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April 19, 1900.

Rev. J. C. Hadley,
Zanesfield,
Logan Co., Ohio.

My dear Sir :-

If you had written directly to me instead of to Mary
so that I could have understood the Cleveland matter, it would
have been very different. Mary only incidentally told me of it
and it looked like a possible scheme on the part of an old inter-
ference; so I settled it in that way. Since knowing more defin-
itely the object of her proposed visit to Cleveland I am sure it
would have been helpful to her, and were it not now too late the
matter might be accomplished, but Dr. Jackson wrote me sometime
ago that he expected to take Mary with him to Alaska, leaving the
states about the first of May. Will probably hear from him defin-
itely in a few days.

Sincerely yours,

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED OR REPRODUCED WITHOUT PERMISSION OF
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April 19, 1900.

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

My dear General :-

I have accepted the invitation of Mrs. A5-
new to stop with her at 3 East Ninth Street, where I
expected to be tomorrow evening at eight thirty.

Have been quite upset during the night by some
stomach trouble that has wrenched me not a little. Am
in bed now, but hope to be on my pins before the day
is over.

With kindest regards from us all to yourself and
Mrs. Eaton,

Faithfully yours,

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April 19, 1900.

Zitkala-Su,
62 Rutland Square,
Boston, Mass.

My dear Gertrude :-

I very much fear there will be no immediate opportunity for us to use you further in connection with the band. The offers that come are from vaudeville managers, and none of these have been such that we could take hold of them; so that the band may not go out again this summer and I shall be compelled to pocket the losses and work out of debt the best I can.

It was a helpful campaign, such as it was, to the cause I am sure, and I feel very much obliged to you for your very efficient part in it. Those who saw and heard the band and you speak very highly of the entertainments. Newspaper accounts were all good and the boys were not tripped up at all on conduct.

With kindest regards and best wishes,

Faithfully yours,

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April 20, 1900.

Mr. W. Henry Grant,
156 Fifth Ave.,
New York.

My dear Sir :-

I have now been in bed for about forty-eight
hours, quite disabled, but hope to be up by morning
and start for New York. While there I shall be located
at the home of Mrs. Cornelius Agnew, #3 East Ninth St.
If I fail to get over then I can take the midnight
train Sunday night and be in the city soon after seven
Monday morning. In case I am not able to start by
that time it would be better to make other arrangements
for the chairmanship of your Industrial Section. I
Suggested Dr. Stewart of Loveland, S. Africa, because
he has a large and successful school at that point for
the youth of the South African tribes.

Unless entirely prevented by continued illness I
hope to be with you later, but cannot now tell just
when, though I trust it may be tomorrow or Monday.

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April 20, 1968.

Mr. S. M. McCowan,
Sup., Indian School,
Phoenix, Arizona!

My dear Sir

Sometimes ago you were kind enough to spare
me one of your best employees, Mrs. Ganfield, and I am
now to return the compliment by sending you one of my
best. Miss Buckenbach has been with me eleven years,
first as a teacher in the schoolroom, but for the past
nine years as Treasurer, Students' Savings Fund. She
is a lady of culture, resourceful and capable, and you
will find her. I am sure, a most welcome addition to
your force. For a long time she has had a desire to
see and have some experience in the west; hence her
application for transfer.

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April 28, 1900.

Walter Fauett,
Bangor Bldg.,
Cleveland, O.

Dear Sir :-

The Carlisle photographers who have done most of the work of the school in that line are J. M. Andrews and J. M. Creane from whom you can probably get such pictures as you need. I prefer not to have a picture of the mandolin club published, as the club was only recently organized, and has not reached attainments worthy of public attention. Instruction in this line has been attended for the summer, and the members are scattered in country homes. Later, it may be renewed, but at present the mandolin club is not considered a feature of the school.

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April 21st 1900.

Dr. G. M. Strickler,
Greensville, Pa.

My dear Sir;

I have been ill in bed for several days and have been unable to write you. I enclose herewith my check for five dollars, ($5.00) covering your personal services in securing the horse. I am much obliged for your efforts. I have not been able to look the horse over but believe he is all right because of your judgment in regard to him and the other reports that come to me.

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

Dear Sir :--

Major Pratt leaving home rather suddenly today, leaves
the matter of the young children in my hands. From the correspond-
ence available I find it difficult to determine just what your
wishes are. I understand the Major was willing to be guided by
your decisions whatever they may be. It seems to be a little in-
definite whether it is desired that one go with Mrs. Brady or
both. I would be glad to have from you a definite answer in the
matter.

In regard to their expenses beyond Seattle, they have no mon-
ty, but I do not see just why it should not be made a Government
matter. Can you tell me what the expense will be ?

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April 23, 1900.

Mr. Wesley Cornelius,
Oneida, Wis.

Dear Sir:-

Your letter of the 15th has been brought to me by your
daughter Lillian and from her I understand that her five years
was up in January, this would according to our custom entitle her
to go home at the end of this term the last of June. Lillian is
now a member of the Junior class, would graduate in one year after
this, and should be given the chance to graduate if possible.

It would be a great loss to her to have to lose the time
between now and the end of June and might result in her failure
next year.

Now considering the situation carefully, are your home con-
ditions such as to make it absolutely necessary for her to come
now instead of June?

Let me know as to this, as soon as you can. Major Pratt is
away from home just now but he will be willing to do what necessity
of the case calls for. Lillian is a good girl and she should by
all means have the chance to complete her course of study and grad-
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April 23, 1900.

Mr. Jacob L. Skye,
Sawyer, Minn.

Dear Sirs:-

Your letter which was miss dated April 23, comes to hand
this morning and finds Major Pratt away from home. In regard to
Elizabeth I have to say that a message came saying that her mother
was dead, and telling her to come home. The fact of her mother
being already dead seemed to do away with any practical purpose
being served by Elizabeth going, and the message was so answered.

Therefore while you have our sympathy in your loss and
Elizabeth also, there seems no reason why her plans should be changed
on account of an event which sad as it is will come to all of us
sometime.

A.J.S.

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April 24, 1900.

Mr. E. W. Deming,
21 W. 24th St.,
New York City.

Dear Sir :-

Your letter finds Major Pratt away from home, but I have
arranged for Guy to leave here at 8:30, reaching Jersey City at
2:20, as wired you. I do not feel by any means certain as to what
the outcome will be with Guy. He seems to be quite full of notions,
but I gather from your letter that you understand the boy pretty
well, and hope you may be able to settle him so that he will ac-
complish something.

Am pleased to know you had such a satisfactory trip among the
outing pupils.

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April 27, 1900.

Mr Silas R. Moon,
Kaak Village, Alaska.

Dear Sir :-

Replying in the absence of Major Pratt to your letter of April 2nd in regard to Susie and Mary Moon, I have to advise you that after consultation with Dr. Jackson it was decided that both should return home. Susie is of such an unsettled disposition that she seems unable to bring her mind to the point of staying here until graduation. They will start in a few days in company with Mrs. Prady, ticketed to Sitka. From this point if it is to Kaak Island, decided Susie will continue I suppose transportation can be arranged by yourself.

Mary had made application for a teacher's position in the Indian Service on the Pacific Coast, but has decided to return to Alaska.

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April 28, 1900.

Miss Ida R. Roff,

Anadarko, O. T.

Dear Madam :-

Replying to your letter of April 24th, I have to advise you that all vacancies in teachers' positions are filled by transfer from other schools or by appointment from the Civil Service register. When a vacancy occurs for which we have no well recommended or suitable applicant already in the service, the second means is used.

At present there are no vacancies in the teachers' force, but I cannot tell how it may be at the end of the year in June. There are already a number of applications. For these positions we desire persons well qualified in education, character, interest, health, and practical experience. Applications of persons in the service are usually made directly to the superintendent of the School, Major R. H. Pratt, and if the transfer seems to be advantageous to this school it is requested through the Department, but this of course is done with the knowledge and consent of the superintendent whose school is thus drawn from.

If you desire information as to civil service examinations, address the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, Washington, and he will send you circulars, etc.

I send you today the printed matter asked for.

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April 30, 1940.

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

Sir :-

I have the honor to report myself on duty in charge of
this School under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved
June 27th per S.O.O. No. 194, Headquarters of the Army, A.S.O.,
August 23rd, and letter of instructions from the Honorable Secretary
of the Interior, dated September 6th, all 1949.

To address for the first month is as above.

Major 10th Cavalry, Sept.

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April 28, 1900.

Mr. Baptiste Yabelle,
Marlow, South Dakota.

Dear Sir :

As you have been advised by the doctor your daughter Sarah is in very poor health with an attack that has come on very suddenly. She seemed to drop at once and there is no prospect of a speedy recovery. He therefore recommends that she be returned to your care. It is intended that she leave here on Tuesday, May 1st and should reach Rutland about noon on Thursday. Please meet her at that time. She will be accompanied on her journey west by Dr. Eastman, and I think will make it all right. I will not disquise from you, however, that she has failed rapidly, in spite of all the doctor's efforts does not seem to rally.

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April 28, 1900.

Miss Lizzie Test,
Kickapoo Mission,
McDoug, O.T.

Dear Madam :-

Samuel Patrick, a boy from your district, is in poor health and the doctor recommends that he be returned to the care of his friends. He will leave here on Monday next and if he makes the right connections should reach McDoug at 10:12 Thursday morning.

In talking with him I found it was doubtful whether I could get word to his father in any other way than through you. I there fore write you, asking that you arrange in some way that he taken met on his arrival. He has evidently a very consumptive ten dency, but I really think a change to the west will pull him up again.

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April 30, 1900.

Arthur H. Chase,
Librarian, New Hampshire State Library,
Concord, N. H.

Dear Sir :-

Reply to your letter of the 28th ult, asking for Annual Reports of this School not already on your shelves has been delayed for the purpose of furnishing those enumerated. They have finally been published in "The Red Man," the monthly paper of the School, and also in pamphlet form, but are out of print, and I am unable to furnish them, every issue from 1880 to 1899 appears in the Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, published annually, and is still in print may be had by application for them to the Indian Office.

I enclose the Annual Report for 1899, and place your name on file for future publications. We expect to issue a compilation of these reports soon, and when ready will send you a copy.

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April 30, 1900.

Mrs. Isabella M. Gadwallader,
Fall River Mills,
Shasta Co., Cal.

Dear Adam :-

Your letter of the 19th inst. in regard to admitting an
Indian boy to the Carlisle school, finds Major Pratt, the superin-
tendent, away from home for a time; but as I read your letter I
can understand about the sort of a boy you have in mind, and am
sorry to say that the prospects for his admission here are not good
Boys who have lived as he has are very apt to be troublesome as
students. Generally, too, they have bad habits which influence oth-
ers; so that, considering the uncertainty of his character I do not
think the expense of a trip to Carlisle would be justified. There
are several schools nearer you into which he might be admitted on
trial, as at Salem, Oregon and Perris, Cal., either of which would
give him a good opportunity for progress if he is really in earnest.
Carlisle could then come in.

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May 9, 1900.

Rev. A. Well,

Hogansburg, New York.

Dear Sir :—

Your letter of the 22nd about Daniel Tarbell finds Major-  
 Watt away from home for some time.

I find that Daniel came here out, 12th, '08, and has there-
fore not been here two years. He is but a small boy and the help
he could give his father in working a farm would be very little,
I should think would hardly compensate for the fact of having him
fed and clothed and schooled as he is here. In all these cases we
try to have it understood that the period for which pupils leave
home is five years, and that no ordinary circumstances or condi-
tions can break that. Therefore, while I can understand that it
would be agreeable to Mr. Tarbell to have his son some home, yet
it surely would not be for the boy's best interests, and I would
be glad to have you present the case to him in that light, as the
application cannot be favorably considered here at present.

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May 2, 1900.

George F. Muscos,
614 Camden St.,
Parkersburg, W. Va.

Friend George --

Major being away from home I will acknowledge your letter instead. He will be glad to know as we all are that you are successfully started in work. I am not surprised that you find a difference between the conditions at Carlisle and those in which you are now placed, but knowing your record here and your character, we shall expect to hear only good reports of you in your present position.

We have settled down since Commencement; country parties are going out and the school premises are putting on their spring coat, looking very nice just at this time.

Will always be pleased to hear from you when you feel like writing.

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May 2, 1900.

Rev. A. N. Hagerty,
Pastor First Presbyterian Church,
Carlisle, Pa.

My dear Mr. Hagerty :-

I hand you herewith check for $25.00, covering
five Sunday services in April. Please sign and re-
turn the enclosed receipt.

In behalf of Major Pratt I thank you for your
ready response to our needs, and for the highly
profitable service rendered.

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May 3, 1900.

Mrs. Madeline LaCroix,
Webline, S. Dakota.

Dear Madam :-

Your application for Clara to come home this summer comes
to hand in the absence of Major Pratt. On looking up the records
I find that Clara entered this school in August, 1896, which would
leave one more year of the five years school period. Your letter
will be brought to Major Pratt's attention on his return, but I
doubt very much whether he will regard it favorably.

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May 3, 1900.

Albert Nash,
C/o Drexel Institute,
Phila., Pa.

Friend Albert :-

Your letter of the 30th finds Major Pratt away from home
and therefore comes to me for attention. In regard to your vacation
work I do not know of anything here that would suit you. The sum-
mer work will be almost entirely labor such as we always have at
that season, and you should be able to do better than that. How-
ever, will keep your application in mind in case anything turns
up that would be suitable for you.

I return herewith the endorsement you sent from President Mac
Alester, as you may need it elsewhere.

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May 4, 1900.

Alfred Narrabee,
Niobrara, Neb.

Friend Alfred :-

Very sorry to hear by your letter of the death of Perry.
You say he was killed, but do not say whether by accident, in a
quarrel, or in what way. I would like to know the particulars.

Major Pratt has been quite sick for some time and is away
from the school, so I write in his place. Carlisle is, I think,
improving all the time, and just now the grass and trees are look-
ing very beautiful.

Hope that you yourself are getting on well.

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May 4, 1900.

Miss L. Miriam Cornelius,
Box 136,
Seymour, Wis.

Dear Friend :

Your letter to Major Pratt asking for something from him on the subject of The Analgamation of the Races, found him away from home and quite on the sick list. It will therefore hardly be possible to receive anything from him in time to be of service to you.

You ask for something on the subject in connection with Indians. As an observer in this direction of more than thirty years I can say to you that the process going on, is changing very rapidly the entire aspect of the Indian question and the Indian population. As they become educated and trained, internamarriages are very much more common and are not by any means always, as in former years, one sided. It often happens now that one meets an Indian husband and a white woman. Formerly it was almost entirely the white man and the Indian woman. The children of such marriages can be found throughout the Indian country and could just as well be considered members of our white population as members of our Indian population. In any case the interests of the two races are rapidly being assimilated by these marriages.

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May 9, 1900.

W. J. Pollock,
U.S. Indian Agent,
Brace Agency,
Pawtucket, G.T.

Dear Sir :—

Enclosed herewith find receipt for $11.80 received from
you by Mellie Buffalo, as per your letter of the 26th ult.

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May 5, 1900.

A. G. Harvey, D.P.A.,
836 Chestnut St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.

Dear Sir:-

Replying in the absence of Major Pratt to your letter of the 2nd inst. in regard to an Indian girl, I have to say that I believe giving a definite answer it will be necessary for us to know the location for which the girl is desired. We do not send them to cities, nor to country locations where our boys are already placed. The only possible chance would be when the more advanced girls go out about the middle of June to work until the first of September. Will your friends write and give the information asked for if they desire such help?

The demand this year has exceeded anything we have previously known and many applicants are refused daily. I am sure, however, that Major Pratt would do anything he could to obligate you in any way.

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Mr. Walden Parrott,
Ranger, Ohio,
Cleveland, Ohio.

May 5, 1900.

Dear Sir :

Replying in the absence of Major Pratt to your letter of the 4th inst. I have to say that the course of study here for the girls comprises the usual curriculum including the first year of high school work, also an all-round industrial education as regards household affairs, sewing and dressmaking, with instruction in teaching for a limited number, vocal and instrumental music and drawing.

I forward you under separate cover a little printed matter that may be of service.

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May 5, 1900.

E. W. Deming,
21 W. 34th St.,
New York City.

Dear Sir :

Yours with check enclosed for Guy's ticket, duly to hand
Am glad the prospect for him seems so good and hope it will continue so.

In regard to the girl you ask for a lady in Yonkers, I find
that you have been written to by Miss Ely, the acting agent, stat-
ing that the entire number of girls who can go out have been prom-
ised, and also that a place so distant as Yonkers would not come
within our plans. As you have observed, they are placed somewhat
in groups where the visiting can be done to advantage. Were the
location different, we would be glad to provide help had the ap-
plication come in time. The number of applicants this year for
our girls exceeds anything we have previously experienced.

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May 7, 1900.

Miss M. Elizabeth Fowler,
Wilderforce, Ohio.

Dear Madam :-

Your letter of inquiry in regard to the position of Teacher of Domestic Science at this school, finds Major Pratt away from home for an indefinite period, and therefore comes to me for answer.

In regard to the position you speak of, I am not able to give you any encouragement. I am not aware that a change has been contemplated in our present organization. The teaching you speak of is given by those in charge of the various departments, as the dining hall, cooking school, sewing department, and the laundry.

There is not therefore, apparently, any need of the position which you seem to have in mind. Your letter will be brought to Major Pratt's attention on his return, and should there be anything different from this, he will advise you.

It would not be amiss, however, for you in seeking employment of this kind to address an application to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington, D. C.

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May 7, 1900.

Wesley Cornelius,
Mission P.O., Wis.

Dear Sir :-

By the time this letter reaches you your daughter will be at home; but I notice from your letter of May 1st that you do not seem to understand the case. We do not recognize intermediate periods in a school term; otherwise the school would have no regularity at all. There is a going home period at the end of June, at which all those who have been here five years or longer are entitled to go home, but they are not entitled to go before the end of the school term. Your daughter's has been made a special case owing to the sickness of your wife and as a recognition of her own special deserving. She is an excellent girl, and you should by all means arrange your matters so that she can return in the fall and finish the course. To do so is her present intention and I hope you will encourage her in it, as it will probably mean a great deal to her in the future to hold a Carlisle diploma.

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May 7, 1900.

Lucius Altsan,
Oakdale,
Washita Co., O. T.

Dear friend Altsan :-

Your invitation to Major Pratt to be present at your camp meeting on Saddle Mountain in June, finds him away from home, but I will send it to him and I know he will be pleased to hear from you again. You know you were one of the early pupils here and have now been a good many years away. It is pleasant to hear from you once in a while, and I am quite pleased with the painting on your invitation. I wonder who did it? Was it Martha Napawat or who?

I see that Congress has fixed it so your reservation will be opened to settlement very soon. I hope you and all others who have not already made your selections of land will seek for yourselves good places, so that you will have good homes. Never mind so much about being close to each other, but be sure you get a good place.

We are getting along very nicely at Carlisle and the place just now looks beautiful with its spring dress on.

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May 8, 1900.

Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson,
Commissioner of Education for Alaska,
Cape Nome, Alaska.

Dear Sir :-

I enclose a letter from Anneebue, one of the Eskimo
children at this school from Port Clarence; also one from Lablock,
teacher to his sister. I understand you will visit these northern
points this summer, and that delivery of mail to places as remote
as this is likely to be very uncertain unless sent through you. I
therefore ask your favor in the matter.

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Mrs. Elizabeth Lay,
Newton Station, New York.

Dear Madam :-

Your letter of April 7th in regard to the return home of Lyman Lay, finds Major Pratt away from home, and therefore comes to me for answer. You have been written to before on this subject and told of the conditions under which Lyman came here; that he was at first a wild unmanageable boy, and that he is now growing up and becoming a really good and useful one, is in excellent health and is doing well. You no doubt get his letters and reports regularly and so can judge of his progress. This school does not have vacations as you understand them, and unless some great necessity arises home visiting is not allowed.

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May 9, 1900.

Jacob A. Schenandore,

Sarasota, Wis.

Dear Sir :-

Reply to your letter of April 19th has been delayed until we could get some reliable news in regard to Electa. The people at the hospital were to let us know frequently how she was getting on, but failed to do so as often as was desired. The place is quite a distance from here, about 125 or 130 miles, but our school doctor was sent down Monday to visit her and another case. On his return this morning he reported Electa as recovering, but gaining strength very slowly. She is only now able to sit up a little. When she is able to be moved she will be brought to the school and the question of home-going will be considered when that is a possible thing to be done.

The doctor feels satisfied as to her recovery, but for some reason it is slower than he expected.

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May 9, 1900.

Chief Thomas Williams,
Sanborn, New York.

Dear Sir :-

Replying to your letter of the 5th in regard to your
children visiting home this summer, I have to say that neither of
them has yet been here the full time. One came in '96 and the other
in '97; so that another year must pass before either has a right
to go home. We do not have a vacation in the way you understand
it, but the young folks do have a change from school life. In many
instances in times past where the requests of parents for home vis-
its were granted, it did not work well. Something so often hap-
pened to prevent the return of the pupils when they should have
been here, that in the very few cases where visits were allowed,
it did not prove satisfactory. Where a change is demanded on the
score of health, it is allowed; but as that does not apply in this
instance, your request is not granted.

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May 9, 1900.

Miss Mary E. Wolfe,
O/o Mrs. Jacob Edge,
Downingtown, Pa.

Friend Mary :-

Your letter about going to Crow Agency has been received; also the letter from Agent Edwards. As this matter has been arranged and he seems to want you there quickly you had better look to going as soon as Mrs. Edge is supplied with someone to take you place. We will provide you a ticket to Crow Agency, and if any part of it is to be charged to you, that can be arranged afterward.

A letter came to hand this morning from Mrs. Edge in which she speaks very highly of you and regrets your move in going west; and while I think somewhat the same as she does, yet as the matter has been so fully arranged I would not think it right for you to charge your plans now.

If you have not already done so, you should write to Agent Edwards, stating that you will report as soon as you possibly can.

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May 11, 1900.

Mrs. A. A. F. Johnston,
Baldwin Cottage,
Oberlin College,
Oberlin, Ohio.

Dear Madam :-

Your letter of May 4th came to hand in the absence of
Major Pratt, and I left it supposing he would be back before this
time. He is still absent however, and I will say to you that we
will expect you on the evening of Tuesday, the 14th. You should
reach Gettysburg Junction, our school station, at 4:30 P.M., and I
will endeavor to have a conveyance there to meet you.

May 12, 1900.

Major Chas. L. Cooper,
Jefferson Barracks, Mo.

My dear Cooper :-

I have been laid up in hospital for about four weeks.
Came back this morning, but return to the hospital this afternoon.
The digestive organs got sadly out of fix and required skillful
treatment; have improved very greatly and hope to be all right in
a short time.

Glad to have the information you give about vacancies to be.
Have watched the papers, but do not see that Carr is yet out. Must
make my letter short, but will hope to hear from you again and to
see you sometime this summer.

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May 12, 1900.

Mrs. Rosa Bourassa Brown,
Indian School,
Wyandotte, Indian Ty.

My dear Rose :--

I have been on the sick list for the past four weeks, and
am home for only a few hours. This afternoon I will return to
the M.E. Hospital in Philadelphia. Your letter of the 6th awaited
me this morning.

As I do not know your husband I am entirely unable to speak
from my own knowledge and therefore do not see how I can help him.
For yourself I can say anything you want me to. Write your own
letter and I will sign it, or will have it copied and sign it, and
will do all I can to forward your interests. Your husband, no
doubt, has made a record in the Indian service to which he can re-
fer. The proper way for you, I think, is either to get some super-
intendent to ask for you and your husband, or write directly to the
Office, stating your wishes frankly and fully; and I am sure the
Department will be glad to give you an appointment, and it may be
easy for them to give Mr. Brown an appointment at the same time.

Always cordially and faithfully your friend,

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May 12, 1900.

Emanuel Powlas,
5th U.S. Cavalry,
Arbonite, Pente Rice.

Dear School-son :-

Your letter is just about a month old, yet this is the first I have seen of it as I have been away from home three weeks, and only came home this morning for a few hours. Have been quite ill in a hospital in Philadelphia, where I return this afternoon for further treatment.

Glad to hear from you direct, and to know that you find your
duties of a soldier's life pleasant. We are always glad to hear
from our soldier boys, and hope you will keep us informed of any
change in location of your regiment.

I cannot now tell you much of ourselves, except to say that
things are progressing well, and there is much for everyone to do.
Our school is very much reduced, as you know by the departure of
boys and girls to the country. We are getting ready for building
and summer improvements have begun.

With kindest regards to Russell Whitebear should you see him
soon, and to Miss Erierson,

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May 12, 1900.

Mr. Geo. T. Nicholson, G.P. & T.A.,
A.T. & S.F. R.R.,
Chicago, Ill.

My dear Sir :-

There has been for quite a number of years in the A. & P.
shops at Albuquerque one of our Indian boys, who was trained in our
blacksmith shop and equipped with the ability to work in iron to
such a degree that he immediately found work in Albuquerque, and
as I understand has been there ever since.

I do not know just whom to write to about it and so write you
to say that I have another boy who is a great deal better equipped
in his art than the former one. His name is Sydney Burr. His time
with us expires this summer, and he would like steady employment
where he can get such wages as his ability deserves. He came here
from Washington, his home being on Puget Sound, but he does not
care to return there. What he wants is a steady place, and I can
recommend him. Won't you please send this letter to some one of
your chiefs to find whether they are not in need of such help, and
let me know?

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May 12, 1900.

George Cleveland,
Troop "E", 5th U.S. Cavalry,
Marquez,
Porto Rico.

My dear George :-

Glad to know you are out of the hospital again and able
for duty. Have myself been laid up in the Methodist Hospital in
Philadelphia and am at Carlisle for only a few hours. I leave to-
an hour for Philadelphia for further treatment. As my time is so
limited I can not write you more than a word or two. If your
troop is recalled to the States, hope you will let us know your new
address.

Your friends here are generally in good health, and all will
be glad to know of your welfare. The Helper may often be delayed
in reaching you, but I suppose it reaches you finally and that you
know what is happening at the school.

With kind regards,

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May 12, 1900.

James H. Pratt,
1700 Camerodelet St.,
New Orleans, La.

Dear James :-

Your letter of the third only came to me this morning.
I have been quite ill for several weeks, and am at home now for
only a few hours, but I return to the Methodist Hospital, S. Brad
and Wolf Sts., Philadelphia this afternoon.

Your letter was submitted by your Aunt Laura to your cousin
Mason, and he says they are full of workmen at the Steelton Compa-
ny's Works just now, and does not see any chance to use you. My
employees are found for me by the Civil Service Commission, so that
I am helpless in the matter. I hope to be back at work in a week
or ten days. Please write and let me know how your affairs come
on. With the boom there is everywhere in business, I do not think
you ought to have material difficulty in getting employment.

With kindest regards to your mother, and regretting that my
physical condition has prevented my taking care of things, and that
I must still for some little time be away from duty and consequent-
ly not able to act, I am

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May 14, 1900.

Mr. John W. Riley,
McSherrystown,
Adams Co., Pa.

Dear Sir :

Your letter of May 8th finds Major Pratt away from home
not to be back for some time. In reply to your inquiry as to the
number of pupils confirmed and name of Catholic bishop, etc., I
refer you to Rev. W. G. Ganss, the priest at Carlisle, who can
give you the information asked for better than we can.

Your letter will be brought to Major Pratt's attention on his
return and if he cares to say anything in regard to the other mat-
ter you will hear from him in due course.

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May 15, 1900.

Rev. A. J. McLeod, Prin.
Indian Indus, School,
Regina, Northwest Territory,
Canada.

Dear Sir :-

Your letter of the 10th inst. finds Major Pratt away
from home. On looking up the class record for the information you
desire I find that out of a class of 36 only two were under 19;
five were 19 years of age; five were 20; four, 21; nineteen, from
22 to 26; and one about 30. This class would probably average a
little older than the one last year, in which there were several
who were sixteen or seventeen years of age only. The explanation
is that many of them do not begin their education until late in
life, and our school system is half a day school and half a day
work; so that it really takes nearly ten years to complete what
would ordinarily be a five years' course for anyone well acquaint-
ed with the language to begin with. The Indian Department of the
United States Government has a rule very similar to the one you
speak of, an order being required to receive or retain those who
are over 18 years of age. It was not applied to this school un-
til the last year, and then on a representation of the conditions
a Department order was issued covering all cases that would be af-
fected, and allowing of their retention at the school as long as
was considered profitable.

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May 15, 1900.

Supt. John H. Seger,
Colony, O. T

Dear Mr. Seger : -

Major Pratt has been away for some weeks quite a little
under the weather in the matter of health; but spending a few min-
utes at home the other day he saw your letter and wished me to say
to you he was glad to know you enjoyed your visit, and hopes it
may sometime be repeated when you can see our conditions and our
country at their best. He also wished me to say that it would be
very acceptable to have an increase in the representation of the
Cheyennes. We are pleased to know that you have such bright pros-
pects for the year before you and hope the harvest will be as boun-
tiful as the present prospects indicate.

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May 15, 1900.

Supt. H. R. Pedirg,
Haskell Institute,
Lawrence, Kans.

Dear Sir :-

Your letter with enclosures in regard to band boys, etc.,
finds Major Pratt away from home. The status of the band is un-
certain, but they have several engagements which will probably not
be closed before the Educational Convention in Charleston. After
that their future will be determined.

I see you are on the program for Charleston and hope we may
have a call from you at Carlisle.

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May 16, 1900.

Mrs. Sara T. Kinney,
1102 Chapel St.,
New Haven, Conn.

Dear Mrs. Kinney :

Your letter of the 14th inst. finds Major Pratt away
from home and therefore comes to me for attention. In reply to
your inquiry as to the location of the band in Paris I have to say
that it is very doubtful indeed whether the band will go to Paris
The effort to raise the necessary funds has not been successful,
and in all probability after filling a few more engagements this
spring the band will disperse.

Am pleased to know you are going to Paris in a representative
capacity and am sure it would have given the band members great
pleasure to meet you there if they had been so fortunate as to reach
Paris.

Major has for some weeks been quite under the weather in the
matter of health and is still in the doctor's hands in Philadelphia.
I hope however, nothing serious, and, expect he will be on duty
again some time next week.

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May 18, 1900.

Miss Sara J. Rinch,

Curries' Crossing, Ontario.

Dear Madam :-

Your letter of the 15th in regard to the Aleut girl finds
Major Pratt away from home, and therefore comes to me for atten-
tion. In regard to her coming in, transportation can be provided
for her from Niagara Falls if sufficient notice is given us. With
an idea of about the date on which it will be needed, a ticket will
be placed there for her use to Carlisle. As to outfit, that is a
matter of not so much importance, as any deficiencies will be met
from our school supplies.

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May 18, 1900.

L. M. Wakefield,
Andrews,
Cherokee Co., N. Car.

Dear Sir :-

Your application for admission to this school has been received. In reply I have to say that it will be necessary for you to tell all about yourself, your age, where you have been going to school, etc. and send a letter from some responsible person who knows you well giving information as to your character. Your application will then be given consideration and acted upon.

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May 18, 1900.

Miss Hattie E. Rhodes,
Box 362,
Reno, Nevada.

Dear Madam :-

Your letter of the 14th inst. in regard to Rolla James comes
to hand today. The report you have heard of his death is true. It
occurred on the 16th of April. His trouble was consumption and
when his failing was first observed it was intended to send him
home, but on investigation it was found he had no home to go to,
and his intention was to go to the Carson school. That we did not
look upon as the proper thing, as it would simply have been
loading the care of nursing on them instead of taking it here. He
said he had a mother and father, but they were working around and
had no home and he could not tell where they could be reached by
letter. His thought seemed to be mostly of his brother who was at
Carson, and who of course had no home to offer him.

Rolla was a very pleasant young man. Every attention, medical and otherwise, was given him during his illness that could be, and he passed away very peacefully.

We would have been very glad to correspond with his parents,
but he seemed quite unable to give their address. For their com-
fort, therefore, I can only say that they were not forgotten, either
by their son or the school authorities. He was buried in the

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May 18, 1900.

Mr. F. C. Briggs, Business Agent,
Hampton Institute,
Hampton, Va.

Dear Mr. Briggs :-

Replying to yours of the 17th in regard to Byron Wilde,
I have to say that he was a student of this school, and as a stu-
dent was quite satisfactory, but about this time last year on the
very urgent request of the agent he was allowed to go home to vis-
it with a sister who was in consumption and had not long to live,
he being almost the only relative she had. The agent promised
faithfully that after the home visit he would be returned to Car-
lisle in time for the opening of school in September, but the ar-
rangement failed altogether, the excuse made being the property in
terests that were to be looked after. Byron has therefore an un-
fulfilled obligation to Carlisle, but under the circumstances has
been dropped from the rolls. He is a well qualified young man,
physically and mentally, and was one of our best blacksmiths.
Therefore, while I would be pleased for him to have the benefits
that Hampton can give, I think under the circumstances he should
be made to feel that he has not acted the man.

I have been intending to write you personally for some time
regarding my inability to be present at your commencement, to which
I received the usual kindly invitation, but business affairs here
have pushed so close that personal matters had to be put aside. I
hope sometime to renew acquaintance with the friends at Hampton.

Very truly yours,

Asst. Supt. in charge.

May 21, 1900.

Mr. Geo. T. Nicholson, G.P. & T.A.,
A. T. & S. F. R.R.
Chicago, Ill.

My dear Sir :-

Thank you for yours of the 16th with enclosure from Mr.
Barr, which I return herewith. Am just in receipt of a letter
from Mr. Player, asking more particulars, to which I will reply.

Appreciating your interest in the matter, I am

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May 21, 1900.

Dr. J. J. Sturm,
Cobb, O.T.

My dear Doctor :-

I can arrange a round trip ticket, Chicago to Washington
by way of Carlisle for $26.35, but you will have to let me know a
little in advance so that I can arrange to have the ticket deliv-
ered to you in Chicago, or to get a ticket and send it to you. If
I know just the date you want to start and have time enough I can
easily do that.

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May 21, 1900.

Mrs. Florence Davis.
Indian School,
Rapid City, S. Dakota.

Dear Florence :-

I have made it a point not to interfere with the local
management of any school or agency by recommending persons or chang-
as of any kind, for the reason that the agent or superintendent on
the spot is naturally the head and his wishes should prevail. I
gladly give endorsement to my old pupils when called upon for that,
but in your case you have been away so long and are so well and fa-
vorably known at the Indian office that I doubt whether anything
I could do or say would add to your chances. Your husband is the
man to indicate the needs of his school. You can see, I am sure,
how very proper it is for me to hold aloof from these matters.

With kindest regards to your husband,

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May 21, 1900.

Richard Davis,
Stout,
Washita Co., O.T.

Dear Richard :-

Have just returned from quite an absence in Philadelphia
and find your letter waiting me. I have been troubled with indi-
gestion which has finally bothered my heart and I had to go to hos-
pital for treatment. While I was away Richenda who was at college
in Chambersburg had an attack of inflammatory rheumatism, so we
had her brought to the hospital also, and Mrs. Pratt, and Richenda
and I have now been there five weeks. Am feeling better, but what
I need is a good deal more outdoor work.

I should be very glad to give you most favorable endorsement
should opportunity offer, and wrote Major Stouch about you sometime
ago.

Carlisle never looked more lovely than she does now. It is
in my mind to go down into the Territory if I can get myself into
shape for it, but there seems a constant drain upon me that takes
away my strength and unfits me for work.

With kindest regards to Nannie and the children,

Faithfully your friend,

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May 21, 1900.

Charles Dickens,

San Carlos, Arizona.

Dear Charles :-

We have not heard from you often since you went home, but
see by your letter of April 23rd that you are employed at the agen-
cy, and hope you are getting on well. I just returned today from
Philadelphia where I have been under hospital treatment for some
time. Carlisle looks very green and pleasant after so long a time
in the city. Our school is prosperous, and we expect next year
it will be larger than ever.

In regard to your sister, Grace. She is at the school and is
well now. Some weeks ago she went to the country, and was doing
nicely there, but had to be brought to the school because of an at-
tack of rheumatism. Under the best of care in our hospital she re-
covered and for some weeks has been about, at school and work,
and is quite herself. As she came last fall, she is of course not
entitled to go home this year. When she has money to pay for them
she will have her picture taken and send to her mother. At pres-
ent she is in debt, having bought a trunk and etc.

I have shown her your letter, and she will write you herself.

Sincerely yours,

Major 10th Cavalry, Supt.

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May 21, 1900.

Chauncey Y. Robe,
Indian School,
Fort Shaw, Mont.

My dear Chauncey :-

I see by your letter of the 8th which awaited me on my
return today, that you are again in Montana. Glad your work is
pleasant and the school prosperous.

I hope to be at the Charleston Convention next summer, and
hope some good will be derived from it. The last convention in
Los Angeles was productive of good in some directions, and Miss
Reel is sparing no effort to make the next a success.

Mrs. Pratt, Richenda, and I have for five weeks been in Phil-
derphia at the M. E. Hospital, Richenda under treatment for rheu-
matism and I for indigestion and rheumatism which combined had en-
tirely disabled me. Am better again, but when here work keeps me
so close to my desk that I do not gain strength. There is building
to be done this summer, new boilers to be put in, and various im-
provements to be made on the grounds, all of which entail consid-
erable care. The grounds are very inviting just now. Indeed, I
have never seen them look better.

With best wishes for yourself,

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May 22, 1900.

Mr. R. P. C. Sanderson,
Asst. Supt. A.T. & S.P. R. R.,
Topeka, Kans.

Dear Sir,

Replying to yours of the 10th in regard to Sydney Burr,
I have to advise you that the school training here is not so much
in the line of your work, being a matter of ironing wagons and car
riages, shoeing horses and mules, repairing agricultural implements,
etc.; so I take it it would be necessary for you to use the young
man as a helper for a time. He is a good, faithful fellow, and I
believe would work into your shops in good shape. Of course he
would not expect to receive more pay than he would be entitled to.
My idea was to have him enter on the grade of his ability and work
up.

He would prefer, I think, to go farther west, and I would
send him to any point named.

Sincerely yours,

Major 10th Cavalry, Supt.

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Mrs. J. H. Battitt,
Warner, Cal.

My dear Mrs. Battitt :-

May 22, 1900.

I have asked Mr. Poston, agent for the Southern Pacific Railroad at Washington, to favor you in the matter of your daughter's ticket as much as possible, and to notify Mrs. Greene.

Have been away in hospital for five weeks; just now returned. Am doubtful about being able to continue my duties here, but am going to try it. There will be none of our children in need of an escort home this summer, or I would be glad to give your daughter the chance to.

I send you a photograph of the graduating class together with
several prints of the photo.

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Dr. A. J. Boston, G.A.,
511 Penna. Ave.,
Washington, D. C.

May 22, 1900.

My dear Sir :-

Mrs. J. H. Battitt, a teacher in the Indian School Service at Warner, Cal. has a daughter in the east whom she wishes to come to her, and asks me whether I cannot get her a low rate. Will you not please advise Mrs. E. Greene, #721 Eleventh St. N.E., Washington, D.C. what you can do for her in the way of a cheap rate ticket? I shall be personally obliged for anything you may be able to do for Mrs. Battitt, as she has always been a friend to Carlisle, and in years past has brought several parties of children to Carlisle.

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May 23, 1900.

Rev. W. G. Kingsbury,
St. Regis Mission,
Hogansburg, N. Y.

Dear Sir :-

Very early in our work here we found it imperative to
make a rule that sickness in the family at home should not be a
reason for sending children home, because it had been made a com-
mon excuse to get them out of school throughout the Indian service
The privilege was very greatly abused, and we were compelled to
refuse all such requests. You can readily see that with such a
number as we have, there would be not only constant going and com-
ing, but great expense and in almost every case without any real
benefit to either parents or children.

While I have great sympathy with the family, it is imperative
that I stand by the rule.

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May 22, 1900.

Miss Estelle Reel,
Supt. Indian Schools,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Miss Reel :-

I was yesterday dismissed from the hospital in Philadelphia after five weeks' treatment, and am not by any means in good physical condition now. The outlook is unfavorable for sometime to come, and my physician urges that I go to some good resort where I can have proper treatment. I thought I would stay here a few days and see if I could not keep on with things here and improve and diet by giving more attention to exercise than I have been in the habit of doing. I fear I shall be a broken reed for you to lean on in Convention matters, and it would be the part of wisdom for you to make other arrangements immediately. Dr. Gates, who follows me next on the list, would serve you far more ably than I could under any circumstances, and I suggest that you make use of him.

Why do you put Allen on ? He has been out of the Indian Service since the first of March.

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May 23, 1900.

Lucius Aitsan, Sec. Missionary Society,
C/o Rev. J. J. Mathvin,
Anadarko, O. T.

My dear Lucius :-

I was delighted to get your invitation and to see your
name under such God-given auspices. For five weeks I have been
ill in a hospital in Philadelphia. Am not well now and the neces-
sities force me to give first attention to my health. This will
prevent my acceptance. May the good Father bless you in your
gathering.

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May 23, 1900.

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

My dear Doctor :-

I have been away from my desk for more than five weeks
in a hospital in Philadelphia. Was glad to get yours of the 3rd,
and whileI agree with what you say there is a condition to be over
come that is at present beyond my ability; and that is the one of
furnishing the means. Had I the money the band cost above its in-
come during its tour, I could very easily send the boys to Paris,
but I am about $5200 behind on account of the band and cannot add
to that incumbrance at present. With my physical limitations it
would not be wise to undertake in any way to secure the money. If
you can see your way to work it out, I shall be only too happy to
let you undertake it. I will turn the band over to any responsi-
ble person or persons the Commissioner may approve of.

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May 23, 1900.

Miss Ednorah Nahar,
148 W. 73rd St.,
New York City.

Dear Miss Nahar :-

I am back at Carlisle after a five weeks' siege in a
hospital in Philadelphia. Would be very glad to have you come to
Carlisle, but prefer that you come when the school is in full blast
which is not the case now. We have 987 pupils, but 548, more than
half you see, are out at summer work. We gather them in about
the middle of September. How would it suit you to come to us then ?
Any time after that would suit us better and give better results
both to you and to us. If that will serve, you need not reply to
this, but write me sometime about that period and I will arrange
the transportation for you. We shall be glad to entertain you
here.

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May 23, 1900.

Hon. C. M. Sterry,
Soldier, A.T. & S.E. R.R.
Los Angeles, Cal.

Dear Judge Sterry :—

Replying to your letter of the 14th about the portable
canvas boat, I think my boat would be rather light for you if you
expect to stand up in it. Indeed, any canvas boat, unless it were
very large, would be rather cranky. I weigh two hundred twenty-
five. By using a box in each end to sit on and getting into place
carefully, both Dr. Gates and I rode miles in it and found it per-
fectly safe. I think you could sit on a low box and get on very
well, and take another person with you. We had some very exciting
catches, but had no difficulty in managing them. The boat goes
thro' the water like a birch bark canoe. Nine is fourteen feet long
but if I were ordering again, would get one sixteen feet long. I
paid in all $26.00 for this one, buying it off the King Canyas Boat
Company, Kalamazoo, Mich. It is all right and in good shape, only
used four days on the williawer, and if you want it you may have
it for $18.00. I had a good chest made to ship it in, and can
check it thru to you without cost. As I send many passengers with
our baggage, the railroads do these things for me.

I have been bothered for over a year with rheumatism and am
compelled to forego fishing sport this year.

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May 24, 1900.

Mrs. Ruth Shaffer Etner,
Porto, Porto Rico.

My dear Mrs. Etner :-

I have been quite off my base ever since Commencement
and for more than five weeks past have been in the M. D. Hospital
in Philadelphia, a good part of the time in bed. In addition to
the continued rheumatism in my left leg I have had a most painful
attack of indigestion accompanied by heart trouble; so that your
letter of the 5th of April as well as many others, remained un-
answered.

I congratulate you on your promotion to Supervisor of Schools
of Porte. Riding from Washington to Philadelphia the other day I
met an old army friend, Major Day of the Artillery. He is Chief
of Artillery in Porto Rico and the longest in service there of any
of our army officers. I gave him my card with introduction to you
He is a very fine gentleman, and I trust you will meet him. He
has given Mrs. Pratt, my daughters, and myself a very urgent invi-
tation to visit him in his castle at San Juan the coming fall or
winter, and if it is at all possible we shall do that, but not un-
til the weather breaks up here.

We all understand that you are to return from Porto Rico in
September for good, but no one seems to know just why. Miss Weck-
ley left last Monday night. We were very sorry to part with her.

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May 24, 1900.

Mrs. Lydia Hunt Wright,
San Carlos, Ariz.

My dear Mrs. Wright :-

For some weeks I have been quite unable to look after my
affairs; was in hospital in Philadelphia, most of that time in bed.
Am home temporarily, but fear I shall have to make a good long ab-
sence before I get into good shape again.

I have not seen the Commissioner since just after Commence-
ment. He has been busy in Chicago and New York since the 17th of
April, opening tids. As what you wrote me before may be changed
somewhat, I would like to hear from you again before saying any-
thing to him.

Affairs at Carlisle are in good shape generally.

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May 24, 1900.

Francis D. Beale,
Anacortes, Wash..

Dear Francis :-

Had I even suspected you would not treat the girls prop-
erly I should not have sent you from here at the same time, but
would have sent them alone without escort, which would have been
far better for them. I thought surely it was safe to entrust them
to you. Now sorry I am to find I was mistaken.

Please do not write to any of the students here unless you
have good and proper thoughts and language to write.

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May 24, 1900.

Miss Daisy M. Rickenbrode,
762 Tremont St.,
Boston, Mass.

Dear Miss Rickenbrode :-

Your letter came at the time of our commencement and I
have been ill nearly ever since, five weeks of the time absent in
hospital in Philadelphia, and consequently unable to look after
things. I returned to the school on Monday last.

A number of applications for the place I had written Mr. Em-
erson about were held for my return. What I had desired was to
get someone here as teacher who would be something of an authority
and could give our teachers and perhaps some of the pupils occasional
lessons in oratory, and at the same time take charge of one
of our sections. The place vacant for next year pays a salary of
$540. One month's leave of absence is allowed each year aside from
the regular holidays, without loss of pay, and teachers wishing
to take summer instruction anywhere are allowed a leave of absence
with pay, for that purpose. We give furnished room with electric
light and steam heat. Our teachers and employes live at public
mess, the expense being $3.00 per week for the first fourteen weeks,
during which time they become members of the club with a vote in
the management of it and the board per week is reduced to $2.50.
Our teachers have their washing done in Carlisle at from $2.00 to
$2.50 per month.

Would you be willing to come to Carlisle next year at $540
and serve us in this way? You could report the first of July, but

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May 24, 1900.

Supt. Russell Natliff,
Indian Boarding School,
Omaha Agency, Neb.

Dear Sir :

relying to your letter of May 13th in regard to John
Grant, I have to say that in view of the conditions you represent
I will send the boy home at the end of the school year, though he
is not really entitled to return home until July, 1901, under the
Carlisle rules.

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May 24, 1900.

Mr. E. P. Miller,
New York.

Dear Sir:

Reply to your application has awaited my return from hospital where I have been ill for more than five weeks. The position has been filled in the meantime, and I return herewith your five testimonials, and your photograph which I send under separate cover.

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As I have arranged for someone in the position for which your letter of April 14th makes application, I return your photograph. delay in answering your letter was caused by a long absence from home.

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May 24, 1900.

Mrs. J. H. Hanhart,
Warner, Cal.

Dear Mrs. Hanhart

The enclosed letter from Mr. Boston, agent for the
Southern Pacific R.R., in Washington, grants you a rate of $45.00
Washington to Colton, as you will see.

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P. S. - The picture mailed you today costs 32 cents mailed. I
therefore return 18 cents in stamps.

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May 25, 1900.

Mr. Barclay Eyre,
Delington, Pa.

My dear Mr. Eyre :-

I am credibly informed that a farmer named "Slack" living near Delington, has a lot of cider in his potato cellar which he calls cured cider; that some of my boys have been seen drunk coming from his place, your boy among them. Will you please at once let me have all the information you have or can get in this matter, and greatly oblige

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May 25, 1900.

Mr. James A. Hamilton,
70 Westhaminy Ave.,
Newcastle, Pa.

Dear Mr. Hamilton:

In accordance with your wishes for Jose Ayarro, I gave orders that he should be sent to the Second Presbyterian Church as soon as his knowledge of English was sufficient to make that practicable and at all profitable to him. In the meantime he attended our own Sunday-school, which is conducted for pupils of his grade and others who do not go to Sunday-school in town.

We have about one hundred sixty Catholic pupils in the school and as is to be expected, the priest is very tenacious in the care of those that belong to his church; he held a separate Sunday-school for his pupils, and by some means without my knowledge Ayarro was switched over to the Catholic Sunday-school and went there for some time before I found it out. During this period there was a sort of revival of interest; the Bishop of North Dakota was here a week and talked to the Catholic children every day. They closed the season with a grand performance at which the Bishop of Pennsylvania and other dignitaries were present, and a number were taken into the Church, among them Ayarro. I did not know of his case until it was over. I then started the boy to the Second Church where you desired he should be placed and which could be done this spring with some profit to him as he has acquired quite a little English during his year at the school.

The priest now claims that it is violating his rights, and de-

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mands that the boy be placed entirely under Catholic auspices. My
opinion is I would better return Ayarro to you and let you manage
him some way in the public schools and in the care of some good
Presbyterian family, for a time at least. This will relieve me of
a quarrel with the priest. Whether the course in this matter was
brought about by the boy's previous Catholic tendencies I do not
know. He is now in Bucks County where he can remain until fall,
or even through the winter. But to carry out your purpose the best
way would be, as I have said, to return him to you, at any rate
for a while.

Please advise

Yours truly,

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May 25, 1900.

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

Sir:-

I have been bothered with rheumatism in my left knee for a little over a year, have been under treatment all the time, have made several special attempts to drive it out by going away from home, and recently spent five weeks in a Philadelphia hospital without material benefit.

Captain, James E. Pilcher, Surgeon, U.S.A., living here, advises me that in his judgment, a few weeks in the Government Hospital at Hot Springs, Arkansas, would effect a cure and that to secure this I shall have to have an order from the War Department. I should like to try it, and would respectfully request your authority or permission to enter the Government Hospital at Hot Springs, Arkansas for treatment.

Major 10th Cavalry, Supt.

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May 25, 1900.

H. Hart Weed,
Messrs. Weed & Co.,
Buffalo, N.Y.

My dear Sir:---

My attempts to have our Indian Band make enough money by a concert tour to send them to Paris have proved abortive, and I am compelled to withdraw them from the concert field. We could make the money by engaging with vaudeville and park people, but the independent concerts did not pay.

We could not pay our expenses and go to Buffalo for a concert there for less than about $1200. If we could make several appointments after that, we could undertake them for $300 additional each.

If you have anything to offer, I shall be glad to hear from you.

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May 25, 1900.

Miss Ednorah Nahor,

148 West 73rd St.,
New York City.

My dear friend:-

My Band venture, instead of enabling me to raise sufficient money to send the Band to Paris, proved to work the other way and I find myself over $5000 in debt for the little adventure instead of that much or more ahead, as we hoped for. It is therefore pretty well settled that the Band will not go to Paris. This being the situation, there is no real reason for your coming here to talk with me about it.

I shall hope that we may see you sometime in the fall, when the School is in full flow, as I indicated in my letter.

As I can use Mrs. Leslie's letter to perhaps aid you and ourselves as well, when you do come, I think I had better keep it for a time and let you have it later.

Now that I have your qualities better, I feel it due to you, as well as to ourselves, to try to get up a good audience and make something for you beyond your expenses. I should say any time about the first of October, but the time can be made to serve your purposes.

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May 25, 1900.

Alice McCarthy,
Hon. F. M. Eddy,
The Varnum,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Alice:--

Your Aunt, Mrs. Cota, writes me that she can
arrange for you to enter the Normal School, that you can remain
there and graduate, that that school does especially good work and
that its graduates are in demand. It seems to me that this is your
best outlook. However, you may have some other plans. Please let
me know.

If you agree with your Aunt's judgment, as I have no doubt you
will, it will be quite the thing for you to return to Minnesota
with Mr. and Mrs. Eddy and then go to your Aunt. I can arrange
from here for your transportation.

I am glad, Alice, to feel that your judgment agreed with mine
and that you remained with Mrs. Eddy after my last letter.

As ever,

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May 26, 1900.

Miss Anna S. Luckenbach,
Indian School,
Phoenix, Arizona.

Dear Miss Luckenbach:---

Mr. Miller, after going over your accounts very carefully, twice, finds a shortage of $204.61 which it seems impossible to account for.

He also finds that there are twenty more open accounts for girls than we have girls here and nineteen more open accounts for boys than we have boys. As unquestionably a very considerable number of girls and boys, too, have no accounts, this shows a condition that is hard to explain.

I am very sorry that you did not do as I told you--turn over every item carefully so that it might be understood here, and am unable to see how I can straighten it out without requesting that you be required to come back here for that purpose.

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May 28, 1900.

William Williams,

Brant Center, N.Y.

My dear Sir:—

Your daughter Eunice came here in 1897. Her term
will not therefore expire until 1902 and she is not entitled to re-
turn home before that. We must observe our rules very strictly,
and the sickness of the pupil is about the only reason for going
home that we allow to govern us. No such reason exists in the case
of Eunice. She is well and doing well. I suggest that you and
Mrs. Williams make us a little visit after school begins next fall
and see Eunice. I can arrange a low rate and it will do her and you
more good to come here than for her to go to you.

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Carlisle, Pa., May 28, 1900.

Mrs. Elizabeth Lay,

Lawton Station, N.Y.

My dear Mrs. Lay:—

Your son came here 31st of August, 1897, and is therefore not entitled to go home until the end of the school year, 1902. We have to be very strict with our rules, else there would be a great deal of discontent. There seems no good reason why Lyman should be favored more than others. If I should let him go, there would be several scores of others from New York and from every other State who had not been here longer than he has, wanting to go, and the result would be such confusion and expense as we could not cope with.

I suggest that when School opens in the fall and Lyman gets back here, you come down and make him a visit. It will cost no more than for him to go home, and I think do a great deal more good both to him and to you.

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May 28, 1900.

Russell Whitebear,

Troop F, 5th Cavalry, U.S.A.,
San Juan, Porto Rico.

My dear Russell --

I have your letter telling me of your unfor-
tunate experience and I trust that it may all come out as well as
your letter indicates you believe it will. It was a pretty serious
matter for somebody to be shooting at you and you to be shooting at
somebody, in every way. If the police had shot you, that would have
been bad, not only for you, but for the police as well; and if you
had shot the police that would have been bad not only for the police
but for you, so that it was a narrow escape both ways. I sincerely
hope that if you do get over this trouble, you will do better than
ever before in your duty.

It is a life long credit to serve a term in the United States
Army and to come out with an honorable discharge, and if, because
of his good conduct and ability he can be given some recognition,
or rank, as corporal or sergeant, it gives one a more honorable
standing: but to be just a private in the United States Army and
to perform all the duties so well and to make such a record of con-
duct that at the close the officers will give an honorable dis-
charge, becomes an endorsement that any man can be proud of, and I
am hoping that for every one of my Indian boys who have gone into

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May 29, 1900.

Mr. M. Haigh,
4037 Spring Garden St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.

Dear Sir :-

I have yours of yesterday with the enclosure from George Peake, and thank you for it. As George was getting $12.00 a month and his board and washing, and has managed to run away and find a place at $4.50 per week where he has to pay $3.50 per week for board, the best thing we can do for him, I think, is to let him have all the experience he can get out of it, the more the better.

I would be glad if you would keep him in sight, and occasionally let me hear how he gets on.

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May 23, 1900.

Rev. M. F. Trippe,
Salamanca, N. Y.

Dear Brother Trippe :-

An order has been issued by the Department instructing
me to take all the children from Lincoln Institute whose time has
not expired and who are not to be held by the Institution for its
charity school. Mrs. Cox writes me there are 106 of this class to
come here; that there are 57 whose time is up and who are going
home, and the balance out of a total of 209 they expect to keep
there. I am to take all non-home-goers, whether too old or too
young or otherwise otherwise ordinarily barred out by our regu-
lations.

Any suggestion you may have about them I shall be glad to
hear.

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John Whitley,  
School Hospital.

School Hospital.

Dear John :-

I wrote your agent to find out whether it would be best
to send you home or not, and he says you are a great deal better
off here and will get better medical treatment than you could at
home; that there would be no chance of curing you there, and there
is a chance here. I therefore think you had better stick to our
hospital. In fact that is what I am compelled to have you do, be-
cause of the judgment of your agent.

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May 29, 1900.

Michael Palenti,
Calumet, O. T.

Dear Sir 1-

Mr. Standing wrote you during my absence that your son
George was not entitled to return home this year, having come to
us in April, 1996, for a five years term. He is getting on well
and there seems no reason for shortening his school period. If
we allow one to make a visit home before the expiration of the
time for which all students come, we must do so for All who ask;
you can see that the expense would be enormous, and the interrup-
tion of school work so great as to keep our school in continual
confusion. For these reasons it is impracticable to send George
to you this year.

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May 20, 1900.

Rev. Jesse Kirk,
Yainax,
Klamath Agency, Ora.

My dear Friend :-

The party under care of Rev. Richard Fysh reached Car-
lisle May 16th while I was away from the school. I had the sev
an boys up yesterday, talked with them, and found them a nice lot
of students; just the kind we care to have here. They are all
bright manly fellows and seem to be intending to do their best,
i should be glad if another party came and there were some
enough to make as many girls as boys. Your oldest boy had his
watch stolen by one of our bad Chippewa boys, but I managed to get
it back. Where there are so many students as we have here there
are always some that are not honest, and the boys need to be very
cautious of their property.

Am glad to know you are interested in us and hope we may see
you at Carlsile some time before a great while.

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May 23, 1900.

Two Crows, Chayenne,
Colony, O. T.

Dear Friend :

Your son, Louis Whiteshield, came to us Aug. 28, 1906. His term of five years is, as you see, not completed, and I can not therefore send him home this year. He is in the country where he is learning what will make him more useful to him when he does return. You have one son with you who returned from Carlisle, who should be able to help you and give Louis a chance to continue here without interruption.

When your little girl and boy are old enough I shall be glad to receive them at Carlisle and will do all I can for them.

Faithfully your friend,

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May 30, 1909.

Samuel G. Frase,
Onondaga Castle, New York.

Dear Sir :-

Relying to yours of the 17th in regard to Florence
George, I have to say that by our rules she is not entitled to go
home this year, having come Dec. 31, 1895 for a term of five years
We are compellod by necessity to hold strictly to regulations, as
in a school the size of ours, there would otherwise be constant
confusion. You can readily understand how it would be. As Florence
is doing well and there is no special reason for her homegoing ex-
cept to make a visit, it is not practicable for me to yield to your
wishes. I am sorry to deny the visit, but cannot send Florence
this year.

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May 30, 1900.

Mrs. Rachel Hale,
Tecumseh, O. T.

Dear Mrs. Hale :-

We shall start Asa Wall and Katie Johnson home one of
the last days in June, just what day, cannot tell now. If you
have any particular directions about where they are to go or how,
please let me know. It takes some little time to get rates, etc.

Yours truly,

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