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VOL. 19

May 11th, 1891.

Ralph W. Eaglefeather,
Samuel High Bear,
Walter Bull Man,
Maurice Walker,
Cecil Iron Wing,

Conrad Reubideaux
George Bull,
Arthur Two-Strike,
Charles Running Horse,
Edward Iron Boy.

My dear Friends:-

I have your letter telling me of your enlistment in Troop L, 6th Cavalry, and that you are stationed at Fort Niobrara, telling me also of your good health, that you have enlisted to obey the United States through its officers, etc.

It was quite a venture for you to enlist in the army. Now that you are in, you can make your army life a very good help to you if you only use it right. I would advise that you begin a regular system of reading and study of some sort, and that you keep yourselves together in some little society for the purpose of advancing in your knowledge of everything that is good and right, and that you keep away from the company of those soldiers who drink and play cards, that you never join them in any such things. Be careful to obey to the letter every order you receive. Be determined to do only those things that are right and best

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always, and you can come out of your five years service very much improved. Then, too, if you will be careful to save your money you may have quite a sum when you leave the service. I should say if you spend only $3 or $4 a month it would be all that you need to spend and save the rest.

You ought, each one of you, to leave in the Paymaster's hands every pay day, $20 of your pay, that would be $10 a month. If you do that, at the end of your enlistment you would have between $600 and $700, and that would enable you to buy stock and implements and start yourselves good farmers.

I would say under no circumstances would you do what is well for yourselves by keeping your money in your own hands. Your officers can tell you how to save, and, too, if you are careful of your clothing you can save something on that account.

If you will leave your money in the hands of the Paymaster you will have less temptation to waste it. It is honorable to be a good soldier. It is dishonorable to be a bad soldier.

You have not only lost your own good names to sustain, but each one of you have the good name of your former school to maintain.

I shall be glad to know that each one of you behaves in such a manner as to win a good name for Carlisle.

I shall be very sorry to hear that any of you behave in such a manner as to give Carlisle a bad name. I shall follow your careers with great interest and shall be constantly

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anxious for you, so I hope you will do the best you can all
the time.

I have just enlisted Victor Tzosoki and Peter Ocotoc
for tailors, one for Troop L, 8th Cavalry and the other for
company I, 8th Infantry. They will leave here to-day for
Ouaha and their companies.

Faithfully, your friend,

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May 11th, 1891.

TO RAILROAD CONDUCTORS, and others.

Gentlemen!

The bearer, Harry Iron Glass, is on his way to his home at Harlan, Montana, and being ill will need care while traveling. He starts with a well filled lunch-box but on the way ought to have a cup of milk occasionally. Please aid him to get this and he will pay. Also please aid him in making transfers. Anything you may kindly do for his comfort will be appreciated both by me and all his friends here and at home. If his appetite fails, please urge him to eat, and obligate.

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May 11, 1891.

Edward B. McFadden,
Amherst, Mass.,
My dear Edward:

I had your first letter and strange as it
may seem have been unable to make up my mind. I want to
speak plainly to you and shall expect you to speak in like
manner to me. Mr. McConkey, who now holds the place is quite
satisfactory in his work. He is in anything, a little supe-
rior to you in his ability to take correspondence and to work
it off on the type writer. He is especially, a good speller.
Not that I mean to criticize you in that line, but I feel from
my experience with him his knowledge and range of English are
quite superior. He looks carefully after my English, and
pleases me in this. His penmanship is excellent. He is
rapid and correct. He pleases the doctor. I am sure he
would like to remain permanently, but my very plain talk with
him when he came was that if I thought after the time of your
graduation I would like you better, I was to be free to say
so to him, and he would make no complaint at changing.

There are reasons why I do not like him as well as you.
He has nothing whatever to do with the students. He has appa-
rently, no friendly feeling or desire to further their games

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or society exercises. He usually goes away immediately after
supper and returns at a reasonably early hour in the evening.
He is not inclined to be social with the employees.

I feel that your help in this direction would be of very
great advantage to the school, and I am more inclined to say
to him that I prefer you, and therefore do not expect to re-
nominate him after the first of July, than to hold on to him

But there are reasons personal to you which lead me to do
for saving this until I hear from you again. Your letter
gives me for the summer and the next year or two. That leads
me to doubt whether your plans look to the permanency I would
like to make. Providing always both you and I were
satisfied to continue our relations.

I can very well see how you must necessarily be in doubt
and be aspirant to being higher than clerical work at an
Indian school. You have studied hard for years to pass success
fully through one of the foremost Colleges of the industry, and
it is very natural that you should be hoping for some life
work better than this.

The only advancement to be anticipated here, at least for
the present would be in case of a vacancy in the principal
clericalship, and I do wish in the position I would take you to
fill, a man who would become thoroughly conversant with
my responsibility to the Government and able to take charge
of it in case of his being vacated at any time.

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I have a feeling that it is not justice to you after all you
have expended time and money to get your Diploma to encour-
age you to place yourself in such a comparatively unpromising
grind. It is true that a very large proportion of college
graduates do not for a long time at least engage in anything
that gives better returns.

There is though the element of doing good to a large num-
ber of those who need help, which ought to be something of a
recompense to any man. If you could come to Carlisle and
give yourself up to our work entirely; make yourself a part
of it; help our boys in their studies; their field sports
and become their friend and counsellor and give your heart and
energies to standing by me. I should only be too glad to have
you come the first of July. Consider well and let me hear
from you promptly

Cordially & Faithfully,

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Confidential

May 12, 1891.

My dear General:

Mr. Campbell is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College, studied law, taught school, was Five years creditably a member of the National Guards (a private) and has been my disciplinarian here now about 10 years.

He has made gymnastics, calisthenics and military drill a specialty here and with very creditable success. He enters heartily into the boys' sports and has many excellent qualities. He has never been tried in an independent position, but would probably, like most men, grow to the requirements of his place. He certainly is very much better equipped, practically, than men without experience. Mrs. Campbell is a rare musician with good teaching qualities.

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May 12th, 1891.

William B. Harvey,

West Grove, Pa.

Besteamed Friend:-

Our seedsmen here, after several attempts,
reports that he is unable to get Blount's seed corn for us.
If you have it and can spare me two bushels I will be obliged
if you will ship to me at once and send bills. If you have
it not and know where to order it, I would be obliged if
you direct some dealer to forward that amount to me immediately
by express, and I will pay on receipt of bill; telegraph

answer.

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May 12th, 1891.

Dr. Susan La Flesche,
Omaha Agency, Nebraska.

Dear Doctor:-

James Wolf is in good health. He has had his recent eye filled. He is doing well and, I think, on the lines to make a substantial man of himself. He has large savings of money, and in every way, it seems to me, he is just where he ought to be. I cannot agree with you that it would be just as well for him to go home. I do not apprehend that any unfortunate health conditions are to be anticipated in James' case. If you thought it best to persuade James to send some of his money to help his father, I should quite consent in that.

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May 12th, 1891.

Mrs. Virginia Ford,
Vinita, Ind. Ter.

Dear Friend!-

It is not practicable for us to yield and allow
students to go home. It would be an interminable undertaking
We could not meet the work if we did that. It disturbs in
every way. George does not wish to go home. She pre-
fers to remain here, as she told me herself a few days ago.
She is in excellent health and doing well, and while she is so
it certainly would be wise on your part to be entirely willing
that she should continue.

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May 12th, 1891.

Mrs. H. A. Smith,

Suspension Bridge,
Niagara Co., N. Y.

Dear Friend:-

Your son is now quite well, and under our plans he is out in the country at work for himself. The reports from him and about him are good. In the full we either gather in the students or arrange for them to attend Public schools when out. Just now we have 374 of our students thus out. So far as I can see, there is no reason why you should be otherwise than comfortable about your son.

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Personal.

May 12th, 1891.

General T. J. Morgan,

Comdr. of Indian Affairs,

49 West 25th Street,

New York City.

Dear General:—

Our "Red Men" is just in type and ready to
print off. Judge Perkin's article we will put in the next
issue and I will have it set up in the course of a few days,
and the several hundred slips you ask sent to you.

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May 12th, 1891.

Miss Jennie Mitchell,

Omaha Agency, Neb.

Dear Jennie:

Your letter to Miss Dittes informs me that you
would like your money, and I accordingly send you a check for
the amount you left in my hands.

In regard to children coming into Carlisle, we are
always glad to get good pupils. We never want bad ones and
dialthe to take indifferent ones. Those who are really
anxious to learn, who are of proper age and good health, and
of good character, we welcome to Carlisle always. In re-
gard to your coming, that must be determined by yourself. You
are now quite a woman in years and you have had a great deal
of experience and some education. Still, if it is thought
best that you return to Carlisle, and your health warrants it,
I shall be very glad to have you come. You had better send
me the names and ages of other students, and early in July I
will make arrangements for them to come here, possibly, send
some one after them.

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Hon. Redfield Proctor,
Secretary of War,
Washington, D. C.

Sir!

The writer of the enclosed letter has rare qualities for position of Second Lieut. in the Army, and is better equipped than the ordinary graduate of West Point. His service here with me has been full of the details of practical military life. He would be especially useful in one of the new Indian companies. I most heartily and fully endorse him and shall be greatly pleased if you can give him an appointment.

Capt. 10th Cony'g.

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May 20th, 1891.

Miss Lizzie Scott,

Ielita, N. M.

Dear Miss Scott:-

Miss Beatie Patterson writes me from
Sicilian that you wish to send a little Indian girl here and
Henry Kendall writes asking that he may make up a party for
Carlisle. I write now to inquire what as just the prospect
would be for a party of eight or more. If such a party can
be arranged I can pay the expenses of an escort bringing them
here. I shall be glad to hear from you at once. I can
take the little girl and provide transportation for her if no
others come, but it would be necessary to have her under some
one's care. Perhaps you could arrange that. Let me hear
from you promptly and I will be governed accordingly.

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May 20th, 1891.

Miss Bessie O. Patterson,
Seston, S. D.

Dear Miss Patterson:-

I have just written Miss Scott in
reference to Felitta, when we will be glad to receive her.
A letter from Henry Kandal informs me that he can make up a
party of Zelita and would like to bring them to. I shall be
glad if we can have a nice party from Zelita.

I trust your superintendent may find one more, so as
to take the three tickets that I send. I write him in refer-
ence thereto. If you cannot send a girl, let us have a boy.

I sympathize with you in your uncomfortable situ-
tion and trust that things may right themselves soon.

Your friend,

Capt. & Adjutant.

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it takes longer, it would be all right. I shall arrange the
transportation when I know certainly that you can use it.

Faithfully, your friend,

May 20th, 1891.

Dr. J. N. Richards,
Falsington, Pa.

Dear Sirs-

I have your letter in reference to Peter
Oscar, and herein enclose communication from my school
physician in regard to it. I see no other way than to con-
tinue treatment until some developments will enable a correct
diagnosis.

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May 20th, 1891.

Miss R. O. Bickels,
421 St. Peoria Street,
Chicago, Ill.

Dear Miss Bickels:-

Had you consulted me in reference to the
use of Henry Standing Bear as interpreter to be brought be-
fore the public in any way I should have decidedly advised
against it. Nothing hurts young Indians more than that.
Some of the best pupils in this school have been entirely
ruined by being made much of in public, and I have limited
our own appearances in public to the lowest notch.

You ought to know that Henry's mother is one of the
cast off wives of Standing Bear and that she had other children
and she, poor woman, is depending on Henry for aid as soon as
he is out of school. He is in our graduating class this
year and I could not allow him to leave until after the 8th
of June when our exercises take place. My own judgment
would be decidedly against his going to his father then,
though I did not contemplate letting him go until the home
going party leaves, which will be one of the first days of

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May 20th, 1891.

Mrs. J. M. Simpson,

Maple City, Kansas.

Dear Mrs. Simpson:-

Your original letter to your son enclosing one dollar was received and opened by me. I am very sorry to have to tell you that Eugene was quite a ball boy since coming to Carlisle and on April 18th, while under punishment for an offense, he ran away with one of the other boys from Charge Agency, - Fred Menerave, who I think is perhaps much worse than Eugene. I have heard of them down in Virginia where Fred has some relatives on his father's side, but the indications are that they were making their way west. It will do them no harm to have their "lark" out. They will know more when they reach home then they did when they started. I return the letter and its enclosure.

Faithfully, your friend,

Capt. & Sup't.

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May 20th, 1891.

Mrs. P. G. Creuder,

243 West 51st Street,
New York City.

Dear Mrs. Creuder:-

The boy you saw was John Sanborn, who was guilty of spending the day in town and buying and drinking whisky, getting into quarters where he had no business at midnight, and other worse misconduct. There were two of them, one in another cell, - which you did not see. They came to us from Central Wisconsin a few months ago and seemed to be a very bad couple. They were tried for their misconduct by a court of the students and sentenced to a week's confinement in the guard house and the loss of social and team privileges for several months. John is the better of the two; still, he had no business to do what he did.

I remember your visit with a great deal of pleasure and will be glad to give you any information you care for.

There were no visitors from Harrisburg at our entertainment.

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May 20th, 1891.

Mrs. T. L. Tompkinson,

New Cumberland, Pa.

Dear Friends:

Mrs. Pratt and I shall be very happy to have
Mrs. Griffith as a guest for as long as she cares to stay
here or about Carlisle. I will have a conveyance at the
1.12 train at Gettysburg Junction on Monday the 25th. Mrs.
Griffith can be brought directly to my house. Anything I
can do to facilitate her work I shall be very happy to do
when I know what it is.

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May 20th, 1891.

A. J. Hopkins, A.

Thompson, Del.

My dear Sir:-

I am rather inclined to think that David Leno
Wolf is the same old man. Since our tilt with him last year
he has made his appearance in Michigan and again in Indiana
and Ohio, always telling the same or a similar story. He
was never at Carlisle. I ran him out of the country when he
was here before by sending my Mr. Standing after him. It
would be well if the papers advertise him. As soon as he
found out that I was after him before, he left the country and
turned up several months afterwards in Michigan. Publish
him.

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May 21st, 1891.

Mrs. M. E. Scott,
Broughton, Mich.

Dear Mrs. Scott:-

The wish of the Department is that I
shall fill up with Indians from the wilder tribes, the Sioux,
the Ute, the Cheroke, the Blackfeet, and these tribes, and I
do not see how it is possible for me to make special arrangements
for your boys.

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May 22st, 1892.

Mrs. Laura Decatur,

Danaidore, Oa. 12.

My dear friend:

I hope you're telling me that Martha's mother
has consented to her remaining as long as I think her.
Please say to her from me that I think she has acted wisely
and that I shall have great pleasure in pushing Martha forward to as much education as she is able to take.

You say nothing of yourself or Richard, nor
of the other students at the agency or of how things are.
I shall be very glad if you can find time to write me a full
letter letting me know just how you all are.

Cordially, your friend,

Capt. & Sup't.

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May 21st, 1861

Bessie Lona Wolf

Cara, Healy & Bigelow,
170 East Van Buren Street,
Chicago, Ill.

Dear Miss Lona Wolf:-

Your brother Felix Lona Wolf, or
Felix Eaglefeather as we have him here, has determined to re-
main at Carlisle for another year and has engaged to work for
parties in Bucks County during vacation. I do not see how I
can change his plans at present. It is certainly very much
better for him to stick to his chances for education than it
is to break away from it. Joseph Lona Wolf was not in
good health, and that was the reason I completed so promptly
with your wishes. Felix is in excellent health, and there
is no reason why he should not continue his school work, as
he wants to.

I am very glad to know that your mother is so in-
terested in educating her children and is so willing to give
them up to the schools. It is the wisest thing she can do.
In the end she and her children will be so much better off in

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May 21st, 1891.

Phoebe Howell,

Pennsylvania Hospital,

Philadelphia, Pa.

Dear Phoebe:—

I got your letter and have to ask your pardon
for not answering you promptly. I placed it in a side pocket
of my coat and it escaped my mind and only came to me this
morning. As I understand you, you have arranged so that
you are in the Medical Ward as you wish to be, and if this is
so there seems no reason why you should be disturbed or dis-
contented. I think, dear Phoebe, that you should exercise
a good deal of forbearance and not be too particular in your
demands and of your work, remembering that you are a pioneer
in the matter of Indian girls having such opportunities, and
that unless we can make those who manage nurse schools desire
or willing to take Indian girls we shall not get others.
You can always patiently go forward and discharge the duties
given you, and if they do not give you a fair show you can
quietly, at the proper time, lay your plans before the sur-
geons in charge and proceed with dignity and quietness. It

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May 23rd, 1891.

Mr. A. R. Hart,

630Pearl Street,
New York City.

Dear Sirs-

I would be glad to have you make me as nice and complete a plate as you can, for printing on letter heads, of the enclosed, as per my letter to you of April 17th, and your reply. Please finish it up with as much
news in detail as you can.

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May 25th, 1891.

General T. J. Morgan,

Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
65 Wooster Street,
New York City.

My dear General:-

I can glad that you and Mrs. Morgan will be with us at our commencement. Purchase tickets only to Carlisle, and I will arrange with you and give you tickets from here to Washington. Advise me which train you will be on and I will meet you at the Junction. Especially glad that you can stay several days, so that we can talk over matters generally.

The slips containing article from the Washington Republic, which we shall place in the next Red Man, are read by 400 of them. Shall I send them to you or to the Office in Washington?

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May 25th, 1891.

James Cloud,

Bay City, Mich.

My dear friend:-

I have yours of 22nd enclosing $20, to pay Agnes' expenses home. In the meantime, our letters have crossed each other, and I await your answer to my other letter. While I do not withdraw anything I said, and continue to think that the best way would be for you to invest this money for Agnes' benefit, I will say that if you insist on her coming home, I shall not, under the circumstances, deny her going after July 1st, when the home party goes.

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May 25th, 1891.

Amos Fitch,
Quoter, Mich.

Dear Sir:-

It must be plain to you, as it is to me, that the great thing to be considered in the welfare of the boy, his future. If he is to be an ignorant, worthless, good for nothing, we must allow him to quit school and get on with the little information he has. If he is to be of some value he needs education; he has his opportunity to get it and the sacrifices to enable him to get it should be made on the part of his relatives.

May 25th, 1891.

Cecilia Londrosh,
Normal School,
Millersville, Pa.

Dear Cecilia:-

I enclose to you my check for $10.00

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May 26th, 1891.

Hres! Sarah Printup,
Samborn, N. Y.

Dear friend!

Hattie Bissel should never have been sent here.
She is, undoubtedly, in a well advanced consumption. Although
she is up and about and attending school she cannot very long
continue. It would be better that you send me the means to
send her home at once. It will cost $7.00.

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May 27th, 1891.

Rev. J. Max Hark, D. D.,

Lancaster, Pa.

My dear friends:

I have not endeavored to make special Rail-
road arrangements this year, for the reason that heretofore
I have made them with special reference to our country patrons
and students coming in and have included visitors, and this
year our exercises occur at a season in which farmers are so
busy as to be unable to attend, and there is no evidence that
we shall have any number. I have an arrangement with the
Pennsylvania Road, by which I could give your party return tickets
to from here at half the regular rate and would be very glad to
do this if the party comes. Our commencement is on Wednesday
next, 3rd inst., from 1.30 to 4.00 o'clock.

On account of the epidemic of measles which
was with us in April and early part of May we were compelled
to postpone our commencement, and in order to meet the pro-
mises made to our farm patrons we have sent out large numbers
of students to the country, so that we shall have present with
us only about 325 of our students, 440 being absent.

Yours sincerely,

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May 28th, 1891.

Miss Ellen S. Bullfinch,
136 Mt. Auburn Street,
Cambridge, Mass.

Dear Friend:-

Replying to your letter of 21st, I must inform you that we have no such thing in this school as scholarships. The $167 which we, in common with the other eastern schools, receive from government is more than ample to cover our expenses, and Congress is quite willing to give us as much money for support of more students as we need, or for all that we can carry. Last year our expenses were only about $120 per capita, and we do not feel that we are stunting or limiting our work. What we have to contend for are facilities, the enlargement and improvement of buildings. I should very much like to have the help of your society, because if you take a monied interest in us you will give more careful consideration to our work and our plans. I offer a suggestion to your society:-

We have among our young men one of the most flourishing Y. M. C. Associations in the State. They are

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connected with the regular State work and are always re-
presented at their Conventions. They work together in har-
mony with the Association of Dickinson College and the
Association of the town of Carlisle and they send delegates
to Mr. Moody's Northfield convention every summer. This
year the society proposes to send four delegates and pay their
expenses. The amount of good to the school resulting from
this Association is incalculable. They have therefore not
in school rooms or in general chapel, but for a number of
months back they have been agitating the erection of a simple
plain building suitable for their meetings and for the Association
Reading room, and have gone so far as to get from me a pro-
nise that they could occupy a certain piece of ground pre-
vided they raise the money to erect the building. They also
planned to get up an entertainment among the students and go
from town to town and from city to city holding meetings and
charging an entrance fee, or take up a collection, in order
to raise the money they need. It has not gone further than
that yet, and it would probably take a year, or may be two,
for them to raise the comparatively small sum for this pur-
pose. Now, for $1,200 I can erect a suitable building and
give them the convenience near their dormitory building for

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the purposes of their Association. I do not think that
a scholarship could be made to compare in its results with
the good that would flow from this addition to the needs of
the school for these young men, and I should be most happy if
your society could see its way to direct its intended benov-
ence into this channel. It could be called "The.
Houghton Memorial Hall," or by any other name you select.
If the boys have the building they can easily raise the money
to furnish it.

Partially the several days delay in answering
your kind letter. I am in the midst of plans for buildings
and preparation for our commencement exercises which occur
next week.

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May 28th, 1891.

Mrs. D. W. Collins,
60 N. 38th Street,
Philadelphia, Pa.

Dear Mrs. Collins:

In every case where students ask to stay east, under the orders of the Countess-on-Heath, his wish is that none should return home who are getting on at all well and whose health is satisfactory. I put Mary in this class most assuredly, and if she herself wishes to stay with me I will take all the responsibility and heap her with the error of the government is not in returning the children at the time their three or five years expire, but in not educating them sufficiently to contend against the influences of their surroundings at home. What you plan for Mary is something that will almost cause her parents to look upon you as their greatest benefactor in the future, and while they may blame me now they will thank me later. From what Mary apprehends, and what her father writes, I think it perfectly safe that she should remain east and stick to her chances, for they

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will likely never come if she does not do that. We have
sent many good girls back to that agency under a promise that
they should come east again, and the promise has been broken.
The determination of the old people to hold on to their past
is so great that they cannot bear to see their children go
away, nor can they realize in any degree the conditions that
will accrue by continued education.

Let Mary write me a letter that she desires to re-
main and that will end it.

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May 23th, 1891.

Miss Mary V. Jackson,

1830 9th Street, N. W.

Washington, D. C.

Dear Miss Jackson!—

We have no summer uniforms or suits for boys at this school. Henry was liberally provided with clothing when he went to Philadelphia, besides the supply of clothing he had at the time he received the new uniform, with an extra vest, four shirts, two undershirts, two night shirts, four handkerchiefs, four pairs of hose, a hat, one pair of drawers and a pair of shoes.

He has the means to buy himself a summer suit should he find that necessary.

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May 18th, 1891.

Frank Elyee,

Churchville, Bucyrus Co., Pa.

My dear Frank:

I have heard from the Consul general of Indian
Affair that it is necessary for me to keep every boy and
girl whose health conditions are favorable, and where there
is no very great demand for their return home. I place you
in this list, and I think it important that you stick to the
ship a while longer. Sincerely any of the pupils are returning
this year. Though there is a long list of those entitled to go home, almost all have concluded to stay for one
year more than before, and I want you to do that too.

Your friend,

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May 28th, 1891.

Stasehe,

Pennington, N. J.

My dear friend:

I have word from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that it is necessary for me to keep every boy and girl whose health conditions are favorable, and where there is no very great demand for their return home. I place you in this list, and I think it important that you stick to the ship a while longer. Scarely any of the pupils are returning this year. Though there is a long list of those entitled to go home, almost all have concluded to stay for one year more anyhow, and I want you to do that too.

Your friend,

Capt. & Sup't.

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May 29th, 1901.

J. W. Parker,

Atchison, Kansas.

My dear Sirs-

Joseph A. Poulas, of the graduating class,
 thinks that he a great grandson of the old Onida chief that
 you speak of. He belongs to the Onida and came from
 Green Bay. We have quite a number of the Poulas, both boys
 and girls, in the school. They are among the brightest and
 best students we have. Joseph is quite a strong character,
 and one who left us quite three years ago has been a most
 efficient teacher and official among his people.

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May 20th, 1891.

George Mryuch,

San Charles Agency, Arizona.

My dear George:-

I got your letter telling me of your good fortune to be the official interpreter for the courts at $5 a day. That is very nice indeed; I trust you will give good satisfaction to those who employ you, and that they will think better of you and the Apaches and of Carlisle for what you do. We do not forget you either at Carlisle.

About some of the boys I hear good reports, about others, not very good. I wish you would write me a letter telling me about each one of the boys who have returned from Carlisle; what they are doing now; have any enlisted in the regular army? Which one enlisted? Who are scouts? Who are working for the agent? Who are farming, etc.?

Faithfully, your friend,

Capt. & Surg't.

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May 29th, 1891.

John Archiquette,
Oncida, W.I.

My dear friend:-

Your son Willie is living with Mr. S. H. Rutherford, near Harrisburg. He is well located for the summer, and it is the Commissioner's instructions to hold on to students who are in good health and who are capable of taking a more advanced education, and there seems no reason why Willie should not continue. I have given instructions that all out students shall write to their parents once a month and the letters be sent here to be forwarded, so that I shall know hereafter that Willie does write, and if he fails can look it up.

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May 20th, 1892.

Randall Delaney,

San Carlos Agency, Arizona

Dear Randall:-

I got your letter. Glad to hear from you and to know that you and Ronald and Constant務 are scouts. Be faithful and do the best you can. You have an honorable place, if you make it so.

You got the Helper, consequently all the Curiosity news, and there is nothing more for me to write.

Sincerely, your friend,

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May 29th, 1891.

Mrs. Lavinia Metoxen,
Sagela P. O., Wis.

Dear Mrs. Metoxen-

Complying with your letter of the 25th, I have placed Richard's name on the home going list and he will return with the party which leaves here early in July. On further investigation, I am satisfied you are right about it. His eyes have been persistently troublesome all winter and his school opportunities very limited.

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May 29th, 18816

Henry Rice Hill,

Winnebago Agency, Neb.

My dear friend:-

Your son is making excellent progress, and it is the wish of the Commissioner that we should hold on to all students who are getting on well and who have good health and push them forward to a higher education. I trust that you will be content to spare your boy a while longer in order that, when he does return to you, he may return with a better education than those when we have sent home hereafter.

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May 20th, 1907.

William Poisano,

Laguna, N. H.

Dear William:-

I have placed Bert Wolmer's name on the home
coming list and he will return with a small party which goes
early in July.

The Commissioner of Indian Affairs directed me
to keep all students who are making good progress and who
are in fair health and push them to a higher education. I
have submitted the matter to the students themselves and they
have generally determined to stay. Those from your State
who are on the home going list are:- Bert Wolmer, Demetria,
Frank Kiatse, Siasche, Yamic Leede, Jean Mita, Harriet Ke-
wakary and Mildred Sikkich.

 faithfully, your friend,

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June 1st, 1891.

To The

Adjutant 10th U. S. Cav'y.
Fort Apache, Arizona.

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. G. No. 194, Headquarters of the
Army A. G. O. August 23rd, and letter of instruction from the
Hon. Secretary of the Interior, dated September 6th, all 1879.

My address for the next month is as above.

Very respectfully,

Your oht. servt.,

Capt. 10th Cav'y.

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June 1st, 1891.

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

Sir:

I have the honor to report myself on duty in charge of this school under the provisions of the Act of Congress, approved June 27th, - per S. O. No. 104, Headquarters of the Army. A. G. O. August 23rd, and letter of instruction from the Hon. Secretary of the Interior, dated September 6th, - all 1870.

Very respectfully,

Your obt. serut.,

Capt. 10th Cav'y.

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June 3rd, 1901.

Rev. A. J. Molee'd,

Dept., Indian Industrial School,

Regina, R. I.: For'

My dear Sirs:-

The best answer I can give you to your question
is to send you a copy of one of our Government documents con-
taining the rules for Indian schools, as put out by our pre-
cent Commissioner. This defines the duties of the greater
part of our employee sufficient, at least, to guide a superin-
tendents.

I congratulate your government, and my good
friend, your Commissioner, Mr. Mayter Reed, on the progress
you are making in school matters and especially on the line
of growing up schools outside of the tribes. Whether you
can succeed at Regina as doing what I am here in the way of
outing is probably a question, because of your proximity to
the tribes. We have out to-day in families and on farms
448, as shown by the little slip daily report just laid on
my desk for to-day, out of a total of 762. This daily con-
tact with our own people on the lines of usefulness and in-
dustry furnishes the very best means of growth in civilization.

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June 3rd, 1891.

Wilson Elm,

Oneida, Wis.

My dear Sir:-

I have been a long time in answering your letter wanting to hear from Maggie. Maggie is in one of the best graded schools near Philadelphia. She has a delightful home; everything points to her greatest advantage in remaining just where she is. I feel that it would be wrong to break in on her school privileges for any cause whatever. Her future is what we must consider, you and I together. The Commissioner instructs me to hold on to every student who is getting on at all well and not to send them home but to push them forward in their education. He says that this is the duty of the government to the children and to the Indiana. I trust you will accept of this as being not only for Maggie's greatest good, present and future, but also for that of yourself and your wife. We must all put up with inconvenience in order to give our children the proper advantages.

Your friend,

Capt. & Adjutant.

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June 3rd, 1891.

Howard Slow Bull,

Care of Jonathan Mason,
Langhorn, Pa.

My dear Howard:

I have a letter from Capt. Penny, the agent at Pine Ridge, written me at the instance of your father, asking how you are, etc., and saying that he has heard you are sick. Your father comes to be an old man. I note that you have on our books a credit of $48.06, and that your last month's report gave you a credit with your patron of $15.40, making $58.44 in money that you have. Allow me, my dear Howard, to suggest to you that it would be a very kind way to pay you back the rest. I should be happy to send him a little check of say $10. Don't you think so? Don't you want me to send him such a check and tell him that you had written and asked me to do it.

Gordially, your friend & schoolfather,

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June 3rd, 1891.

William Paterson,

Laguna, N. M.

Dear William:

Your second letter in regard to Bert Wetmore
is received and is answered by mine to you of recent date,
by which you will see that Bert is to return home early in
July. I am glad to hear that Ulysses is improving in
health and also glad that you yourself appreciate the value
of having scholars away from the bether of the parents. That
is hopeful and I trust all of the parents of the children will
come to the same conclusions.

Our commencement occurs to-morrow. We graduate 10<sup>th</sup>. Robert Mathews, who is in the class as you know, fails of graduation, not being able to keep up with his class. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs will be here and give out the diplomas.

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June 3rd, 1891.

Mr. Stacy G. Glauser,
Newville, Pa.

Dear Sir!-

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June 3rd, 1891.

Newton Big Road,
Pine Ridge Agency, S. D.

My dear Newton?—

I have your letter asking about Howard Slow Bull, and at the same time I had a letter from the agent, written at the instance of his father. I have written the agent quite fully about him. Howard is very well indeed, is out for the summer in Bucks County, getting $12 per month, and has a nice little bank account already, which he seems disposed to increase, like a wise good boy as he is. He is in excellent health and there is no reason that I know of that his father should feel any anxiety on his account.

Sincerely, your friend,

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June 3rd, 1891.

Miss E. C. Sickles,
421 South Peoria Street,
Chicago, Ill.

Dear Miss Sickles!

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June 3rd, 1881.

Moses Culbertson,
Pine Ridge, S. D.

My dear Moses:-

I have wagons here and could send you one but
must require that you first send me the money. Some years
ago I shipped an Indian a wagon in that way and I had to pay
for it as he never gave me the money, and I feel that it is
best that I should first have the money in every case here-
after. Not that I doubt you in any way but that I must make
a rule and stick by it not to send our wagons out unless we
have the money for them. Send me the money and I will send
you the wagons.

Gordially, your friend,

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June 2nd, 1891.

Chas. F. Measuze,

Sup't., Haskell Institute,
Lawrence, Kaa.

My dear Measuze:

I sympathize with you in your bereavement.
My mother still lives, at the age of 75; I lost my father
in 1857.

We are just on the eve of our exercises. I
expect the Commissioner her & in half an hour, and he will
give out the diplomas to-morrow. It would have been a great
pleasure to have had you present.

It is barely possible I may go west, and if I
pass near Lawrence I shall certainly stop and see you!

Miss Stanton leaves Thursday evening. Sorry
to lose her, but knowing her anxiety to be near her father.
I could not do otherwise than give her the freedom of choosing
her future. Where I am to get one to fill her place I
don't know.

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June 6th, 1891.

Chief Big Tree,
Kieow, Comanche & Wichita Agency,
Ok. T'yu.

My friend!

On receipt of your letter in reference to Frederick
Dangerous Eagle, I forwarded the same to Mr. Paxson, a most
excellent farmer, near New Hope, Bucks Co., Pa., with whom
Frederick is living, and I enclose to you his reply. I
have regular reports in reference to the health and other
conditions of all our students, and should Frederick's con-
dition at any time become serious I will act favorably upon
your request to have him sent home, but just now it does not
seem that doubtful conditions exist.

Sincerely, your friend,

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June 6th, 1891.

Samuel Tounesond,
Marietta College,
Marietta, O.

My dear Santioli—

I congratulate you heartily on your appointment to help Miss Clark, and I know you can make yourself invaluable to her. It will not be possible for me to get you a low rate ticket. The Railroads west of Chicago and St. Louis have all gone back to their original prices and I am just now quarreling with them about their rates. I wish I could help you.

Sorry to hear General Eaton leaves Marietta yet it may be for something a great deal better. He deserves it.

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June 8th, 1892.

Thomas J. Quinn,

Stin冊ton Agency, S. D.

Dear Sirs-

Henry Koolin has decided to remain at Coriolis
for, at least, another year and has been placed out in a
country for the vacation. It is not practicable to change
him now, nor is it best that he should give up his school.
His interests can be as carefully guarded in his absence by
you as if he were present. I read your letter to the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, who was here a few days ago,
and he advised that either you or the agent, or some one
properly qualified to look out for the allotment due Henry
that and affecting the monies due him be allowed to go back to the
Treasury, where Henry can get them whenever he wants.

Yours truly,

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June 6th, 1891.

George Armstrong,
Yinita, Ind. T'y.

My dear Sirs-

George Parrish is a recent arrival at the school. The regulations provide that students come here for five years, or until they graduate. Every variation from this rule produces discontent and trouble. If George writes you as you state, that she is anxious to return, she differs somewhat in her statements, for she told me that she wanted to remain here and that she desired to go out into the country during vacation, as we let many of our students do, and upon her own conclusion she was permitted to go. I do not think it best to recall her and return her to her home, - neither best for her nor best for the interests of the school. I am sorry for any inconvenience or discomfort that it may cause you and her other relatives, but certainly we are doing what is best for her.

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June 6th, 1891.

John La Rush,

Reserve, Sawyer Co., Wis.

Dear Sirs:-

Your daughters are in good health now. Maggie had the measles and was somewhat slow in recovering from them but is now entirely recovered. They seem to be happy and to enjoy their life here and there seems no good reason why they should be disturbed.

the
I know very well such influences that try to
keep you discontented but I trust you will not give way to
those influences but that you will make yourself contented
with the absence of your children in order that they may have
the advantages which we are giving them and which are very
much better than you could have at home.

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June 6th, 1891.

Abram Webster,

Oneida, Wis.

My dear friend!

Instructions from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in relation to returning students, have compelled me to delay a long time ensuring your letter of April 4th. I have now to respectfully inform you that your daughter, Lena Webster, will leave here with the home going party early in July.

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June 8th, 1891.

Angus M. Robertson,

Sisseton Agency, S. D.

My dear Mr. Robertson:

Your daughter Etta will leave here one of the first days in July for home as she has graduated and does not wish to continue her education. Nellie wishes to continue and there is no need whatever of her going home to sign for her share of the money. If the money is not paid by the agent there it simply goes back to Washington to be claimed by Nellie at any time that she desires to get it. She has only to write to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs who will attend to it. That is being done all the time by our students, and the Commissioner assured me when here a few days ago that there was no occasion for any student to go home on account of payments to be made, that the office will specially protect all the students in their rights. Etta came out third in her class and stood as the only female in it. The Commissioner was present and gave the diplomas. I hope you will get the next Red Man and read the papers of each of the graduating class and also the kind words of the Commr.

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