of your letter from Chicago, and your several
letters from Boise, have been received, and I am very greatly
obliged for your confidence in sending them to me. I fear some
what that my good friend, the Commissioner, will be a little irr-
tated at the strictures on the quality of goods. Still, these
things have to be corrected, and I do not see that it could well
be avoided. It is your business as inspector to know all about
these things and to report to the Secretary. I made no com-
plaints that I know of beyond the facts, which I had before given
to the Commissioner himself.

The Commissioner was here at Commencement, but not the
Secretary. I did not have the opportunity to show him the goods.

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but it was not necessary as he had seen them previously. The
experience is not new. Nearly every administration coming in
since I have been at Carlisle has made the same blunder in pur-
chasing goods of poor quality. The old system of turning into
the Indian Department the offall of our eastern markets has yet
many friends who are on the look out for just such opportunities,
and they get hold of the new people always first, and it is not
until the complaints come in from the Agencies and schools
that they realize their mistake. I cannot see why they should
have good goods at Ft. Hall and we have poor here, for as I un-
dertand it the goods are all purchased from the same parties
of the same quality, and inspected by the same man. It may be
that the goods you saw at Ft. Hall were purchased the year
previous.

David McFarland has finally determined to enter the Univer-
sity of Idaho, and leaves today for that purpose. I enclose
to you copy of the Indian Office report upon the inquiry I got
Senator Hawley to introduce in the Senate. The deductions I
make from the explanation are that the Department has finally
settled down upon a system which in its entirety means nothing
else than the preservation of the autonomy of the tribe and of
the Department itself, and as you know from my talks with me
I can be no party to such a system. I see, therefore, that sooner
or later, in justice to myself and my principles, I must quit
the business. It would not be right for me to endeavor to coop-
erate and be party in a system with which all my convictions
are at variance. In your letter from Chicago you said I have no

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well defined idea of what is to be done with those who must necessarily remain at their present homes." I remember your asking me what I would do with the old people and instancing the Ft. Belknap people. My answer, as I remember it, was that I would do nothing that would continue to bind them together, and everything that would lead them out into our American life. Now, as a matter of fact, my experience is that Indian men, men even as far advanced as fifty years, are not necessarily by their years outside the pale of usefulness in civilized pursuits. When I had prisoners in Florida, and there were some of them men even above sixty years, I found work for them to do, and they did it successfully and well; with such success in fact that they demonstrated to themselves their own ability to meet and cope with the white men in such things, and when they were to be released from that prison life, they, of their own motion, urgently solicited that their women and children might be sent to them in Florida, and that they might be allowed to remain there, and work out their own salvation, stating that they were able to do that, and that they did not want to go back to the reservation where there were men as bad as they had been, and for whose acts they would be blamed. The question was submitted to the War Department, to the Interior Department, and to the Agents, and neither of the agents was willing to spare any of his Indians, and demanded their return to the reservation, just as agents and other influences demand the return of pupils now. I care not what the lines are, the nobility of the man has to be maintained by his supporting himself, and his nobility is destroyed by the support given to him. The law of necessity

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as applied to you and to me in our boyhood days is suspended from
operating on the young Indian, and the old Indian too. Hence
the difficulty. Mr. Curtis a distinguished member of the
House of Representatives of the United States, and the second
treasurer on the Indian Committee, is an Indian. You will find
his name on the records of the agency and of the Indian Office.
The Rev. Sherman Coolidge, a well educated Northern Arapaho, was
a visitor here at the school during Commencement, and is here now.
He is entirely self supporting. Though laboring as a missionary
under the Episcopal Church at Ft. Washington, his name is on the
roll for whatever of supplies, etc., may be issued to his tribe.
The utter impossibility to escape from tribal and Departmental
control is the most preplexing problem in connection with the
Atex. Upshaw, a Crow pupil here,
whole matter. The companion of his class a year ago had made
up his mind to get a higher education. His object being to pass
through a course at an Agricultural College, and he had selected
the Penn. State College. I arranged and planned for him to do
that, and to earn his own way. He made a success of it in prep-
aration nearly all of the year which has intervened since, but
lately he has fallen under the influence of the homebugging
scheme to employ all young Indians, and he now has an appointment
at $50. a month as industrial teacher for the school at his agen-
cy, the Crow of Montana. Retrogression will set in just as soon
as he lands on the reservation, notwithstanding his purposes
and aims are high now. The salary given is too much for one
with so better equipment than he has. If he succeeds, it will
be more than I anticipate, and when he fails it will be charged
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Part of the system of Carlisle. This is where we are at in the
business. Carlisle had many beautiful tributes at our Commence-
ment, and its head many compliments, but its superintendent down
in his heart is disgusted with the whole business from top to
bottom. He realizes, has always realised, and never intended
it should be otherwise that the Carlisle School should be merely
a step, or a way station, leading out from the reservation, and
opening a door into the very best of civilization. But why
argue, my dear Governor, I am disgusted. I have offered to send
in my resignation, and the good Commissioner, for I like him
very much, insists on my waiting. Says things will come out all
right. As things go, I can see that not long hence, there will
be, as there ought to have been before and ought to be now, a
full inquiry into the results of all the millions of dollars we
are spending for Indian education, and a likelihood that the whole
educational system
will be condemned, and it will be said that it is no use, Indians
cannot be made self supporting independent citizens. Whereas
there is not a scheme of the Indian Bureau, of the missionary,
of the surrounding influences, that does not say to the Indian,
"You are to remain Indian and of the tribe." There is nothing
that invites individuality, and participation in the industries
and affairs of the country at large. You know, I know, that you
cannot improve any portion of an Indian reservation with houses,
farms, irrigating ditches, or what not, at the public expense,
that will not incite and invite the designing white man to go
to work in some way and capture for his own aggrandizement. It
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ourselves it is the same thing. The only difference is that one
white man is pretty nearly as good as another white man, and gets
his wits sharpened, and is able to take care of his own. We
on the Indian
neither begin right, nor work right. Edison sold newspapers
on a railroad train, and so gathered in experience and wit, and
had his inventive powers quickened. Long years ago, I put an
editorial in my "Red Man" that if the Indian could only have one
of two things, either a good education without experience among
white people, or experience among white people without the educa-
tion, I would give him the experience among the white people all
the time. I have always believed this and always acted upon
it, but the school fadestshave gradually, through the demonstra-
tion of my efforts largely, gotten hold of the Indian and are
pulling everything into educational lines, regardless of expense
and without adequate results. As I said before, we will be
called down, and if I remain in the Service, I will have to go
down with the multitude, when in no sense has my plan been
followed. We turned out 24 graduates last Thursday; 12 boys
and 12 girls. Not a single one but what is capable of getting
out into American life, and earning his or her own way, and in
the very doing of that they would ontoward perfection. I have
talked earnestly to them, and yet seven of the young men, who
are capable and qualified, left me today for the West. The Depart-
ment has hired them, or by its course holds out inducements
that it will hire them, to a return to wallow in the mire. I
supposed that the principal agent in building up the press at
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of January, but he is still on top, and surrounded and sustained
by narrow minded sentimentalists who constantly belabor the ad-
ministration with their encomiums of his wonderful excellence,
enemy
when he is at bottom the worst, barring one, that we have had
to contend with. If I had not myself originated this Carlisle
School, and built it up, I can assure you that long ago I should
have been out of it, and I would not stay here a single day now,
but having originated, built it up and stood by it all the years,
I cannot of myself lay it down, but I would welcome any act of
the authorities that would relieve me of all further responsi-
bility in this connection.

I like your straightforward shoulder hitting way of say-
ing and doing things, and although we have known each other but
comparatively few days, I like you belong to the great West and
can appreciate a man pretty quickly when I see him. I wish
that you had charge of the schools

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Carlisle, Pa., March 6th, 1938.

Miss E.L. Patterson,
Grand Junction, Colo.

My dear Miss Patterson:

The Commissioner was here at Commencement, but Hailman is still in charge of the Educational Division, and nothing is done in the way of changes without consulting him. As I do not talk to him, and do not wish in any way to come into any kind of relations with him, I did not think it best to speak to the Commissioner. I am assured that all will come out right presently, and am told to be patient. As my own point of contact is one of great irritation, and I have now, as I believe, the confidence of both the Commissioner and the Secretary, in spite of my enemies of the Indian Rights Association and Hailman, I must not undertake too much. Therefore, I must remain quiet. I know just how irritating it all is, and if it were possible for me to retire from the Service without seeming to be driven out, I assure you that I would do so quickly, notwithstanding the very cordially expressed desire of the Commissioner and the Secretary also that I should continue. I have made direct charges against Mr. Hailman of very serious character, and there the matter rests pending the discovery of the proper man for the place. All of this I write to you in confidence.

We had a grand time here at Commencement. Seven members of the House Committee were present, and our large gymnasium building was as full as it could be with enthusiastic friends.

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Carlisle, Pa., March 8th, 1898,

Supt. H. O. Spray,
Harlem, Mont.

My dear Spray:

I do not know that I have anything to write in addition to what you may learn from the "Helper" and the "Red Man", except this, that I completely revolutionized Gov. McConnell's ideas in regard to Carlisle. He was frank enough to tell me so and to show me letters he wrote to the Secretary of the Interior giving evidence of that fact. It is something of a victory.

at
I am sorry you could not be with us Commencement. We had
the usual glorious time, some say better than ever. Seven
members of the Indian Committee of the House were here, and all
of them gave evidence that they are entirely in favor of Carlisle
as you will see by the next "Red Man".

With kindest regards to yourself and Mrs. Spray, and all
former Carlialers.

Faithfully yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., March 8th, 1898.

Rev. H. G. Gansa,

St. Patrick's Rectory,

Carlisle, Penn'a.

My dear Sirs:

After meditating somewhat upon your plan of yesterday, and taking into account the manner of your proposing it, I begin to hesitate as to the propriety of my so freely conceding entire harmony with it. On fuller reflection, it bears on the face of it, and from your expressions, a dissatisfaction with the part of your Church with the present and past arrangements as this school for the work of your Church among the pupils belonging to you. My own feeling is that I have been liberal in the extreme. I have been much more liberal to you and your predecessors than I have been to either of the other Churches, and to have an expression of want of confidence, leads me to consider seriously whether it is not better that I undertake gradually to eliminate entirely the Catholic element in the school, which would necessarily render your scheme abortive. I would suggest that before you proceed to the consummation of your purposes, you delay until I have further and more fully canvassed the matter, both in my own mind and with my superiors. I note from close observation that our Government school under Catholic control would be as liberal to Protestants, as I have been to Catholics, and yet I have been frequently and outrageously abused, and most untruthful state-

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Carlisle, Pa., March 9th, 1898.

Pulconico,

Son of Tabananica,

Ft. Sill, O.T.

My dear friend:

I remember your father and mother well. We were good friends long years ago. Your father was a great leader, and your mother was a remarkable woman. There is no doubt about your father being one of the most distinguished chiefs of the Commandoes in his time. What has become of your sister? At one time she gave a most beautiful tiny little Mexican dog to my daughter, and we had the dog for several years as a great pet in our family.

About your trip to Washington, it is not my duty or business to interfere in any way with agents in these matters. Your agent is the man to look out for you in regard to that. Talk to him about it.

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Po-ah-doalis, Commanche,

Son of Esa-hav-it,

Ft. Sill, O.T.

My dear Friend:

I remember your father very well. He and I were good friends about 25 to 30 years ago; but I can do nothing towards getting you to Washington. That is a matter that belongs entirely to your agent. Your best way is to talk to him about it.

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Carlisle, Pa., March 9th, 1892.

Supt. Geo. I. Lincoln,
Thomas Asylum,
Versailles, N.Y.

My dear Lincoln:

I can only say for your cordial note, come again.

We had a very delightful Commencement occasion, by far
the most important of our history. Sorry you could not be with
us. You will have the details in the next "Red Man"

With kindest regards to Mrs. Lincoln, Dr. Luke and the
other members of your party.

Fraternally yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., March 9th, 1893.

The Gilliams Syndicate,
4625 Germantown Avenue,
Philadelphia, Pa.

Gentlemen:

Replying to yours of yesterday, the information that
you wanted from Mr. Wheelock was forwarded by him last evening,
and Mr. Thompson advises that he will send today that which you
desire from him.

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Carlisle, Pa., March 8th, 1896.

John Bancroft Devind,
Managing Editor, "New York Observer",
136 Fifth Avenue, New York.

My dear Sir;

I have years of the 7th, telling of the long account
you are giving of Carlisle. I wish I had the money to circulate
eight or ten thousand copies, but my charity resources, on which
I have to depend entirely for such expenses, are just now heavily
taxed by our Commencement expenses and other matters, and are not
near so abundant as they have been in the past, for the reason that
I have not gone begging. I have felt it incumbent upon me to do my
work with the money that came to me.

I felt very sorry that there was so much bearing upon me
at the time you were here that I did not really get acquainted with
you and Mrs. Devins, but Mrs. Pratt and I are going to New York for
a few days, probably the last of this week, and I will call and
see you.

I ordered 1000 copies of the "Observer", and if you have
500 to 1000 surplus later on, I will probably see my way to use
that many more. Maybe I shall meet some good friends in New York
or Boston, who will give me checks, as on former occasions.

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T.B. Lamoreaux,

2nd Lieut., 4th Artillery, J.A.G.S.M.,
Fort McHenry, Md.

Sir:

I send you herewith quadruplicate copies of the order from
the Adjutant General, directing me to take certain testimony
in the case of Private Frank Eitlebush, Battery C of the 4th Artillery.

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Carlisle, Penn'sa.

March 9th, 1898.

J.R. Blodgett,

Jocoh, Mont.

My dear Josephs

I greatly appreciate your letter, which has the
ring of manliness about it that tells me you have a heart and a
future. I realize how you must feel because of the way in which
you left Carlisle, but sometimes such a thing as that is the mak-
ing of us when all else fails. I was, myself, once turned out
of school for violating a rule, the teacher thought on purpose,
but it was forgetfulness on my part. I was a poor boy, and it
stung me to the quick. I had to continue living in the same town
where it occurred, but now that I have had many years of experience,
I can see that even that unfortunate incident was of great benefit
to me. You know in the battle of life, it is not the fellow
who gets knocked down that is thrashed out by any means, but it is
the fellow that when knocked down stays down. The fellow who
wings is the one who gets up and continues to get up, though he
be knocked down many times. I trust this may be your case. I
certainly desire for you every success.

We had much more distinguished time than ever at Commencement this year. The Commissioner and members of Congress were here and a great many good friends. I rejoice to know that all over the West, there are those, and many, who will read about

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Carlisle, Pa., March 10th, 1898.

Corbett Lawyer,

Ft. Lapwai, Idaho.

My dear Corbett:

It is not yet definitely arranged that the band
will go to Omaha. We are planning to work out the Paris scheme.
This is a good deal more important than the Omaha matter, and
there are several Indian bands nearer to Omaha. You had better
make your own arrangements about the Omaha matter, and if the band
goes there you can drop into it. We shall be delighted to have
you back at Carlisle with your sister as you propose.

Your friend,

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Carlisle, Pa., March 10th, 1900.

Dr. Carlos Montezuma,
100 State Street,
Chicago, Ill.

Dear Doctor:

We have just finished the number which I proposed to address, and are sending you 701 already addressed, sealed and stamped, which you can put into the mail, immediately you receive them. For the others I send you extra envelopes, so that you can send where you like. It has been quite a little job for you, and some expense, but I do it gladly for the cause and for you.

Mr. Pratt and I are going away for a little rest to Washington and New York. I am troubled a great deal with dreadful dysentery and pains for the last four or five weeks, and I do not see how to get any relief here.

Always faithfully your friend,

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that he has gotten a lot of good negatives, and will send up proofs as soon as ready. I provided him with return tickets to Philadelphia.

Our little girl at the hospital is still living, but cannot last many hours longer. There are two or three others there who seem to be rapidly failing.

This morning was too wet for work in the field, although the men were out in full force. They soon left, however, as soon as they saw that work was not practicable. I advanced Mr. Yarnall the sum of $100. He expects to get all the dirt work done next week. No mail of any importance has been received.

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Carlisle, Pa., March 14th, 1898.

Capt. R.H. Pratt,

Mrs. Agnew,

33 West 28th Street,
New York City.

Dear Sirs:

I forward herewith letters coming to hand this morning
from Col. Freeman, which will explain themselves to you, and which
you may feel like acting on without delay. The boy, Amos, you
will remember very well as being one who was not brilliant but
always faithful and straight. From the action that he has now
taken, it looks as though he had the gumption which is lacking
in some of the others to make a move in the right direction.

We held the funeral yesterday in connection with our after-
noon services, having a very good talk as usual from Mr. Willa.

Nothing else has transpired worthy of note, not any mail
received of special importance, except that I have just now re-
ceived from the Doctor a recommendation that Robert Taylor, Osage,
Ida Bennett, Klemath, and Sadie Butler, Stockbridge, have consump-
tion, and suggesting that they be allowed to go to their respective
homes. As far as Robert Taylor is concerned, he is well able
to travel, and I approve of it. Sadie Butler may be able, and
Miss Shaffer so considers her today. Ida Bennett, of course,

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Carlisle, Pa., March 17th, 1898.

Capt. R.H. Pratt,

Mrs. C.M. Agnew,
39 West 28th Street,

New York City.

Dear Captain:

In my letter the other day I spoke of the serious condition of a California girl, Ida Bennett, and regret now to have to say that her condition is hopeless. She is rapidly nearing her end. Other hospital inmates about the same condition.

No mail of any special importance has come within the last few days, and school matters are as usual. The weather continues very warm and spring like, and the grass on the lawn is greening rapidly. Telegram just received from Commissioner Jones directing that Quah's girls be sent to Washington, which will be done tomorrow morning. Mr. Bushman has made a start at his farm work, and is busy planting onions today. Nothing else worthy of note has occurred.

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Carlisle, Pa., March 28th, 1898.

Capt. G. Le Roy Brown,

University of Tennessee,
Nashville, Tenn.

My dear Brown:

Your letter chased me to Washington, then to New York
and back here.

I have not been well and went to New York to consult a physician, who advises that I take a good rest, which I am thinking of doing, but putting off until our present War cloud either takes shape or disappears. I am also prevented from going away from home just now by the condition of my mother, who is probably on her death bed.

I should be glad to do anything within my power for Roy,
but as you know I am a side issue in the Army, having very little influence that I know of. I suppose Roy's promotion depends almost wholly upon himself. You had better advise me when you see a chance for me to put in an order.

With love to Mrs. Brown in which Mrs. Pratt joins heartily,

Yours faithfully,

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Frank Twiss.

Pine Ridge Agency, So. Dakota.

My dear Frank:

Your sister, Rachael, has gotten on very well so far. The child is reported to be a very handsome one, and she is exceedingly fond of it. I believe I wrote you fully all the circumstances. Rachael is now anxious to return home. The time has come to do something for her. I enclose to you a letter from her. If you think it best for her to return, I am willing to send her. We can still provide for her a good home here, and I will very willingly do that. We finally got an action of the court, so that we could have a hold of the man, but in the meantime he had left the State.

Whether he will come back or not, I do not know.

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Mrs. Elaine Goodale Eastman,

154 E. Capitol Street,
Washington, D.C.

My dear Mrs. Eastman:

I received yours of the 23rd just as we were
leaving New York.

Years ago, just after they had given Hampton a very warm and
lengthy indorsement in the "Out Look", I received a letter from
Mr. Eastman, I think it was, saying that they wished to treat Carlisle
in the same way, and asking me for my own photograph and data, all
of which I furnished, but the article did not appear, just why I
never knew. Dr. Abbott has always been a staunch friend to Car-
lisle, though he chides me occasionally for antagonizing Catholicism.
However, as he does not know, and I do, I must be guided by my own
experience, and I forgive him for that.

Your own wit will doubtless work out what you desire. I
was rejoiced to have you with us, and whatever comes of it will be all
right. After you left, Miss Spinnang told Mrs. Pratt that you had
written a very neat little piece of poetry about Carlisle Commencement
which you read to her. Don't you want to let us use it in the
"Red Man" or "Helper"? or is part of your plan to use it elsewhere ?
The "Helper"has a paid circulation of eleven or twelve thousand.

287

Capt. R. Crawford, Supt., etc.,

Williamson School,
Philadelphia, Pa.

My dear Captain:

I have been away from home for more than two weeks trying to recuperate and get into condition to enable me to go on with my work in better form, but I am now ordered by the Doctor to go away from Carlisle and remain for a good long while, and as soon as all the others can be settled so that I can do that, I will. Mrs. Pratt also is not very well, so that I fear we shall not be able to get down to see you this year.

Faithfully yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., March 28th, 1896.

John Tweedale, Treasurer, etc.,

War Department,
Washington, D.C.

My dear Sir:

I enclose $5.00 dues for Society of Army of the Cumberland.

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Carlisle, Pa., March 29th, 1898.

W.W. Brown,

Auditor for the War Department, Treasury Department,
Washington, D.C.

Sir:

Referring to your letter of November 18th, I would thank you
to advise me what the condition of my claim is at present.

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Gen. Wm. F. Rochester,
1320 Eighteenth St.,
Washington, D.C.

My dear General:

I concede to Miss Wilson every claim as to her being a thoroughly good conscientious woman, but in the position she occupies we need something more than that. We need tact and discipline, and a good deal of push and originality. We have about 400 girls to look after, and it takes very superior qualities for the three matrons to do this as it ought to be done. I have not fully determined what will be best to do for the school in the matter of continuing Miss Wilson. Surely neither you or other friends who have written me, evidently at the solicitations of Miss Wilson, could wish me to continue an employee who is not up to the requirements of the work, and this is not saying that I shall not continue Miss Wilson. I spoke to her about her work and berewith I get a flood of letters. A person who is competent and satisfactory would be continued whether they had any friends or not. All we want is that the place shall be properly filled. There can be no question in anybody's mind that the person who is incompetent ought not to be continued even though their friends were lesion and of the greatest influence.

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Hon. H.L. Dawes,

Pittsfield, Mass.

My dear Senator Dawes:

I can concede every claim of gentleness and refinement that the most ardent friends of Miss Wilson maintain, but unfortunately for her I need a person of energy, with right ideas of discipline, and force of character sufficient to carry out her purposes, and enough originality and genius to not be forever depending upon minute directions and instructions. Miss Wilson's probation has nearly expired, and it is due to her that I warn her of her lacks, whereat she immediately indulges in what I call "spoils", that is getting her friends to indorse her in every direction. But such is Civil Service. Character and force is one thing, and the ability to answer Civil Service questions quite another, and my experience is universal that Civil Service does not reach the more important qualities and qualifications. However, there is a month yet, and I shall certainly not want to change unless I have to.

Cordially yours,

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Wm. T. Brown,

Lamb Manufacturing Co., Spalding Bicycles,
Chicopee Falls, Mass.

Dear Sir:

Replying to your letter of the 26th, I ask Mr. Weld to
see if you could not make me a 28" frame. You say nothing about that
I also desired that the shank to the handle bars be extra long, so
that I might raise it quite a little above. I like to sit up
straight. I wanted also to have brakes on both the wheels, and
I further desired to know just what the price would be.

We expect to ride around through Ireland, Scotland and England,
as well as in Norway somewhat, and my preference would be for a
1-3/4" tire. I think your judgment would be better than as to what
kind of tire. My departure is somewhat uncertain. My mother is very
old and on her death bed, and I shall have to wait until she passes
away. In any event it is not likely that we will get away before
the 20th of April.

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Rev. C.R. Blackall, D.D.,
1420 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia.

My dear Friend;

I have ordered that the plate of the graduating class
be sent to you, and a copy of the "Red Man" from which you can select
any of the orations you like, as they are all printed there.

There are some points in Dr. Lippincott's address that are
exceptionally significant.

Sincerely yours,

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Hon. W.J. McConnell,
U.S. Indian Inspector,
Boise, Idaho.

My dear Governor:

We have no word about the leather, and I have concluded to make the best use of it we can and say nothing further, and have given instructions accordingly. Only eight or nine hundred pounds are defective.

I trust you may succeed in the transportation business. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs is doing all he can along the same line, as I happen to know; but the fellows who have had the contracts for many years are evidently bestirring themselves with Congress. I commenced a fight against them eighteen years ago, after I found by careful computation that the person who had the freight contracts for Carlisle, year after year, received more than twice as much from the Government as he had to pay out. I repeatedly represented the facts to members of Congress, both in the House and Senate, but only knocked them out by having a man here put in a bid. He had a little bother about collecting his freight from the Government, and made from three to four hundred dollars. Then the old parties went below him, and they have held the contract ever since.

A very large part of Indian supply business is run by a few people

who simple shift names. I think Commissioner Jones is getting onto the track of things, and that this year's lettings will be on more of a business plan.

Yours sincerely,

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Levant L. Mason,
Jamestown, N.Y.

My dear Levant:

Laura and I returned home on Saturday from a more
than two weeks absence. We spent a number of days in Washington and
more than a week in New York. Things have not been as wall with me
as I wished. I have had a good deal of trouble with pain in my
chest, and wanted the best medical advise I could get. Dr. Dela-
field of New York after treating me for more than a week, advises
that I go away from Carlisle for as long a time as I can, so I am
planning to do that when things settle so that I can get off. Of
course, I am anxious about the War conditions, and should realize
that they are going to settle down to a peace footing before I go.
I am also detained by the fact that my mother is on her death bed,
and I may be summoned there at any moment. We had, as you can
see from reading the "Red Man" a very successful Commencement,

Your picture is a gem. Wish that mine might be treated
in the same way.

Faithfully yours,

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James McKay,
Nipigon, C.P.O.,
Ontario, Canada.

My dear Sirs:

I thank you for your full letter and expose of Catholic work among the Indians. What you say I know to be true in many districts. There are, of course, some exceptions. We have had some excellent young people here who came from Catholic influences but by far the greater part of those received from such influences are of the bad sort you speak of. The very worst pupils we have had in this school have been Catholics. I am glad to have your letter. What would you say to my printing it in my paper, back the locality and name? I have instructed that our two school papers be sent you.

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Carlisle, Pa., April 1st, 1898.

Mrs. Elizabeth Grinnell,
Pasadena, California.

My dear Mrs. Grinnell:

Your cheery letters always do me good, and
make me just a little bit home-sick. I am constantly in mind how
well I felt the happy week I spent in Pasadena with you.

Mrs. Pratt and I went to New York where I was for a week un-
der the care of Dr. Delafield, a most eminent physician, who did me
real good, and I am taking his medicines now. He urged that I go
away from Carlisle and remain away as long as possible, and Mrs.
Pratt and I are planning a trip across the Atlantic, going to Scotland
Ireland, England and possibly Norway, for several months. Another
temptation we have is Southern California, but the desire to get
away from Indians, and the talk of Indians, and to get into scenes
that will be new and consequently interesting, make us think more
seriously of Europe.

My mother is very low, expecting to hear of her death any day.
This hinders our departure, and I am also loath to go away while
there is a possibility of War against Spain. I have told the War
Department that I can start for any point immediately I am provided
with gun and with 200 to 250 stalwart young Indians, capable of filling
the breach as well as any militia in the country.

Richenda is just home for her Easter visit from Wilson Col-
legs. Nana has dropped out of my employe's force and is interested

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Mrs. Eliz. Grimell.

in various temperance and social schemes. Mrs. Pratt is fairly
well. So much for ourselves. Now for Joe. I congratulate on his
venture. What Joe needs now is plenty of experience, and if he be-
comes eminent in his chosen lines, his experience should be of the
extraordinary kinds. This his trip to Siberia, Point Barrow and the
places promises in the highest degree, and I most certainly approve
of it, for I expect that Joe will make his mark in his line upon the
history of the day.

Dear Bessie, how I wish I could take another dip in the
Ocean with her and Fordy also, and many of them. We were all in-
terested in the menu.

Mrs. Pratt, Nana and Richenda all join with me in great love
to all of you, and the desire that we may not forget each other.

Faithfully yours,

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Miss Mary H. Brown,

322 South 21st Street,
Philadelphia.

My dear Friend:

I have been away from home for more than two weeks
seeking to recuperate. I have had terrible pains in my chest, caused
probably by indigestion and too much office. I got some relief from
Dr. Delafield of New York, and am ordered to go away from Carlisle
for a long absence and take as long rest as I can.

Your pleasant letter of congratulation is greatly appreciated,
and "Red Man" subscription attended to. If our difficulties with
Spain are adjusted soon, Mrs. Pratt and I will cross the Atlantic
and take a little trip through Ireland, England, Scotland, and pos-
sibly Norway. Our Commencement was the most successful of our ex-
perience as it ought to be. We start in the new year with a
much larger class than last year, and hope we shall be able to
graduate 32 to 35. The school is in good trim, health never
better than at this season of the year, and never as many pupils,
so that all the conditions seem propitious for my absence.

Richenda is just home from Wilson College for her Easter vaca-
tion. She has grown to be the tallest member of the family except
me, and develops some special musical talent which we are culti-
vating. You will excuse, I am sure, the use of my shorthand clerk.

With kindest regards from us all,

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Rev. C.R. Blackall,

My dear Doctor,

David McFarland has left us and gone to the State University at Moscow, Idaho, to enter as a regular pupil there. David was an exemplary young man throughout his stay at Carlisle; a member of the First Presbyterian Church in the town of Carlisle, always taking part in their church work. He was an official of their C.M. Association, and a delegate from their Society to the Convention at San Francisco, last year.

Lilly Complainville is from the same Agency and full Indian. She has been a good girl throughout her school life with us, and is a member of the Catholic Church. She is now taking a business college course in the Business of Carlisle.

A letter was written to New York to have the plate of the graduating class sent to you direct from there.

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S.F. McLane & Co.,
44 East 23rd Street,
New York.

Gentlemen:

After being in your establishment looking for Moore's
incidents and poetry etc., of the War, I found a copy of what I wanted
at Harper's on 16th Street, so that my request to be informed if
you came across a copy may be cancelled.

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Edgar McCarthy,

Hominy, O.T.

Dear Edgar:

I have your letter of the 25th and the photograph enclosed for which I thank you. If you wanted to make me a real nice Christmas present, why didn't you just send me that team. However, I am very greatly obliged to you for the photograph, and congratulate you on the possession of such a nice outfit. At the same time I am wondering what sort of an establishment you have for plowing, and how you are getting on with your spring crops. I trust you have a good farm, well stocked, and this fine weather making good headway, towards getting in a big crop.

Sincerely, your friend,

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Wm. T. Brown,

Lamb Manufacturing Co.,

Chicopee Falls, Mass.

My dear Sir:

I am just writing Mr. Weld advising that he may have
made for me a chainless wheel at once. Mrs. Pratt thinks she pre-
fers to have the money and use her last year's wheel. I weigh 220
pounds and am 5ft-8in. in height, so that I need a substantial wheel.

I write you direct in order that you may hasten make of the
wheel, and I shall accept your arrangement about the bar and tire.
As I shall be remote from your repairs while in Europe, I am anxious,
of course, to have a wheel that will stand a good deal of racket. I
find that it is 37 inches from the top of my saddle to where my foot
rests on the pedal when the pedal is at its lowest point, so that
I fear with your 26 inch frame, I will have to lift the saddle
quite a little above the frame. I trust the shank of the handle
bar will be ample to let me do that, and that the brake will also
be arranged accordingly. I never ride a wheel without a brake.
Please hasten the delivery of it all you can.

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Carlisle, Pa., April 2nd, 1898.

Gac. Ladeaux,

Pine Ridge Agency,
South Dakota.

My dear George:

I got your nice letter on my return from a two
weeks absence. I have not been well and had to go away to see a
doctor. I am now expecting to go a ay from Carlisle for quite
a little absence, probably to Europe. That is if we do not have War
with Spain. If we have War I may be called on to join my regiment.

I congratulate you on your success; that you are married, have
a sweet little girl, that you are connected with the Church and help
bring the music for the Church, which all indicates to me that
you are getting on as I would hope. I trust your success may con-
tinue in every way and grow.

We are having beautiful weather here, and the grass is out as
green as can be. We have above 850 students, and are in better
health than ever before at this season of the year. Our Commence-
ment exercises were very pleasant. I send you a Red Man giving full
account.

With best wishes from us all, and hoping you will write me
again from time to time, I am, as ever,

Faithfully your friend,

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Amos Hamilton,

Hominy, O.T.

My dear Amos:

It is quite out of the possibilities for me to help
you with a loan of money. I have not the money to loan. I should
think that many of your people there who have so much money would
be able to give you what you need.

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Eugene Tahkapeur,
Conway, Mass.

My dear Eugene:

I am very, very sorry to have the news you sent me in your letter of the 25th, but there may be a wise providence in it. I trust you will not be discouraged in any way, but that you will brace up and be more manly than ever. Begin to save your money, and the future has in store for you, I am sure, not only much usefulness, but a great deal of happiness.

Mrs. Pratt and I are before long to take a trip across the Ocean to Ireland, Scotland and England, and possibly Norway, but we are unable to start until matters settle down about Cuba.

Sincerely your friend,

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Carlisle, Pa., April 11th, 1896.

Samuel Anderson,

Vincennes, Ind.

Dear Sam:

I cannot for the life of me recall the incident of your
being afflicted with the mumps. You know that through the fall and
winter of 1875 I was detached from the company and put in charge
of Indian scouts and Indian prisoners at Ft. Sill. The records of
the hospital and the company records are the things that will help
you present your case properly to the Pension Bureau.

Very truly your friend,

Capt. 10th Cavalry, Sept.

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H. A. Keath,

1216 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, Pa.

My dear Mr. Keath:

Mrs. Pratt concludes that she would rather have the money and keep her last year's wheel. I have asked Mr. Weld to provide me with a wheel, and have had some correspondence with Mr. Brown.

I know of no reason why we should not continue to lean upon
Spalding & Co. for our athletic goods. Mr. Thompson is in Phila-
delphia today with our team playing Penns.

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Carlisle, Pa., April 4th, 1898.

Rev. J.H. Bradford,

904 M. Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C.

My dear Bradford:

I have yours of the 2nd in regard to boys for
Allington, Conn. We place our boys who can remain out throng the
winter the first of April, and have already put out as care to
this year. If they do well and the people want them for the winter,
and are willing to send them to school, making use of them mornings
and evenings and Saturdays for their keep, we shall let from 250 to
300 boys and girls remain out, but they are entirely of this class.
We have another class from the higher departments, which we place
on the first of May and first of June, but these only remain out
until the 15th of September, as they are the promising ones and we
wish to graduate them. It is possible if we had applications direct
stating the needs, and quality of help wanted, and it would serve
the people for this period, that we might spare a number to go
from the first of May to the 15th of September to Allington. That
would be an entering wedge and show the people the character of the
work, and perhaps lead to a community for next year for those who
could remain out during the winter, should the people desire help
handled in our way. It would be an advantage to us to extend our
Outing, provided there is a disposition in the Department to push
the matter, as we have urged for so many years. We find no special

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William W. Brown,

Lamb Manuf. Co.,

Chicopee Falls, Mass.

My dear Sir:

I want the wheel just as soon as possible, for if I go
abroad I wish to go early. I shall certainly hope to get away by
the 20th, but everything depends upon the Cuban incident. I am a
Captain in the 10th Cavalry of the Regular Army detailed here by
Act of Congress. If hostilities break out, I shall probably
have something to do with the affair, either in command of Indians
or rejoining my regiment, which would interfere with my present use
of the wheel. I am hopeful, however, peaceable solution of our
differences will be found within a week or so, and am informed that
such is likely to be the case, in which event I should want to go
away from the country as soon as practicable. I am instructed by
my physician to go away from the school and its turmoil and keep
away for some time.

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H.M. Riddle, G.P.A.,

Cumberland Valley, R.R.,

Chambersburg, Pa.

Dear Sir:

Yours, enclosing passes for band, came duly. It appears
that the ladies have made arrangements for separate car from Har-
risburg at 11:45 this morning, so that the boys might get to Philadel-
phia by 3 o'clock and be taken care of at some remote places before
the evening meeting. They are also to go to these remote places
after the meeting, and will not leave Philadelphia tomorrow until
about noon for the same reason. I, therefore, thought it best to
let the matter work itself out. My information did not come until
this morning; too late for me to advise you.

Thanking you and Mr. Kennedy for the favor, I am

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John Morrison,
Indian School,
Crow Agency, Mont.

My dear John:

Your promotion to the higher grade hinges entirely upon
the record you have made so far, which does not in any sense come
under my observation. It would be unbecoming in me to urge your pro-
motion, except I had personal knowledge of conditions that warranted
it, which I have not. I congratulate you on the prospect, and certainly
rejoice with all at Carlisle in your success, but my testimony in your favor
can only be that which comes within my own experience. I have no doubt
if your superintendent recommends your promotion it would be accorded.

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Carlisle, Pa., April 6th, 1898.

U.S. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Sir:

Sergeant Peters, a Pawnee Indian, writes asking my help towards getting him a pension. Sergeant Peters was a scout under my command during the winter campaign of '74 and '75. My recollection is that he enlisted in July and served all through the following winter. It was one of the most trying campaigns within my knowledge.

Sergeant Peters was thoroughly loyal and efficient in every way, and he is entitled to every consideration which the law allows.

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Sergeant Peters,

Pawnee, O.T.

My dear Peters:

I send you a letter to the Commissioner of Pensions.
I do not know whether it will do you any good or not. I know nothing about your disability. These who have charge of you there will be able to give testimony to that.

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To the Adjutant General, U.S.A.,
Washington, D.C.

Sir:

My address for the month is as above.

Mc

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Dr. Lemuel Moss.

fellow. Mr. Worthington will doubtless yield to any demands for
the son to be with his father for two or three days as may be thought
best by those in charge. Please say to Mr. Fairden that I would be
very glad to have him visit Carlisle while he is East, and I should
take it as particularly unfortunate if he does not permit Buffalo
Meat to come and see us.

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Carlisle, Pa., April 7th, 1898.

Fred A. Wilson,

Walker, Cass Co., Minn.

Dear Fred:

I have your letter of the 3rd asking my services for
your mother. We are unable to handle matters in any way now in
the Indian Service. All positions are filled by the Civil Ser-
vice Commission. Your mother would have to take a Civil Service
examination, and the chances are she is over age. However, you
could easily find out by having her write to the Civil Service Com-
mission, Washington, D.C., and get full instructions, if she felt
inclined to get into the Government Service in that way. I think
I ought to tell you in addition that there is almost universally
a very long wait after taking the examinations before persons find
out whether they have passed or not, and they have a still longer
wait before the appointments come. There is really little to encour-
age expectations of employment in that line, unless persons have ex-
traordinary patience. I return your mother's letter.

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My dear Mr. Riddle;

The annual game of base-ball our boys play with
Penna. University in Philadelphia always closes after 5 P.M., which
makes it impossible for them to get home that night via the Penna.
lines. They, therefore, last year and this took Phila. & Reading
transportation to and from Philadelphia, reaching Harrisburg at
10:00 P.M., and taking your last (10:55) train home. In all their
travel this is the only time they take the Reading. For all other
games they can and do use the Penna. and your lines. It would often
be a convenience to us if there was a Penna. train leaving Phila-
delphia about 8 P.M. to connect with your No. 29, or if your No. 29
could connect with Penna. Western Express it would serve us even
better. When our numbers are sufficient to warrant we have several
times asked this delay, but for the P. & R. team of ten it seemed too
much to ask. If you would think well of allowing us to do this
each time for such a party, we would be better served and always
use your line.

Mr. H.A. Riddle, G.P.A.,
Chambersburg, Pa.

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Carlisle, Pa., April 8th, 1898.

Buffalo Nest,

Pentist Mission House,
1420 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia.

My dear friend:

You did not tell me where to write you, so I must
write you in care of the Mission House. I gave orders that your
son be allowed to come to Philadelphia today and meet you this
afternoon, and if arrangements could be made, and you wanted it,
that he should remain with you until you left there Monday.

You must not forget to come to Carlisle. Do not allow the
people who have charge of you keep you away from Carlisle. It has
been a long time since I saw you, and it is important that you
see the school which your son attends.

Faithfully your friend,

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Miss Edythe Smith,

West Chester, Pa.

My dear Edythe:

The arrangements about hiring help for our school
have been changed and restricted so much by the Department that I am
unable any more to do those things which I want to do and ought to
do to help on my pupils who are out trying to get a higher educa-
tion. I am afraid that I will not be able to give you employment
this summer. I can only do it if there were some resignations here
that would enable me to use the salaries temporarily. If anything
comes up along that line, I shall be able to serve you, but I
believe it will be better for you to see what you can do elsewhere.

I do congratulate you, my dear Edythe, on your success. I
like your independence, your stick-to-it-timeliness, and your industry.
You are going to be far better for it all your life.

Give my love to Estaine and Louisa, and believe me always

Sincerely your friend,

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