DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
INDIAN SCHOOL SERVICE,
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT,

Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 5, 1895.

John Collins,
702 N. 43rd St.,
Phila., Pa.

My Dear Friend:

I am glad to hear from you. Mrs. Pratt has a very large amount of material in scrap books covering conditions at Augustine and especially comments about the Indian prisoners while we were there in '75 to '78; but she values them very highly and does not seem willing to let them go out of her hands. If you come up to see us, as you may sometime soon, she will take great pleasure in giving you opportunity to extract anything you may care for.

I thank you for your photo-engravure, and am pleased that you enjoy dear Nana's Icelandic letters.

In three days more they start from a small station on the north coast and pass around the east end of the island. In doing this they cross the Arctic Circle. They stop at various points on the island, then ce to Scotland and home, arriving in Philadelphia about the 27th. I hope when she returns that we may have additional notes for The Helper. Her letters have attracted quite a great deal of interest and some of the most appreciative comments.

I am sorry you did not have something on the Indians for your convention. The times seem almost always critical in their case and

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED OR REPRODUCED WITHOUT PERMISSION OF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

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especially so just now. Our government is practically on its knees
before a few Western cow-boys and murderers and a recently admitted
state. Instead of allowing the state to kill some Indians and place
others in confinement, the whole army should have been summoned, if
necessary, to enforce the sacred treaty right of the Indians to hunt
in Jackson's Hole, and if the state wanted to proceed in the mat-
ter, it should have been compelled to initiate the movement.

The result is that the Indians who have very limited rations
and who are dependent upon hunting for partial support, are driven
back to the reservation by the army to starve quietly or be shot.

We all deplore the great loss to our beautiful Florida in the
destruction of its orange trees.

Mrs. Pratt joins me in cordial remembrance.

Yours faithfully,

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In reply to:

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
INDIAN SCHOOL SERVICE.
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT.

Confidential

Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 5, 1895.

Luzena Choteau,
2829 Calumet Ave., Room 417.
Chicago, Ill.

My Dear Luzena :

My great trouble in meeting your wishes about the weekly letter, is that I am greatly overloaded here. I send you a copy of the last Red Man, so that if you have not received it, you may have a copy.

I would suggest that for your first letter you take up the case of the Bannocks about whom you will find on the second and third pages of The Red Man, a number of extracts. I would handle the system of the Government in their treatment of the Indians to persuade them to give up parts of their reservation by giving them the privilege of hunting outside of the lands which they ceded to the United States as in this case. The commissioners often make such an arrangement in their treaties with the Indians to induce their consent, well knowing that soon the influx of white men will drive the game out, and the right will amount to nothing.

The laws of Wyoming as well as the laws of Colorado prohibit the hunting of elk and deer until after the first of September, but pleasure parties from the east are escorted over these game district in June, July and August, and shoot deer, antelopes and elk without

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stint, merely for the fun of killing. Indeed it is the drawing card
of the several localities which secure tourists from whom the set-
tlers get considerable sums of money through going as guides and
for entertainment. There was no limit as to the time in which the
Bannocks might kill game in Jackson's Hole. They had a perfect
right under their treaty to be there. A strong point can be made
against the Government (which ought to be above every state) for
allowing the state laws to interfere with its solemn treaty obliga-
tions with the Indians, and also in that instead of driving the
Indians back to their reservation and allowing the Wyoming laws to
be set aside as not of the treaty, they should have had the mur-
derers of these Indians under arrest and should have used the whole
army if necessary to carry out its agreement with the Indians.

The way the case now stands, the advantage is all placed on
the side of the state and the Government is at the great disadvan-
tage of waiting the slow process of law in a western community deep-
ly prejudiced against the Indian, and where if an impartial jury can
be found, no end of delay may be caused, and the Indians never get
their rights.

In the meantime it is well known that the scant rations oblige
them to supplement their food by hunting and now they are deprived
of that privilege of helping themselves and are driven back to the
reservation to starve, with the army stationed over them to compel
submission.

The situation, which is one of grossest injustice, shows the

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greatest weakness on the part of the general government.

Note particularly the last little article in The Red Man giving
the treaty clause which protects them from abuse. The treaty clause
giving them a right to hunt is so fully admitted that I need not
spend the time to hunt it up for you.

You will need to be careful not to expose me in these letters.

I am already somewhat under bans.

Dictated.

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in reply to:

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
INDIAN SCHOOL SERVICE,
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT.

Carlisle, Pa., Sept 7, 1895.

H. W. Spray,

Darlington, Okla. Ty.

My Dear Spray :

From your letter of the 3rd, just received, I take it you are still at Darlington and have gone to the Seger Colony or Canton-ment. This is well. I would rather enlarge our numbers from Cheyenne than to take any more from Osage, for the Cheyennes are far more hopeful. If the Cheyennes and Arapahoes go on receiving money disbursements, their condition will become just as hopeless as the Osages, but just now there is more to build on in the Cheyennes and Arapahoes than in the other tribe.

I telegraphed you last night not to take any more boys than you get girls. This must be an inflexible rule. With the boys we have and those on route, the quarters are practically full, while we could easily take care of 65 or 75 more girls than we shall have with the number that is coming in. Indeed if you could get all girls and no boys, I would like it better.

Miss Cummins has been transferred to Grand Junction, and I shall put you back in No. 11 and fight it out another year on this line unless something breaks.

Yours very truly,

Capt. 10th Cavalry, Supt.

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 7, 1895.

J. S. Biddle,
Harrisburg, Pa.

My Dear Sir :

Since you were here I feel so conscious stricken in my
extravagance in subscribing for your books that I have been uncom-
fortable, and beg now to recall the order I gave you. I really
have not the money. I am sorry to disappoint you about it, but it
is best for me to withdraw.

Dictated.

(P)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
INDIAN SCHOOL SERVICE
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT,

Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 7, 1895.

David Turkey,
1632 Cherry St.,
Phila., Pa.

Dear David :

I enclose my check for Eight Dollars Seventy-five cents the balance of your money here. Please receipt.

Your friend,

Capt. 10th Cavalry, Supt.

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in reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 7, 1895.

W. B. Gill, Supt. W. U.,
Phila., Pa.

Dear Sir :

At about 4:25 P. M. on Sept. 1st, at Superior, Wis. Miss Lizzie M. Lampson sent to me a telegram of which the following is a copy:

«Capt. R. H. Pratt, Supt. Ind. School,
Carlisle, Penn.

Five boys and three girls leave Superior today different routes to Chicago. Tickets were delayed.

Lizzie M. Lampson.

She paid the operator at the R. R. station 65 cents to send the message. The message never reached me. The omission caused very considerable trouble and inconvenience to myself and to Miss Lampson and the party.

I request an explanation and return of the money.

Dictated.

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 7, 1895.

Mr. Geo. E. Gamble,
5458 Germantown Ave.,
Phila., Pa.

Dear Sir :

I have had before me for some time a letter from you dated Aug. 19th, addressed to The Red Man, in regard to my article in the Christian Register, reprinted in The Red Man.

I had intended to answer it in the same kindly spirit and as fully as I could, but have been unusually taxed. I enclose you the last two numbers of The Red Man, containing other articles, views of which you take up in your letter; also a copy of The Indian Helper in which I invite your attention to the letter of a missionary, on the first page.

I send you two letters from my school physician, Dr. Carlos Montezuma, who is now at the Omaha and Winnebago Agency. I have many letters giving like conditions everywhere. Certain destruction awaits the Indian on his reservation and in his home life. The yearly reports of the Government show that he is constantly decreasing in numbers.

Dr. Montezuma is himself the best evidence that what you fear in bringing an Indian from savagery to civilization in a hurry, is without foundation. All my experience here contradicts this fear.

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In reply to:

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
INDIAN SCHOOL SERVICE.
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT,

Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 7, 1895.

Rev. Dr. J. M. Buckley, Editor
"Christian Advocate",
New York,

Dear Doctor :

When I received yours of Aug. 23rd, I put it into my coat
pocket, intending to talk with one or two of my people about it; I
changed my coat, and from the immense pressure of work I am under
just now, it slipped from my mind. I am very sorry, but hope it has
not interfered with any arrangements you may have wished to make.

Last year I began what I intend shall be the policy from this
On, or having a lecture on Tuesday preceding our Commencement; to be
given before the more intelligent portion of the school, numbering
about 400, and the faculty and people from town. We make it a paid
lecture in honor of the Commencement of the school Y. M. C. A.

Dr. Alvin Aabbott was with us last year. On Wednesday morning
we had an examination of our industries; in the afternoon our gymnas-
te, and the calisthenic exercise, and in the evening a general gather-
ing of the school and such visitors as are here, and the people of
the school, always a good house, before which we give some illustra-
tions of our musical qualities and short addresses by visitors.
Last year we had some native Indians, prominent orators. We had
Professor Barres, Judge Strong, now deceased, Judge Ashbridge, Minister
Thurston, and many other prominent visitors, including officials

2. (Dr. J. M. B)

from the Departments in Washington.

Thursday morning we examine the work in the schoolrooms, and
in the afternoon our commencement exercises proper are given.

I should be glad to have you with us for the full three days,
Feb. 25th, 26th, and 27th, but if you do not feel that you can be
with us through the ceremonies, I want you especially to give the
lecture Tuesday evening, the 25th; something applicable to the au-
dience. My principal teacher, Mr. Bakeless heard you deliver a
lecture on the subject

which I thought would be very good, but you may have others more
desirable. The lecture is what pays.

I shall be pleased to send you transportation to and from for
yourself and Mr. Buckley, should it be convenient for her to come,
and you will be my guests while here.

If it is not convenient for you to be here on Tuesday and you
can come Tuesday or Thursday, I hope you will do that.

We may see each other in Waukon or I may see you in New York
before the end of the year. What I especially desire now is to en-
ter into an arrangement that I shall rely upon so far as human contin-
guencies will permit.

dictated.

(P)

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from the Department in Washington.

Thursday morning we examine the work in the schoolhouse, and
in the afternoon our commencement exercises proper are given.

I should be glad to have you with us for the full three days.

Feb. 25th, 26th, and 27th, but if you do not feel that you can be
with us through the ceremonies, I want you especially to give the
lecture Tuesday evening, the 25th; something applicable to the at-
dience. My principal teacher, Mr. Bakeless heard you deliver a
lecture on the subject "Crankes" or "How not to go Mad."

I think I thought would be very good, but you may have others more
desirable. The lecture is what pays.

It shall be pleased to send you transportation to and from for
yourself and Mrs. Buckley, should it be convenient for her to come,
and you will be my guests while here.

If it is not convenient for you to be here on Tuesday and you
can come Wednesday or Thursday, I hope you will do so that.

We may see each other in Mahonk or I may see you in New York
before the end of the year. What I especially desire now is to en-
ter into an arrangement that I can rely upon so far as human contin-
encies will permit.

Dicated.

(A)

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 9, 1895.

Miss Nora Morgan,

Embarras, Wis.

Dear Miss Morgan :

I thank you for your note which warns me that it is better
to leave the Wetenhall children until we communicate with the Tomah
people.

Dictated. (P)

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Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 9, 1895.

Edith Jones,

Buford, Colo.

Dear Edith :

I received yours enclosing the extract from the Pictorial History which I asked you to copy, and am very much obliged to you for it.

I sent the singing books some time ago, and hope you have them by this time. If not, will you please let me know.

I have had much pleasure in telling my friends about my fishing experiences, particularly when I caught the big ones. I think if you keep on, you will some time get hold of a bigger one than any I caught.

Very Sincerely Yours,

YALE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 9, 1895.

Miss Alice M. Seabrook,
M. E. Hospital,
S. Broad St.,
Phila., Pa.

Dear Miss Seabrook:

I send you two tickets to Carlisle for Julia and her friend, and we can give them two tickets to return to Philadelphia when they are ready to go back.

We should be very glad indeed to see Julia and her companion and will give them all the opportunity in our power to accomplish the purpose of their coming.

Dictated. (P)

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Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 9, 1895.

C. K. Dunster,

Hayward, Wis.

Dear Sir :

I thank you for your brief note of the 5th and for your
expression in regard to the necessity of sending Indian children
away from their degraded homes for education. You and I think just
about alike on this subject.

Dictated.

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Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 9, 1895.

My Dear Friend;

Mrs. Pratt and I are very much obliged to you indeed for the little memento of St. Augustine. The young man who got it up was quite a boy when we were there, and we are pleased to see his development in the quality of the work.

In regard to the school, should you come to Carlisle, you may depend upon an opportunity of appearing before pupils and teachers. We are not afraid of a prolonged experience.

We are expecting a great deal of pleasure in the home coming of our dear Nana. Mrs. Pratt joins me in cordial remembrance.

Faithfully Yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 10, 1895.

Benj. Caswell,

White Earth, Minn.

My Dear Ben :

I congratulate you on your appointment whatever it is and wherever it may be. You did not enlighten me on either of these points.

I have sent the ordinary certificate, such as he requires, to Dr. Hailman, so that you are all right on that score.

I note what you say about the paper for The Red Man. There is plenty of room, and what people care to know is the opinions of returned students and intelligent Indians. My suggestion would be to write a letter on the general outlook of the Indians, the Chip-pewas in particular, and the general outlook for returned students. I think it would be advisable to let the topic on the Republican or any other party remain quiescent for the present. It will work no good for any of us to enter politics.

What you say about Dennison quite attracts me. I have often thought of a tour of the agencies with the band. I believe that the great agencies like the Sioux and other wild tribes would have their eyes opened.

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Now that you are going back into the Indian service and are
going to help along, I shall have more of a fellow-feeling for you
and shall hope to hear from you.

Cordially and Faithfully Your Friend,

Capt. 10th Cavalry, Supt.

Dictated. (P)

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In reply to

Miss Nellie V. Robertson,
Normal School,
West Chester, Pa.

My Dear Nellie :

It would do no harm for you to urge the Commissioner, po-
litely of course, telling him you are depending upon that money to
get you through your last year at the Normal; hence your anxiety.

I am so glad to hear of your good fortune in obtaining the
overseership. That was kind and good in Dr. Phillips and shows an
amount of appreciation which I myself prize.

If you are going to have some big time down there this winter,
notify me, and if possible I will come down.

Faithfully Your Friend,

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In reply to:

Mrs. Ida Bluejacket Wade,

Vinita, Ind. Ty.

Dear Ida :

Thanks for your full letter. I am getting somewhat hard-
ened to neglect, so that although now and then I had thought it
strange that you failed to write to me, I took it for granted it was
one of the usual lapses of the race, and that sometime and in some
way, I should hear from you and know of your success in life's bat-
tles.

Allow me to congratulate me on your marriage; and now I think
of it, was it not that which cut short your career and possibly
added to your anxiety to get away from school ?

The school has opened under unusually bright prospects. We
shall have a full school, and all of our accommodations and access-
ories are far in advance of any previous years.

I am glad to hear from Mrs. Pratt of the very good and proper
advice you gave your sister in the country. Until after they leave
school and take such duties as you have taken upon yourself, how
little many of our girls feel and appreciate the grand lessons they
get under the outing system.

I wish you would write me an essay on the line of your remarks.

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Conelitle, Pa., Sept. 10, 1995,

Jno. Wanamaker,

Phila., Pa.

Sir :

Please send me one dozen copies of "One Rich Man's Day" at the rate quoted me on your postal card received today.

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Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 10, 1995.

Annie Berone,

Tecumseh, Okla. Ty.

Dear Miss Berone :

Your letter of the 6th is just received. I expect Mr. Spray to be here about Monday or Tuesday of next week, and as he knows the geography of that country and can tell me best where to place a ticket for you, and you have not told me, I will wait until he comes, and then communicate with you.

I have no report from Mr. Spray about you, only that in one of his letters he expected to see you that evening. As soon as I know from Mr. Spray that it is all right for you to come, and I have no doubt it is, and I know the point at which to place a ticket, I will do so and notify the teacher of Shawnee School at Tecumseh as you wish.

Distrusted.

(T)

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In reply to:

Amos Hamilton,

Pawhuska, Okla. Ty.

Dear Amos :>

Your letter asking for $50.00 more of your money, is
received, and I enclose you a check herewith.

Dictated.

(P)

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 11, 1895.

This certifies that Benjamin Caswell is a graduate of this school, class of 1892, and that in both character and ability, he is entitled to the favor of the Department for such position as he is capable of filling in the Indian School service.

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in reply to:

Joseph Du Bray,
Lincoln, Mass.

Dear Sir :

If you can have the Hampton School authorities write me a letter that your career there was perfectly satisfactory, and they recommend that I accept you here, I shall be very glad to do so. I must know who you are and what you are before you are accepted. The question arises at once, 'Why do you not return and finish your education at Hampton?'

Dictated.

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Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 10, 1898.

Richard Sanderville,

Blackfeet, Mont.

My Dear Richard :

I congratulate you on your new responsibilities, and feel assured you will perform your duties so faithfully in every way that you will win the approval of the honorable gentleman whom you serve.

Misses Ely and Burgess are very well, but we are all head over heels in work. Mr. Standing has just returned from Atlanta where he has been fixing up the Indian exhibit.

I have just written the Indian Commissioner asking permission to send Alex Upshaw down to stay there during the Exposition to explain the character of it to the people who may visit it.

Carlisle is fuller this year than ever before in its history, and it looks as if we were going to have more than we can take care of. I am always glad to hear from you. With kindest regards, I am

Dieted.

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In reply to:

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR:
INDIAN SCHOOL SERVICE,
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT.

Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 13, 1895.

Miss A. M. Seabrook,
M. E. Hospital,
Phila., Pa.

My dear Miss Seabrook:

You will remember of course our dear little Annie Lockwood
Last year her condition was such that we thought she had better go
to New Mexico. There was strong tuberculous tendency. She went to
Albuquerque, and was with Miss Fisher a little while; but the Albu-
querque School is abominably located in the marshy bottoms of the
Rio Grande; just at that time there were changes of superintendents
at Albuquerque and difficulties innumerable; so Miss Fisher thought
it best for Annie to go away, and arranged for her at the Santa Fe
School. She spent the greater part of a year in Santa Fe, and re-
ceived apparently a slight benefit. But the surroundings at Santa
Fe and the influences at the School are simply abominable and there
was moral destruction on all sides.

Annie wrote me repeatedly, wanting to come back to Carlisle,
"Even if I go back to die, I want to come back." Miss Fisher vis-
ited her at Santa Fe and thought Annie's frame of mind was doing
her health far more harm than any good she could receive, and that

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if she were removed to where she wanted to be, there would be more
hope for her than if compelled to remain where she was always fret-
ting. On the urgency of Miss Fisher, and Annie's repeated appeals,
I sent her a ticket to Carlisle, and she is now here.

We had thought of getting her a home outside, but under the
circumstances, she needs to be where she can have medical treatment.
You know how it is here and how it is where you are. I have won-
dered whether it would not be practicable to have her at the hospi-
tal and give her light duties, and by keeping her under treatment
and good care, possibly break the spell. You know she is one of
our dear good girls, and is valuable if only she can be saved. I
would be willing to send her down and let you have her under obser-
vation and treatment for a time to determine what is best. Of
course, she is not strong enough to do very hard work, but she can
be quite useful. She does a little work here, plays tennis and
other games with the girls, and attends school.

Please submit this to Dr. Rittenhouse, and give me your advice.
With cordial greetings to Dr. and Mrs. Rittenhouse, I am

Faithfully Your Friend,

Dictated.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
INDIAN SCHOOL SERVICE,
OFFICE OF SUBSISTENTANT

Minnie Findley,
1903 Grant Ave.,
Denver, Colo.

My dear Minnie :

I have your letter and also a letter from Mrs. Stevick.
Under all the circumstances, I think you had better return to Car-
lisle for treatment just as soon as Mrs. Stevick can spare you.

Diated.

(P)

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 17, 1995.

Miss Amelia J. Frost,
Connecticut Mission Home, Ft. Hall,
Ross Park, Idaho.

Dear Miss Frost :

I have your letter in regard to Philip Lavatta. Philip's being a Senior, makes his running away a sad blow to our discipline. I have adopted the principle of letting runaways get back in their own way and take the chances of trial by court-martial on their return. If Philip wishes, he may do this.

In regard to Pennington, he was not a desirable student and I think it is just as well when pupils show lack of gratitude for what is being done for them, as both Pennington and Philip did, that the opportunities they throw away so lightly, should vanish from them.

We are continually excusing altogether too much from the Indian s
They never will amount to much until we hold them accountable.

Disturbed..

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logra.

Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 17, 1898.

Hon. Inc. R. Robinson, M. D.
Media, Pa.

My dear Sir :

Replying to your endorsement on Mr. Redheffer's letter of
the 12th in reference to the request for a girl from this school for
his friend in Merchantville; I have to respectfully inform you that
we are overburdened with applications for our Indian girls. The
number that we can permit to be out from us in the winter is limited
probably to less than one fourth of the excellent places asking.

Mr. Dunn visited me on this matter about the 10th and I fully
explained the situation to him then. My visiting agent thought the
work excessive at this place, and places not so desirable as we re-
quire for our winter cutting.

Mr. Dunn seems unable to accept of the situation, but he will
have to. If I had more girls to place out, I should be compelled
in justice to our cause to supply at least a hundred other appli-
cants before I did Mr. Dunn. Why he should appeal to you through
his friend Mr. Redheffer, after his visit to me, seems queer.

I am, Sir, with great respect,

Your Cessistent Servant,

Sept. 10th Cavalry, Sept.

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 17, 1895.

Mrs. M. C. Cunningham,
572 W. Penn St.,
Carlisle, Pa.

Dear Madam :

I am very sorry that I have no employment to give you,
but such is the case. I have been compelled to discharge the other
help I had in the sewing-room.

Disted.

(P)

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 17 1895.

John Bishop,

Columbus, N. J.

My dear Friend :

I have wanted to write you a note in reply to your esteemed
favor of the 4th, but it has been impracticable on account of the
press of work.

I do not urge any sort of land in Severalty scheme. I only say
that if "land in Severalty" must come in some such way, the alter-
nate section plan is the best one. In the execution of it the oth-
er plan has been nothing but a reduction of the reservation and has
brought untold evils on the Indians. I go back to my first utter-
ance on this in my annual report for 1891 in which I say,

"Whether it is good public policy to put upon them the grave
duties of citizenship before the civilization, intelligence and
ability of citizenship is educated and trained into them, is very
questionable."

And I point to my consistent record on this line for sixteen
years. I also point to the many utterances and acts of mine in
which I declare that "Citizenship is to be learned only among cit-
izens". I close the same report by saying "The great need is educa-
tion for the whole. Whenever that shall be determined upon, the

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In reply to

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
INDIAN SCHOOL SERVICE
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT

Rev. Thes. L. Hall, Missionary,

Lt. Barthold, N. D.

My Dear Friend;

I have had your letter for some time, but pressure upon me
has prevented me from answering.

I am becoming exceedingly dubious as to what can or cannot be
done by the Government in any matter pertaining to Indians; or rather, as to what the Government will or will not do in regard to them.
Your position is entirely correct, but so have some of mine been,
and I am overruled absolutely. I am also becoming entirely disgust-
ed with Mohawk as a factor or agent in Indian management. Those who
have the real power and do what is done, seem to laugh at the paper
bullets fired off there. The best thing to do as soon as the Indian
committee of the House is appointed, i. first, to see the members
of the committee if we can and educate them, and if we cannot see
them, then to write to them.

Capt. Clepp is one of the most inconsistent men I have ever met
I have known him for years and have always esteemed him as a good
friend. His last unpublished letter in our controversy is even more
ridiculous than the others, and I concluded he was hardly account-
able and that I should take no notice of what he said or did. I

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think it better to wait until he dies officially in the Indian service, at least. I feel sure that cannot be long when a change of administration comes. But the service is full of such characters. The army men especially seem to have been selected with special reference to their agnosticism or something akin to that.

If I get a chance at Hoke Smith, I will tell him what I think and I will tell him that there is one army officer and one missionary at least, both of the longest experience, who are agreed on this head.

Distributed.

(P)

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In reply to

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT,

Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 18, 1895.

Miss Elizabeth Teste,

Macloud, Okla. Ty.

Dear Friend :

I thank you for your full letter of the 9th. I am always
glad to get information in regard to our students, and particularly
to hear it from those who have long been in the Indian service.

The letter to Eddie was delivered. I send you three copies
of our book, one for the chief, one for Eddie's mother, and one for
such use as you may care to make of it.

Dictated.

(P)

Sept. 17.

Neld House,

Chattanooga, Tenn.

Impossible for me to get to Chattanooga. Cancel my obligation for
Room 125.

R. H. Pratt, Capt.

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In reply to:

Mr. Guy Le Roy Stevick,
1906 Grant Ave.,

Denver, Colo.

My Dear Guy :

A letter from Mr. Brunner, A. G. P. A. Vandalia Line, St. Louis, informs me that he cannot send you a ticket covering Minnie's transfer at the rate we have, but that the ticket must be furnished the passenger in St. Louis by Mr. A. T. Anderson, Station Pass. Agt.

I enclose you Mr. Brunner's letter which you can return to me. I have communicated with him and told him that you would instruct Minnie to ask Mr. Anderson for a ticket.

It would be well for you to let Mr. Brunner know beforehand the train on which Minnie will reach St. Louis.

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Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 19, 1895.

Jaz. T. White & Co., Pubs.

New York.

Gentlemen:

A box of your Cyclopedia of American Biography, 5 vols.
came to me by express, and I return it to you by the same carrier
prepaid.

I countersigned my order for these books in ample time to pre-
vent their being sent. I do not want the books and the order must
be cancelled.

Dictated.

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Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 26, 1895.

Mrs. F. E. Peckham,
63 Governor St.,
Providence, R. I.

Dear Mrs. Peckham :

I provided that a ticket be furnished the Indian Agent for the Indian boy, Lorenzo Garcia, to come to Carlisle. The agent said he would forward him, but between the time of my ordering the ticket for him and the time of receipt of the ticket from the R. N. agent, he corresponded with Supt. Mc Quin, who objected strenuously to his coming to Carlisle, but wishes him to finish the course at Albuquerque. He wishes his reasons to be withheld. The agent concurs with Prof. Mc Quin and therefore the boy cannot come to Carlisle.

This is quite the usual experience.

Dictated.

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 23, 1895.

Miss Eva Johnson,
1325 10th St.,
Washington, D. C.

My Dear Eva :

I have only time for a line to say that I trust in your
loyalty, and realize that you would not allow yourself to be used
if you knew it.

I shall endeavor to see you if I should happen to come to Washington, as you desire, so that if you move, you had better let me know your new address.

What is the matter with Miss Johnson? She has not yet shown up here, and I have no information about her. Emma is here writing for her sister.

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 23, 1995.

Mr. Emile Hardekopf,

310 Broadway, N. Y.

Dear Sir :

Replying to a letter from your firm, I have to say that I know Mr. Paul E. Shilling only imperfectly, but such observation of him as I have had, and the opinions coming to me from others who know him better, are all in his favor. The only objection that I could bring is that he has not seemed to have the stick-to-it-iveness required for best success. You may find on looking him over and getting information from others that I am mistaken about this.

Dictated.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
INDIAN SCHOOL SERVICE.

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT.

Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 25, 1895.

Mary Wilkinson,

Lt. Gerthald, N. Dak.

Dear Mary :

I feel a little sorry that you do not return and finish your course at Carlisle, but of course, I submit. It is the usual experience. A boy or girl gets on well and is in sight of the end, goes home ; an emergency at once arises compelling him to stay.

I often fear these emergencies are imaginary; certainly none of them are so pressing that they could not be overcome.

Faithfully Your Friend,

Capt. & Supt.

Dictated.

(P)

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In reply to:

Mrs. W. C. Wood,
110 S. 42nd St.,
Phila., Pa.

Dear Mrs. Wood :

I send you our pamphlet "Scheme of Grading". We go upon the principle that the living, earnest teacher is the only book needed for beginners. Indians do not need books so much as contact with earnest, thinking men and women.

We use Johannott's books mentioned together with many others. Perhaps the list of books and other papers I send you herewith may interest you.

I would suggest that you come up and see us. It would be quite impracticable, as you can see, for me to give you the prices of our text books, on account of their number. Our books are all bought in connection with the other books for all Indian schools by the Interior Department at its annual lettings in New York, and the wholesale price paid for the large quantities needed, would not be a guide for retail prices.

I not only think well of placing the Indians in contact with our best people, but I constantly labor to accomplish that, as you will find by studying our system of operations of our school for the last sixteen years. What Indians want to know is what civilization

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E. Wallace,

Belbend, Pa.

My Dear Sir :

For some time we have been satisfied that William Lone
Wolf was probably quite a little off the track, but we had not been
able to get hold of anything direct.

I am obliged to you for your letter. You need not have had
him with you a day longer than you wanted him, and you should have
kept me informed as to your experience and then I could have under-
stood what to do. You make your statement so long after the events
have transpired that it is not nearly so practicable now to handle
them. However, I shall do something.

Of course, William had no grounds for his statement in regard
to me. While he was with you, he wrote, asking me for money to buy
a small farm, which led me to somewhat suspect his being of unsound
mind.

Dictated.

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In reply to:

Jas. T. White & Co.,
5 E. 16th St.,
New York.

Gentlemen:

I have yours of the 25th. The next day after ordering
the books, I cancelled the ordered through your agent. He acknow-
ledged receipt of my letter; also my refusal to have either my por-
trait or biographical sketch in the book. But that is neither here
nor there. I countermanded the order in time, and it is useless
to press the matter.

Pictated.

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In reply to:

Mrs. Emmeline N. Miskokman,
Algonquin,
St. Clair Co., Mich.

My dear Emmeline :

I was glad to know by your letter that you are safe at
home and that things are going well with you. I suppose from the
way you sign your name, that you are married. If such is the case,
I congratulate you on that too, especially if you have a good hus-
band.

We are not willing to take the Indians of Walpole Island, as
there is a doubt about their being entitled to American privileges;
so there need be no anxiety on that score.

Spuyne Bevereaue's address is Kipp, Montana. I hope with all my
heart that the "Carlisle Yankees" will do credit to their training.

Dictated.

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Carlisle, Pa., October 1st 1895.

Edward Marsden,
Lane Seminary,
Cincinnati, Ohio.

Dear Edward:-

If you can come here on Saturday next and go with us to Mohonk you will be in time. We leave here on Tuesday and shall be very glad to have you go with us. Mrs. Pratt, Dr. Montezuma and myself will form our party.

Glad to hear of your successful progress along the lines of
your desires.

(Dictated)
N.

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Miss Edith Jones,
Meeker, Colorado.

Dear Edith:-

I was glad to receive your note advising that the singing books arrived. I was getting anxious about them.

The fish that we took to Denver seemed almost as good as when taken out of the river. I made a tin box and brought about twenty pounds of the nicest ones clear home to Carlisle. I put ice on top of them and kept ice on them all the way. They were still very good when we reached home.

With best wishes for a successful winter's schooling for you,

(Dictated)
N.

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In order to

Mr. Wm. P. Campbell,
Supt. Wind River Boarding School,
Shoshone Agency, Wyoming.

My dear Mr. Campbell:-

I have had your letter for almost a month, but being crippled in my office by the absence of Nana and especially burdened with the effort to get in our compliment of children, it has been allowed to wait for a more convenient season. Nana and Miss Shaffner returned from their long trip yesterday. They left Iceland on the 10th of September. We have only meagre accounts so far of the trip but enough to realize that they have had a most royal good time and have opened up to us lines of information and thought entirely different from what we have heretofore entertained of that isolated community.

I have gotten together a sufficient number to increase our aggregate to about 750. Indeed I did have 765 but bad examinations at the agencies compelled me to return about fifteen. The School is in better shape than ever at this season. We are already well organized and everybody is working with earnestness and enthusiasm.

Our special improvement this year was a front to the gymnasium,

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bringing it out on a line with the Girls' Quarters and making it
three stories high. The two upper stories are for the societies,
elegant rooms, and the lower floor is divided into a reading room,
library and bath-rooms.

The getting of pupils was in such shape that I did not feel
warranted in keeping our country outing for the winter up to last
year. I want to carry about six hundred at the School. We have
164 out.

I am glad to hear that you get on so well at your new place.
What you experience in the dual administration at the agency, is
simply what has always occurred, and which will continue to the end
of time. There is no change. The conditions cannot be otherwise.
It is impossible to have schools on the reservations removed entirely
from the oversight of agents. You know that as well as anyone and
to demand such schools only aggravates the fight. The admissions
of failure by the agents everywhere ought to admit of greater
recognition of my views as to where schools ought to be and what
ought to be done in them. I say over and over that I do not
believe that a single dollar of government money ought to be spent
for schools on reservations or in any way to elevate the Indians
at the same time stronger
and band them together as tribes. We are simply reproducing
western New York and the Five Civilized Tribes conditions. Those
who engage in such things and insist upon them are not only enemies
of the government but of the Indians. --But you know what I think

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Gen. J. F. Boyd,

Chambersburg, Pa.

Dear General:-

I have a good steel tank, 12X15 feet, which would be, I judge, just such an article as you would want at some station on your road, and which I would sell cheaply. It cost us $325.00 and has been scarcely used at all. I am authorized to sell it for $100. If you are in need of a tank of this kind I would be glad to hear from you. We put it into our stable intending to save the water from the roof and water our cows through a system of pipes. We at once found it was not wise to do that and it was best to send the cows to the spring where they could get fresh water and that of even temperature.

Capt. 10th Cav'y., Supt.

(Dictated)
N.

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In reply to:

Mr. A. K. Smiley,

Lake Mohonk, New York.

My dear Friends:-

Mrs. Pratt and I contemplate leaving here next Tuesday
in company with Dr. Montezuma and Edward Marsden, an Alaskan who
will come from Cincinnati for that purpose, to be present at the
Conference. My charity fund is too poor to admit of bringing any
students this year. The Doctor and Mr. Marsden will bear their own
expenses and it is of course a personal matter with Mrs. Pratt and
myself.

Thanking you for remembering us again, I am,

(dictated)
N.

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In reply to:

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
INDIAN SCHOOL SERVICE
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT.

Carlisle, Pa., October 1st 1998.

Annie Beecher Scoville,

Hampton Institute, Virginia.

Dear Madam:-

I have been interested in running over the September issue of "The Southern Workman," to note Hampton's progress. Your "Indian Outings" attracts me specially. You tell it all so well. But you do not give the truth of history.

Permit me to say that I began your Indian feature at Hampton and inaugurated the Indian cutting system for you, having previously made it a success in Florida: that I did it upon a principle for which I had argued long before, claiming that the Indian should be brought out from the reservations and permitted to live among us and associate with us, and thus be enabled to learn our civilization in a practical, common sense way. I took the first Indians to Hampton. They were from the Indian prisoners for three years under my charge in Florida. I also went to Dakota and brought in the first party of Indian boys and girls for you, Mrs. Pratt helping me. I urged upon General Armstrong association in the school between all the pupils, because by association friendliness would be brought about and much that the Indians did not know could be learned by them.

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from the other pupils out of school time. It has not been carried out as I suggested, for you always since have had an Indian boy's reservation and an Indian girls' reservation permanently established in the separate homes for each on the school grounds. But to the "Outing" about which you write,

You say on page 157: "The answer came years ago when the impetuous General started north with a party of boys and girls to find homes for them on Berkshire farms." Allow me to say that the General did no such thing; that I urged him to push out every Indian during vacation, particularly among the whites; that at Commencement in 1878 he talked with Deacon Hyde of Massachusetts in my presence and had me explain to the Deacon what I had done in Florida and what I thought could and ought to be done from Hampton. The Deacon went home full of it, but after driving around the country and talking with the people about it, reported to General Armstrong that it would be impossible to get homes for the Indians in Berkshire because of the prejudice against them. The General read me the letter just as he received it, in the evening. I said to him: "Let me take one of the boys as a sample card and go to Berkshire and I believe I can find homes and start the outing." The General said: "That's it. Go." It was late at night but I took Etahdick, one of my Florida boys, and rode down to Old Point, hired a boatman to row us out into the bay, went in front of the New York steamer, whirled a lantern, and at considerable peril, for it was stormy, made the steamer heave to. The captain asked what was the matter. I replied that two of us wanted to go to New York. He let down a

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rope ladder and we climbed aboard.

Arriving in New York we went at once to Lee, Massachusetts.
There was a missionary meeting in the Congregational Church that
evening. Etahdleuh, having been with me in Florida, could speak a
little English, and a short time before, at Hampton's Commencement,
had made a speech which was not inapplicable to our mission. Informa-
tion had been sent around that I would be at the meeting with a
young Indian who would speak and there was a full house. Etahdleuh
made his speech and I explained to the people what was proposed,
and that Etahdleuh was a sample of the Indians we desired vacation
homes for; that I had known these particular Indians for years and
could watch for the safety of everybody and for the absolute good
conduct and industry of those we intended to place; that they were
young men who had been under my care for three years in Florida.
Several persons talked favorably about taking one each that night.
The next day Deacon Hyde, the Indian and I drove around the country
and in two days we found homes for all we had to place out. I then
sent word to General Armstrong at Hampton and the young men were
forbidden.

That was the beginning of your Indian outing at Hampton, and
I claim the credit for its origin and for overcoming the
difficulties of its inception. It could not have been a success
except for my three years' work in Florida upon those young Indian
men who by their good conduct that year made possible all your

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subsequent success.

Right is right and wrong is wrong, and I am led to this exposé by your constant habit at Hampton of gobbling everything which occasionally becomes nauseous. There are plenty of living witnesses to what I have stated. I have no doubt if you preserve at Hampton with as much care as you used to when I was there eighteen years ago the letters that were received and written, you will find in your files Beacon Hyde's letter to General Armstrong and all the correspondence necessary to confirm these statements.

Capt. 10th Cav'y., U.S.A.

Supt.

(Signed)

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In behalf of

Carlisle, Pa., October 1st 1896.

Major John Simpson, Q. M., U. S. A.,

Quartermaster's Department, U. S. A.,
1428 Arch Street, Philadelphia.

Sir:-

Hereewith enclosed please find forage requisition in duplicate for my two private horses for the month of October 1896.

N.

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In order to

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
INDIAN SCHOOL SERVICE
OFFICE OF COMMISSARY

CarliLe, Pa., October 1st 1896.

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

Sir:-

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

My address for the next month is as above.

N.

Capt. 10th Cavalry, Supt.

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Carlsisle, Pa., October 1st 1895.

To the Adjutant,

10th U. S. Cavalry,

Ft. Custer, Montana.

Sir-

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

Very respectfully,

Your obedient servant,

Capt. 10th Cavalry, Supt.

N.

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., Oct. 3rd 1895.

Sir:-

Please send me 50 blank Requisition for Forage. I find I
am quite out of the blanks and am unable to send in my forage requisition for October until I am supplied with the blanks.

N.

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., October 5th 1898.

Capt. George LeRoy Brown,
University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, Tenn.

My dear Brown:--

I feel good all over that you have secured and been duly installed in a place you desire and where you feel you can make yourself useful.

I agree with you in your estimate of Dr. Daoney. He seemed to me to be an exceptionally fine man for one in his high place.

I am looking forward to a fishing trip with you with brightest anticipations. The difficulties surrounding me and my work have worn upon me lately and I am constantly planning an absence. I did intend to go to Chickamauga with Mrs. Pratt and try to locate and describe to her on the ground some of my trying experiences in that great battle, but when the time came it seemed impossible to get away. I was in the midst of bringing students in from points in the west, using the telegraph many times a day and meeting issues that could hardly be met by anyone else, Mr. Standing being away setting up our exhibit in Atlanta. I returned home after the close of the war full of love for the climate and people of Tennessee whom I met. Indeed, I planned seriously and had quite a correspond-

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., October 5th 1905.

Mrs. J. C. Shaffer,
1602 Hinman Ave.,
Evanston, Illinois.

Dear Madam:-

Replying to yours of the second instant, I have to say
that the Indian Agent is partially right. Tivis was a graduate of
this School in the class of 1890. He did well at the start but not
so well afterwards. He never went clear back to the blanket, as I
was informed by himself and others when at Kiowa and Comanche Agency
last fall. He did live among the Indians and let his hair grow
long. I found him late at night with the then Agent and seven old
Indians, who had a very important matter to lay before the Agent,
acting as interpreter, being the selection of the Indians for that
purpose.

Tivis is one of three graduates out of one hundred graduates
from Carlisle who has not done well. Yet Tivis himself within the
last year has shown a great re-action in favor of better things. I
enclose to you his last letter to me.

If you could go with me to the agency and let me show you white
men who have been well raised and had far better advantages for
education than Tivis had and who have fallen as low and lower than

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Tivis, and will also let me show to you other Carlisle graduates
and some who are not graduates but have been under Carlisle influences
demoralizing
who are doing well under the most difficult surroundings, you would,
I think, at once realize the want of common sense the Agent shows
in his judgments. We are too apt in this world to be narrow in
our conceptions of such matters. The Agent would hesitate to say
ught against the Anglo-Saxon who had fallen on his race, but would
not hesitate to speak against the Indian. The Agent's official
life was doubtless very short. They are usually short lived. He
knows nothing of the far greater degradation and savagery of just a
few years past. If we should gauge our own race by the criminal
reports in any one of our great city dailies, we should form a very
low estimate of ourselves. However, it has never been my notion
that the way to get a hog clean and keep him so, is to take him out
of the mud and wash him and then put him back in the mud. We
Christians are constantly thanking the Lord that we are all created
of one flesh and blood, and yet we constantly keep 250,000 red
brothers and millions of others out of our houses and homes
decade after decade imprisoned on the reservations and in other
cases slaves to a base, un-American principle in communities by
themselves, and then declare that they do not civilize and American-
ize because it is not in the blood.

My notion for years has been that the best way to civilize the
Indian was to get him into civilization, and the best way to keep

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him civilized was to keep him in civilization. The best way to
make an Indian out of a white man is to send him among the Indians.
Both of these principles are entirely established to my satisfaction
through a multitude of experiences and long years of observation.
Feeding our civilization and Christianity to the Indian in home-
pathic doses has never worked and never will, however bright spurts
of temporary results may seem to be. Feeding these influences to
the Indian, he digests them and remains an Indian. I say, reverse
the process: feed the Indian to our American civilization and our
American Christianity and they will do for him exactly what they have
done for every other race under the sun; they will make him American
and Christian.

I send you some recent utterances of mine and an account of
the School by Prof. Super of Dickinson College, which you may not
have seen.

Capt. 10th Cavy., U.S.A.,
Supt.

(Distated)

N.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
INDIAN SCHOOL SERVICE,
STATE OF ILLINOIS.

Carlsbad, Pa., October 5th 1895.

C. P. Jordan,

Indian Village, Exposition Grounds,
Atlanta, Georgia.

My dear Sir:-

It has not seemed that a visit to the Exposition was without
in my range. I doubt very much if I am able to go to Atlanta, still
it is possible. There has been a great deal of talk about our
band going down, but that is as yet full of doubt.

Please kindly remember me to Yellow Robe.

(dictated)

N.

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To apply to:

Carlisle, Pa., October 5th 1895.

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

Dear Sirs:-

I am greatly obliged by yours of October 5th with its
enclosures for Mrs. Pratt and myself, and especially obliged to
you for surrounding the transaction with some dignity, though I
am modest enough to realize that "beggers should not be choosers."

(Dictated)
N.

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Carliole, Pa., October 8th 1895.

Miss Flora L. Campbell,
Haskell Institute,
Lawrence, Kanasas.

Dear Flora:-

I have your note of the 3rd enclosing $10.00 and thank
you for the return of the same.

I should be glad to hear fully from you about your work, and
trust all goes well with you.

You have the School news from the Helper. The school work is
well organized and we are in the full enthusiasm of the winter's
work.

Miss Shaffner and Nana returned from their long trip a week ago
and bring us delightful accounts of their journeyings.

With cordial greetings from us all to our friends at Haskell,

Your friend,

N.

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., October 31, 1901.

Miss Florence Wells,

Tonasket School, Loomis, Washington.

Dear Florence:-

Your letter of September 3rd has remained thus long unanswered because I have been very busy in organizing the work for another school year. I was glad to hear of your new location and I trust you may find your work this year very pleasant.

You did indeed have an eventful trip west. I know that country and how beautiful the scenery is there. I should like to have some of the delicious fruit you speak of.

Miss Shaffer and Nana have returned from their long trip and are greatly interesting us with accounts of their travels. They have both been greatly benefited in health by their vacation.

You have the school news from the Indian Helper. We have opened up well in our work and hope to have a good record in our departments at the end of the year. The new addition to the gymnasium is almost completed and will be a great help in our work. The addition is of brick, three stories high. The third floor contains two large rooms, one each for the Invincibles and Standards the second floor has a very large room for the Y. M. C. A., and the

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lower floor has a large reading room for the boys, and a pool room for their library, two dressing rooms and plenty of rooms for baths after the pupils have exercised in the gymnasium.

The football season has opened and our boys defeated the Gettysburg College team last Saturday in a score of 10 to 0. They have games arranged with the different large teams next year and are hopeful of many victories.

With greeting from us all and good wishes for you always,

Your friend,

N.

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In behalf of:

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
INDIAN SCHOOL SERVICE,
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT.

Carlsisle, Pa.; October 6th 1906.

Wm. W. Bear,

Pine Ridge Agency, S. D.

Dear Wm.:-

I was pleased to hear from you and glad to know that you
working and have such good reports to give of the other returned
students who are also working at the Agency. I trust you will all
stick to work, for when one has nothing special to do one is not
to fall into bad habits.

We are getting on nicely here at Carlsisle. The full term of
school has opened and we are busy in all departments of work. We
have more students than we had at this time last year and we hope
to take a big step forward in all our work.

The new addition to the gymnasium is almost finished. It is
of brick three stories high. The Invincibles and Standard Societies
each have a large room on the third floor; the Y. M. C. A. has a
very large room on the second floor and the lower floor will be used
have a large reading room for the boys and a small room for their
library, and dressing and bath rooms. It will be a great help
to us.

The boys are full of the enthusiasm of football and are showing over their victory in their first game last Saturday when they

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defeated the Gettysburg College team in a score of 20 to 0. They
are booked for many games and are practicing regularly. Then the
boys have several bicycles and many of them have become expert
wheelmen. These two incentives to open air exercise are doing much
to make them well and strong.

I follow all you boys with much interest and am always glad to
hear from you. I hope you will always stand for the right and do
be men whom we can be proud of.

Remember me to all the Carlisle students whom you see.

Your friend,

N.

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., October 4th 1884.

Miss Phoebe Howell,

Pawnee Agency, Oklahoma Territory.

Dear Phoebe:-

I was glad to hear that you had made the long journey home safely. But with you, I wish that you were back in Philadelphia. Your will find more difficulties at home than you have found any where else. In Philadelphia you had helpful surroundings, at home there will be many things to pull you down. You have had such a splendid preparation for your life work that there is no excuse for you if you do not succeed. You know much more than much is given, much is required. And so we look to our Photo with hopes of a successful and helpful life.

Miss Sheffner and Nana returned home from their long trip last week, looking much stronger than when they left us and bringing us many tales of their travels.

The addition to the gymnasium is almost completed and we will soon take possession of it. The rooms are all large and airy and the facilities for the pupils to bathe after exercising, in the bath-rooms with shower baths, will be another help to make and keep them strong.

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bright and attractive with the group of happy pupils about, the girls are playing tennis and croquet and other games, and the boys are playing football at one end of the ground and base-tennis at the other end, while a number of them are spinning around on their bicycles.

You have the school news from the Indian Helper, and I can't help but to that.

Give our love to Rose and any of the other Carlisle students you meet. Write to me often and tell me how you are and what you are doing.

With best wishes for you always, I am,

Your friend,

N.

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In reply to:

Coriella, Pa., October 4th 1905.

Alfred Halftown,

South Corydon, Pa.

My dear friend:

The two pupils you sent us arrived here this morning in
time for breakfast, and in good condition.

We will do what we can to advance their education.

Your friend,

Sept. 10th Davy's, U.S.A.

Sept.

N.

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., October 15th 1995.

Dr. L. Webster Fox,

1304 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia.

My dear Doctor:

Delos 'onewolf has been back with us some days and I have
wanted to acknowledge your note and thank you for your attention to
Delos, but have been away from home and have been ill. Delos seems
to be much better and I now thank you for your kind treatment of him

I now have a severe case of the grip and am housed with it.

I shall be glad to call upon you when I am in Philadelphia.

With cordial regards,

N.

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Carlisle, Pa., October 16th 1895.

Miss Nellie Robertson,
West Chester, Pa.

Dear Nellie:

As you write that you have money with you to pay your bill in part, I return the bill to you.

Pape Watched me last Saturday evening quite ill, and has been in bed most of the day. Today he is better.

With love, I am.

Your friend,

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In reply to:

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
NATIONAL SCHOOL SERVICE,
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT,

Carlisle, Pa., October 15th 1895.

Box 234, downdale, New York.

My dear friend:

My letter came to me in my absence from home, and I am now ill and bed, with the hope, however, of being able to be up the heat of this week. The date you name, the 28th, will be convenient to us and we look forward in pleasant anticipations to your visit. But me know the truth on which you will rely Carlisle and the carriage will meet you.

Yours sincerely,

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Carlisle, Pa., October 18th 1905.

James W. Latta,

Secretary of Internal Affairs,
Harrisburg, Pa.

My dear Sirs,

I thank you cordially for your courtesy in sending me
your Annual Report for 1894. It will be valuable as a reference
book.

With sincere regards,

N.

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In reply to:

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
INDIAN SCHOOL SERVICE,
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT,

Carlisle, Pa., October 21st 1896.

Dr. Julia T. Hill Crawford,

Chambersburg, Pa.

My dear Doctor:-

I have been in bed for more than a week and am just out.

I am glad that your friends did not come over on Saturday for
I should have missed the personal pleasure and opportunity of their
acquaintance and entertainment. If it will be perfectly convenient
for them to come on this next Saturday, say in the afternoon, and
remain over so as to see us on Monday, perhaps until noon or evening,
I think we can give them the best chance to see Carlisle and also
afford them the best opportunity of telling us of their work, which
we shall be glad to hear about. Mr. Riddle will issue them round
trip transportation on your application. If it should be convenient
for you to come along with them, he assured of our greater pleasure.

Fraternally yours,

(Dioptated)

N.

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., October 21st 1995.

Lewis Roosevelt & Co.,
20 Warren Street,
New York.

Gentlemen:-

I was in your establishment two weeks ago and formed a favorable opinion of your changeable gear. Being tall (5 ft. 2 in.) and rather heavy (220 lbs.) I have wanted a particular kind of bicycle and have about settled upon a Victor, No. 5. Can your gear be easily placed on that machine, and can I do it? Please write me particulars, and cost.

{ Dictated }

II,

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Carlisle, Pa., October 21st 1895.

J. Roe Young, U. S. Indian Agent,
Tima Agency, Sacaton, Arizona.

My dear Major-

I am just out of the house for the first time for eight
days. Your letter of the 11th is before me.

I had two urgent letters from the Superintendent to take
Miss Mosher. I knew nothing about her previous service but supposed
she was a new Civil Service product. I hesitated and held it off
decade I had made inquiries in regard to her abilities as a teacher.
Hallmann had said that she was a better teacher than three-fourths
of my previous class. My inquiries elicited the fact that she was
wanted to be a good teacher, and I then agreed to her appointment.
It was not until she came here that I found out where she had taught.
I have so little respect for the methods of the Indian Department
that I cannot talk about them with any degree of comfort. So you
will excuse me for not saying more. I think I know pretty well
now who is what, and which, and how, and when and where.

In regard to what your friend says: he is better posted than
I am on the resources of Carlisle. It seems he really knows more
than he would if he were here.

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The balance of your Pimas seem to be getting on well so far.

Yours very truly,

(Dictated)
N/

Capt. 10th Cavalry, U.S.A.,

Supt.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
DEPARTMENT OF THE interior,
SCHOOL SERVICE,
SUPERINTENDENT

Carlisle, Pa., October 21st 1935.

Cyndi Kehr,

Chamber of Commerce,
Chicago.

My dear Sirs,

From General Howard I learn that he is on your list for lecturing this winter. Will you please let me know what section of the country he will be in the last week in February. If practicable I would like to arrange a lecture for him here at that time. He also said that General Fitz Hugh Lee was lecturing under your auspices. It is possible I might undertake both.

Yours truly,

(Dictated)
N.

Capt. 10th Cav'y., U.S.A.,

Supt.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
INDIAN SCHOOL SERVICE,
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT.

J. H. Pratt,

Murdock Hotel,

Loganport, Indiana.

Dear Huz,

I am just out of the House for the first time since
suburbing the 18th. But I am ordered back by the Doctor.

I had just telegraphed the 18th and also your letter, which I
had taken at the final conclusion in regard to Mother I am at a loss
to know, because both are dated the same day. By far the best way
in my judgment is to remain neutral to go with you. I am really in such a
frightenedly that you must do it all now.

Please let me know all the particulars of your arrangements
as soon as you have consummated them.

Your brother,

(piloted)

H.

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Carlisle, Pa., October 22nd 1895.

Rev. C. W. Stevens,
343 Mulberry Street,
Williamport, Pa.

Dear Brother Stevens:—

I have your letter about a party for the Conference in March. I have talked with our musical people and they think if they could take about twelve singers and two conductors to play solos and duets, by the time you wish them a very satisfactory entertainment could be given. That would make it necessary to send sixteen persons. It will be needless to take more band members unless we take the whole band, and at Mt. Gr积na, with a force of this kind 140 people they gave a very satisfactory hour's entertainment. I guess if you can give us $60.00 clear or all expenses, we will say that we will come with this force.

(dictated)

N.

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COPY TELEGRAM.

Carlisle, Pa., October 19th 1895.

Dr. Crawford,

131 N. Main Street,

Chambersburg, Pa.

Call on Mr. Riddle at once for transportation for
Hindoo lady and gentleman to Carlisle and return. Will meet on
6.15 train to-night, Carlisle.

(Signed) Pratt, Capt.

COPY TELEGRAM.

Phebe Howell,

Pawnee Agency, White Eagle, Oklahoma.

Prominent patient in Carlisle wants you four or five
weeks. Good pay. Can you come at once? Answer quick.

(Signed) Pratt, Capt.

Sent via W. U. 9.20 A. M.

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., October 23rd 1895.

John R. Clarke,

Gowanda, New York.

My dear Mr. Clarke:-

The 26th of November will suit us very well for your
coming here so far as I can see now. Do not forget to let me
know the train on which you will arrive here.

(Dietated)
N.

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In reply to:

Mrs. J. C. Shaffer,
1602 Hinman Avenue,
Evanston, Illinois.

Dear Madam:-

Keep the letter of Tivis as long as you care to. I have
instructed that the next number of our "Red Man," containing my
latest annual report, be sent you when it is published.

(Dictated)
N.

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In reply to:

Rev. Dr. Lemuel Moss,
Woodbury, New Jersey.

My dear Doctor:-

I have spent eight days in bed since my return from Mohouk
and am just out and in the office, but I am getting into shape so
that I think there will be no doubt but that I can go with Dr.
Montezuma to your ministerial meeting on the 4th of November.

(Dictated)
N.

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In reply to:

Carliisle, Pa., October 23rd 1895.

Rev. Dr. J. M. Buckley,

Editor "Christian Advocate,"

150 Fifth Avenue, New York.

My dear Doctor:-

I am delighted that you will come to us on the 25th of
February. Now please give me your own idea about the subject for
your lecture. I shall want to handle it here and to do that best
I must take time by the forelock.

(Dictated)
N.

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., October 23rd 1896.

Chaplain C. C. McCabe,

150 Fifth Avenue,

New York.

My dear Chaplain:-

I have always wanted to have you present at one of our
Commencements. Our next Commencement will be during the last week
in February, 1896. We shall have a much larger class than ever
before and I feel assured in every respect we shall be greatly in
advance of any previous experience of the kind. An unusual number
of Congressmen will be present. The Catholic fight against me makes
me desire to have as strong a showing of strong friends as possible.
May I not count on your presence? I shall be happy to send you
transportation to and from for yourself and Mrs. McCabe, and to
have you as our guests while here. I shall want also to have you
occupy a little time at one of our gatherings with a brief address.
The last Wednesday and Thursday of February will be the days. Think
of it favorably if you possibly can.

(Dictated)
N.

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In reply to:

Robert A. McFadden,
Andover, Massachusetts.

My dear Robert:—

Your letter came after I had gone to Lake Mohonk. I was not well when I left home and was laid up two days during the Conference, and after returning home I was in bed eight days more. I was out yesterday and am out today, but am not well.

The School is in far better condition now than ever before at this time of the year. We have 762 students, which is a large increase over any previous year.

Nana is back and giving my thoughts to you in this.

We have no vacancy now for anyone, so that I cannot consider your bright, young woman.

Our finances are in such a condition this year that I cannot undertake much in the lecture line. I had thought that you would probably be coming down to visit your friends and that your added cost of coming here would not be much. We all want to see you but I guess we had better let the matter work itself out.

Dr. Buckley is to lecture for us on Tuesday evening the 25th of February, Commencement week, and Mr. Dana has written me kindly

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that he feels honored by my invitation and wishes me when the time
is nearer to write him again, and he trusts he will be able to be
with us. In every way, so far as I can see, we shall have by all
odds the biggest Commencement in our experience, as well as the
biggest class of graduates. I should be very glad indeed if you
could be one of our guests at that time. May this not be?

I saw Mrs. Hamilton very pleasantly at Lake Mohonk, but was
so entirely not myself that my whole Mohonk experience was trying.

(Dictated)
N.

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., October 25th 1895.

Mrs. Jennie Brotherlin,
Hollidaysburg, Pa.

Dear Madam:-

Replying to your letter I send you herewith a copy of one
of our School papers, two of my annual reports and other printed
matter, together with an illustrated book of the School, all of which
will explain to you that we find here at Carlisle when the Indian
is given an equal chance with his white brothers he shows that he
has the same mental abilities. Among the boys and girls here there
are some very bright students, some students of average ability and
some who are rather dull, just as you would find in any white school
of the same size and grade.

N.

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To be addressed:

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
INDIAN SCHOOL SERVICE.
OFFICE OF SUBSECRETARY.

Mrs. J. H. Babbitt,
Warner, California.

My dear Mrs. Babbitt:-

Your letter of the 17th enclosing $45.00 comes to me in this morning's mail. I am much obliged to you for the remittance, and return herewith $2.75 in two cent stamps, this being the difference between the amount due for the tickets, $42.85, and the amount you sent, $45.00.

N.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
INDIAN SCHOOL SERVICE.
OFFICE OF F.

Carlisle, Pa., October 30th 1905.

My dear Mat:

I must still use the hand of Nature to write you. I have
the letter of the 26th covering your arrangement. For Mother and
I trust that your plans may work out as satisfactorily as you artici-
ated. I realized last summer when I saw her that Mother would
probably not be with us very much longer, but how little did I
suppose that Emma would go first. I am exceedingly glad that you
can relieve me just now for things had come to bear very heavily
upon me. My own health is still cause of some little anxiety but
I am up and about, and while not improving as I had hoped, I still
feel that I am gaining a little. The Doctor at the last pronounced
my illness the grip and if that was it, it is the third siege of the
kind I have had.

I appreciate and understand and concur in all you say about
Mother's battles and her present lonely outlook. Still there seems
no help for it. You had her with you and would have given her a
home; she came here and we thought we could give her unusually
pleasant quarters and felt that she ought to have been happy with
us and contented, but her happiness was of short duration and her
aberrations were exceedingly trying to us because they affected our

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., Nov. 1, 1895.

Richard Aroonas,

Care Supt Cox,

Indian School, Ft Hill, O. T.

My dear Richard:-

I am always glad to get a nice clean letter written by a boy named Richard, because that is my name, and I always think there is a man behind it. I am very glad indeed to see by your letter how well you are getting on, I shall hope that your wish to come to Carlisle may be gratified before long.

I send you one of our Carlisle Picture books which you can show your friends. Harold is very well indeed, he seems to be getting stouter all the time, and takes pleasure in exercising a great deal in the gymnasium. I think this is what helps him.

Push ahead all you can with Mr Cox, and after a while Mr Cox and I will fix it so you can come to Carlisle.

Always your friend,

Capt 10th Cav'y, Supt.

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa. Nov. 1, 1895.

Persis Bighair,
St X.ier, Mont.

Dear Persis:-

I was glad to get your little note and to know
that you are getting on so nicely. How anxious I am that our
students who have returned to their homes in the West should do
well. Carlisle grows and reaches out further every year, as our
students grow in years and influence so the school grows in
influence. I hope you get the Helper. I wish you every
success constantly.

Always your friend,

Capt. Ioth Cav'y, Supt.

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa. Nov. 1, 1895.

Julia Jonas,

Downingtown, Pa.

My dear Julia:-

There has been a great deal of pressure upon me to send you home, both from your mother and the Agent, but I have steadily insisted upon your staying and graduating. Your going home will not make your sister well nor will it add anything toward it, while it will be of small comfort to you, but a great loss for it will keep you from graduating at Carlisle. I know that you may say that you will probably never want to teach, and that it does not matter, but you will find that things in this world are often very different from what we expect and plan for, and it is best to be provided with some means of making a livelihood.

A diploma from Carlisle entitles you, if your character is other wise good to fill a place in any capacity you are fitted for in an Indian School, by order of the President.

Your graduation is now in sight, sixteen months from now you can go out from Carlisle with your diploma. You have been quite a number of years getting to the place where you now are, and it would be the part of foolishness for you or your mother or me to

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