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Carlisle, Pa., July 7, 1900.

Mrs. Lena Shanks,
Basom, N. Y.

Dear Madam :-

Your letter of June 25th was laid aside until the children should be transferred from Lincoln, and as your daughter's name was marked, "Sickly. Sent home", I have delayed writing. Doubtless she has been with you for sometime. At any rate she is not entered here.

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Carlisle, Pa.; July 7, 1900.

Mrs. Mary Poodry,
Akron, New York.

My dear Mrs. Poodry :-

Your two boys, Lyman and Harrison, are here at Carlisle, having come with the party from Lincoln June 28th. As they entered Lincoln Aug. 8th, 1899 for a three years' term, I cannot further shorten their school period by sending them home as you request. We do not accept students for a shorter period than five years, and it is only in the case of this one party that the three year period is agreed to. I have the Commissioner's authority covering that.

Lyman and Harrison have settled down and apparently are contented and comfortable, and I shall do all I can for them as I do for all my other students.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 7, 1900.

Miss Josephine Halfwhite,
Steamburg,
Catt. Co., New York.

My dear Josephine :-

We have just received a large number of New York chil-
dren in the party transferred from Lincoln Institute, Philadelphia
and these with what we already have, number something over two
hundred, which is altogether out of proportion to the number from
other tribes and localities. Accordingly, I think best not to
encourage you that we can accept of you as a student here this
fall. I trust you may find a school near home which can give you
the course you feel ready to take.

Faithfully your friend,

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Carlisle, Pa., July 7, 1900.

Mrs. Lizzie Spruce,
L'Anse, Mich.

Dear Mrs. Spruce :-

Replying to your letter of June 24th asking that Tom be
sent home before the 4th of July, I only now find that you mean
Thomas Tiosh. I am very sorry to tell you that he is in the Car-
lisle jail for stealing. He stole a watch and other things from
boys in the quarters, and I have evidence that he was a habitual
offender, but so skilful as to escape detection. As he quite en-
tirely ignored the discipline I gave him and which should have
made him behave himself, it seemed best to turn him over to the
civil authorities, and I did so. He will probably be sent to the
Reformatory at Huntingdon, Pa. for some time, I do not know how
long.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 7, 1900.

Rev. A. L. Riggs,
Santee Normal Training School,
Santee Agency, Neb.

My dear Sir :-

I enclose you my physician's report on Jesse and Jennie Redwing, children of Alexander Redwing, for whom you wrote me June 30th. The children have been here only a few months, and came for five years. It is therefore impracticable to send them home before that time expires, unless their own health should make that best. You will see by Dr. Eiven's report that they are all right. So many of our pupils have ailing relatives at home that were we to allow home going on that account our school would be entirely depleted. Please explain the matter to Mr. Redwing, and tell him that while I regret the necessity of refusing his request, but must carry out the rules of the school.

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Carlisle, Penna., July 10, 1900.

Philip C. Garrett,

Logan, Philadelphia, Pa.

My dear friend:

I have concluded, after your letters and other in-
formation that I could receive, to take care of one of the girls in
a remote home, under good strong household management; and am so
well satisfied that the other girl is incorrigibly bad and would at
once go wrong, even if we kept her ten years under the best of in-
fluence, to send her home.

This does not accomplish what I had hoped to, but it is so re-
pugnant to put the girls in close association with like characters,
especially colored girls, that I have concluded to pass it over and
get rid of it in this way.

luctated.
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Carlisle, Penna.

July 10,1900.

G. Harlan Lampen,

618 North 40th st.,
Philadelphia, Penna.

My dear Mr. Lampen:—

It seems to be the policy of the Govern-
ment just now to hang on to the old employees and to settle matters
by shifting from one place to another that used to be settled large-
ly by dismissals. My experiences lately have not led me to think
it is at all easy to get an appointment in the service of any sort.
Civil Service is almost entirely depended upon where Civil Service
applies, and for agents they have adopted what they call "home rule,"
that is, giving the agency to a man who lives in the state or ter-
titory where the Indians are. The agent is then, of course, anx-
tious to fill such places as are at his disposal where his friends
are located, and that leaves no chance for Eastern people except
such as go in under Civil Service.

You can find out, what it is possible to do by applying at the
Indian Office, but I feel confident that no amount of influence
would be especially helpful.

Diated.
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Carlisle, Pa., July 10, 1900.

Dr. George Edward Reed,
Pres. Dickinson College,
Carlisle, Pa.

My dear Doctor !

Edward Rogers had not been home since he
came to Carlisle nearly six years ago. He had assur-
ance from home that if he came on he could persuade a
few desirable Indians to come to Carlisle as students.
Accordingly, I let him go on these conditions.

Edward has talked a little of abandoning the reg-
ular course in college and going into the law school,
but I have always used my influence against that ; and
so far as I know, he intends to finish the college
course he had mapped out. I made the same remark to
him that you did to me, that I was anxious to pull one
Indian through Dickinson College and hoped he would be
the one. His home is at Aitken, Minn., though he ex-
pected to be in St. Paul and Minneapolis a part of the
time. I have not had a word from him since he left,
but think Aitken will reach him.

Very truly yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., July 10, 1800.

Mrs. Jennie Lapointe,
Herriman,
Cherry County, Neb.

Dear Madam 1-

Replying to your letter asking me to send your daughter
Eva home, I have to say that her name is not on our roll, and on
the supposition that she was among those to be transferred to Cam-
lisle from Lincoln Institute, I held your letter till we should
have a full list of such pupils. The transfer has been made, but
your daughter was not among those sent, and I know nothing of her.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 10, 1900.

Mrs. Jessie Fowler,
Gresham,
Shawano Co., Wis.

Dear Mrs. Fowler :-

I have your letter of July 2nd saying that you need the
help of your son, Philip Tousey, and asking me to send him home
for that reason. In reply I have to say that Philip came to Car-
lisle in August, 1897 for a period of five years, and it is there-
fore not practicable for me to send him home; neither would it be
to his interests to do so. He is in an excellent home where he re-
ceives good training, works for his board in the winter and goes
to school, and receives $8.00 per month for his work when he does
not go to school. I have excellent reports of him from the family
he lives with, and think he can help you more where he is than he
could if with you. I will write him today, and if he is willing
to have me no more, I will send you something from his account when
his wages are paid. He seems to be very well disposed, and I have
no doubt will gladly help you so far as he is able.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 10, 1900.

Mr. David B. Laurent,
Hogansburg,
Franklin Co., New York.

My dear Sir :-

Your daughter, Lizzie Laurent, was among those transferred to Carlisle under order of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. She has been here nearly two weeks, has become one of our large family, and apparently is well and contented. Having so lately come to us it is entirely inapticable to send her home now. Our regular period is five years, and under no circumstances do we accept children for a shorter time, except in the case of those who were transferred from Lincoln Institute. As they entered that school for three years, they must of course complete that period before they are due to return home.

I trust Lizzie may prove to be one of our good reliable students, and I assure you you will do all we can to help her.

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Carliole, Pa., July 10, 1900.

Philip Baugey,
C/O J. C. Lambert,
Lambertville, N. J.

“My dear Philip :-

I analogize you a letter received from Mrs. Baler, your
mother. As you are not entitled to go home I have written her that
I cannot send you home now, but that I am willing to send her some
thing from your wagon when they come in if you may do, or that you
may send her or have your employer send her what you think you can
spare; of course if you send her any money, you must keep account
of it, and it must appear on your resort. I think it would be very
well for you to help your mother in this way. Let me know what
you think,

I'm glad to have such good reports of you, and that I can write
your mother you are doing so well.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 10, 1900.

James Brown,

Sauv. to Governor Shauins,
Teguna, N. Mexice.

My dear Sir :

Relying to your letter of June 20th about Katie Creager
I have to advise you that she is not due to return home this year,
having come home from Fort Lewis to Carlisle only two years ago.
We do not accept of pupils either from their homes or by transfer
from other schools for a shorter period than five years.

Katie is getting on very nicely in school, is in the Junior
class, and should graduate before her five years is completed. It
is a great advantage to students to graduate from Carlisle, and I
think Katie Creager appreciates the fact, and is anxious to ver-
tinue. She is at the bottom of this summer, where she earns
something for her own use in the winter.

I am very sorry to disappoint Katie's mother, but on this ex-
planation trust she will understand that it is not practicable to
send her daughter home. The rules of the school must be carried
out.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 30, 1900.

Mrs. Elizabeth E. Knapp,
Lincoln Institution,
Wayne, Pa.

Dear Mrs. Knapp i-

Before receiving your letter I had written Mrs. Jackson
in regard to her little girl, but will write her again today.
Elsie seems quite well and happy; said when I talked with her that
she preferred to come here, and that I should tell her mother she
wanted to stay. As there seems no good reason at present to send
her home on account of health, I think best to retain her, though
she is rather younger than we care to take. I thank you for the
word in regard to her recent illness, and shall be very careful
that she is well looked after.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 20, 1900.

Mrs. Addie Jackson,

Since writing you last week I have a letter from Mrs. Knapp in reference to your little girl, Elsie. She explains to me that Elsie was quite ill not long ago, but recovered and as she appeared very well when the party was made up for transfer, was sent on with others.

I had a little talk with the child last evening, and found her looking quite well and apparently happy. She said she had wanted to come to Carlisle and that I should tell her mother she wished to stay. She seems to have a cheerful disposition, and I think will get on nicely. The little girls have little to do but play during vacation, and being in the open air all day I think you have no cause for uneasiness. I assure you I will take the best care possible of her.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 10, 1900.

Mr. Roy C. Dougherty,
Gettysburg, Pa.

Dear Sir :-

We have no positions along the lines of science or chemistry at this school. We graduate our pupils about halfway between the grammar and high school grades of the public schools of Pennsylvania. Teachers' positions here are all filled. To get into the Indian service you would have to take a civil service examination for the position you wish, and after passing be assigned. You can obtain information in regard to method of procedure, etc. by addressing the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, Washington, D.C.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 12, 1900.

Mr. T. Jay Ruford,
U. S. Indian Agent,
Siletz, Ore.

My dear Sir :-

I do hope some way will be found to cover Robert Deo's draft without its being delayed and referred back to me. The case as you state it makes a plain one against Robert of obtaining money under false pretenses. He represented to people in town who make a business of lending money that he had the amount and had only to draw on you for it. He afterward came to me with your letter which seemed to confirm his statement; so, rather than let him pay $5.00 for the use of $55.00 for a few days I advanced him the money myself, and it would be a great inconvenience to me to have it remain unpaid.

Thank you for the invitation. Sometime I mean to get to Siletz and catch trout with you.

Very truly yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., July 12, 1900.

Mr. Benjamin Caswell,
Fort Belknap Indian School,
Harlem, Mont.

My dear Ben :—

I have your letter and thank you for it. Congratulations most heartily to you and Leila on the added member to your family. I note what you say about Leila's having to quit her position and the necessity for your own advancement. Whether I can help you or not is something of a problem. The fact is, they are cutting down school expenses everywhere; in some cases reducing the number of employes, and cutting the salaries in others; so that I fear the outlook is not good. I can certainly speak a good word for you, but from all I know of it, doubt a favorable result. I expect to see the Commissioner in Washington today.

With love to you both, as ever

Faithfully your friend,

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Carliole, Pa., July 12, 1900.

Mr. John Steele,

Pine Ridge, S. Dakota,

My dear Sir :-

Replying to your letter of June 21st in regard to your
daughter Josephine, who you expected would be transferred to Car-
lisle from Lincoln Institution, I have to say that I held your 1st
ter for some time before answering, in order to get a correct list
of those to be transferred. The party came to us June 28th, but
your daughter was not among them, having been retained with others
by the Lincoln people for the charity school they expect to estab-
lish. No doubt you have heard from her directly since writing me.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 12, 1900.

Mr. Toran Jackson,
Hogansburg, New York.

My dear Sir :-

I have held your letter of the 22nd of June for some
time, in order to have a correct list of the pupils transferred
from Lincoln Institution before answering. Mary Ann Jackson, who I
presume is your daughter, came to us with the party transferred on
June 28th, and I see by the record was at Lincoln only a little
over a year. I was ordered by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
to take these children on the terms of their admission to Lincoln,
which was for three years. As the three years for which Mary came
is so far from completion I cannot send her to you now, as you ask.
Except in the case of the pupils just transferred from Lincoln we
never accept students for a less period than five years.

We shall do all we can for your daughter, and I trust you
will have no cause for regret that she came to us. She has been
here now two weeks, long enough to become somewhat acquainted and
no doubt is quite contented.

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Carlsbad, Pa., July 12, 1900.

Miss Sara L. Kennedy,
Indian School,
Hoopa Valley, Cal.

My dear Sara 1-

Yours of the 2nd of July with check for $12.22 is re-
ceived. The amount you owed was only $12.02. The 20 cents is
therefore enclosed in stamps.

Faithfully your friend and school-father,

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Carlisle, Pa., July 13, 1900.

Geo. W. Moore,
Langhorne, Pa.

My dear George :-

Your letter with enclosures from Joseph Ezhuna and James Miller came duly. Of course the testimony of these two young men will in a measure counteract what has been presented against you; but the fact still remains that there are those whom we think very truthful who state positively that they saw you under the influence of drink. The matter is being further investigated. Four of the boys have already been brought here and attended to. John Wapito has been disgracefully dismissed and forbidden the privileges of government schools. The others are to work here without pay and be held within the limits of the grounds until school opens.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 13, 1900.

Miss Edith M Smith,
Sanborn, New York.

Dear Edith :--

Glad to know you are resting and enjoying your well earned vacation. Glad also to hear how other of our friends are getting on. We are having a dry time of it here just now. Have had frequent rains, but it is pretty hot much of the time, as it seems to be everywhere. However, those left at Carlisle seem to be enjoying the summer and in the evening gather on the lawn and pass the time pleasantly in games and chatting.

In regard to your appointment; the number of employes has in many places been greatly reduced, so that many have been thrown out. These come in first for consideration; so the chances just now are not good. It would not be amiss for you to try for something near your home for the present.

With best wishes,

Faithfully your friend,

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Carlisle, Pa., July 13, 1900.

Mr. Thomas H. Wackey,
Niobrara, Neb.

Dear Sir :-

Replying to your letter of July 10th, I have to advise you that I have at various times explained to you that your daugh-
ter Mary is not entitled to return home until she has been here
five years. At the end of that time she will have a chance to de-
cide the matter for herself. She is well, is here at the school,
and is paid for the work she performs. So far as I can see she
is very well contented, and has no complaints to make of anything
here. She informs me that she wrote you about two weeks ago. It
is a rule of the school that every pupil shall write to his or
her parents at least once a month. We are very particular about
this during the ten months school is in session, a special day be-
ing appointed each month to attend to this. During vacation, how-
ever, pupils are inclined to become a little careless in these mat-
ters, and Mary may not have been as prompt as she should have been
It is often the complaint of students that they receive no answers
from their parents, and in many cases this is true, as a large num-
ber of them cannot write to their children. Nevertheless, we re-
quire one letter at least each month. Whether or not Mary has heard
from you regularly I have not asked her.

Sincerely yours,

Major 10th Cavalry, Supt.

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July 13, 1900.

Dr. W. M. Irvine,
Pres., Mercersburg Academy,
Mercersburg, Pa.

My dear Doctor :-

Samuel Miller is a peculiar character. He is bright, capable, and a smooth talker and has athletic qualities, but does his best when under careful observation, and when he knows his work will be gone over and his failings criticised. Miller's best place is here, where we know him. So far he has not reached a point where he can be depended upon, and I fear that his going elsewhere at this critical stage would be a serious disadvantage to him. When I begin sending you boys I want to send you such as will be sure to make a success of it so as not to give the scheme a backset at the start. Sickles would have been all right if we could have persuaded him to go.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 13, 1900.

Miss Winnie E. Meade,
116 W. 63rd St.,
New York City.

Dear Miss Meade :--

There is no vacancy in our hospital, nor is there any in
prospect. If there were, I would be obliged to fill the place by
asking the transfer of someone at present in the Indian service,
or by making application through the Department for someone on the
civil service list.

As I have no place to offer you and do not see any way in
which I can help you, it will hardly hardly be worth while to
make a trip to Carlisle for this purpose alone, although you are
welcome here at any time.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 13, 1900.

Miss Mary E. Maloney,
Lock Box #123,
Hudson, Mich.

Dear Miss Maloney :-

Replying to your application for a position here, I have
to advise you that at present we have no vacancies of the kind you
apply for. When a vacancy occurs, it is filled by the transfer of
some teacher or employee already in the Indian service, or by certi-
fication from the civil service lists. In either case this is ar-
ranged through the Indian Office.

If you want to enter the Indian service, write to the Chair-
man of the Civil Service Commission, Washington, D.C. for pamphlet
of instructions and information.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 13, 1900.

Miss Nellie G. Lawrence,
State Hospital,
Gowanda, New York.

Dear Miss Lawrence :-

Replying to your letter of July 9th making application
for the position of assistant matron in this school, I have to ad-
vide you that all vacancies are filled either by transfer of some
one already in the Indian service or by assignment from the civil
service register. The vacancy referred to has quite recently been
filled in the latter manner.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 13, 1900.

Miss Lettie Scott,
Gowanda, New York.

My dear Lettie :-

Toward the end of August or the first of September I
will send one of my people, probably Dr. Fiven, into your neighbor-
hood to pass upon those who wish to come to Carlisle, and bring
the best. You can bring the boy you have written me about, before
my representative, and if everything is all right I can arrange it.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 13, 1900.

Miss Carrie Island,
Little Rapids, Wis.

Dear Carrie :-

It is very pleasant to hear from you, but I hoped you
were improving more rapidly than you say.

We have plenty of room just now; only about three hundred on
the grounds and more than twice that many in the country. Of course
we are all busy in the daytime, except those who have chosen to
work only half a day and get half pay.

We had a very pleasant Fourth with sports on the campus in
the evening and plenty of fire-crackers all day and beautiful fire
works in the evening. Mrs. Forsett is among the girls in the coun-
try, and almost everyone is off for the summer.

Thank you for your wishes for me. I am feeling better than I
did for a while. There's so much work to do that I can't get away
for a rest.

With kind regards to yourself and friends of Carlisle whom
you may meet,

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Carlisle, Pa., July 13, 1900.

Mrs. R. J. Sawyer,
South Norwalk, Conn.

Dear Mrs. Sawyer :-

I returned from Washington at midnight. While there I
found there are possibly two chances for your assignment to a west-
ern school; one at Genoa, Nebraska, the other at the Puyallup In-
dian School at Tacoma, Washington. The one at Genoa seems to be
the most possible. A number of instrumental teachers have been
thrown out by their positions having been abolished, but some of
these have been taken care of by being assigned as teachers. The
music teacher at Genoa is anxious to go to Indian Territory nearer
her home, and Mr. Allen, Supt. at Quapaw, wants her; so that in
the course of two or three weeks that change is likely to occur.

Yours truly,

Major 10th Cavalry, Supt.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 13, 1900.

Miss Alice McCarthy,
Waribault, Minn.

Dear Alice :-

Sorry to hear things are not turning out so favorably as you had anticipated, but hope you can find a way to go on with your schooling there, either in the business college or the normal school. The chances for appointment in the Indian service at present are very poor. A great many positions have been abolished throwing out many employes. These must first have their turn at the places to be supplied. In many places salaries have been reduced, so that these positions are not so desirable as formerly.

In regard to the scholarship at Drexel, I have promised Lil- lie Ferris one, and she will take the business course. Dollie Wheelock has the other, having not yet completed her course. So there is nothing available for you there. "Where there is a will there is a way", you know, and I have no doubt if you take hold of things as I know you can, matters will work out more favorably for you where you are than you now think.

With kind regards and best wishes for your success,

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Carlisle, Pa., July 12, 1900.

Miss Dora Gosten,
455 C. St., N.W.,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Miss Gosten :—

I have had my matron, Mrs. Dorsett, examine into the representations made in your letter of recent date in regard to your sister. She reports to me that Alma has a good home. She says, "The people are refined and I believe considerate. Alma has trouble with her eyes and for two months has been taking treatment; has also been going to the dentist. Her daily work is the chamber work for the family, and waiting on the table at noon and night. They have a cook and washer woman, but Alma is required to assist in the washing and ironing. Alma says she likes the place, but thinks the work is too hard."

Your visit to Alma together with the presents you made, seems to have upset her quite a little. Mrs. Dorsett reports that the cook is a colored woman, but her room is not in the house. They have two colored men who room in a cottage. Alma has a pleasant room on the third floor near Mr. and Mrs. Printon's. She thinks, however, that inasmuch as Alma has become so discontented, she would better be changed to some other place.

Alma has run into debt quite a little, and as soon as she ends her indebtedness, I have instructed that she be transferred to another place.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 12, 1900.

Allen H. Gibson,

Pawhuska, O. T.

Dear Sir :-

Your letter enclosing $30.00 from Wah-te-sa, mother of Peter Corndropper to pay Peter's expenses home is received.

We cannot send students home on request of parents. They come to the school for five years and must remain that time unless the health of the pupils themselves requires that they be sent home sooner, or they graduate. The $30.00 has been credited to Peter's account, and is subject to the order of the sender.

Yours very truly,

Major 10th Cavalry, Supt.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 12, 1900.

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

My dear Sir :-

If you will make a list of the young men and women who apply to you for admission to Carlisle, naming only those who are especially meritorious, giving their ages and as much of their past record as you can, and hold it in readiness, sometime before the 15th of September I will send either my doctor or someone else to look them over and bring to Carlisle such as may be accepted. The two girls who you say have been to Philadelphia I should want to know particularly about, for I find that many of those who have been there in schools have come into the possession of knowledge and exhibit traits of character that I would rather keep away from Carlisle. Our school must not be used as a mere boarding house or as a place of refuge for unworthy young people. In regard to the large boy, "a splendid specimen physically", whom Dr. Lake speaks of, I do want a number of such if they are otherwise worthy. Our foot-ball team has lost some of its best members and has a schedule of battles on hand for next fall that requires the best material we can find.

I am glad you so early look at the practical side of mission
any work among our Indians. Our efforts for them on these lines
have been unfortunate ever since I have known anything about it,
and I have always taken the ground that Indians or others who have
lost their manhood and learned to depend on charity, either govern

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ment or private, make very poor christians. Manly self-support is
a good basis upon which to build a christian character. There are
a good many Commissioners in the service of the quality you speak
of.

You do not bother me at all in these matters. I am very glad
to keep up the correspondence and want to help you all I can; and
if in what you do for us you can protect us from improper charac-
ters so that my work may tell for the best it can in every case,
our relations will not be dropped easily by me.

Fraternally yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., July 14, 1900.

Miss Lizzie A. McCracken,
Myaha Mission,
Okmulgee, Ind. Ky.

Dear Madam :-

Replying to your letter of July 9th, we are not allowed to accept as students in this school members of any of the Five Civilized tribes. Members of other tribes may be admitted if of proper age, between twelve and eighteen years, and proper character and health, and with the consent of parents or guardians. The government covers all expenses in such cases.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 14, 1900.

Joseph Vasseur,
Odanah, Wis.

My dear Sir :-

It is quite impracticable for me to send Frank Vasseur
home, as you ask. He came here only a few months ago for a period
of five years, unless he should graduate sooner. While I regret
the disappointment this will cause his mother, I must adhere to
the rule, which makes the health of the pupil the only cause for
a trip home. Frank's health does not make this necessary. In re-
gard to the allotments to be made soon, Frank can appoint a repre-
sentative, or one of his own family can look after that for him.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 14, 1900.

Mr. Henry Conlon,
Oneida, Wis.

Dear Sir :-

On receiving your letter of complaint in regard to your two sons, Monroe and Sherman, who were transferred to this school from the Educational Home, I called upon Mr. Thompson who has the boys under care, and he tells me that they are getting on all right, have not been in trouble and have not been punished. They are well treated, and have the freedom of the grounds the same as others, and all the privileges good for boys of their age. The boys went to Philadelphia for three years, and on the breaking up of that school I had orders from the Department to accept all that should be sent from there. When the government provides for the education of your children as it does without cost or inconvenience to you, it is a very little matter for you to do what you can to help along with your influence instead of complaining and reproaching those who are trying to bring up your children in habits of industry and usefulness.

The boys will remain here the full time, subject to our rules and will receive all we can give them in the way of schooling and work at some trade, and I have no doubt will be contented and happy. Just now they are new, and a little unused to our ways, but as they become better acquainted and make friends, they will be all right.

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July 16, 1900.

Miss Carrie M. Semple,
Fort Worth, Texas.

My dear Miss Semple :-

I am advised by the A.G.P.A. of the A.& T.
R.R. that my order for ticket for you as far as Chicago is still open with their agent at Fort Worth, and they want to know whether they shall cancel or let it remain longer. Now if you can come to Carlisle, we shall be glad to have you come and make your stay as long as you will; and if you will, I think you may be of some help to us, but we can leave that for determination after you get here.

If you do come, let me know the day you will start and I will have an order for a ticket "Chicago to Carlisle" placed with the Penna. passenger agent in their station in Chicago, so that you will have smooth sailing through.

I need not assure you, my dear Miss Semple, that all those you knew here will be greatly rejoiced to have you come either to make us a visit or to stay, and none more so than myself. If on the other hand, you feel you cannot come, please drop me word at once by mail, so that I may have the order for the ticket cancelled.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 16, 1900.

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

My dear Herbert :-

I am very greatly obliged to you for your kindness in
looking up the press matter. Our convictions ran in the same lines
as your Mr. Tonner's and on receipt of your letter I at once tele-
graphed we would take the larger press.

If this press is what we have every reason to believe it is
we shall be well fixed for the future. We have concluded to print
only one paper and call it "The Red Man and Indian Helper". They
were combined in the last issue, of which I send you a copy.

Why can't you let Mrs. Johnston and the children come up here
and rusticate a while with us ? Mrs. Johnston can have a good room
and board will be only $3.15 a week and something less for chil-
dren. The trolley to get around on, and the grounds to play on
would do them all good and if between times you could run up your-
seld it would be an outing I should think might be desirable.
Please consider this a very cordial invitation without reservations.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 16, 1900.

Mr. Glen S. Warner,

Springville, New York.

My dear Mr. Warner :-

I am promised funds and authorities next week. Was in
Washington Thursday. The office is overcrowded and things are not
moving as rapidly as we could wish. The books are made out and
ready to send you for the western trip. I am sending Dr. Given up
to receive a party from New York before you leave. The children
should be thoroughly examined and I would much rather by our own
physician. We cannot take many, but of course are willing to re-
ceive any good athletic material.

Commissioner Jones said he wanted to visit the New York Indi-
ans himself and would like to have me go with him, but not until
the weather is cooler. We might have a small earlier party, gath-
ering in those you have selected and then a later party.

With kind regards to Mrs. Warner,

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Carlisle, Pa., July 17, 1900.

Louis Trombla,

Shawnee, O.T.

Dear Louis :-

Mr. Miller tells me that he sent you a draft for $299.48 on July 7th, the amount of your credit here less 50 cents for the draft and 2 cents for postage. This closed your account here.ory there was any delay in your receiving the money, but think it must have reached you very soon after you wrote.

Glad to hear from you and to know from your letter that you are out and away from school you mean to improve yourself, and hope you will continue your efforts. If you are determined you can succeed, and no one will be more pleased than I. I shall hope to hear very creditable things of you, and trust you will write me occasionally.

It is terribly hot here. Everything seems dried up for want of rain; but reports show it to be about the same everywhere.

With best wishes,

Faithfully your friend,

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Carlisle, Pa., July 17, 1900.

Mr. King Scott,
Gowanda, New York.

My dear Sir :-

Replying to your letter of July 13th asking that your
daughter come Home for the summer, to return to Carlisle in the
fall, I have to advise you that she went to the country in April
agreeing to stay all summer, and I cannot let her break her agree-
ment. She is doing well, and the country life is good for her.
Were she at the school I would be unable to let her visit you, as
it is against our rules to allow visits home before the five years
for which pupils come to Carlisle is completed, unless the health
of the pupil makes that necessary. That is not the case here.

You understand that with a thousand children under our care,
it is very essential to have such a rule and to adhere strictly to
it; otherwise our school would be in constant confusion.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 17, 1900.

Mr. Kinke Baker,

Keokuk Falls, O. T.

My dear Sir :-

Relying to your letter of July 10th in regard to your
son Dave, who came to Carlisle with Mr. Methvin, I have to say
that on June 25th I wrote Col. Jas. F. Handlett, Ind. Agt. in ans-
wer to his inquiry that we would keep Dave until Agust and if he
did not build up before that time, we would send him home. This
letter, or its contents were no doubt made known to you. My doc-
tor reports that is a little better and is able to do light work
around the grounds and buildings. As he seems to be improving and
has only very light duties to perform I have hopes that he will
build up here, and shall accordingly keep him. However, should
he not continue to improve but run down again, I will notify you
and take some action.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 17, 1900.

Mr. Luther Parker,
Grand Ronde, Ore.

My dear Sir :-

I have just received yours of the 10th of July, and as I expect to leave home in a few days to be absent for some time, I answer at once, candidly as you would have me, and I am sure faithfully as I desire always to be to the interests I serve.

I never anticipated when thinking of what I believed could and ought to be done for the Indians in the way of education, that twenty years would pass and the Indians not be generally provided for in the public schools of the country and at one with the rest of us in our struggle for the good things of our America and this life; and the thing that has paired me most in my experience here has been the building up of a great system of Indian schools and a constant disposition to keep the Indians away from that contact with our own life, that association in school that would surely make them at one with us. I do not believe that our legislators and our administrators have any right to make use of the public money for special tribal education of Indians, and all reservation education is of this sort. I do not have any sympathy with the idea that the Indian needs a special education different from the white man. Indeed, every such system is at war with the best interests of the Indian, and consequently at war with the best interests of the general government as well. Relieving the Indian of the neces-

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sity for exerting himself in order to live was the beginning of
wrong-doing, and the continuance of it has become a crime. We
struggle to live, and the struggle is what makes men of us. If the
tribes of Africa when transferred in parts to this country had
been reservationed, the blacks would not now be citizens; and if
we pursued the same course towards our German, Italian, Irish,
French, Russian and other nationalities of Europe that have invad-
ed us in such great numbers, put them on a reservation, confined
them there, placed an agent over them, caused special legislation
for them, fed them and provided distinct schools for their chil-
dren, etc. they never would be Americanized. Mixing tribes in
schools I count one of the valuable means of breaking up tribalism
and if our Indian educators would from such schools, and in my
judgment we ought to have none other, send their pupils as fast as
possible into the public schools, as we do here at Carlisle, I mean
if this were the rule instead of the exception as it now is, Indi-
an civilization and education would soon cease to be a special fea-
ture. We could wind up the problem and the Bureau in short order.

Every scheme that looks toward making the Indian and work for
him exceptional is to my mind unfortunate, even Carlisle; but there
are of course evils that must be endured for a time. You can read
ily see from the foregoing that I am not at all in sympathy with a
special educational journal for the Indian School system. I fear
it would have a tendency to indurate the Indian School system and
unnecessarily prolong it.

In addition to the above I have had quite an experience in
publishing papers in the Indian cause and know that you could no

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more unite the educational people of the service in a scheme of
that kind than you could fly to the moon. They are too much scat-
tered. They are too much out of sympathy with each other, and ev-
eryone is dead sure he or she is right and knows just how to do
it "Except me and thee, John"; so that your scheme would I am sure
bring you only failure and consequent disappointment. The more
our Indian educators can get into association with the general ed-
ucational interests of the country, in their own localities, and
generally, the better. We do not need an Indian School Convention,
and the time that Indian school people spend in parading their
specialty if spent in association with the state and national ed-
ucators without any reference to their being engaged in Indian ed-
cational work, would be far more profitable to them and far more
more profitable to the work they are engaged in. There may be
slight differences and there is slight need for some special work
in the beginning, but after the beginning is made and the young
Indian speaks English and has some knowledge of civilized ways, his
greatest good is found in being treated exactly as if he were an
Anglo-Saxon.

I trust these sentiments may be received by you in the same
honesty and integrity of purpose and high interest in our cause in
which I believe they are uttered by me.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 17, 1900.

Byron Wilde,

Elbowoods, N. Del.

Dear Byron :-

Mr. Standing hands me your letter to him in which you ask us to dismiss you from your obligation to the Carlisle School. That obligation was taken apparently with the greatest honesty on your part and on the part of the Agent who promised that if we allowed you to go some home for a special purpose he would see that you came back in the fall. You went home and did not return as you agreed to do, but took matters in your hands and remained. Now you ask me to let you go to Hampton, just why I don't know. Your attempt to go to Hampton in the face of this is not creditable to your integrity of purpose. I cannot release you from your obligation to us, and have so informed Hampton. I have also informed the Indian Office of the facts in your case, so that they will refuse to give you permission to enter any other school. You are be yond 18 years of age and would have to have special permission from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Indeed, if you came back to Carlisle now I should have to get the Commissioner's consent to keep you. For all students over 21 years of age I must write to the Department stating the fact, and ask authority to retain them.

I enclose to you a copy of my letter to the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs.

Yours very truly,

Major 10th Cavalry, Supt.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 17, 1900.

Mr. James M. Groninger,
Port Royal, Pa.

My dear Sir :-

Our band is scattered. Those who belong to the school
have largely gone to the country in order to earn some money for
themselves; only eight or nine members are left here and we could
make no appearance that would be at all satisfactory on the 13th
and 14th of September, because after the boys return the band will
have to be reorganized before it can perform with any credit.

I am therefore compelled to send you a negative answer.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 17, 1900.

Missora Gosten,
455 C. St., N.W.;
Washington, D. C.

Dear Miss Gosten :-

My experience has taught me that it is not advisable to leave the selection of pupils for Carlisle in the hands of people not connected with this school or with the agency schools or agencies. It has become somewhat of a formal matter to secure and transfer children and must be attended to in a way satisfactory to us and to the agency people. I am therefore unable to accept your kindly offer of service in this matter.

We are not allowed to take children from the Five Civilized Tribes.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 17, 1900.

Albert Nash,
St. Elizabeth Convent,
Maud P. O., Pa,

Dear Albert :-

Since your letter of June 14th came to hand Mr. Miller
has written you, forwarding check for $5.00 which came for you from
the agency. So far as I know you have not acknowledged receipt
of the check, but presume you have it.

I am very sorry to have delayed so long in answering your let-
ter, but under the pressure of the summer's work I laid aside your
letter with others not requiring an immediate answer, and only now
come to it. I trust you will overlook the apparent neglect, for I
am always glad to know of your plans and progress. Some knowledge
of Spanish will no doubt be of service to you in a business way,
especially should you locate in one of our new possessions or in
the southwest. One cannot be too well equipped, and every bit of
such knowledge comes into play sometime.

In my Saturday night talks to the boys and girls and in my
frequent morning talks in the dining-room you will remember I al-
ways endeavored to bring before you some principle or example for
the betterment of those who listened; some truth or thought that
observation and long experience had forced upon me and which I
thought would help my boys and girls. You know that "Work." is
one of my watchwords As you wish some personal advice from me to
help you in your career, I send you a copy of Fred. Douglas's

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Apeach, "self-made Men". No doubt you have read it. I had it
printed in our printing office and at one time every boy in the
school had a copy. It is so full of good, practical, common-sense
that you cannot read it too often. I have marked a few places that
in my judgment are especially strong, and hope you will find in
the little pamphlet just what every young man may follow with profit.

Actual experience and competition with those whose necessi-
ties are greater than yours will soon teach you the need for care-
ful attention and close application business if you would succeed.
Honesty, economy, and perseverance must have a place in your
creed and be constantly in practice.

I am very happy to tell you that your sisters and brothers
here and in the country are doing well.

With best wishes,

Faithfully your friend,

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Carlisle, Pa., July 18, 1900.

Mark Sullivan,
51 Leonard St.,
New York.

Dear Sir :

In the spring of each year we put out as many pupils,
both boys and girls, as we can spare, generally among farmers.
Those who have little English and have had little experience away
from the tribe we put out early, say the first of April. Those
who are better equipped, we send out later, finally in July and
August we have out all who can be spared from the school and are
in good health and of proper character to warrant giving them the
chance. During the summer they are visited by our outing agents,
and if the homes are found desirable the schools in the locality
good, and all conditions favorable, they are allowed to remain out
all winter to go to school 100 consecutive days and work for their
keep mornings and evenings. In the summer they get such wages as
their ability entitles them to.

Our students have become so popular as farm helps that we
usually have many more homes offered than we can supply.

I send you herewith a little paper on the outing.

Yours very truly,

Major 10th Cavalry, Cupt.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 18, 1900.

Mr. A. J. Boston, G.A.,
512 Donna. Ave.,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir :

It is very doubtful whether I shall be in Washington be-
fore I start for some place in the west in search of recuperation.
Was in Washington one day last week, and had I known then you
wished to see me. I would have been glad to call. If the matter
is important, use the night telephone or write me.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 19, 1900.

Maximilian A. Oslonka,
U.S.S. "Yankton",
Navy Yard,
Portsmouth, N. Hampshire.

My dear Maxey :-

I find I have not answered your letter of May 9th. At
the time you wrote you were on the move, and I thought to let you
get back to port so I would know just where to reach you. So your
letter was laid aside till now.

Your letter is very interesting, and in reading it over again
I note that you are well pleased with a sailor's life. This pleases
me, for with such a disposition you ought to get on well. Your car-
vice on such a ship gives you many advantages, which I trust you
will always use well. I have lately heard so much of Cuba and Por-
to Rico from my Carlisle soldiers and others that I mean to go
down myself as soon as I feel that I can leave that long and the
weather is cooler. I see by your letter that it is not "All work
and no play" in the Navy.

I send you a bundle of "Hellers" and several late numbers of
"The Red Man". We have combined the two, and I send you the first
number. Hope to hear from you often. We are all interested in
your doing.

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Carliest, Pa., July 18, 1900.

Miss Maggie Wilson,
C/O A. B. Lukens,
penkintown, Pa.

Dear Maggie :-

Dear Maggie :-

The enclosed deed and endowment come from your agent,
and you will see by his letters to me which I send with the other
papers that if you agree to the sale of the property you should
be before a notary public and sign the deed and indenture at the
plades I have marked with a dot, having two witnesses sign their
names at the proper places, and swear to your action before the
notary public, using the paper I have numbered "1". Then the no-
tary public must furnish a certificate from the county clerk that
he is a notary public. It will cost you $6 of 50 cents to have
this done properly. Mr. Lukens will tell you what to do, to whom
to go, and perhaps will go with you if he does that as all right.
Please attend to it as promptly as you can, and send the papers
to me with Mr. Patrick's letters, and I will forward them to
the agent.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 18, 1949.

Jon. C. Larrubioise,
U.S.S. "Dolphin",
Navy Yard, Boston, Mass.

Dear Joe:

It was a pleasure to get your typewritten letter of June 13th, and I have let it lie there long unanswered only because of so much work to do after. At this time of the year we are more than usually busy, working out the idle business and arranging our operations with theUTHOR of 1949.

I know what you say in your letter to your advertisement and am high-
ly pleased that you are getting on so well. You have time opor-
tunities. I see, and if you think you can write a few articles at will,
greatly discontinue me. As it now looks there may be much active
service for the Navy before long, andUncle Sam has need of many
men of honor and principle. The next few weeks may find you bound
for the states or海洋, but whatever the "Dolphin" may be ordered I
shall be bound to have the royalty, trusty Indian on board serving
my country, as I am sure you will.

It was beautifully not work. We had rain badly. Those at
the school are well, but there are few of us. Today there are some
in the country.

I send you a copy of "The Red Man" and "Indian Helper" combined
as we shall publish the two together hereafter. Hope to hear from
you from time to time. With best wishes for your continued suc-
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TELEGRAM.

July 19.

W. A. Graham,
The Journal Printing Co.,
Jamestown, New York.

On 4th I wrote you, "Use 'Canary' for cover".

Pratt, Major.

Postal. 9113 A.M.

TELEGRAM.

July 19.

Edward K. Graham & Co.,
516 Commerce St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.

My letter explained must put up press Friday and Saturday. Send man this Thursday afternoon, remain over Sunday. I take care of him. Imperative you conform to my wishes.

Pratt, Major.

Postal. 11:47A.M.

TELEGRAM.

July 18.

E. K. Graham & Co.,
516 Commerce St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.

Press arrived this morning. Send man.

Pratt, Major.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 19, 1903.

James Fisher,

Swartz Creek, Mich.

Dear James :—

I have your letter and am glad to know you found everything so satisfactory at home. If you are getting thirteen dollars a week at your trade in Detroit, my advice is to stick to your place. Thirteen dollars a week is high wages for one with no more experience than you have had, and what you can learn while working there will be of vast help to you. To set up an establishment of your own would require capital and splendid business ability. You are not ready for such an undertaking, and will do well to keep on with what you have already found.

About the "Red Man"; we have just begun to publish the "Red Man" and "Indian Helper" together, sending out a number each week. The subscription price is 25 cents a year. It is a four page paper, the size of the "Red Man". If your name is already on the list of subscribers, you can see what offers are made to new subscribers and those who send in new subscriptions. We shall be very glad to receive a list subscribers from you with the money order for the same.

With best wishes for your success,

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Carlisle, Pa., July 19, 1900.

Edward Hoag,
U.S.S. "Vermont",
Brooklyn, New York.

Dear Edward :-

I send you herewith letter from Major Stough, Indian A-
gent at Darlington, O. T., together with papers which he wishes
you to sign. Please do as he asks and return to him direct in
the addressed envelope herewith. I enclose an envelope addressed
to myself, which please use to return Major Stough's letter to me.

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P. S. - You have signed papers of this kind before, I believe,
and understand that you must sign exactly as your name appears .
"Edward Hoag". I have marked the line for your signature. The
two witnesses you see should sign at the left. The place for the
acting interpreter's signature you should of course leave blank.

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Carliole, Pa., July 19, 1900.

Miss Annie Oldham,

Armour, S. Dakota.

Dear Miss Oldham :--

I have arranged that a ticket to Carlisle be delivered to you by the railroad agent at Armour on the 10th of August, as you request.

You are entirely safe on the cars. The officials of every railroad are pledged to the protection of the passengers, and if any trouble should come to you from any quarter, you have only to speak to the conductor or brakemen who are always passing back and forth through the car; but you will have no trouble. I have sent over four thousand boys and girls to every section of the country some to the farthest points in the United States, including Alaska, and brought them from distant points to Carlisle. Often they have traveled entirely alone, and we have never had a single mishap.

Start with a good lunch, and two days and nights will bring you here.

Very truly your friend,

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Carlisle, Pa., July 19, 1900.

Mr. Horace B. Wilson,
Cantonment, O. T.

My dear Wilson :

I have yours of the 6th. Wish you had come by Carlisle.
Sorry I was not able to go to Charleston and meet you and others.

In regard to your being placed in charge of the sub-agency, I
must tell you that I make it a point not to interfere in any way
with agents or other superintendents in their selection of helpers;
nor do I presume to speak to the Commissioner in regard to such
things unless he make me. I entirely agree with you that what you
say is proposed in decidedly the best thing to be done. There are
a number of agencies that I am sure would be more successfully man-
aged if the agents were dispensed with and the duties of the agents
performed by the school superintendents and this I happen to know
is the mind of the Commissioner.

Trusting all will go well with you and that I may meet you
again either at Carlisle or elsewhere, I am

Fraternally yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., July 19, 1909.

THIS CERTIFIES that Miss Jenny Ericson organized the sloyd department of this school in September, 1895 and conducted it most successfully until she resigned August 21st, 1906 to accept appointment in her line in the schools of Porto Rico on the solicitation of General John Eaton, then in charge of the educational interests of the island, who had preserved her work carefully while here at Carlisle.

Miss Ericson was trained for her specialty in the schools of Helsingør, Finland, where sloyd was originated. She came to this country and taught several years in the State Normal School at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She then returned to Helsingør to take further training, and hearing of her and of her record at Milwaukee, I wrote and offered her a position here.

Her services at Carlisle were eminently satisfactory, and I most heartily commend her to the confidence of those needing the service she is so well qualified to give.

Major 10th Cavalry, Supt.

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Carlirose, Pa., July 19, 1900.

THIS CERTIFICATE that Miss Duvrie K. Weakley was a most satisfactory teacher in this school from September 25th, 1904 to May 24th, 1905, when she resigned to accept appointment as teacher in the schools of Porto Rico.

Miss Weakley joining from South Carolina and having served so
appropriately here in teaching our young Indians, is especially qual-
ified by school service in Porto Rico, with I most heartily com-
ment and endorse her to any school management needing such service
as she did tender. She left Carlisle greatly to my regret, and
will always have the first vacancy following her application
for return.

Major 10th Cavalry, Supt.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 20, 1900.

Miss Carrie Cornelius,
Indian School,
Hoopa Valley, Cal.

My dear School-daughter :-

Your occasional and very welcome letters keep me some-
what in touch with your school, and deepen my interest in Hoopa
Valley. How I wish I could try your climate and your fishing. I'm
sure I would be much benefitted. Lately I am feeling somewhat im-
proved, but must get off for a good rest as soon as that is prac-
ticable.

It is very gratifying to me that in all your letters I have
never read a word of complaint or dissatisfaction. From yours and
Perry's accounts I have always felt that you had fallen into exact-
ly the right place, though it is far removed from everywhere.

We do indeed miss Miss Weekley. No one from here except Prof.
Pakeless attended the Convention in Charleston; our teachers are
all away attending summer schools in Martha's Vineyard, Chicago,
New York, and other places; a trip so far south at this season was
not tempting enough to any of them, especially as they could not
very well attend summer school and go to the Convention too. Sev-
eral of our friends have stopped with us for a few days on their
return from Charleston; among them Minnie Winley and Levi Levering
and wife, who seem to be very successful in their work in the west
With all the teachers away and more than two thirds of our number
in the country, the place seems well nigh deserted; yet we find it
a very pleasant place to summer.

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Would be very glad indeed if it should happen that you were
detailed to bring in the Hoopa children. That however is in the
hands of Mr. Freer, who knows what is best to do. Miss Parr will
be back in a few days and I shall let her read your letter.

Mrs. Pratt has taken Richenda to Ocean Grove in hopes that
the sea air would help her. She is very much improved, but is
still very delicate. Nana is still with me here.

With kind regards to Sara and Perry and Lottie and our other
girls and boys, as well as to yourself and Mr. Freer, I am

Faithfully your friend,

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Carlisle, Pa., July 20, 1900.

Wesson Murdock,

Wolf Point, Mont.

My dear Wesson :-

In regard to the rights of a Carlisle graduate on a reservation, I suppose his rights are the same as other Indians'. He returns to his own agency and comes under the agent's care, so without knowing anything about the whys and wherefores of the matter I should say he is subject to the agent's orders, just the same as the other Indians. The graduate goes back to the reservation and claims his rights as an Indian. He does not throw off his rations, annuity or land rights in any way, but simply goes back and says, "I am an Assinaboine of this reservation, and I claim my rights here." Consequently, the agent has to take care of him and control him as he does others under his charge.

In regard to appointment in the Indian service, I am sorry to tell you that there have been so many more employes in the various schools and at many of the agencies than the agencies and schools were entitled to that the Department has been cutting down the number very materially, and is now giving any vacancies that may occur to those who have beenlaid aside on account of the reduction in the number of employes. Your best outlook, I should say, was with your own agent. If you have made yourself acceptable to him and shown him that you have qualities which he wants in the management of his agency, he will be more inclined to favor you than

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Carlisle, Pa., July 20, 1900.

Ulysses S. Ferris,
Private, Co. "B",
21st Infantry, U.S.A.,
Manila, P. I.

My dear Ulysses :-

Your letter of June 7th was forty-two days on the way,
arriving here only yesterday. The world is pretty big. I have
sent your letter to Miss Burgess who will use extracts from it for
our paper, so that others may know something of your experiences.
Your good description of the voyage makes you the envy of some of
your friends. It may be some of us may follow you part way but
turn off to China where conditions may yet summon our forces. What
a state of affairs exists in that old heathen empire |

Glad to know how things in the Philippines strike you. It
would be an excellent thing for you and for your friends if you
kept a diary and recorded any interesting experiences that come to
you. So the Filipinos are likely to be Democrats, and you expect
to act as a sort of political missionary in addition to your other
duties. I see you intend to use your debating abilities on the
Filipino and with your skill in oratory I have no doubt the oppo-
site party will have to send larger forces into the field to coun-
teract your work.

We are in the middle of vacation; all the teachers and more
than two thirds of our students away. Shop work is at a low ebb
just now, as those who remain at the school are mostly busy on out
side work. We are putting in new boilers, building new stack, and

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making other improvements which give the boys about as much work
as they can handle.

I send you a bundle of "Helpers" and the "Red Man". The two
have been consolidated. You will get more from these than I am
able to write you. Our prospects for the next year are very good
and everything promises a most successful term.

With best wishes for your health and success and the hope
that we may hear from you as often as distance and duties make
practicable, I am

Faithfully your friend,

(P)

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July 20, 1900.

Mr. Edwin L. Chalcraft,
Supt. Indian School,
Shoshone Agency, Wyo.

My dear Chalcraft :-

I saw the Commissioner the other day and
he seemed more inclined than on my previous visit to
give you the special appointment.

I very much want to come to Shoshone. I want to
get away from things. I want the hot springs and I
want the trout fishing, and I believe the climate of
your section would do me as much good as anything
else. Am glad to tell you I have made some improvement
under the treatment I have been taking at home, so that
now I can get around on foot pretty well. You may
see me.

Faithfully yours.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 20, 1900.

Clinton Brooks Burgess,
107 W. Franklin St.,
Baltimore, Md.

My dear Sir :-

I find that in reply to your letter I wrote you on the
24th of May, but the reply was laid aside and not sent. I was
for weeks sick in a hospital in Philadelphia and since my return
have been overborne with the work of the school which has been ex-
cessive even for this excessive season of the year. I regret
greatly that I should have treated you so discourteously. The en-
closed is the letter which I formerly dictated and which contains
the facts in the case.

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May 24, 1900.

Mr. Clinton Procks Burgess,
107 W. Franklin St.,
Baltimore, Md.

My dear Sir :-

I have been sick in the hospital in Philadelphia for more
than five weeks, and all my correspondence of the nature of yours
has lain for my return.

My desire for our school was to have a person competent to
instruct in oratory, but would at the same time be able to take
charge of a section in the school. I could not afford a large sal
ary. It would be experimental, and for this reason I thought to
arrange in the manner proposed in my letter to Mr. Emerson. The
salary mentioned was $540. I could probably make it $600, but the
position I had thought of in connection with this, has been filled

Our employes get board for $3.00 a week for the first four-
teen weeks; after that for $2.50 a week. They have their washing
done in town at from $2.00 to $2.50 per month. I give a furnished
room with light and heat.

If you think it worth your while to consider the matter fur
ther, please let me know.

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Dear Miss Eriksen :

I enclose a letter which I trust is what you want. VeryORY INDEED to read of the burning of your new school building in SAN JUAN, which I fear will retard somewhat the progress of eduCAIOnAL AFFAIRS in the island. However, with the prominence you enjoy in your line of work the misfortune will hardly affect your PROSPECTS, although it may be very discouraging. I received your SAN JUAN paper and read the account it gives.

It is dreadfully hot here. TEACHERS and others fled long ago but from word that comes back to us they are sweltering too. The heat and drought seem to be general. Only Prof. Makeless attended the Charleston Convention from here. The teachers preferred to go to summer schools, and I was quite unable to get away. We are building and putting in new boilers, and there is so much to hold me here aside from the fact that my health made it unwise to venture south. Mrs. Pratt and Richenda are at Ocean Grove, where Richenda is making some improvement. She is still far from strong, however. Vana is still here.

Glad you can be with friends during summer. Remember me kindly to Mrs. Etnier and her family, I write Miss Weckley today. With best wishes for yourself.

Faithfully yours,

Miss Jenny Eriksen,
Ponce,
Porto Rico.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 20, 1946.

My dear Herb :-

Certainly I meant to say that the only expense to you
would be the board. If the weather continues as it is I suppose
it is equally uncomfortable everywhere, and we can promise you no
great relief, for we have had a temperature daily running above
ninety and ninety-six in the coolest place on the ground. Today
after a little rain last night we are simply steaming. It certain-
ly cannot last much longer and there must be a comfortable change.
I believe Mrs. Johnston and the children would enjoy being here as
much as they would at almost any resort you could find, and my in-
vitation was intended to be as cordial as you could ask.

The printing press is going up today in good shape. I think
we have a great bargain in it.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 20, 1900.

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

My dear Friend :-

I have something tangible on the land line; a farm that corners with our school farm here has been offered me at a price which indicates that it is possible to bring about a deal. I wish it were possible for you to come up tomorrow if the weather cools off sufficiently to make it a comfortable journey, and lock the matter over with me before I go away. In fact, there are two or three propositions that would, if we could handle them in this year's appropriation, round out our property here. As we have the authority of Congress in the bill, it seems to me we would better act promptly and accomplish the business.

I have a letter from Chalcraft after writing him or your very kindly thought for him, and he says that it is reluctant to him to ask advancement, but he says "I feel free to say that should the Commissioner see fit to honor me in the way indicated it would be particularly gratifying and I would endeavor to give him no cause to regret his action."

Chalcraft has great faith in the hot springs at Shoshone where he is, and urges me very strongly to come there for my rheumatism and I have, half a mind to go to Shoshone instead of to the other place. I might make it a trip to get children and see how it is.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 21, 1900.

Miss Gertrude Jackson,
C/O R. H. Hansell,
Rancocas, N. J.

My dear Gertrude :-

On receiving your letter of July 3rd I sent it to the agent at your home. His answer is here enclosed. You and Flora should be very careful to give your country addresses when you write home. I hope the knowledge that your family are well, as Mr. Hadley says in his letter, and as they have probably written you themselves since, will lighten your heart.

The Pimas are deprived of water and have lost their crops and hereafter will be dependent upon the government for support. The government will keep them from suffering this year, but the analog is very poor. You are very fortunate to be where there is plenty of everything, and I am glad you like your farm mother and father. Now that you have heard your folks are safe, I hope you will be the happy girl you always seemed. It pleases me very much to get your excellent reports, and will be a great relief to me to know you are safe again.

We are all well here, very busy, but very uncomfortable on account of the heat.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 21, 1900.

Miss Sara Williams,

Mr. Pleasant, Mich.

Dear Sara 1-

I have your letter in regard to your cousin, Florence
Felden, who wants to enter Carlisle.

While I would like to accept your cousin on your account, it
would not seem to me advisable. She is now in the public schools,
just as I wish every Indian child were. You know my effort is to
get my own students into the public schools of Pennsylvania, and
if Miss Felden were here I should see her to take one of our pic-
os where she could attend school and work for her board mornings
and evenings. Why could she not do that where she is? She is
started in the white schools, and I judge from your letter I do
ing well. I think Indians who have not such opportunities at their
homes should have the first chance here, with kind regards,

Faithfully your friend,

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Carlirose, Pa., July 23, 1900.

Katie B. Farmer,

Oneida Falls, New York.

Dear Mrs. Farmer :-

Relying to your letter received July 16th in regard
to your daughter India Webster, I have to advise you that we have
no girl on our lists by that name. The list gives us by the Din-
coln authorities names Elizabeth Webster, who after some inquiry
I conclude in your daughter. Having gone to Lincoln for a term
of three years, and having been there only two years, she is to
finish the term here. Except in the case of the students whom the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs ordered up to take from Lincoln In-
stitution, we never accept pupils for a shorter period than five
years. You will see therefore, that as Elizabeth's term is very
short anyway it is entirely impracticable for us to send her home
until her time expires.

She is well and apparently contented and happy.

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Carlisle, Pa., July 21, 1900.

Mrs. P. Masten,
Weitzhöfe,
Humboldt Co., Cal.

Dear Mrs. Masten :-

Replying to your letter of July 10th, I have to say that
while I very much regret the trouble you are having, it is entire-
ly impracticable for me to send David home, as you ask. He came
for five years and has not yet been here two years. Under our
rules pupils are not allowed to return home before they have com-
pleted their school period except in cases where their own health
demands the change. This is determined by our physician's report

David is at present at Rushland, Pa., gaining experience which will enable him to be of far more help to you when he is due to return than he could possibly be now. For his own sake I should be very sorry to have him disturbed by appeals to him, as he can-
not do his best when home troubles are urged upon him.

Trusting your affairs may right themselves,

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Carlisle, Pa., July 20, 1900.

Miss Carrie E. Weekley,
Ponce, Porto Rico.

My dear Miss Weekley :-

I most cheerfully furnish the letter enclosed and shall be pleased if it is of service to you.

We are suffering quite a good deal from the excessive heat, which seems to be general. Office affairs still keep me here, but I hope to get off before long. My rheumatism is considerably better, but I am not at all sure it is permanent.

Glad your prospects are so good as I infer from your letter. Prof. Pakeless represented us at Charleston; all the other teachers are attending summer schools, and the teachers' quarters are quite deserted.

Sometime ago I sent you a letter from Boulton, Elice & Dallett about your goods which were hot then shipped from New York. I trust you have them by this time.

With kind regards to yourself, and the family,

Sincerely yours,

(B)

P.S. Mr. Heitzel has memorandum against you for $1.17 for freight which he paid on 1 box of books, Gettysburg Junction to Brooklyn.

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July 23, 1900.

Miss Carrie L. Miller,
Ashbourne, Pa.

Dear Miss Miller :-

I do not feel that I can honestly write you that cordial
endorsement that would be helpful to you, and am sorry not to be
able to respond as you desire to your letter of July 20th. On all
points except your work I could give you the very highest endorse-
ment, but that is the particular point you need to have emphasized.

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July 23, 1900.

Mr. Frank Parker,
Akron, New York.

Dear Sir :--

Replying to your letter of July 18th I have to advise
you that in your former letter you asked that your daughters Folly
and Frances be sent home. These names are not on our list. There
is a Carrie Parker here, but you did not mention her.

Carrie is at the Carlisle School, transferred by order of the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and is to remain here until the
time for which she entered Lincoln Institution is completed. We do
not take pupils as young as she is from their homes, but had no
choice in the cases of those who came from Lincoln. Carrie is well
seems happy and contented, and spends most of her time playing a-
bout with the other little girls who are too small to do more than
take care of themselves, run errands, etc.

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July 23, 1900.

Major Geo. LeRoy Brown,
10th U.S. Infantry,
Collector of Customs,
Cienfuegos, Cuba.

My dear Brown :-

Glad to get yours of the 16th and to feel
that I am in touch with you again. I have from time
to time followed you in army orders, and am rather
gratified to know you have stuck instead of going on
the retired list. It seemed to me a good deal too
much for you to give up your education and training.

Things have gone on about the same with me. Our
numbers have run up so that we average about a thou-
sand. In regard to the girls, if they were turned o-
ver to me here I have no doubt I could find good homes
for them with people who would be glad to raise and
educate them. The trouble is to get them here. If
you can manage that, I will undertake the rest. In
this connection I should speak of an annoyance I have
met with in the case of the Porto Rican boys, of whom
we have four, who were brought to this country by Penn-
sylvania companies. All of them fell in with Protes-
tant people who desire to give them an education, and
do what they can for them. Immediately the Catholic

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church assumes rights over them. Then they are sent
to my keeping with the hope that I will get them into
some shape for missionary work among their people. I
immediately find there is objection to their attending
Protestant churches, and when I want to send them to
the country there is not a single Catholic family who
will ask to take them, and I have no other recourse
than to place them in Protestant families, and then am
found fault with for doing so. If they come as Catho-
lics, I can place them at once under care of the priest
as our Catholic students are, and there is no trouble
of that kind.

I have been a sufferer from rheumatism in my left
leg for more than a year. Have permission now to go to
the Army and Navy General Hospital at Hot Springs, Ark.
but having improved a little, have been putting off go-
ing. Our youngest daughter, Richenda, now nearly eigh-
teen, is also a sufferer from rheumatism with heart
complications which gives us considerable concern. Oth-
erwise we are in very good health.

Glad to hear that you keep on all right.

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July 23, 1900.

Mr. Harry Starr,
Huntsville, O. T.

My dear Friend :-

Your brother, George Cleveland, enlisted in the army
last fall and went to Mayaguez, Porto Rico with his company.
I have heard from him several times since, the last time about
ten weeks ago. He has always expressed himself as well pleased
to be in the army. Am surprised that you have not heard from him
since he enlisted, but I do not think that he ever addressed you
at Huntsville, O.T. Write to him using the address given below,
and I think you will have an answer from him in time.

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July 23, 1900.

Uriah GoodCane,
Co. "L", 15th U.S. Infantry,
Fort Columbus, Governor's Island,
New York Harbor, N.Y.

My dear Uriah :-

Just got your letter. We follow you with the greatest interest as you move on to China, and shall hope to hear from you in that great country and know what you think of the people and the army operations there. We all hope you will be with the forces that rescue our minister.

With kindest regards from all,

Faithfully yours,

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July 23, 1900.

Rev. L. W. Jones, Missionary,
Juneau, Alaska.

My dear Sir :—

I have been providing transportation from Seattle for
such young people as come to us from Alaska, the people who send
them or the children themselves paying their way that far. If this
is agreeable to you I would be very glad to receive the girl you
speak of and do the best we can for her.

I have a special half rate from Seattle to Chicago and a very
low rate from Chicago here, which I can use in this case; and if
your wife wants I can have a ticket for her also. I should be very
glad to have a little party from your bailiwick, and if Mrs. Jones
could bring five I could pay her expenses from Seattle to Carlisle
or if she brought a party of ten, I could cover her expenses to
Carlisle and back to Seattle. In any case the person in charge
should take sub-voucher receipts for all expenses and keep a care-
ful account of every expenditure enroute, so that the amount can
be repaid on arrival here. We have been in the habit of furnishing
tourist sleeping car accommodations from Seattle as far east as
these cars run, either to St. Paul or Chicago, and will so arrange
for the girl or girls who may come. If your letter can reach me a
week in advance of their arrival in Seattle, I can have ticket or
tickets there to be delivered either by the agent of the Great
Northern or the Northern Pacific R.R., as may suit best.

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July 23, 1900.

Miss Nellie Lillard,
Château, Mont.

My dear Miss Lillard :-

Your letter indicates that you have made excellent use
of the two years you have had in the public schools and my judgment
is that the public schools are far better for all Indian youth than
the very best of our Indian schools, for the reason that bring the
young Indians into competition with young of the white race and
show to them clearly what the standards of our education and civ-
ilization are. You live in town where you have these chances. It
seems to me it would be wrong to give you a place here when you
have such good opportunities where you are, and there are so many
Indian boys and girls who cannot have these privileges in their
homes.

I hope, therefore, you will take my advice and stick to the pub-
lic schools, believing that they will work out for you larger and
better things than even Carlisle can do. I make it a point to put
our young people here out in the public schools. Last winter there
were about 350 students so out.

Your excellent commendations are herewith returned.

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The girls should be over twelve, preferably over fourteen
years of age and under eighteen, in good health and of good charac-
ter.

Glad to have a word from our two Miss Moons, to know where
they are and that they are proving useful.

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July 24, 1900.

Mr. Elwood Hadley, U.S. Indian Agent,
Pima Agency,
Squatch, Arizona,

My dear Sir

The enclosed letter explaining itself. I like the following
straight-forward, simple statement of his case. It looks honorable.
I know Mr. Lincoln, and write him in reference to Mr. Present.
have written also to the Frashpyterian Minister in Denver, Texas
and to the QuarterMASTER in San Francisco, asking as to the action
of the young man. When I have their replies I will send them
to you. It will be difficult, as I believe she will, and has no strong
e of leading us to suppose that it is well as it seems to promise, so
may be worth her consideration. I have told the gentleman the best
way would be to correspond directly with Mellie. Perhaps it would
be no harm to give her my letter.

Yours very truly,

Major 10th Cavalry, Dept.

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July 24, 1900.

Mrs. Margaret A. Saxman,
Bairdsville, Pa.

My dear Mrs. Saxman :-

I have yours of the 21st with its enclosed
$21.65 covering balance of Kendall Paul's indiges-
ness to the school, and am very greatly obliged to
you for the same.

In regard to riding a wheel, it is very much like
learning to walk. Some can start right off and go at
once, maintaining a perfectly safe equilibrium; others
tumble over as I did several times. It is wonderful
how much it confides in the beginning hinders and
how perfect confidence afterward gives entire contain-
ance.

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July 24, 1906.

United States Attorney General,
President of San Francisco,
California.

My dear Sir :

For a special reason I would like to know
something of the personal qualifications of Mr. R. W. Tu-
som, who wrote me from your office under date of July
13th, stating that he is off route to theorient after
being employed in the Quartermaster's Department in
Cuba. Will you please tell me just what kind of a
man he is ; whether his morals and conduct are good,
whether he drink, or has he other habits that would dis-
concert the happiness of one entrusted to his care ?
Your prompt reply will greatly relieve,

Yours very truly,

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July 21, 1960.

Mr. E. L. Burton,
Office of the Quartermaster,
President of San Francisco,
California.

Dear Sir!

I have your letter in regard to Nellie Valenzuela. Nellie was under my care from February 25th, 1905 to July this year, when as her health was not firm I sent her home, expecting if she rallied that she would return to Carlisle. My control over her now is gone. She is under the care of her agent, Mr. Alwood Hadley. Her address is Tucson, Arizona. Nellie is one of the most estimable of girls, is even tempered and pleasant always.

Your letter way is to correspond with her direct
and I suggest that you also establish your character
with the Indian agent, Mr. Hadley.

Yours truly,

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July 24, 1906.

Presbyterian Minister,
Templeton, Texas.

My dear Sir :-

For a very special reason I want to know something of the personal character of Mr. E. W. “Buck” Brown, who is now employed in the Quartermaster's Department in San Francisco, on leave to the Orient, and who has been connected with the Quartermaster's Department in Cuba.

He states that his home is in Templeton, Texas, and invites me to inquire freely into his life and character. Being a Presbyterian, I find you, and shall be very grateful for any substantial facts you can give in regard to the good of the qualities of the gentleman.

Very truly yours,

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July 23, 1900.

Supt. Frank Terry,
Puyallup Indian School and Agency,
Tacoma, Wash.

My dear Terry :-

There are so many perplexing difficulties occurring all
over the field, squabbling, so to speak, in which I am appealed to
on account of my supposed interest and influence with the Commis-
sioner, that I hesitate to take any part in any of them. Yours is
somewhat different because I stood by you in your affair, and feel
as though it was right for me to help you meet the issues that
have come upon you because of the position I took in your case, so
I have written the Commissioner. Confidentially, he finds that
the head of the Educational Department has preferences and preju-
dices and works the situation to correspond now and then; and yet
with it all he has a very high regard for that head and feels called
upon to pay some considerable reference to his opinions. He must
necessarily do this.

It was a great pleasure to know that Chalcraft had been rein-
stated and I am inclined to think he will receive something better
before a great while, as there is a disposition to exercise a lit-
tle retributive justice in these matters.

Glad to hear that you have conquered the situation to your
own satisfaction so nearly, and trust the present incumbrance may
be handled successfully, as you think you can handle it.

Am not very well. My rheumatism that has stuck by me for more

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July 28, 1900.

Dr. A. M. Seubrook,
M. E. Hospital,
S. Bread & Wolf Sts,
Philadelphia, Pa.

My dear doctor :-

I have concluded it will be better to have Maida Faxton
tor return to Carlisle, and have so ordered it. We will then either
send her home or do something further here. I am not in a position
to send her to a consumptive hospital where a bill of considerable
proportions may be accumulated against us. These expenses
have to be looked out for and minimized all the time.

Thank you for your judgment in my case. I am keeping up the
dosing as you request. I now plan and think I can get away next
week to Hot Springs, Arkansas. My affairs here are in pretty good
good shape and I may take an extended leave without material anxiety.

Faithfully yours,

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July 25, 1900.

Mrs. Mary K. Agnew,
Hill Court,
Palisades, New York.

My dear Mrs. Agnew !—

We have an excellent girl who gave very great satisfaction with Mrs. Morris of Overbrook this spring and the early part of the summer, until Mrs. Morris went to the mountains. She wishes to go out and stay all winter. She is a Catholic and so far as possible should have the privileges of her church.

Where girls and boys stay out beyond the 15th of September they are to remain for the winter and must have as much as 100 consecutive days' attendance at the local school. Would Mrs. Ford be able to grant this ? I send you a copy of our outing rules, and can send Lillie Felix to you at any time, but she should be met in New York, if she want only for the period ending the 15th of September. Mrs. Ford would have to pay her expenses one way, which would be $3.03 to New York. If she stayed through the winter, she would pay her own way going and coming. Lillie earned $2.75 a week and would expect the same now. She is a kind, capable and gentle girl, and can do all kinds of housework, as I believe from reports very satisfactorily.

I am still on the ailing list, but a little improved. Have been standing by the work here, hoping to get things into shape so I could go to Hot Springs, Arkansas and remain for prolonged treatment. Expect to start by the 7th of August, Mrs. Pratt took

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Richenda to Ocean Grove and remained two weeks. Richenda is some-
what improved, but is still far from her normal condition.

Hope you like the change in our "Helper" and "Red Man". It
seems to be welcomed generally.

I have just returned from a farm close to the school for which
Congress gave me the money to pay in our last appropriation. I
shall therefore sell the charity farm at Middletown as soon as I
can adjust matters, probably in September or October. All things
are working out very well. We shall carry about the same number
of students this winter that we did last, something over a thou-
sand. Have now nine hundred thirty on our rolls.

Mrs. Pratt and the girls join me in kindest remembrance. Excuse
use of my stenographer, as I am substantially equal to writing myself
it may be. I will take Richenda and Mrs. Pratt with me to Hot Springs
It looks so now.

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July 26, 1900.

Miss Abbie A. Pepper,
Asst. Chief Nurse, Woman's Hospital,
N. College Ave. & 22nd St.,
Phila., Pa.

Dear Miss Pepper :-

A reexamination of Cora Wheeler shows her condition to be so very precarious that I have concluded to send her to her home in New York. I find that her family history on her father's side is tuberculous, that her father and brothers and sisters died of tubercular trouble.

We have visiting with us here a classmate of Cora's, a Caddo girl, who is very anxious to take Cora's place. She is twenty-two and has always been and is now in excellent health. Since graduating more than a year ago she has been serving an Indian school in Kansas as seamstress; her appointment is secure and her service very satisfactory, but she has been planning to take a course in nursing ever since she graduated. She had no training in our school hospital as Cora had, but is such a jolly, bright, good natured girl with so much common-sense that I am sure she will be a satisfactory pupil. I write first to know whether she can have Cora's place, and if she can she can come down to see you at any time. Should she give up her place in Kansas she ought to know very soon, so they may provide a substitute.

Please let me hear from you promptly about this.

Diotated(P)

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