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March 16, 1900.

Good Cane Milk,
Waper,
Royd Co., Neb.

Dear Friend :-

I have your letter of March 6th inquiring about your son Uriah Good Cane. Last fall Uriah came to me with several other boys and said he wanted to enlist in the regular army. As he was over twenty-one and legally entitled to decide for himself, I allowed him to do so. He was assigned to the 15th U.S. Infantry, the infantry being his choice. His regiment is now at Fort Columbus, New York Harbor. You can write to him there, and if the regiment has left camp, the letter will be forwarded to him. I give his full address below, as it was the last I heard several weeks ago. I am very sorry Uriah has not written you of his plans. He should have done so.

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Address.
Uriah Good Cane,
Co. I., 15th U.S. Infantry,
Fort Columbus,
Governor's Island, New York Harbor, N.Y.

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED OR REPRODUCED WITHOUT PERMISSION OF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

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March 17, 1900.

Messrs. M. & T.E.Farrell,
West Chester, Pa.

Gentlemen :-

I have your letter in regard to road repairing at this school and from it I gather that Mr. Gilmore had given you an idea of there being more of a job than there is. We have a stone crusher at work and are wanting to make some repairs to our roads this spring and having a knowledge of the roads at Gettysburg I thought if we could get a man who had worked to some extent on those roads he would be able to carry on the work here without much supervision. I had no intention of contracting for any work, but wanted a man with sufficient knowledge to work with other help in putting our driveways into good shape.

If you have such a man in mind I would be pleased to consider his name in connection with the work.

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March 19, 1900.

Mr. C. G. Conn,
Elkhart, Ind.

Dear Mr. Conn:

The band has become a tremendous load. Money has not come to me as I had anticipated it would, and I am quite a good deal in debt on account of instruments, advertising, etc. Talking with the Commissioner of Indian Affairs yesterday about it, he said if I would send him a bill of what the instruments cost, he would take it to the Secretary and with the circumstances I gave him ask the Secretary to allow me to purchase the instruments with government funds. This would involve your billing them to me at a later date probably, and signing vouchers as of this later date.

You will remember I turned over our old instruments to you. What I want is a complete bill for the 60 instruments and their cases, etc. at what would be considered a reasonable figure. The money value of each instrument will have to be set down. I call your attention to the fact that we exchanged instruments with you once before, the old brass instruments we had for the band from the first; that was just before the Chicago exposition, but of course you could only claim what would be a fair price for the instruments we have at present. Please make out the bill and send it to me as quickly as possible. Your records will enable you to on this I want to get it into the Commissioner's hands and test

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March 19, 1900.

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

My dear Mr. Commissioner :-

Rev. J. J. Methvin has been a missionary at the Kiowa and Comanche Agency for twelve years. We have corresponded and worked together most amicably all the time. I can say for Brother Methvin that there are only one or two others in the Indian field who work with me as cordially as he does. He represents a case to me about the clerk at the Agency who is seeking the appointment of Superintendent of the school vacated by Pigg. Pigg was so narrow and so determined to keep everything within his own control that outside schools especially Carlisle, found him constantly in the way. Mr. Carroll, the man who seeks the place is a recent convert to Catholicism. Brother Methvin understands he is endorsed by the Agent. He believes in the agent, and so do I, and we don't want to work against him in any way. At the same time, the narrow principles of Pigg in the management of that school will be much more narrowed by the appointment of Carroll: and as these Indians are among my oldest and best friends, the parents of many of the children having been scouts under me more than thirty years ago, and down to the time I left the Territory I was constantly their friend and it has annoyed me greatly that Mr. Pigg was trying to alienate them. To have a Catholic take charge and make things worse, is to

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say the least, not a happy anticipation. Why could not Carroll be
sent to Yuma, Standing Rock, or some other Catholic agency if he
has to have an appointment ?

Please talk fully with Brother Methvin and place the fullest
confidence in what he says, and understand at the same time that
both he and I want to be amenable to the best interests of the Ser-
vice, and in entire harmony with the agent.

The enlargement of the school and its additional facilities
call for a superintendent of experience. Carroll has none. On
that ground it seems as though there might be a different arrange-
ment.

Faithfully yours,

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P.S. --Brother Methvin has just brought me ten as good children as we have ever had from that agency, part of his own school and part from other schools on the reservation. The spirit there is now growing in our favor.

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March 19, 1900.

Hon. James S. Sherman, Chairman,
Committee on Indian Affairs,
House of Representatives,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Mr. Sherman :-

This will introduce to you Rev. J.J.Methvin, who has for the past twelve years been the missionary of the Southern Methodist Church among the Kiowas, Comanches, and other Indians at Anadarko, O.T. Brother Methvin and I have corresponded a great deal, and we have worked in harmony, which as you know is somewhat unusual in my experience with the missionary brethren. He has just brought me ten very nice pupils, part from his own school and part from the other schools of the agency.

I want you, if you can, to give him a little time for a talk and let him give you views that have come to him from his long service, which are valuable and in the right direction. I have told him that I wanted him to talk with you just as frankly as he has with me. I am sure you will be glad to have his views.

Everybody expected you and everybody missed you at commencement. It does not seem complete without you, and we are all so sorry for the reason that detained you.

Yours faithfully,

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March 19, 1900.

Hon. J.M. Thurston, Chairman,
Committee on Indian Affairs,
United States Senate,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Senator :-

When we get hold of a man who has had experience and good common sense, and has come to conclusions under such influences, his views are worth listening to. This will be handed to you by Rev. J. J. Methvin, missionary for the past twelve years at the Kiowa and Comanche Agency at Anadarko, O.T. He and I have worked together and are the best of friends. His views are so in unison with yours and mine and so practical that I want you if possible to give him a little time for a quiet talk. He is not seeking office or anything but the best interests of the Indian, and you can talk with him with greatest freedom and frankness.

Sorry to know your party was so inconvenienced at the last in Washington. I was in Washington Friday to Sunday evening, but was so lame from rheumatism I could scarcely get around or I should have hunted you up, Mrs. Thurston left her hand glass and we carried it down. I gave it to Mr. Slater, chief of the Finance Division of the Indian Office, who said he had to go right by your hotel, and would leave it there for me.

We all feel so grateful to you and Mrs. Thurston for coming up. You have given inspiration that will last the whole year,

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March 19, 1900.

Mr. H. M. Alden,
Editorial Room,
Franklin Square, New York.

My dear Sir :-

Your letter of the 13th came on the first day of our com-
mencement exercises, and I sent it to Mrs. Elaine Goodale Eastman,
who is employed here, for consideration and suggestion. Mrs. East-
man writes quite a good deal, as you perhaps know, and writes well
She began her work at the school in what we call the Outing Depart-
ment that is, she had charge of part of the records. Her husband,
Dr. Eastman, is my outing agent for the boys; so that between them
they can give the best account of this feature of our school of
anyone here. The Doctor has just recently completed his tour a-
mong the boys in Bucks County and elsewhere.

I told Mrs. Eastman she had better write you direct. If you
choose to use her in this connection I feel sure you will get not
only the widest range of facts, but a well written article. If,
however, you prefer to send someone else to investigate, that will
be entirely satisfactory, and I will furnish every facility you
could desire.

Our boys are largely in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Newtown
being something of a headquarters, but our district extends over
into Jersey and runs up into Columbia and Schuylkill Counties and
between. Our girls are largely in Chester County, but run down

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into Maryland, and over into Jersey a little also. The person who writes the article ought to come here and thoroughly inspect our records and reports. This feature is of some twenty years' growth and represents more to this school and to the Indians, I think, than any other feature in Indian education, and I feel grateful that you are going to undertake an expose of it.

I should have written you before of this, but Friday morning following our commencement exercises I took the band to Washington to be present at the memorial exercises in the interests of a state to long follow in Washington, at which the President, his cabinet and many officials and distinguished people were present. We also gave a concert in Washington Friday evening, and Saturday afternoon the band played in the White House for the President and Mrs. McKinley, the cabinet, and other invited guests; so you see I have been quite busy.

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March 20, 1900.

Mrs. Lydia Hunt Wright,
Supt. Indian School,
San Carlos, Arizona.

My dear Mrs. Wright :-

I was in Washington Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and on my return found your letter of the 10th. Knowing absolutely nothing about your case before going down, I said nothing about you, and heard nothing. Had I known in time I would have spoken to the Commissioner. I expect to be in Washington soon again, and if there is anything I can do, I will do it gladly.

You must not lose confidence in Mr. Jones. Like everyone else he must be guided by what comes to him, for he cannot know what is happening except as things are reported. I know he intends to be as fair and square with everybody as any Commissioner we ever had, and am entirely sure he is not your enemy.

The next time I am in Washington I shall try to get at the bottom of things.

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March 20, 1900.

Philip White,

Pine Ridge, S. Dak.

My dear Philip :-

I should be very very sorry to have you go off with Buf-
falo Bill in any capacity. Good people do not think much of Indi-
ans who travel with that kind of a show. We shall be glad to see
you here at Carlisle at any time and will give you a royal welcome
because we like you here. Am glad to know you are useful at the a-
gency and that you stand up for Carlisle.

I send you some Carlisle papers which tell about commencement
It was the biggest and best in our history.

Faithfully your friend,

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March 20, 1900.

Mr. Pooker T. Washington,
President, Normal and Industrial Institute,
Tuskegee, Ala.

My dear Sir :-

Since I have been here at Carlisle I have
heard of you in Harrisburg and other nearby places af-
ter you had been there.

I trust if you come this way again and get so
close to me, you will surely come over and see us; or
if not convenient and you are close enough, you will
give me a chance and I will hunt you up. I would like
to renew the old Hampton acquaintance, and would be so-
pecially pleased to see Tuskegee. Somehow, my time
is so absorbed that I have not been able to do that
yet.

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March 20, 1900.

Mr. Herbert Johnston,
Editorial Rooms, "The Times",
Phila., Pa.

My dear Herb :-

I have really been so busy I have not got a squint at
the papers yet, but intend to begin as soon as I get my mail off
my hands. I have received from our town newsdealer all the papers
he had containing your articles. The chances are I shall want a
good many, but will send directly to the office for them.

I want to say, Herb, that we were glad to have you and your
family here, and hope you will come again. It was a most satisfac-
tory occasion for us all, and was the biggest commencement yet;
but the next commencement will be still bigger.

With kindest regards to your family,

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March 20, 1900.

Mrs. Mary Miller Dodge,
Harlem, Mont.

My dear Friend :-

I submitted your letter to your brothers, John and James
and both say they intend to stay at Carlisle in accordance with
your wishes. Both are doing excellently. They ought to keep on
with their school now while they have a chance. The time may come
when they will not have such opportunities, and if they should go
home now I fear it would be the end of their education. They have
chosen wisely, and your letter has done good.

Wish you could have been at our commencement. We had the
grandest time in our history.

I congratulate you and your husband on the transfer which has
brought you together again, and trust your work at Harlem is pros-
pering in every way. With kindest regards to the Carlisle commu-
nity and the friends we met at your convention, I am as ever,

Faithfully your friend,

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March 20, 1900.

Hon. John Wanamaker,

Phila., Pa.

My dear Sir :-

Our band, as you probably know, has made many visits to Philadelphia in the interests of different public occasions, and I have spent a great deal of money therefor. Now, the boys are ambitious to go to Paris, but can only be permitted to go if they raise the necessary funds. Accordingly, I am starting them out on a tour of concerts in the various cities, beginning next Friday evening in Philadelphia. They will give concerts Friday evening, Saturday afternoon, and Saturday evening in Witherspoon Hall, hoping that the public interest will induce a patronage that will enable me to accumulate seven or eight thousand dollars, for the purpose named. I enclose evidences of our success in Washington on the occasion of the Longfellow Memorial gathering; also of their concert in Rifle's Armory in the evening, Saturday afternoon the President and Mrs. McKinley and ladies of the cabinet listened to them and Zitkala Sa in the White House for more than an hour and seemed to be very highly entertained.

Will you not kindly favor us with the influence of "The North American" for our Philadelphia concerts? Our visit to Europe, if we can raise the money to go, will be more in the interests of the Indian than of the band. I want them to feel that in exhibiting

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skill in any direction they are as highly appreciated as are any
others, and I think it far better always that they earn their priv
ileges than that they should be given them unearned. We have an-
other object in our movement, which is to counteract the infamous
influences of Buffalo Bill shows. Money is coined everywhere by
exhibiting the savagery of the Indian. I could take these same
boys and out-buffalo Bill, Mr. Cody himself, but as you
know my plans have always been absolutely along the lines of civ-
ilization and usefulness.

For any help you may give us in this matter in the way of the
influence of your paper, we shall be most deeply grateful.

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March 20, 1900.

My dear Herb :-

Thank you for the very fine editorial in "The Times".
How that old Kid story sticks, don't it? It is almost impossible
to get rid of a lie.

The band is coming down to Philadelphia Friday evening
and will give concerts Friday night, Saturday afternoon, and Sat-
urday night. There will be music by the band and gleel club and
both recitation and violin music by Zitkala Sa. This will be the
beginning of our band tour to raise funds to send the band to Par-
is. I send you several Washington accounts, by which you will see
that our boys entertained the President and Mrs. McKinley at the
with Zitkala Sa
White House and were quite a feature of the Longfellow memorial
exercises, and that our evening concert was all right.

Monday night of next week it will play in Trenton, then goes
on to New York and Brooklyn. If you can give us a lift, I hope
you will. If we can fill Witherspoon Hall three times we shall
make something out of it. It seems to me after all our many pa-
rades in Philadelphia where I have gone at much expense to comply
with the wishes of those in charge of public occasions, that Phil-
adelphia ought to give us a good house.

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March 20, 1900.

Mr. J. P. Chamberlin,
Editorial Rooms,
Youth's Companion,
Boston, Mass.

My dear Sir :-

Your letter of March 9th came when I was encumbered with
the commencement affairs of the school and since then I have been
a few days in Washington with the band and Zitkala Sa.

There is a great deal of feeling throughout the Indian service
against Miss Simmons for writing thus of her school life. It is
not at all true to facts. She has been from the start under the
care of the kindliest people, and later in life her whole thought
on the subject will be reorganized, if indeed it is not already
changed. I have had letters from the very kindest and best of peo-
ple enclosing me newspaper articles, editorials, and notices of
her writings. Not a person at Carlisle thinks she has been fair
in her handling of the subject; certainly the good quaker people
who gave her her education at White's Institute and at Earlham Col-
lege, Richmond, Ind. have every reason to feel aggrieved. This
morning I have a letter from the Superintendent of the Fort Shaw
Training School, Montana, enclosing quite a lengthy notice from
The Minneapolis Journal, and telling of two of her former teachers
and benefactors in his employ who feel deeply hurt because of her
course. I felt sure I understood her, and have felt and still feel

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sure there will come a reversion and recompense to those who have
helped her.

She was in Boston. She has had not only her schooling, but
her special musical training at the expense of kindly friends,
part of the help coming through inspiration from here. Plenty of
other Indians who have had far more to contend with than she has
had, would write much more happily about it all. Her articles are
not calculated to help on the cause of right Indian education. Al-
ready the enemies of the best methods are making use of her state-
ments. There is nothing for us to do but "grin and bear it" and
regret her shortsightedness and the shortsightedness of the people
who inspired and encouraged what she has done. I cannot excuse it
I have not said a word to her about it, and am treating her with
the utmost kindness. She has ability which should be developed
and utilized to encourage other Indians to travel the same road
she has traveled, and to endure far greater hardships than she has
endured. But for those whom she has maligned, she would be a poor
squaw in an Indian camp, probably married to some young no-account
Indian.

I am obliged to you for your letter, and can assure you that
my people and myself will submit to these aspersions without pub-
lic protest or comment. It has been on the mind of Dr. Chas. A.
Eastman, who is an employee here, to write something to counteract
it. I don't know what he is doing, but neither he nor Dr. Carlos
Montezuma, who has much more reason to criticise and feel pessi-
mistic, would write at all as Miss Simmons has written. All she
is she owes to the people she reflects upon and the conditions she
criticises.

Yours very truly,

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March 10, 1900.

Supt. Thos. W. Potter,
Indian School,
Chemawa, Ore.

My dear Potter :-

I am afraid Samuel Jackson will be of no use to us in our contemplated music tour. There are quite a number in our gleel club who excel him and he is not up in band music sufficiently to drop into the band. It will be a great disappointment to him, and I am sorry he was led to believe he was equal to it.

Our musical affairs are on a much higher plane than when you were here. Jackson is certainly an excellent young fellow and until I determine what to do, will give him the best chance I can.

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March 20, 1900.

Mr. R. H. Fulweiler,
"The Daily News",
Columbia, Pa.

Dear Sir :-

It is going to be as much as our boys can do to get ready for their tour beginning Friday next in Philadelphia, and I shall therefore have to give up the idea of going to Columbia for the present. Later, if they make a big reputation for themselves and you wish to resume negotiations, do so and we will consider the matter again.

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March 20, 1900.

To The Honorable,

The Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
Washington, D. C.

Sir :-

I enclose you a letter from Mrs. Charles L. Davis, nee
Miss Lydia E. Dittes, one of my former teachers.

Miss Dittes when here was one of the most efficient teachers we had, full of enthusiasm and of the very highest and best principles. She was so superior as a teacher that when I had to find someone to take charge of our girls as Girls' Matron, I selected her, and she was equally efficient there. I should say she was well qualified both in education and character to fill the position of principal teacher, which she seeks.

Very respectfully,

Major 10th Cavalry, Supt.

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TELEGRAMS.

"March 19, 1900.

Ladies' Protestant Guild Bureau,
1502 Cherry St.,
Phila., Pa.

Your letter 17th just received. Please have the other parties
send me endorsements at once from their former employers and make
letter application, giving about the information we require on
blanks.

Pratt, Major.

Postal. 10:05 A.M.

March 19, 1900.

Supt. Freer,
Indian School, Hoopa Valley,
Via Eureka, Cal.

Your message 14th. Will send you seamstress at once.

Pratt Major.

W.H. - 9:30 A.M.

March 19.

Mrs. F. M. Eddy,
Washington, D. C.

Alice McCarthy will reach Balt. & Potomac Station, 7:00 P.M.

Pratt, Major.

W.U. 4:11 P.M. Collect.

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TELEGRAMS.

March 20, 1900.

Messrs. Pew and Velder,
34 E. 14th St.,
New York.

Are you able to end Boston relations ? Have you secured Carnegie Hall ? Wire answer.

Pratt, Major.

Postal. 2:30 P.M.

Your message. Shall expect to hear from you not later than Thurs
day noon.

Pratt, Major.

2:30 P.M.

Postal.

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March 20, 1900.

Editor,
"The Inquirer",
Phila., Pa.

Dear Sir :-

Our band is to make its appearance at Witherspoon Hall in Philadelphia Friday evening, Saturday afternoon, and Saturday evening of this week, and then go on to Trenton, New York, and elsewhere. The purpose of this tour is to raise money to pay the expenses of the band to the Paris Exposition. From seven to eight thousand dollars is necessary for this. Our object is not only to correct wrong impressions against the Indian in the public mind, but also to let these boys feel that having the same qualities and skill, they may expect the same opportunities and consideration that are accorded others. I enclose clippings which will show you the appreciation the band received in Washington, both before the Longfellow Memorial gathering of most distinguished people, and at the White House. Their evening concert in Rifle's Armory was also highly spoken of.

Please bear in mind the many times we have visited Philadelphia for parades and other public occasions at great expense to ourselves, and if you can consistently back us with your influence we may hope for a good audience. It will be a great favor to the Indian cause, and to our school especially, and a personal favor to me in carrying on the public work in which I have been engaged for more than twenty years.

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Editor,
The Ledger,
Philadelphia, Pa.

Dear Sir!

Our band is to appear in Witherspoon Hall in Philadelphia Friday evening, Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening of this week, and then go on to Trenton, New York, and elsewhere. The purpose of the tour is to raise money to pay the expenses of the band to the Paris Exposition. For this from seven to eight thousand dollars will be necessary. Our object is both to correct wrong impressions against the Indian in the public mind, and to show the boys that, having the same qualities and skill, they may expect the same appreciation and consideration that others receive I enclose clippings which will show the appreciation the band received in Washington on the occasion of the Longfellow Memorial exercises, at which many distinguished people were present, at the White House, and at the evening concert in Rifle's Armory.

Please bear in mind the many times we have visited Philadelphia for parades and other public demonstrations at great expense to ourselves, and if you can do so consistently, back us with your influence. We hope for a good audience. It will be a great favor to the Indian cause and to our school especially, and a personal favor to me in carrying on the public work in which I have been engaged for more than twenty years.

Yours truly,

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March 20, 1900.

Editor,
"The Evening Telegraph",
Phila., Pa.

Dear Sir :-

On Friday evening, Saturday afternoon, and Saturday even-
ing of this week our band will give concerts in Witherspoon Hall
in Philadelphia, going to Trenton for a concert on Monday follow-
ing, then on to New York and elsewhere. The purpose of this tour
is to raise money to pay the expenses of the band to the Paris Ex-
position. From seven to eight thousand dollars will be needed for
this. Our object is not only to correct wrong impressions against
the Indian in the public mind, but also to show the boys that, hav-
ing the same qualities and skill, they may expect the same oppor-
tunities and consideration that others receive. I enclose clip-
pings which will show with what appreciation the band was received
in Washington, both at the Longfellow Memorial exercises, and at
the White House. Their evening concert in Rifle's Armory also
received favorable comment.

Please bear in mind the many times we have visited Philadel-
phia for parades and other public occasions at great expense to
ourselves, and if you can consistently back us with your influence
we may hope for a good audience. It will be a great favor to the
Indian cause, and to our school especially, and a personal favor
to me in carrying on the public work in which for more than twenty
years I have been engaged. Yours truly,

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March 20, 1900.

Editor,
The Press,
Phila., Pa.

Sir 1-

Our band is to make its appearance in Philadelphia at Witherspoon Hall Friday evening, Saturday afternoon, and Saturday evening of this week, and then go on to Trenton, New York, and elsewhere. The purpose of the tour is to raise money to pay the expenses of the band to the Paris Exposition. From seven to eight thousand dollars is necessary for this. Our object is both to correct wrong impressions against the Indian in the public mind and to let the boys feel that, having the same qualities and skill they may expect the same appreciation and consideration that are accorded to others. I enclose clippings which will show with what appreciation the band was received in Washington at the Longfellow Memorial exercises, at the White House, and at the evening concert in Rifles Armory,

Please bear in mind the many times we have visited Philadel-
phia for parades and other public occasions at great expense to
ourselves, and if you can do so consistently, back us with your
influence. We need a good audience and your editorial support
would do much for us. It will be a great favor to the Indian cause
and to our school especially, and a personal favor to me in carrying
on the public work in which I have been engaged for more than
twenty years.

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March 20, 1900.

Editor,

"The Evening Bulletin",
Phila., Pa.

Dear Sir :-

Our band will make its appearance in Philadelphia at Witherspoon Hall Friday evening, Saturday afternoon, and Saturday evening of this week, and then goes on to Trenton, New York, and elsewhere. The purpose of the tour is to raise money to pay the expenses of the band to the Paris Exposition. This will require from seven to eight thousand dollars. Our object is not only to correct wrong impressions against the Indian in the public mind, but also to let the boys feel that, having the same qualities and skill, they may expect the same opportunities and consideration that are accorded to others. I enclose clippings which will show the appreciation the band called forth in Washington, at the Long-fellow Memorial exercises, where many distinguished people were present, at the White House, and at the evening convert in Rifle's Armory.

Please bear in mind the many times we have visited Philadelphia for parades and other public occasions at great expense to ourselves, and if you can do so consistently, back us with your influence. We hope for a good audience. It will be a great favor to the Indian cause, and to our school especially, and a personal favor to me in carrying out the public work in which I have been engaged for the past twenty years.

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March 21, 1900.

Leander Gansworth,
Boonville, N. Y.

My dear Leander :-

We were very glad to have your letter which was read at
the Alumni meeting Thursday evening. A great many responded from
their stations in the west and elsewhere, and we spent a very in-
teresting evening reading their reports of themselves and others
they knew of.

Commencement passed off very pleasantly, although a snowstorm
made it rather chilly out-of-doors for our visitors. A large del-
egation from Washington was present, and altogether it was the big
gest and most successful commencement we have had. Wish you could
have been with us, but know that of course it is not always easy
for those who are useful in their positions to leave their respon-
sibilities for pleasure. We are glad to know of your success.

In regard to a girl for Mr. Willard; it is not practicable to
send girls so far away from the school, especially as we have many
more homes offered within easy access than we can supply.

With kind regards from us all,

Sincerely your friend,

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March 21, 1900.

Mr. H. M. Alden, Editor,
"Harper's Monthly",
Franklin Square, New York.

My dear Sir :-

I have your letter of yesterday informing me that you
have already arranged with Dr. George Bird Grinnell to go to Penn-
sylvania and write an article about the practical solution of the
Indian problem.

Dr. Grinnell is an ethnologist, so called. Nothing he has ever
written has tended toward the advancement in civilization of the
Indian. He is rather a hindrance and obstructionist along these
lines. His article in The Cosmopolitan of March, '99, is not a
truthful representation of the Indians as they are now or have been
for the last twenty odd years. It does not fairly represent any
tribal conditions. Indians who are living as civilized people,
who dress in citizens' clothing continually, who have farms and
practice all the arts of our civilization, were hired to go to the
Omaha Exposition and dress as Indians, and parade there as Indians
to whoop and yell and dance for the purpose of attracting the crowd
and getting money for the fair authorities. It was a disgraceful
performance. Several students, some of them graduates of this
school were thus hired, and their pictures appeared in The Cosmo-
politan" in Indian garb when they had not before nor do they now
wear such habilaments. Dr. Grinnell laments that there is too
much haste in Indian civilization, declaring that it is a great

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harm to the Indians themselves. He knows, if he knows anything,
that the Indian life is impossible in this country; that the free-
dom of hunting and fishing, of the forest and plain, is from the
very condition of things an utter impossibility. He criticises
the taking of young Indians from the low surroundings of reserva-
tion life to educate and bring them into the ability to compete
and contend in our civilization, but participates in taking them
away from home, from such surroundings, to present their savagery.

Dr. Grinnell has never shown himself friendly to this school.
He is incapable, so far as I have read him or heard of him, of that
judicial fairness which should characterize a presentation to appear
in a great magazine like yours. When I hear of him in the West a-
mong the Indians, from those who are laboring to elevate them out
of their low estate, it is always as an obstructionist, as a cranky
cantankerous Indianizer instead of a civilizer.

However, we are a public institution, working in the interest
as we believe of the very highest public good to a large mass of
our people who have not had a fair chance to meet and participate
in the common welfare. We are seeking to give them, and believe we
are giving them the chance to become useful men and women on an e-
quality with all others. We are guided by an experience of thirty-
three years of actual contact, working with and for them. We are
of course entirely open to and are very glad to have the most care
ful scrutiny of the worst enemies of our cause, and while I could
wish that when the great Harper's Magazine undertakes a presenta-
tion of my work for the first time in more than twenty years, that
presentation should be committed to someone who had not previously

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shown unfriendliness, and whom I could believe capable of judicial
fairness, and who has sufficient interest and practical common
sense to get at the real truth of things, I shall not object to
your selection of Dr. Grinnell and will give him every facility.

If he will come here first and study the school from this stand-
point, I will send one of my outing agents with him to visit any
or all of our outing students, and throw open every door to aid
his information and observation.

My experience has been that the people who set themselves up
as ethnologists are about the least practical of any among us.

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March 21, 1900.

Miguel Rivera,

Las Cruces, N. Mex.

My dear Miguel :--

Am glad to hear you arrived at home safely and hope you
will continue to feel better. The warm climate of New Mexico
ought to do a great deal for you.

We had a great time at commencement. A large delegation from
Washington came up and we had many fine speeches. Many of the
graduating class have started for their homes; others are here and
will go to the country for the summer. Promotions have been made
and everything is going on as usual again. The band played in
Washington last Friday and Saturday, and goes to Philadelphia next
Friday, then on to Trenton and New York.

Hoping you will able to go on with your work in September,

Faithfully your friend,

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March 21, 1900.

Uriah Good Cane,
Co. L., 15th Infantry,
Governor's Island, New York Harbor,
New York.

My dear School-son :-

You delayed writing me a long time, but I am glad to
have a letter from you even at this late date. Am glad to know
you have made so many friends, but am still more pleased to know
that you attend strictly to duty and keep out of trouble. Soldiers
who do that have the respect of everyone. You say you are in the
finest company in the regiment; now I want you to be the finest
soldier in the finest company of the regiment, so far as record
is concerned.

Your father has written me about you, and I have just sent
him your letter. Write him a good letter and tell him all about
yourself. Do this as soon as you can, and do it often.

I shall always be glad to hear from you.

Faithfully your friend and school-father,

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March 21, 1900

Rev. S. E. Greenawalt,
111 E. Lincoln St.,
Findlay, Ohio.

Dear Sir :-

In accordance with your wish I send you today under separate cover several of my annual reports and addresses which should give you some light on the Indian problem. The Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs is full of valuable information and can be had from the Indian Office by application through your Congressman or probably by personal application.

Trusting the material sent will serve your purpose,

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March 21, 1900.

Kiowa Woman,
Huntsville P.O.,
Kingfisher Co., O.T.

Dear Friend :-

On receiving your letter of March 7th I made careful in-
quiry in regard to your son, Dawes White Bird. Dawes told me he
fell while exercising in the gymnasium, and that he was excused
from work for awhile on account of the accident, which gave him a
stiff neck. He complained of nothing else, except that he had ta-
ken a slight cold, probably through his own neglect. I enclose
my physician's report of him, by which you will see that nothing
serious was the matter. Dawes seems to be getting on well in his
school work, and when I talked with him seemed contented.

On account of much work to be done in preparing for commence-
ment which occurred last week, your letter was not answered as
promptly as it would have been otherwise.

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March 21, 1900.

Mrs. Minnie John,

Versailles, N. Y.

Dear Friend :-

I have your letter about your son Frank. We require all
students sometime in their course to learn something about farming
and outside work. The large boys of course while out in the coun-
try have the care of horses and cows, and do plowing and other
heavy work. The smaller ones have the light work to do, just such
work as you would give your boy at home to do. They feed the chick-
ens, run errands, wash dishes, and make themselves useful general-
ly about the house. As a rule the boys are anxious to go out for
this purpose and are not only able to earn a little money for
themselves, but often come back greatly improved for their summer
of healthful exercise. Should Frank desire to go to the country
when the time comes, say in May or June, you need have no fear of
his being placed where he will need to handle horses. Such places
are given to the older boys.

I will do the best for your boy that I can, as I do for all
those under my charge, and if he does go to the country, rest as-
sured he will be in as safe hands as your own.

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March 21, 1900.

Mr. W. S. Field,
C/o Indian Office,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Mr. Field :-

Your letter came too late. Fannie Harris changed her
mind and left for her home Monday evening. She had already asked
for an appointment in the Indian service, and her application is
on file. She will await an answer to it at her home.

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March 21, 1900.

Gen. Leonard Wood,
Commanding Division of Cuba,
Havana, Cuba.

My dear General :—

Answer to your letter of Feb. 28th has been delayed by pressure on me on account of commencement which occurred the 13th, 14th, and 15th of March. I forward you today some lists that have been prepared by mechanics in our several departments, which may serve somewhat as guides and can be increased or diminished to suit. I am not able to give you information of any value in regard to machine shops as we are not equipped in this line except with enough of pipe tools to care for our own steam fitting.

Our method is the apprentice system in preference to the ordinary Manual Training. There is a skilled mechanic in each department who acts as instructor and makes the work practical and productive from the start, working on buildings or repairs for the school, making shoes, clothing, and other articles needed for school or government use. The cost of running the school is thus materially lessened, making the instruction cost almost nothing, while performing work that would otherwise require outside paid labor. This seemed the best method to pursue from the beginning, having as we had from the start to deal with undisciplined, uneducated material.

Pupils spend half of each day at study and half at work, each

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mechanic and teacher having one set of pupils in the morning and another set in the afternoon, in this way almost doubling the utility of each. With an evening study hour we have found that pupils make almost the same progress under this division of half day periods as by going to school all day.

Our original shop buildings were the old cavalry stables hastily remodeled. They have since been practically doubled in capacity by the addition of another story. The different shops are communicating, and the building is well adapted to its use, giving light and ventilation. I send ground plan, second floor plan, and sectional elevation of the building as it now stands.

The entire building is valued on our records at $12700. At the time the original buildings were erected, soon after the war, the cost of labor and material were high, but at present are comparatively cheap in this locality. The cost in different localities would of course vary according to material used, etc.

Our aim in this shop training has been to avoid much expensive machinery, using only such tools and appliances as would come with in the ability of any thrifty young man to acquire for himself; having in mind also the idea that the use of hand tools makes the best all round mechanic. Outside of the Printing Office the cost of tools for all the shops would probably come below $3000, and in the Printing Office probably as much more.

It seems to me that in any case the best way is to make the system progressive; for instance, to arrange the school department and agriculture; then the carpenter and blacksmith work, using them in turn to complete the equipment required for other shops,

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adding then those departments needed for school supplies, shoe-
making and tailoring; afterward those whose products have a market
value, as harness, wagon, and tinware. We have found the printing
office a most useful aid to school work by printing blanks, lessons
etc.

You speak of a school for boys only. If the conditions and customs of the people admit of it, both sexes are best handled together, as it facilitates housekeeping in all ways, cooking, sewing, laundering, etc.

I send herewith some cuts and printed matter that will give
a general idea of our methods and progress, and will be pleased to
furnish any further information in my power that you may desire.

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March 21, 1900,

Howard Tow,
34 E. 14th St.,
New York.

My dear Mr. Pow !—

You have emphasized my objections to the vaudeville en-
gagement on only one head; whereas there are really three, the oth-
er two being much more important than the one you have presented.
First, if the band cannot make money rapidly in Boston with all
the reputation we have there, both as a school and with our foot-
ball playing with Harvard year after year, we might as well throw
up the sponge and quit. This turning ourselves over to Keiths and
letting them reap the benefits of our reputation is to me more and
more repugnant. I would rather have paid something to them than to
have gone forward with our two weeks engagement in Boston, even if
that city had to be left to a later date.

We must make money rapidly in order to get enough to accom-
plish our purpose of going to Europe. If we don't see the money
to take us over and back and pay all expenses, we will not go.

Another objection is that our boys are kept for a long time
in one place with the possibility of getting into disgraceful re-
lations, which would not occur if they were but a short time in
one place. The laxity of discipline, the anxiety of care for a
long siege in one place will be multiplied to many times what it
would be if they were on the move. I explained all this to Mr. Vel-
der, and it was not at all fair for you to intimate that my whole
objection was against vaudeville performances. I told Mr. Velder
over and over and urged upon you that I did not want to go into
these relations, but you have insisted incessantly, much to my an-
noyance. Now an increase of the force is necessary beyond what I
had contemplated. Still for a time I shall suffer it, and shall
let you have your way in the Keith matter, but will always feel
that you have not managed our affairs as they should have been
managed. We will fill our engagement at Keith's from the 2nd to the
14th of April inclusive, though you said in the start you could get
$1200 and have booked us for $900 per week. I yielded to your
judgment, I know, but I want you to know just how I feel about it.
There will be no more of it, nor any more contracts of any kind,
nor continued performances unless you have something far better to
offer than you have yet proposed.

Our tour as so far arranged is I understand
Philadelphia, Friday evening, Saturday afternoon, and evening;
Trenton, Monday evening.
Bristol, Monday afternoon;
Trenton, Tuesday night.
New York, Wednesday night, the 28th,
Yonkers, the 29th; Newark, the 30th, Brooklyn, the 31st.

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It should be stated in the contract in each case just what we are
to do.

A few days ago I sent my Mr. Warner down to Wilmington to
look at the cars, with a view to arranging with Mr. Gore for them.
Mr. Warner found that the two he had wanted to rent us were al-
ready rented, but there was another car capable of seating thirty-
two at one time, and the man said he was trying to arrange for a
sleeper. So I wrote Mr. Gore to find out what he proposed. Your
letter, however, shows that he is not ready for us and probably
cannot be ready in time, so we will have to use hotels. We will
probably know before we get through with Boston whether or not we
shall need the cars. If there is not a good outlook ahead of us
I am not going to worry with the matter longer, but I'll drop the
whole business,

The transportation and hotel matter is yet to be looked out
for, and on short notice. Wire me tomorrow whether anything has
been arranged at any of these places, and write me fully so that
I may have your letter before Friday morning. The band will leave
here at 10:30 Friday morning, reaching Phila. at 5:17 P.M. I have
engaged Mr. Eaton, a son of General Eaton, to go with the band and
look after the finances and general matters. Zitkala Sa has writ
ten to a friend of hers in New York to order a lot of photographs
to be sent you direct, from a plate there, I think the same you
used for the circular.

You can give Mr. Salisbury the box with my compliments. En-
closed are notices from the Sunday papers, which considering the
fact that we played at the White House for more than an hour for
President and Mrs. McKinley, ladies of the cabinet, and officers
of the White House, are not at all what I had anticipated they
would be. The arrangements for our appearance before the Presi-
dent and his family were made in a very great hurry, my letter
having laid at the home of one of his secretaries for ten days
without being opened. Mr. Pruden informed me that he allowed his
mail to accumulate at the house before he opened it, expecting all
that was worth looking at to be sent to the office.

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Howard Pew,
54 E. 14th St.,
New York.

My dear Mr. Pew :-

You have emphasized my objections to the vaudeville engagement on only one head; whereas there are really three, the other two being much more important than the one you have presented, first, if the band cannot make money in Boston with all the reputation we have there, both as a school and with our football playing with Harvard year after year, we might as well throw up the sponge and quit. This turning ourselves over to Keiths and first and more repugnant. I would rather have paid something to them than to have gone forward with the two weeks' engagement you arranged. We must make money rapidly if we are to get enough to go to Europe. If we don't find the money to take us over and back and pay all expenses, we will not go.

Another very great objection is that our boys will be kept for a long time in one place with the possibility of getting into hurtful relations, which would not occur if they were but a short time in one place. The discipline and anxiety of care for so large a number in a long siege in one place will be many times what it would be if they were on the move. I explained all this to Mr. Velder, and it was not fair to urge that my whole objection was against vaudeville performances. I told Mr. Pew over and over and urged upon you while here that I did not want to go into these relations, but you have insisted incessantly to my annoyance. I shall let you have your way in the Keith matter, but you will have to abandon this line. I yield this once to your judgment, and accept the responsibility.

Our tour as arranged so far, is I understand Philadelphia, Friday evening, Saturday afternoon and evening; Trenton, Monday afternoon; Bristol, Monday evening; Trenton, Tuesday night; New York, Wednesday night, the 28th; Yonkers, the 29th; Newark, the 30th; Brooklyn, the 31st; then Boston and Keith's.

A few days ago I sent my Mr. Warner down to Wilmington to look at the care, with a view to arranging with Mr. Gore for them. Mr. Warner found that the two he had wanted to rent us were already rented, but there was another car capable of seating thirty-two at one time, and the man said he was trying to arrange for a sleeper. So I wrote Mr. Gore to find out what he proposed. Your letter,

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however, shows that he is not ready for us and probably cannot be ready in time; so we will have to use hotels. We will probably know before we get through with Boston whether or not we shall need the cars. If there is not a good outlook ahead of us I am not going to worry with the matter longer, but will drop the whole business.

Transportation and hotels are to be looked out for and on short notice. The band will leave here at 8:30 Friday morning, reaching Philadelphia at 11:47. I have engaged Mr. Eaton, a son of General Eaton, to go with the band and look after the finances. Winkala Sa has written to a friend of hers in New York and ordered a lot of photographs to be sent you direct, from a plate there, I think the same you used for the circulars. She should appear on the advertisements as Mlotutionist as well as Violin virtuose, elocution being her strongest point.

You can give Mr. Salisbury the box with my compliments. Enclosed are notices from the Sunday papers, which considering the fact that we played at the White House for more than an hour for President and Mrs. McKinley, members and ladies of the cabinet, and officers of the White House, are not as full as I had anticipated they would be. The arrangements for our appearance before the President and his family were made in a very great hurry, my letter having laid at the home of one of his secretaries for ten days without being opened. Mr. Pruden informed me that he allowed his mail to accumulate at his house before he opened it, expecting all that was worth looking at to be sent to the office.

But Wheelock on the bills as "Dennison Wheelock, Oneida, (Kah-ha-11-unl)."

I send you check for $72.30 as requested. We must put expenses instead of increasing them. Please return bill receipted.

No contracts for Carnegie have reached me.

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P.S. - I sent you a lot of notices from "The Post" and "The Star". Washington papers, and send you now several cuttings from "The Times" (Saturday's issue).

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March 22, 1900.

Miss Susie McFoughall,
Indian School,
Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

Dear Susie 1-

Your sister writes, asking that Teresa be allowed to go
home on a visit. Teresa is doing well in school, and I do not
think a visit at this stage of her work here would be at all ad-
visable. To say "Yes" to one and "No" to another makes a great
deal of hard feeling and discontent, and where the trip will not
be especially beneficial to the pupil, I cannot permit it. You
know how I am worried by these requests, and you know how much
better it is for the pupils themselves to remain here without a
break. Please explain this to your sister fully. I dislike to
appear arbitrary, but must hold to the regulations, and to what I
know is best for those under my care.

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P.S.-Teresa entered the Junior grade last week.

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March 22, 1900.

Mrs. Maggie Man,
Richwood,
Becker Co., Minn.

Dear friend !-

I am very sorry to refuse your request, but it is entire
ly against the rules of the school to allow pupils to go home for
a visit before they have been here five years. Teresa has not been
here two years yet, and her going home would break into her school
work and unsettle her for a long time, even if she did return in
the fall. Our school is so large and requests like yours so nu-
merous that if we were to grant them we might as well close our
school. When you think the matter over, I know you will see the
wisdom of the rule. Your sister Susie knows how it is, and I am
sure has never regretted that she remained to the end.

Teresa is doing well in her studies, and was promoted last
week. As she is a Junior now, she ought to be able to complete her
course here in two years.

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March 22, 1900

Andres Maxey,

Mesa Grande, Cal.

Dear friend :

I regret exceedingly that I cannot give you a better re-
port of your brother Miguel, but I fear he will never be a comfort
or of the least assistance to you. Sometime ago, on the advice
of the physician of the hospital where he was, I sent for him to
come to Carlisle, understanding that he was cured. He came, but
soon proved himself more insane than ever, so that we had to put
him under guard, and return him to the hospital. He seemed well
physically, and the physician still has hopes that he will improve
mentally, but cannot give any assurance that he will. He is at the
same hospital as before in Washington, where he is better looked
after than he could be in any other place I know of.

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March 22, 1900.

John Harris,
Temple,
Clare do., Mich.

Dear Sir :-

In reply to your letter of March 12th I have to advise
you that your children came here in September, '95, after the be-
ginning of the school. According to a rule of many years' stand-
ing they will not be entitled to return home until the expiration
of the school year in which the five year term is completed.
This would make them due at home in July, 1901.

I note that you ask for Josephine only. She is doing well,
and making good use of her advantages, and it would be a great in-
justice to her to cut short her schooling now. The opportunities
of today should not be slighted. They will not last always.

Mary and Joseph are also doing nicely.

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March 22, 1900.

Cornelius Seneca,
Versailles, New York.

Dear Sir :-

I have been so busy that answer to your letter of the
12th has been delayed longer than it would have been otherwise.
I enclose my physician's report on your son Sherman, by which you
will see he is in good health, the trouble with his arm being the
result of vaccination. Dr. Diven thinks that it is all right now.

It is entirely impracticable for me to allow Sherman to go to
you this summer for a visit. We have so many requests of this
kind that I am compelled to refuse all. Such visits are a mater-
ial hindrance to the progress of the school, beside being very ex-
pensive. Sherman is getting on well with his studies and ought
not to be interrupted. When you think the matter over I am sure
you will agree with me that it is best for him to remain here.

About your boy and girl now at Lincoln; when they are relief ed
from there I have no objections to receiving them here if they are
of proper age and in good health. I will probably send an agent
to your vicinity sometime next summer, and you can bring the mat-
ter up then.

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Mrs. Cassie Gordon,
Box 272,
Gowanda, N.Y.

March 22, 1900.

Dear Friend,

It is entirely against our rules to send boys and girls
home for a summer visit. I regret that I cannot do as you urge,
but I have been compelled to say "No" to others in your neighbor-
hood, and must treat all alike. Gertie comes in November, '95, and
is therefore not entitled to go home this year. It is not ad-
visable to send pupils home during the term, so that her period
will not end until the summer of 1921. Gertie is well and it is
greatly to her interest to keep on at school. Later you will not
regret the separation.

It is probable an agent from this school will be in your vi-
cinity sometime next summer, and you can then bring your son to
his notice.

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March 22, 1900.

Thomas A. Metoxen,
Oneida, Wis.
"y dear Thomas :-

I am very glad to hear from you and to know that you
have succeeded as a moral influence if not financially. Misfor-
tunes and bereavements come to everybody, but "Fortune favors the
brave", and I have no doubt things will take a turn for the better
with you soon.

Everything is moving on nicely here. Commencement was a grand
success. I wish you could have been with us. We had a class of
thirty-six this year, the largest in the history of the school.
The health of the school is good, better all through the year than
for many years. I have been somewhat troubled with rheumatism, but
work keeps me going.

Trusting your wife's health may be restored soon, and with
kind regards from us all,

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March 23, 1900

Mr. John Pappin,
Pawhuska, O.T.

Dear Sir :-

As your niece did not come to Carlisle until Sept. 21st
1895, her time will not be up this summer. At the end of the next
school year, June, 1901, she will be entitled to return home. It
is a rule of long standing that where pupils have entered school
after the beginning of the term in the fall, their obligations
here run on to the close of that school year.

Susie is well and has many advantages here that will never be
hers again after she leaves the school. You will forward her inter-\ests by encouraging her to remain contentedly and get all the good
she can from the splendid opportunities she has with us.

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Miss Nettie Pierce,
Versailles, N.Y.

My dear School-daughter :-

I have only time for a hasty acknowledgement of your post, and to say that I am glad you enjoyed the trip so much. Everyone is as busy as usual, and things have settled down to the customary round. The band is off this morning for Philadelphia, and will give concerts there this evening and tomorrow, and then continue on toward New York and Boston.

With kind regards to yourslef and any of our friends whom you
may meet,

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March 22, 1900.

Eddie Albert,
Osage Agency,
Pawhuska, O.T.

My dear Eddie :-

I have your postal and am glad to know you and Fidelis
are safe at home, and hope the change will bring you health. You
must have had a little blast from the blizzard that struck us here
Thursday last. We had the biggest snowstorm of the year. It snowed
all day steadily and fast and when it stopped the ground was covered
a foot deep. Our guests were all here, so it did not interfere
with commencement, which was the best we ever had. You will read
about it in our papers. The boys left this morning for Philadel-
phia to give a number of band concerts there.

Give my kind regards to Fidelis, and write me occasionally.
With best wishes for yourself,

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March 23, 1900.

Mrs. Annie Hunsberger,
Dareville,
Lancaster Co., Pa.

Fear 'adam :-

Replying to your letter of the 14th inst. I have to say
that this school is in continuous session during the year, so that
it is impossible for pupils to visit away from the school without
breaking in upon their school duties. Your nephew, Thomas Huns-
berger, expects soon to go to the country, and the farmer for whom
he is to work will hardly be able to spare him for this purpose.
He visited relatives in Dareville last winter, but tells me he has
many more whom he would like to see. It might be arranged some-
time in the holiday season next winter. If you desire it then,
write again, and the matter will be considered.

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March 23, 1900.

Mr. J. B. Patterson,
Harrisburg, Pa.

Dear Sir :

I am wanting a cook and an assistant cook, both skilled
husband and wife, without children, to take charge of the cooking
here at school. The salaries are $50 and $25 per month with rooms
heat and light. I shall be glad to have Mr. Murray make applica-
tion at once on the enclosed blanks. He should make his applica-
tion in his own handwriting, and his wife should make out hers in
her own handwriting, and there should be two vouchers from people
in whose employ he has been, and two vouchers for his wife from
people who have employed her. All these papers should be made out
in the hand writing of the persons who make application and
who vouch for the applicants.

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March 28, 1900.

Major G.W.H. Stouch,
U.S. Indian Agent,
Cheyenne & Arapahoe Agency,
Darlington, O.T.

My dear Major Stouch :-

Thanks for your kindly letter of the 19th. I am some-
what invalided from rheumatism and it seems as though I would have
to quit for a while and go somewhere to recuperate. I thought a
few weeks ago I was cured of it, but it has returned with greater
violence than ever.

I am exultingly glad that you are giving some attention to
the educated or partially educated young Indians. All the letters
I get from them are full of gratitude that a change has been made
and that you are in charge. A letter from Richard Davis who
seemed to have no end of difficulty with Major Woodson, expresses
his relief and good feeling. Woodson persuaded Davis to leave me
to accept a position as farmer at $900. I was giving Davis $40
per month with rations, and built him a nice little house. He was
the most industrious and best qualified dairyman I ever knew. His
training was at one of the best dairies in the state, and Richard
rose from being a subordinate to the highest position, having gen-
eral charge of the cows and their products. He has exceptional a-
bility and with a little kindly forbearance and advice would be
one of the most useful men you could have. I should be glad to
have him back at Carlisle to take his old place.

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March 23, 1900.

Mr. C. L. Pruden,
Secretary, The White House,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Mr. Pruden :-

I was suffering a good deal with rheumatism when we were at the White House, and my band leader had been sick all night after the two Friday performances, so that we were in a sad plight to undertake what we did. I was very sorry for the playing of the Indian piece which disturbed Mrs. McKinley. I wish you would say to the President that we feel he gave us the highest honor possible in permitting us to play, and that we are all most grateful.

The band starts this morning on its tour to try to earn the money to go to Paris. It plays three times in Philadelphia, then in Trenton, New York, Boston, and elsewhere. The advertisement we got by playing at the Longfellow affair and at the White House is an immense help. The boys understand that unless they earn the money they will not go. Their trip is to be at no expense to the Government.

Thanking you and Colonel Cortelyou for your great kindness in the matter, I am

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March 21.

Howard Pew,
34 E. 14th St.,
New York.

I telegraphed you yesterday for contract with Keith. Paper sent
is not the contract. Please send immediately.

Postal. 9:07 A.M.

Pratt, Major.

March 20.

Mail me at once copy of contract with Keith.

Pratt, Major.

March 22.

We will fill your Keith agreement 2nd to 14th April. Full letter
today. No contract for Carnegie has reached me.

R.H.Pratt, Major.

Postal.
10:20 A.M.

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March 23, 1900.

My dear Mr. Pew :-

I return herewith the contract with Sheldon & Barry for
Carnegie Hall signed, and also my check for $100 (One hundred dol-
lars) in their favor, advance payment, as per your letter of yes-
terday. Please send me their receipt for same.

The advertisement in "The World" states what is not exactly
the case. Mr. McKinley did not request the concert. We request
the privilege, and the band will not reproduce the music given
there. I fear there may be an offensiveness to the President as
bout this. There is no harm in your stating that the band gave a
concert before the President and Mrs. McKinley, members of the Cab-
inet and their families and other invited guests at the White
House.

Will send photographs as soon as we can get them printed.
The band reached Phila. at 11:47 this morning.

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P.S. - Have sent you five photos of the band and ten of Dennison Wheelock. Have no small band pictures.

March 24, 1900.

Daniel Morrison,
Odanah, Wis.

Dear Daniel :-

I send you today your certificate of attendance here, for which you ask in your letter of March 11th. Pressure of work on account of commencement and other matters that needed immediate attention prevented an earlier answer.

We had an especially good commencement, and have had a very successful year in every department and interest of the school. You will see by my annual report sent you together with a commencement invitation some weeks ago, that we have a much larger number of students than when you were here. From The Helper you probably know the general news.

I am glad to hear from you after so long a time, but would like to know something of yourself. With kind regards in which your teachers and other friends here join,

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March 24, 1900.

Mr. Wm. S. Vaux, Jr.,
615 Steven Girard Pldg.,
Phila., Pa.

My dear Will :-

I just now have the Commissioner's authority and am advertising in several papers for the boilers and other material. I have the authority also to employ skilled labor, under which I intended to get you to make me a plan.

The plan for the building will depend so much on the kind of boiler we will take that I thought to leave it until that matter is settled, which will not be for three weeks. We have been making extensive inquiries and are practically satisfied that a boiler of the Babcock & Wilcox or Heine sort will be what we shall select; and yet until the bids come in we cannot definitely conclude that.

I send you the rough plan made last year, and with this in view you can make a rough sketch and return for further consideration here as you propose.

Yours very truly,

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March 24, 1900.

Mr. H. C. Andrews, Editor,
Illustrated Supplement, "New York Tribune",
New York.

My dear Sir :-

I send you today a photograph of our Indian band; also a
photograph of our last football team and of the recent graduating
class, together with "The Red Man" containing an account of the
commencement exercises.

Thank you for favoring us with such friendly notice and for
what you intend to do for us on the other side.

If our boys go to Paris and tour the continent, they will
have to make the money on this side to do it with.

Yours very truly,

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March 24, 1960.

Dr. H. Webster Fox,
1304 Walnut St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.

My dear Doctor :-

Have just received yours, and note that
you are still in the mood to take a trip west. My
rheumatism is still on, and has lately been more se-
vere than ever. I believe it is largely due to of-
tice work and want of exercise, and feel inclined to
think of a considerable outing; so that if your af-
fairs shape themselves and it will be practicable
for us to get off at an earlier date, I am not with-
out hope that I can accomplish it.

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March 26, 1900.

Mr. J. W. Sauers,
State College,
Center Co., Pa.

My dear Sir :-

It will take some little time for me to settle the ques-
tion in regard to my present dairyman. He is just asking for a
transfer to some western agency and may get it in a short time,
yet it may be a considerable time.

Am very glad to have your application and will give it full
consideration.

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March 26, 1900.

Herson Matthews,
37 Bethel St.,
Hagerstown, Md.

Dear Sir :-

I send you herewith two sets of application blanks. One is to be made out by yourself in your own handwriting, answering every question you can. The other is to be made out by your wife in the same way. Then there are two endorsement blanks for each of you. Have two well known persons who have employed you fill out these blanks in their own handwriting, and two who have employed your wife fill out the blanks for her. Return them to me in the enclosed envelope as quickly as possible. I have quite a number of applicants and wish to make a decision.

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March 26, 1900.

Mr. Henson Matthews,
37 Bethel St.,
Hagerstown, Md.

Dear Sir :-

In my letter this morning I forgot to inform you that the salary of the cook is $50 and of the assistant cook, $25 per month. This includes room with light and heat. Both must be competent cooks. The highest number to cook for at one time is about seven hundred. In the summer it runs down to two hundred fifty or two hundred through July and August. All employees have thirty days leave of absence each year without loss of pay, to be taken at a time most convenient to the school. Meals are to be served exactly on time, as you can well understand, and we want cooks with genius enough to vary the system of cooking from time to time and make the food palatable. Persons who use tobacco or intoxicating drinks need not apply. The cook and assistant cook must be a man and his wife, without children. The two persons selected I shall want to report immediately when I decide.

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March 27, 1900.

Mr. J. Q. Eaton,
American Hotel,
Trenton, N.J.

My dear Quiney :-

I have your letter of yesterday and approve of your action in transferring to the better hotel. You did right to notify the hotel to lock to Mr. Pew. I have informed Mr. Pew that I would not stand such poor advance work, and told him to discharge Mr. Powers. Things look pretty bad in receipts, but I shall hang on until thoroughly satisfied there is no hope of raising money on a band tour. So far the work has been badly managed.

I shall expect you to be helpful in the advance work while the band is in Boston. Of course I cannot stand very much adversity, if receipts are so low as to keep on filling up debt at the present rate. I have written Mr. Pew that I shall expect him to get on the road himself as arranged. If we cannot do that, you and Mr. Velder I think can run it alone much better. We do not need any headquarters in New York.

If further emergencies arise, draw on me at sight to cover them. Confidentially, Dennison had no money in the bank, but was behind in his account there. Keep me fully informed by telegraph or letter as seems best, and if the management seems as shabby as they are on as it has been so far, we will hunt our own places, and get rid of the advance management we now have. However, I believe Mr. Velder does understand what I want and would carry it out if left to himself.

Tell Dennison to push on and do his level, and we will yet wring victory out of defeat.

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March 27, 1900.

His Excellency,
Governor Roosevelt,
Albany, New York.

Sir :-

William H. Patterson, the writer of the enclosed letter, is the father of two Indian boys who spent several years at Carlisle, but did not graduate. Both, I believe, are doing well. The old gentleman seems exercised in regard to some statute law against fishing, and as I have been contemplating accepting his invitation to come up and go fishing with him some time, I am somewhat personally interested.

May I ask to know just what the conditions are,
with the return of Mr. Patterson's letter ?

Very truly yours,

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March 27, 1900.

My dear Sir:-

You can advise me immediately the cards are ready for
delivery or are delivered and you are satisfied with them, and I
will remit the remainder to pay bill for same.

I wrote you fully about the hotel business. It is absolutely necessary that I know more about what is going on. I enclose a letter from Mrs. Thompson of Hartford, Conn. Mrs. Kinney, who is mentioned in the letter is the widow of the former editor of "The Hartford Courant ". For years Mr. Kinney was one of the most able editors in the country. Mrs. Kinney has for twenty years been connected with the Indian work and is in full sympathy with us. If she puts her shoulder to the wheel, she can make most anything go. Perhaps we might do something there.

Please let me know all dates fixed for the band, and keep me fully informed as to hotel arrangements, prices, accommodations, hall rents, etc.

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March 27, 1900.

Dr. Carlos Montezuma,
American Hotel,
Trenton, N. J.

My dear Doctor :-

Thanks for your full letter. I hope you will keep me informed from time to time. Glad you give such distinctive attention to the health of the boys. We will harg on until there is such pressure of loss that we are forced to quit.

If it should be necessary, use the telegraph to keep me informed.

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March 27, 1900.

Gen. John Eaton,
"The Concord",
Washington, D. C.

My dear General :—

I have ordered sent to you two dozen of the
commencement number of The Red Man, and one dozen of
the last issue of The Helper.

Up to the present things havegotbadly against
us on the band tour. I am afraid my men are not act-
ive enough, nor do they seem to size up to the delica-
cies and proprieties of our going out. They seem to
be built too much on the theatrical or troupe idea.
If things do not improve quickly I shall have to end
the whole thing or put others in charge.

I should be somewhere else, doing something for
myster, but must stay here because there is such a
press of work to be done.

With kindest regards to Mrs. Eaton,

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March 28, 1900.

Hanks T. Markshtum,
Neah Ray, Wash.

Dear Sir :-

Miss Cutter, Senior teacher at this school, refers your
letter to me.

We do not want to receive students who are so far advanced as
to be able to enter our senior or junior classes. All students
should be under our care at least two years before graduation, so
that we may know them thoroughly and that they may get something
of the spirit of Carlisle and the life here.

Our tenth grade, which is the highest, embraces physics, an-
cient history, botany, literature, algebra, drawing, and a review
of the common branches. We have no catalogue, and our Course of
Study is in the hands of the printers, so that I cannot send you
a copy now. Your letter indicates that you are beyond our grade.

Yours truly,

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March 28, 1900.

Rev. M. L. Lawrence,
Iroquois,
Erie Co., New York.

My dear Sir :-

Replying to your letter about students now at Lincoln
Institute in Philadelphia, I have to say that the Commissioner has
ordered me to take all the young people from there I am willing
to receive and directed me to go down, look the field over, and
make selection.

For years I have felt it necessary to keep aloof from Lincoln
Institution and its work, and the fact that I would not stand by
them in what is being done there, has set them against Carlisle
So I have been holding off until the bill was actually passed and
we saw there was really no hope at all of their continuing under
government auspices before I went down. It now appears they will
not get any appropriation. They propose to keep on, meeting the ex-
penses from an accumulation of funds and from what they can beg,
but will keep only girls. It will be impracticable for me to ac-
cept of the boys alone or almost all boys, so I am in somewhat of
a quandry what to do. I am perfectly willing to undertake every
child enrolled at Lincoln, provided I get as many girls as boys.
All that are retained in Government schools will come here, I am
sure. Knowing this, the Lincoln people are using various methods
to hinder. The applications to you are along that line. If your

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people will universally declare that they want their children to come to Carlisle, it will simplify matters and I shall gladly undertake them. Those that are too small or in poor health, I should of course want to send home.

Please say to Nina Tallochier's mother that an operation was absolutely necessary to save her little girl's eye sight. She was sent to Philadelphia under charge of one of my ladies, and will return today. No kind of medicine would help her trouble. She had got beyond that stage. An operation was the only means of restoring the eye to its normal condition quickly. She was sent to Dr. Fox, one of the most noted and successful oculists in the country. He is a friend of the school, and I have sent dozens of pupils to him and he has helped or cured them, and out of the kind ness of his heart he does it free. Nina was in the hospital several days while under treatment. It is the same hospital from which Nancy Seneca has just graduated a nurse. I should have sent Nina to the doctor even if Mrs. Tallochier had written me her objections in time, for the reason that I am responsible for those under my charge here, and must be guided by my own judgment, and as a conscientious father must look out for their best interests, giving them the best medical attention possible.

Please let me know at an early date in regard to the Seneca and other children in your bailiwick attending Lincoln Institution

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March 28, 1900.

Mr. J. E. Johnson,

Pawhuska, O.T.

My dear Mr. Johnson :-

Your daughter Dolly is something of a problem to me in
this, that she is in our senior class this year, and at the close
of this school year in March next will graduate if allowed to go
on, and yet has never taken any of that most essential part of our
school curriculum, that is our cutting experience. On talking with
her I find she has never been taught to bake bread or cook, and
knows very little about the making of clothes, taking care of a
house, etc. These are the essential qualities for a good wife and
mother, and I have always endeavored at Carlisle to make our girls
and boys both practical in industrial lines. I have a rule not to
graduate any students unless they have been here at least two
years. Dolly tells me her father and mother would probably object
to her being placed in a family to learn these things. As this is
our rule, and we every year do this for our six or seven hundred
girls and boys, Dolly's case is quite a problem. I would do nothing for her or with her that I would not and have not done for my
own daughters. I am glad to say she has been a most acceptable
student, obedient and proper in her conduct throughout.

My judgment is you had better let Dolly take a year's cutting
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mother and will learn the very things she ought to know and which are far more important than music or book education, and which will relieve her from that helplessness as a wife and mother which she must be under without some such training. Think it over and write me about it. It would postpone her graduation from Carlisle one year, but would be of untold value to her I am sure, and both you and her mother, and Lolly herself will feel grateful to me thereafter for having done it.

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March 28, 1900.

Mrs. M. D. Thompson,
29 Atwood St.,
Hartford, Conn.

Dear Madam :-

Our band is obligated either on its own account or by connection with Mr. Keith's place in Boston until the 16th of April, and we are working on appointments for it from that date on.

There are fifty-eight persons to care for and transport and it makes a pretty heavy daily bill. I have no doubt that if you and Mrs. Kinney put your shoulders to the wheel, you could work a big gathering in Hartford and also in New Haven, because our F. R. boys have played Yale there so often and have a great reputation, and the band is equally worthy of consideration.

I have sent your letter to our manager, Mr. Howard Pew, 34 E. 14th St., New York, who will write you whether anything can be done.

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March 28, 1900,

Mr. J. C. Hemphill,
Chairman, Committee on Entertainment, N.E.A,
Charleston, S. Carolina.

My dear Sir :-

Miss Estelle Reel, Supt. of Indian Schools, has urged me by several letters to write to the authorities in Charleston to arrange for our Indian band of sixty pieces to be present at the N.E.A. They can only go provided their expenses are paid. I can probably get a half rate on the railroads. I have a half rate as far as Washington; or I could run to Philadelphia and go down by sea very cheaply. I am sure we could make that part of the expense low. Their entertainment in Charleston you would know about. The boys should have comfortable, respectable quarters. The changes are that if managed right a concert by the band could be made to produce enough to pay all expenses. I understand there is an auditorium with a capacity of 15000. Our boys are on a concert tour now, expecting to raise the money to take them to the Paris Exposition. They gave two concerts in Washington and entertained the President and Mrs. McKinley and members and ladies of the cabinet for over an hour in the White House by special invitations. Their music is as refined and entertaining as that of any band. I send you a photograph of the band. Let me hear from you with any suggestions or offer you have to make.

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March 28, 1900.

Mr. Frank Terry, Supt.
Puyallup Agency & School,
Tacoma, Wash.

Dear Sir :-

Replying to your letter of March 21st, John Allen remains here and goes to the country for the summer to work, intending to return in the fall and go to Bloomington and work his way through the Normal School. Eliza Smith left here for Seattle on the 17th and Frank Beale and Constance Lane left on the 19th. Frank ticketed to Vancouver, B.C. and Constance for New Whatcom, Wash. These young people are all white enough never to pass as Indians. All except John Allen came here with a large party brought in by a former superintendent of your school, but at the time the party was made up not many of them belonged to the school. John Allen came later.

Constance Lane and Frank Beale are worthy, especially Constance. Eliza is not entitled to special further consideration. All are of the class that should never have been taken into a government school, but should take their chances in the white schools where they belong. Having had their education at government expense, they should no longer be carried on the rolls, to be a burden needing administrative looking after.

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March 26, 1900.

Rev. Robert A. MacFadden,
Chelsea, Mass.

Dear Robert :-

Our band is going to Boston to play two
weeks at Keith's Theatre. I do not like it a bit,
but it was recommended by Secretary Long and William
Lloyd Garrison whose opinions I could not well ignore,
and as we shall make some money out of it and per-
haps get on our feet by this means I agreed to allow
it. If it should happen to be convenient for you to
inquire about that legacy left us by Harriet W. Taber
Executrix, I should be glad to have you find out
when it is likely to be paid. I am needing money badly.
Do you think I could make a campaign in Boston and
raise anything?

Faithfully yours,

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March 29, 1900.

Supt. Russell Ratliff,
Indian Boarding School,
Omahe Agency, Neb.

Dear Sir,

Relying to yours of the 23rd in regard to Henry Guitar,
I have to advise you that when the time of students does not ex-
pire until after the beginning of the school year we hold them
over until the end of that school year, unless there is some very
special condition or authoritative urgency, as in the case of
the Sherman children. Both you and the agent wrote urging their
return for reasons. Under our rules Henry is entitled to go home
at the end of June and will be so entered. He has done well here
and the delay has not been unprofitable to him or his father.
It is all right to let me know in all these cases just what
is urgent at home, so that I may understand the situation.

Very truly yours,

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March 29, 1900.

John Dillon,
Educational Home,
4901 Greenway Ave.,
Phila., Pa.

My dear John :-

I sent you to Indiana to go to school. I next heard of
you at your agency; then again back in Indiana; and now you are at
the Educational Home. Just why all these moves is a matter for
conjecture. You certainly had good opportunities in Indiana, bet-
ter I think than you deserved, and because you have rejected them
and show such a migratory and changeable spirit I do not feel en-
couraged to endorse you, notwithstanding your long continued pre-
viously good conduct with us. You have undertaken to work out
your own salvation in your own way, and I think just as well to
let you do it. What you need now is experience and a very consid-
erable quantity of the experience of adversity will not harm you.

With kind regards,

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March 29, 1900.

Mr. Edwin F. Albee, Manager.

Keith's Amusement Enterprises,
New York City.

My dear Sir:

On receipt of your letter with its enclosures I notified Mr. Pew by telegraph to let the agreement stand. In endeavoring to cancel the arrangement I of course expected to do it amicably or not at all. My objections were not by any means fully stated to you.

We are undertaking to raise a considerable sum of money to send the band to Paris and to do it by means of a concert trip through the United States. I understand very well that the possibilities are quite problematical, but if there is any place where we should have good returns it is in Boston which has always been greatly in sympathy with us, and where from the contests between the Harvard football team and ours we have attained a wide reputation. If there were any possible benefits to be had from our reputation there I felt they belonged to us. Another thing, the time is very short in which to raise the amount needed and it would be impossible to succeed through such means as the contract between you and Mr. Pew. There is also a very material objection to keeping this large party of young men in one place so long on such duty. It tends to demoralize.

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Miss R. Hooper,
124 W. State St.,
Trenton, N.J.

Dear Miss Hooper :-

We shall be very glad indeed to have you
visit Carlisle, and if you notify us in advance you
will be met at the train and we will be pleased to
entertain you at the school.

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March 30, 1900.

Reuben Quickbear,

Rosebud Agency, S. Dakota.

“My dear Reuben :-

I could not undertake to help young Good Cane or his people to buy him out of the army. He was extremely urgent about it himself, and being of age is his own man. It is very important I think that the Indians should furnish some of the soldiers for this country. There are no people in our country that need more protection than the Indians, nor for whom protection costs so much and if they cannot go to the front and do their share of that kind of work I for one shall feel that we had better quit the whole business and let them pass out of existence. In my opinion, if anything is creditable in an Indian, it is for him to be willing to do his part when the nation needs him, and I feel a supreme contempt for the parents and friends who would hinder him; or try to play the baby act and get him out of it. I do not believe Uriah wants to get out of it, but if left to himself will fill his obligations creditably, and be so much the better for it.

Very sorry you did not come up and see us when you were in Washington.

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March 30, 1900.

Miss Maud Adkisson,

Fort Sill, C.T.

My dear Miss Adkisson :-

The position I took in writing to my friend, Mr. Wright,
must be adhered to. It is not practicable for me to interfere in
these military matters. I know just exactly what they would do in
Washington. If I were the Adjutant General and appeals were made
to me for a soldier's discharge because he wanted to marry an In-
dian girl I should say "No.", knowing very well that many soldiers
in the west would at once make the same appeal. It could not for
a moment be admitted as a proper reason. While I entirely sympa-
thize with all you say and have known the conditions all along, I
do not see just how they can be changed until tribalism is broken
up absolutely. I am sure it would be far healthier for the Indi-
ans if it were done immediately and every individual Indian stood
for himself and there were no tribal oversight. Necessity is the
greatest factor in human progress. Relieving Indians of this fac-
tor has worked the greatest harm to them. All our wars are infin-
itesmal in comparison, and that is the condition today that brings
and keeps things down. If there were no supervision and some sort
of support and care to flee to, all the Apaches you mention would
have remained east and gone on to higher progress. They were uni-
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March 30, 1900.

Mrs. Chief Armstrong,
Versailles, New York,

Dear 

All Doctor was such a doubtful character while here and
so
was in many ways bad that I do not want him back. He was arrested
in Pittsburg and the police officers telegraphed me whether I want
ed him returned, but I told them to let him go. I can't be both-
ered with boys that don't want to do right.

In regard to your daughter, there will be some children to
come from your reservation next summer. I shall probably send
somebody into your section to make up the party in July or August.
Bring your daughter before them, and if she is suitable in age,
health, and character I shall be glad to have her come.
Your daughter Edith is getting on nicely.

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Edwin Schenandore,
Indian School,
Albuquerque, N. Mex.

Dear Edwin :-

It has been on my mind a good deal to try to get you here as assistant disciplinarian and your wife as teacher, and I have thought now that Mr. Allen is going away it would be a good time. It has been only a thought with me for months that I have not set myself carefully to work out until today I have a letter from Mr. Allen informing me of his resignation and suggesting that you be given a transfer. He talked with me and possibly quite a little with you on the subject. When I come to stare the prostration squarely in the face it presents this difficulty: that the assistant disciplinarian should live right in the building with the boys, which makes it almost imperative that he be a single man. Mr. Thompson, as you know, is married and although he lives close in Mr. Campbell's quarters, still it is not sufficient. There should be somebody right there to look after things. The salary hereofore has been $600. It would increase that somewhat if think, and in transfers very easily make a place for Mrs. Schenandore in the schoolroom. I doubt however, that I could ask for more than $700. I understand you now have $800, I think I could arrange that Mrs. Schenandore have a salary of $600 which I understand it is at present. I did think that in case Dennison went away I would put you in charge of the band, but the duties of an-

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A instant disciplinarian at this school make it imperative that he give his entire attention and time to that line, and to make a success of that one thing is as much as I ought to expect of him. To manage a band in addition to that would be practically impracticable. Now, with the kindliest feeling toward you and the greatest desire to have you here I really feel that our interests would not be served in the very best way, nor would yours be by coming here; and yet I am going to delay till I hear from you again before I finally concluding about it. I wish you and Mrs. Schenandore would talk it over and write me as promptly as you can and as fully. I formed a very high opinion of your wife's ability and I especially liked her positive right opinions on the Indian question as they came out at the Los Angeles conference.

I shall expect to hear from you as soon as possible. With
kindest regards,

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Mr. J. Quincyöton,
Treasurer, Indian Band,
Oo Academy of Music,
Brooklyn, N. Y.

My Dear Quincey :

I have your letter about the draft for three hundred
ninety-six dollars and some cents, and will take care of it as
soon as it comes. I have also a letter from Sheldon & Barry and
their receipt for two hundred dollars balance of rent Carnegie
Hall. As you will be sending in your accounts, you can include
this and I will keep the receipt here.

I sent you this morning a letter which had just come in,
marked "Important". This morning I had a letter from Dr. Mont-
cuma about your affairs, and while the spirit is very willing to
keep up the contest until the limit is reached, I must say that
if things do not take on a better aspect than is now presented now
entify will compel me to end everything after the Boston engage-
ment is filled. I do not exactly understand why you should make
arrangements for transportation to Boston. My understanding is
that the wealth take us at New York and of course pay our fare to
Boston and back to New York. They were to have a week in New York
and a week in Boston. I do not know definitely that they have
changed that to two weeks in Boston, but if they have they certainly
will take us at New York, as per agreement. If you have to pay the

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transcription "New York to Washington and back", which go all south there, and I must know immediately you receive this. Better telegraph me, or better still, call me over the phone.

I await with interest the announcement of your every move on failure, and was disappointed yesterday in not hearing about the "arnage" wall matter, and did not hear until this morning Mr. Pow writes me that Pennison intended to have a long talk with me by phone. Your statement about the Two hundred forty dollars advance sales in Vongers looks up a little, although I suppose there is some provision with the Y.M.C.A. people which will cut that down. If Two hundred forty dollars have been added outside, certainly two hundred fifty dollars might be expected as door receipts in addition to that, and I shall hope against hope there is income instead of outgo there.

It is plain to me that neither Velder nor Pow have yet comprehended us notwithstanding my talk with both. They seem built on a plan entirely out of keeping with us, and their employment I fear was a very bad move. Mr. Pow writes that he has gotten rid of Mr. Powers, and if after last night's experience, Thursday's, and Saturday's it seems heat to go ahead after the Boston engagement, you had better take the field with Mr. Velder and do what you can to knock into Mr. Velder's head the necessity for doing something. I quite agree that the advertisement is not doing plaques give us with pay back the extra cost. The plaques they have selected would undoubtedly cut the beer drinking men of Boston, allinger and other bands for whom Mr. Pow has managed to get some, but will not put the hard line in Indian band.

 faithfully yours,

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March 30, 1900.

Richard Davitt
Stout
Washington Co., O.T.

My dear Richard :

Thank you for your good letter of the 16th of March. It
is just what I would expect of you to stand by common-sense as
against theory. I have written Major Stouch about you, and hope
he will in some way make use of you. I have told him I would be
glad to have you come back to Carlisle if he had nothing for you.
He has written me very kindly about some of the other boys but did
not mention you. It may be he had not yet learned to know you, so
I thought he had better understand.

I have known Major Stouch many years. He is one of the best
of men and I do not think any army officer has been put into the
Indian field who has more good common-sense than he has. When you
get acquainted with him you will find he is all right.

Mrs. Pratt and I have thought quite a little of taking a trip
down your way to see our old Indian friends. How are the children
and Nannie? I wish you would write oftener. Mrs. Pratt and the
girls join me in loving remembrance. You will be interested to
know that Riamanda is the tallest member of the family except myself.

Faithfully your friend,

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March 30, 1970.

Mr. W. C. Campbell, Sr.,
Indian School,
Port Shaw, West.

My dear Campbell :-

All of us have been a good deal worked up by Mitkara Ba's articles, but she was with me as teacher a little over a year and I learned to know her and to esteem her good qualities and to believe that a little later in life she will work out of the world conditions that seem to have taken hold of her during her career at White's Institute and Bartham College in Indiana. So I arranged for her to come here and go with the band. She plays the violin very well and recites much better. We needed an additional attraction and I did not want to put in a white person. She fills the bill.

I let her read the articles you sent me and your letter and she has been reading other articles based on what she has written some of her statements have been turned obviously against her best friends by such fellows as 'turning the Catholics, and others, and already a reaction has set in. I believe in capturing her and keeping her on our side if possible and not driving her into difficulties with our enemies, and think I am doing that.

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Mar. 31, 1900.

Mr. J. R. Wood, G.P.A.,
Phila., Pa.

My dear Sir :-

I have been a great deal of bother to you lately in the
matter of tickets, but I have one thing more. The ticket I asked
you to send to Chicago for my son-in-law he was unable to use for
the reason that he could not make the 3:30 train out of Chicago
yesterday and complete his business, but could make the 5:00 o'
clock Limited; he therefore came through on the Limited, paying
his fare, and returning me the ticket sent him. Won't you kindly
in exchange for this ticket send me one of our tickets to Chicago
which he can use returning,
good until the 15th of April, and very greatly oblige,

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March 31, 1900.

Effie Marmon,

Laguna, N. Mexico.

My dear School-daughter :-

Glad to hear you are improving and trust you will soon be entirely well. Was very sorry to hear of your mother's sickness, but hope she has recovered ere this.

We have been very busy for some weeks past. You know my work is never finished here. A large party of boys went out to the country this morning, and the girls go next week. So you know something of what has been done by Miss Ely and myself in arranging for them.

We still have winter. It snowed some last night, and is quite wintry today. No doubt you have read of our commencement exercises in The Red Man, The Helper, and other papers. It was the best we ever had.

Other news you will find in The Helper. With kind regards to all,

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March 31, 1900.

Joshua A. Walker,
Box 268,
Charlevoix, Mich.

My dear Joshua :-

After reading your letter I laid it aside to attend to
some affairs which demanded immediate settlement, and in so doing
covered your letter up. It comes before me now, and I am sorry it
has waited so long, for I do sympathize with you deeply in your
ill fortune. It is of course very discouraging to have the work of
several years destroyed in a few hours, but it is a very common
misfortune. I have known many men well up in years to have their
property destroyed, representing their life's toil, and yet they
went to work and were soon reestablished, and I know you can do
the same. These trials and difficulties come to everybody some-
time, and all must meet them and overcome them with industry and
perseverance. Don't be discouraged too much. As you grow older
you will realize that often what seem to be the greatest misfor-
tunes are after all the things which urge us on to stronger effort
and real success. There is a bright side to every disaster if we
are level headed enough to consider it. The winter is now about
over and you will have a better chance to recover your losses than
if the fire had come in the fall. Your brother came to me and
wanted me to let him go on that account, but I could not allow it
much as I sympathize with you. Keep up a brave heart and write me
how you come on. With kind regards,

Faithfully your friend,

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March 31, 1900.

Rev. F. Thompson,
St. Regis Agency,
Hogansburg, N. Y

My dear Sir :-

Noah La France writes me from Hogansburg to know whether
his brother can come to Carlisle as a student. I would be obliged
to you for information as to the fitness of this applicant in
age, health, character, etc. We want no Canadians, nor those who
are over 18 years of age nor under 14. How much Indian is he, and
what advantages has he had ? On receipt of this information from
you I can answer the boy's letter.

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TELEGRAM.

Fred P. Hall,
"The Journal",
Jamestown, N. Y.

March 5.

Will the plates be here by the 10th sure?

Pratt, Major.

9:15 A.M.

March 27.

Dr. T. Webster Fox,
1304 Walnut St.,
Phila.

Your telegram today. Yes. Send Nina home tomorrow.

Pratt, Major.

March 28, 1900.

J. Quincy Eaton,
Treas. Indian Band,
Newark, N. J.

Please call me over long distance telephone between six and seven.

Pratt, Major.

3:25 P.M.

March 28.

Mrs. C. R. Agnew,
2 E. Ninth St., New York.

Both anxious to come. Can't. Too much on hand. Write.

R. H. Pratt.

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March 28.

Dr. Montezuma,
New York City.

Expected you would recommend other and state rates. I don't think to your improving conditions at say one dollar and a quarter or thereabout.

Pratt, Major.

W. U.

Elmer Snyder,
Lewisburg, Pa.

March 29.

Frank Campreau will reach Lewisburg at 7:00 P.M.

Pratt, Major.

Collect.

J. O. Eaton,
Treas. Indian Band,
Richwood Hotel,
Boston, Mass.

March 30.

Boston newspaper clipping places Zitkala with band. She is out from first to fourteenth inst. No obligation to Keith. Band located in Boston, you come here. Pew's management terminated.

All band matters come to me.

Pratt, Major.

10:05 A.M. Postal.

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Howard B. W.
34 E. 14th St.,
New York.

April 2.

Withhold check to Burnside Color Co. and send me back $125. The

Picture is 7 x 11 and a fraction. You stated

7 x 11 2 1/2

11 x 14 3 3/4

I authorized the larger size. Evidently a blunder.

Pratt, Major.

Postal. 8:50 A.M.

April 4th or 5th.

Are you going to apply for position ? When will your application
blanks reach me ?

Pratt, Major.

Postal. 5:30 P.M.

TELEGRAM.

April 5.

Burnside Color Co.,
1358 Broadway,
New York.

Where are pictures of Carlisle band ? Wanted at once. Wire
answer.

Pratt, Major.

Postal.

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PROGRAM.

April 6.

Manager, Theatre,

Lyons, New York.

Is April 25th or 26th open, Carlisle Indian Band of sixty? Wire answer.

Pratt, Major.

W.U. 10:45 A.M.

April 6.

Fred Hyde,

Jamestown, N. Y.

Our band of 60, glee club and violinist planning entertainment
Convention Hall Buffalo 27th. Is 26th available Jamestown ? Who
can undertake Jamestown concert on shares with guarantee of ex-
penses ? Wire answer.

Pratt, Major.

10:10 A.M.

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TELEGRAMS,

M. Ries,

110 Broadway, New York City.

April 5.

Can you book Carlisle Indian Band of sixty at Syracuse April 26, sixty-five thirty-five. Wire answer here.

Pratt. Major.

Hobert Weed,

7 & 9 Swan St.,

Bucalo, N. Y.

5

If you can arrange Convention Hall for Indian Band April 27, at sixty fifty, wire here at once.

J. C. Velder.

Postal. 11:20 A.M.

M. Ries,

Syracuse,

New York.

5

Is April 26th open for Carlisle Indian Band of sixty. Wire answer here.

Pratt. Major.

J. E. Furlong,

Rochester, N. Y.

5

Velder suggests you share with Carlisle Indian Band of sixty April 26th. Wire answer here.

Prati. Major.

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TELEGRANS.

April 5.

Manager Pierce,
Rochester, N. Y.

Theatre.

Is April 26th open for Carlisle Indian Band? Wire answer here.

Pratt. Major.

5.

Manager Gerber,
Albany N. Y.

Empire Theatre.

Have you April 23rd open - Carlisle Indian Band of sixty. Wire
answer here.

Pratt. Major.

5.

Ben Franklin, Organist,
Troy, New York.

Can you work Carlisle Indian Band at Music Hall April 24th? Wire
answer here.

Pratt. Major.

5

Geo. W. Griffith,
88 Oneida St.,
Utica, N. Y.

Can you take Carlisle Indian Band April 25th, same arrangement
made by Power?

Pratt. Major.

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PROGRAMS.

April 6.

M. P. & W. Langer,
Holland Place, Broadway,
New York.

Will you book Carlisle Indian Band of sixty, Empire, Albany April 28th, 60th, 65th, 70th, 75th, 80th, 85th, 90th, 95th, 100th, wire answer here.

Pratt, Major.

April 7.

Managers, Oswego Theatre,
Oswego, N. Y.

Is April 25th or 26th open Carlisle Indian Band of sixty? Seventy, thirty, wire answer.

Pratt, Major.

8:18-9:18--Pestalozzi.

6.

Manager Benedict,
Schenectady, N. Y.

Have you April 25th open for Carlisle Indian Band and glee club, sixty people, Sixty-five thirty-five? Wire answer.

Pratt, Major.

Edw. J. Gatley,
Home, New York.

Is April 25th open for Carlisle Indian Band of sixty, Seventy-five, twenty-five, Velder Agent? Wire answer here.

Pratt, Major.

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MIGRAES.

C. O. W. Griffiths,
66 Oneida St,
Utica, New York.

April 6.

Can you take April 26th if I can arrange it so? Answer.

Pratt, "Major.

TELEGRAM.

Fred W. Hyde,
Jamestown, N. Y.

April 7.

Must cancel Buffalo. Can't make consecutive dates from New York.

Pratt, "Major."

C. U. Benedict,
Schenectady, New York.

7.

Am compelled to cancel 25th and recall band after New York. Can't
make consecutive dates enough through to Buffalo. Sorry.

Pratt, "Major."

Postal. 7:00 P.M.

Robert Weed,
7 & 9 Swan St.,
Buffalo, New York.

7.

Must cancel Buffalo and recall band after New York. Impossible to
make consecutive dates enough between. Sorry.

Pratt "Major."

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J. Chitney Eaton,
Press. Indian Land,
Hotel Bradford, 11th St. near Broadway,
New York.

offered extremely low rate to Carlisle leaving New York midnight Saturday. Arrive early Sunday, first week. Pratt. Major.

Postal. 2500 m.m.

Mr. Weese, 4. P. A.,
Philadelphia, Pa.

April 26.

Please have your agent see Mr. Eaton in charge of hand at Hotel

Bradford 11th Street three degrees west of Broadway New York and range for hand to leave New York on midnight train Saturday and special seat rate you can Harrisburg to Carlisle Sunday morning.

B. A. E. wire. 10:48.

Pratt. Major.

V. W. "Turner's,
1850 Broadway, 4th Floor,
New York.

Return shock to Carlisle National Bank. Cashier instructed to hold
or collect.

Postal. 8:18 P.M.

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April 17, 1900.

Mrs. Hattie Lavatta,
Chillicothe Indian School,
Arkansasaw City, Kansas.

Dear Mrs. Lavatta :-

The quarters here are crowded until the end of June.
During July and August there is plenty of room, but the first of
September we fill up again. It is not exactly convenient to have
visitors remain any length of time. It would not be exactly
convenient to have you come with four children on a visit, and as
you are an employee I do not understand how you can contemplate
that. If you are coming for a brief visit to look at Carlisle
that will be entirely satisfactory at any time.

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April 17, 1900.

Dr. C. M. Strickler,
Greencastle, Pa.

Dear Sir :-

Your telegram received. An suffering too much with disease
ism to undertake a trip away from home again. I tried it yes-
terday and don't care to repeat. An willing to trust to your judg-
ment on the horse. If he weighs 1100 pounds or more and is wound
and what you say he is I have no doubt he will serve me very,
and I authorize you to make the purchase at not to exceed $140.
I could send Mr. Pretz up, but from what I hear about you I would
just as lief trust you as Mr. Pretz. I simply want a good substan-
tial saddle horse, a single-footer that can carry my weight, 225
pounds, so that I can ride with some satisfaction.

Immediately you notify me the purchase be made I will draw a
check payable to who ever you name and send it up with my colored
man who can come up on the morning train and bring the horse down.

Very truly yours,

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April 17, 1900.

Mr. J. G. Velder,
31 E. 14th St.,
"New York City."

Dear Sir :-

I enclose check for $9.57 covering your bill herewith
which please receipt and return. I enclose also a bill for print-
ing which came to me this morning. Please verify it and return.

"My letter to you of the 14th you have endorsed over to Mr. Eaton. Mr. Eaton knows no more than you have written me, so far as I can find out. What I want to know is exactly what contracts can be made and covering what time, and I will immediately tell you what to do. Your letter of the 9th says Mr. Albee can give us three or four weeks beginning in May and running through June. I think you had better take these. If you could put in Worcester and Springfield I should say, do that, and if Buffalo and Cleveland can be gotten in prior to that, I say, "do it". Your note to Mr. Eaton indicates that you can take June 1st to July 30th with profit. Let me know just what you can do. Don't write to Mr. Eaton about it. Write to me, and give me certainties if you can, if you can't, give as near certainties as you can.

We are working with the "W. A. to go to Charleston to take
Convention there on the instance and the urgency of the Indian Of-
fice. That begins July 7th and runs to the 15th. Have made them
a direct proposition, so that until I know that they will or will

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April 17, 1900

Charles Mitchell,
Santee Agency, Neb.

Dear Sir :-

Replying to your letter of the 9th Inst. asking that
your daughter be sent home, and stating that she came to Carlisle
for only three years, I have to say that we do not receive stu-
dents for a shorter period than five years. It seems there was
some misunderstanding on this question several years ago when a
party was made up at your agency, but that has been fully explained
so that everyone understands the matter now and has no right to
expect the term to be shortened on that account. Many needs just
what she is getting here, and I cannot permit her to put aside her
advantages because of a misunderstanding as to the term at Car-
lisle. She is well and is getting on nicely with work and studies.

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April 17, 1900.

Dr. G. W. Phillips,
Pres. State Normal School,
West Chester, Pa.

My dear Doctor :-

Thanks for your letter in regard to Miss She has
pulled out of her difficulties with wonderful credit to herself,
and I shall be glad to render any assistance I can toward her fu-
ture.

Edith Smith has written me about applying for a position in
a government school, and I have told her I would recommend her for
appointment in the Indian Service. She will probably have no dif-
iculty in getting a place at a good salary.

Glad to hear such good reports of Bahney George. She is just
what you say she is, and has the stick-to-it ironness to enable her
to make the goal every time.

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April 17, 1900.

Mrs. N. L. Cota,
Paribault, 

Dear Mrs. Cota :-

I send you one of Alice's letters which you will see does
not agree with your information. She has written me differently
since. I know Alice pretty well and have a feeling that she has
probably been influenced in her action by the excessive friendship
of the lady in Baltimore with whom she lived before. That lady
has not been wise in her actions. Alice was an employee of Mrs. Ed-
dy's and as such should not have been tampered with in any way, but
that lady went over to Washington on purpose to see Alice and per-
suade her to return to her. Alice went to Mrs. Eddy's of her own
motion and while it may not be the palace of roses which she had
pictured, it is her duty to meet the difficulties of the situation
for the short time necessary to fulfil her agreement with Mrs. Ed-
dy, and it is far healthier for her to do that. On the adjourn-
ment of Congress Mr. and Mrs. Eddy will return to Minnesota, and
Alice can go with them if she chooses or she can return here and
take up something in the line of her wishes, in which I shall be
very glad to help her all I can for she is really a dear good girl

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April 18, 1900.

The Crowell Apparatus Co.,
932 Fort Wayne Ave.,
Indianapolis, Ind.

Gentlemen :-

The Crowell Apparatus purchased from you last fall has
been in daily use for about five months, and has proved a most ef-
fective aid in teaching physics. For secondary school class room
use we have not been able to find its equal. Classes using this
apparatus are able to accomplish more than double what they could
accomplish without it. I commend it most heartily to all schools
where first class rational work in physics is desired.

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April 18, 1900.

Hon. Frank M. Eddy,
House of Representatives,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Friend :-

I have yours of yesterday with copy of a letter from
Alice to Mrs. Eddy enclosed. I send you herewith copy of my form-
er letter to her; also copy of my letter to her aunt and to Mrs .
Gale.

I had a letter from her aunt a few days ago which I saw at
once was inspired by Alice and answered it accordingly. Of course
I do not wish you to be burdened with Alice in the least, and if
you wish will endeavor to find a girl who will meet the issues
without giving you the annoyance she has; but for Alice's sake
would be glad if you would let her mull over the situation a lit-
tle, and then if she does not apologize and mend her ways send her
to me, giving her her ticket through to Carlisle, but checking her
trunk yourself and send me the check by mail. Advise her that you
do this by my order. All this is so foreign to anything in Alice'
previous record that it can only be accounted for by the bad in-
fluence of Mrs. Gale, who after her visit to Alice wrote me a long
letter in which she showed herself unworthy of notice. Dense-
then
quently I made no reply to her letter, but now write her briefly
to say that her course in the matter is such as to make it impos-
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April 18, 1900.

Mrs. Susan J. Gale,
1503 Park Ave.,
Baltimore, Md.

Dear Madam :-

Your letter of recent date showed so plainly that you were
following a wrong course toward Alice that I felt at the time it
was best not to notice it and to require Alice to conform to her
obligations. It is evident you have persisted in your intercourse
with her and I now write to say that you can't have Alice McCar-
thy under any circumstances, nor will it be practicable an long as
you entertain such notions as your course indicates to have any
girl from the Carlisle school. If I permitted patrons to negoti-
ate with girls that are employed by others or to visit or write
them sympathetically and encourage such outrageous notions as you
have encouraged in Alice, there would be an end to my outing sys-
tem. Whatever you may think about it, Alice's duty is to comply
with her obligations, and such compliance will not in any sense
hurt or degrade her if she does it properly, but on the contrary
will ennoble her character.

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April 16, 1906.

Miss Alice McCarthy.
The Barnum,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Alice

Under no circumstances can you be allowed to go to Mrs. Gale's. You are under my care until I return you to your aunt. The action of Mrs. Gale in going to see you or in any way corresponding and sympathizing with you is of such a nature as to make it impossible for her ever to get help from Carlisle again. If people generally pursued that course there would be nothing but confusion in society. I wrote you plainly about it but you have not accepted of my judgment. Nothing remains therefore for me but to enforce it. It would not be possible to maintain our outing or disciplines if I permitted such interference.

Nothing has happened to you at Mrs. Eddy's that you were not entirely able to take care of. You had only to speak to Mr. or Mrs. Eddy about the conduct of the young colored man and you would have been relieved at once. You certainly have judgment enough to know that. The fact that you failed to do that but would tell Mrs. Gale about it and write your aunt about it shows me that your previous experience in Mrs. Gale's employ was not the sort under which I want to place any of my girls. You attempt to make a man of yourself without reason. When you want there you under NOTE the situation fully and know you would have to be among the nurses girls. The fact that some of them are colored had nothing whatever

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to do with it. As a young lady of good judgment and refinement
you could associate with them without making either yourself or
them uncomfortable or in any sense disparaging your ladyship. In
fact it was your one chance to show proper culture. We are told
that God is no respecter of persons, but you make yourself above
God, by your attitude saying "It does not make any difference
what God does, I am a respecter of persons," By your behavior to
ward Mr. and Mrs. Eddy and the letter you wrote Mrs. Eddy, copy of
which Mr. Eddy has sent me, you show yourself ungrateful. Mr. E.
dy has used his great influence in your behalf to secure you your
Indian rights. You went to Washington voluntarily, and with the
understanding that it would not be for a long while.

Nobody with any common sense regards the position you held
as nurse for the children in the light of a degradation. You use
the term "Servant". I do not care where you are or what you be-
come in life you will always be a servant. Mr. Eddy himself is a
servant; in fact I know he is a worse than a servant, he is a perfect
slave to his constituents. I am a servant here, a servant to all
the children and to the Government. The President is the servant
of the people and if you read what I do you would find out that he
is subject to the most violent abuse because his actions do not
suit some of his bosses. It was weak in you, little, to write in
the way you did, and the older you grow the more ashamed you will
be for having done so.

I have sent your return ticket to Harlan to Mr. Eddy and
told him that unless you beg his and Mrs. Eddy's pardon and state
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-2- Miss Alice McCarthy.

I wish him to send you back to Carlisle. I shall expect that when
you have thought the matter over in the light of this letter your
judgment will agree with mine and you will do what I have suggested;
but your course thus far leads me to think you may continue on
the line your letters to Mr. Addy, to your aunt, and to me indi-
vate, and for that course if you persist in it I am ready.

Your friend and school-father,

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