In reply to:

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

Carlisle, Pa., March 7th, 1895.

Miss Maryetta J. Reeside,

Rainy Mt., Mission,
Oak Dale, Ok. Tx.

My dear Miss Reeside:-

Mrs. Pratt shows me your letter to her dated 25th ult, and I feel called to say a word more in reference to the Rearden articles. You say the article Capt. refers to in the Red Man has no reference to Martha. Now the article I referred to as "An Indian girl who had been educated and a graduate of that Institution, having stood well in all her classes, adopted the dress of civilization, and so far as education would go, was prepared to put in practice the new ideas which had come to her A this eight years of training at Carlisle". See enclosed slip. Now the only girl from that region educated at Carlisle and a graduate, and who had been here eight years was Martin Napowat. No other fills the bill in any respect. You say that Mabel Doumme was the girl referred to. Mabel Doumme came here in Oct. '79 and returned home in July '82. Miss Ely, who was then and is now in my office took the party back to the Reservation. The parents of children met them at the Rail Road and they remained in camp there twenty four hours after the children arrived. Miss Ely was with

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INDIAN SCHOOL SERVICE.

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT

Miss Reside, page No. 2.

them all that time. No such exhibit as Mairden speaks of occurred
at that time. On the contrary Miss Ely states that the greatest
joy and good feeling pervaded the entire party of students and
parents. As that was thirteenth years ago and many Mrs. have
intervened in the Indian Service at the Agency, it is plain your
present Dr. knows nothing about what he is talking about.

I had an inkling of the antipathy of the present Dr. when I was there
in an attempt he made to sail me to account for statements I had
made several years ago in reference to mortality from measles among
the children at several Agencies, that Agency among them. It appear-
ed that he had been called to account by the Department. What
statements he made I do not know nor does it matter. He is unquestion-
ably not entitled to confidence.

These persistent attempts to belittle the work of Charlie by
outrageous falsification have got to be stopped.

This effort to shift to another person and to a remote period is
only additional proof positive of the maliciousness of the parties
engaged in it. Perhaps after a while we will reach an understand-
ing in all these matters that will enable us to go forward in some
proper unity. In the meantime, my dear Miss Reside, please accept
my greatest cordiality and esteem for the blessed work you are doing.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
INDIAN SCHOOL SERVICE,

Miss Recide, page N08'3.

Permit me to add that I hold nothing whatever about Big Tree being a hypocrite. I did not say that I expected different things from him I feel assured that I understand the situation, the motives, sufficiently to enable me to have far more respect for Big Tree than I have for either the dictatorial, schemelizing influences growing up upon Reservations, or the Government which in obedience to those influences, has shunned upon him his conditions and forced him and his into endless subordination to those influences.

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In reply to:

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

My Dear Annette;--

Your letter asking to be allowed to go home
is before me. I am sorry that you feel as you do.
The reports brought by Mr. Standing from the San Carlos country,
who as you know has just made a long visit to all parts of the
country, confirms the reports I have frequently received from
Miss Hunt. She is present Supt. of the San Carlos School
and says the Ind. land there are in a wretched condition and
that every one who has a better home elsewhere should by all
means remain away. She draws dark pictures of the conditions
surrounding some of our students who have returned, and often
expresses the wish that many of those that are there might be
gotten away. With a full knowledge of these conditions I feel
that as your friend and school-father, I cannot consent to
your request to go to San Carlos. I advise you to write
Miss Hunt yourself and let her tell you of some of the things
she has written me about.

Now my dear Annette, do not think I am trying to deprive you
of any pleasure; you have been a very good girl and deserve
any favor that would in any way tend to your good, but I hope
you will feel that I have only your highest good at heart
when I do not approve of your request.

Your True Friend and School-father,

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In reply to:

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

Carlisle, Pa., March 11th 1905.

Dr. W. N. Hailman,

Superintendent Indian Schools,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Doctor:-

I send you a couple of Mr. Campbell's letters and two
others as enclosures which he sent me to read. These had better be
returned to me.

After I was through with the Treasury Department and the
Department of Agriculture Saturday I had barely time to make my
train so as to see Richenda at Ellicott City as I had promised, so
that I did not get back to see you.

I trust you are coming up soon and that we shall have a chance
to talk over matters more. If you cannot come up I will undertake
to go down to Washington again.

Our people are beginning to plan for the summer. I want myself
to carry out some scheme that will be a let up for me. What are
your plans for summer schools? Will you repeat last year's program
and where and when? If so I think seriously of carrying out the
plan I had last year of taking a party of twenty of our people and
friends of the school in a tourist sleeper and making the rounds, as

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OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT.

Carlisle, Pa., March 11th 1995.

N. B. Bairdon,

Y. M. C. A. Building,
Omaha, Nebraska.

Dear Sirs:-

Replying to your letter of March 6th in which you say you "did not and do not understand that Martha is the party referred to," I have to say that in your article you say: "an Indian girl, who had been educated at Carlisle." Martha is the only Indian girl at that Indian Agency who has passed through Carlisle and so can claim to have been educated here, so far as Carlisle educates. You also say: "and a graduate of that institution." Martha is the only girl graduate of this School at that Agency. You say: "and so far as education would go was prepared to put in practice the new ideas which had come to her during this eight years of training in Carlisle." Martha is the only girl at that Agency who had been here and remained eight years, and that was just the time she was here.

I understand from the Agency that it is proposed now to saddle the incident upon a girl named Mable Donnmoe. Mable Donnmoe came here in October 1879; she left in July 1882, so the "educated," "graduated," and "eight years" are not applicable to her. That was nearly thirteen years ago and there have been several Agency

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Doctors since that time. It is evident you will have to skirmish
for another girl to fill your bill. One of my present employers
conducted the party in which Mabel was returned home. The parents
met the children at the railroad station and remained there with
them twenty-four hours. No such incident as you relate transpired.
The parents were glad to see the children and the children were glad
to see their parents and there were only the pleasantest conditions
in the meeting, as this employe, Miss fly, now informs me, and there
are not wanting plenty of others who witnessed the arrival.

Why don't you be manly about it and give us the name, dates,
and your informant? I have not hesitated to give full names and
dates in my refutation of your slander.

The fact that somebody else has lied to you does not excuse
your responsibility. You assume the story is true, apparently
without attempt at investigation, and print it to hurt another cause
and bolster up your own. This is patent to any reader.

You complain because I did not give all you said. I did give
every material sentiment in your article. It was not necessary I
should give the part left out to cover your positions. The very
point you said in a former letter I did not cover I did cover by
what I put in the paper, and yet you are not honest enough to see
and admit it.

I have not unjustly charged you with falsehood. Your further
letter and its attempt to sky the issues only the more confirms my
estimate of your questionable methods

(dictated)

Yours truly,

Capt. 10th Chv'y., Supt.

In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., March 11th 1895.

Robert L. Myers,

315 Market Street,
Harrisburg.

My dear Sir:-

I feel quite favorably inclined to your proposition, but must have more specific information in regard to prices and dates. You can understand of course that to haul thirty people from points to point and take care of them means money and I do not care to go into it unless we can make our expenses and something over that. Some of the points are quite a distance apart and the transportation will be material. Would transportation be paid? Would keep with lodging and food be paid? We can afford to go for $100.00 and expenses but it is hardly practicable for us to go for less. I have an arrangement for one-half rates on the railroads.

I feel assured that we can give the greatest satisfaction as far as music is concerned and we would do what you ask in regard to recitations and addresses.

The band has never been a Government affair and I have had to build it up with funds I have had to get otherwise and have to keep it up in the same manner, and it is a considerable expense to us.

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In reply to:

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

Dr. C. R. Dixon,

School Physician, Indian Industrial School,
Lawrence, Kansas.

My dear Doctor:-

I am obliged for your kindly note of the 13th of February.
We had a royal good time and should have greatly enjoyed having
you and Mrs. Dixon and the children with us.

I am not entirely sure but there may be before many means a
change here. Are you so entirely satisfied with your new location
as to prefer to remain there, or would you re-transfer to Carlisle
should a change here afford me an opportunity to offer the position
here to you? This of course is in entire confidence.

With kindest regards to Mrs. Dixon and the girls,

Cordially your friend,

(Dictated)

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

Mrs. Mattie Lee Poo

Fort Shaw, Montana.

Dear Mrs. Poo -

Your account of Washington's birthday came to hand too late for the present issue of the Red Man, but we will give it place in the next issue. Glad to hear from you.

(Dictated)

COPY TELEGRAM.

Mr. Mason D. Pratt,
Stealton, Pa.

Back from Washington yesterday morning. If you are home will come over this evening six o'clock.

(Signed) R. H. Pratt.

Sent via "Postal," 8.10 A. M.,

Personal Acct.

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T. F. Ealy,

Schellburg, Pa.

My dear Mr. Ealy:-

I remember with pleasure the former correspondence I
had with you, which brings to mind your namesake, Taylor Ealy,
formerly a pupil of this School but now dead.

I should be glad to meet your daughters but as Civil Service
controls appointments it would not be practicable for me to do
anything for them. They would have to get into the Indian service
through the Civil Service.

Yours sincerely,

(Dictated)

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E. H. Dunbar, National Secretary, etc.,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:-

Yours of the 25th of February addressed to the Red Man
came while the pressure of our Commencement exercises, the 27th and
28th, was upon us and it was simply impossible for us to respond
then.

I want to assure you, however, of my sympathy with your move-
ment, but being in a Government position it is not practicable for
me to take part publicly in such efforts.

(Dictated)

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W. F. Campbell,

White Earth, Minnesota.

Dear William:-

I am obliged to you for your note about Fred Wilson.

Fred persistently telegraphed and urged that he bring in students, but I referred the whole matter to the Agent and held him at that point. He had no right or authority from me to incur any expenses in the premises. He sends me claim for $30.00 for services. I am sorry for Fred. He seems not to have had as much experience as he needs.

I am glad indeed to hear of your prospective success. "All things come to him who will but wait," and I might add, and works.

(Dictated)

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Warren F. Kellog,

5 Park Square,

Boston, Massachusetts.

Dear Sirs:-

You may please deliver to me 500 copies of your magazine
containing Prof. Super's account of this School.

(Dictated)

William Denomie,

Reserve, Wisconsin.

My dear William:-

I congratulated your Agent upon having given you an appointment and I now congratulate you. Hold up the banner of William Denomie as high as you can, and in doing that you will hold up the banner of Carlisle and Indian education and every thing that is best for the Indian.

Faithfully your friend,

(Dictated)

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Carlisle, Pa., March 12th 1895.

R. S. Young, D. L. A.,

Pass. Dept. Northern Central Railway Co.,
Baltimore, Md.

Dear Sirs,

Through a misunderstanding the bill for ticket sent me on the 2nd instant was not paid, as I had intended it should be. Please pardon the delay. I now enclose my check for $8.75 covering your bill, which please receipt and return in envelope herewith.

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In reply to:

Carlisle, Pa., March 14th, 1895.

Richard Davis,

Arapahoe, Ok. Ty..

My Dear Richard:-

Thanks for your letter of the 28th. I understand.

In regard to the Rule of three years previous schooling before entering Carlisle, I can tell you that that no longer exists.

We can take children whether they have been to school or not and from some quarters would much rather have those who are untaught than those who are improperly taught, as we have to in so many instances.

We had a glorious Commencement, by far the best in our history. The next Red Man of which you will receive a copy, will give quite a full account. I wish you would read and explain it to the Indians. Let them understand the strong sentiments the great men who visit Carlisle, utter in their behalf.

With much love to Nannie and the Babies,

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In reply to:

Capt. John Bigelow, Jr.,

Mass. Institute Technology,
Boston, Mass.,

My Dear Capt:-

The slides arrived in due season and without further breakage.

I note what you say Gen. Armstrong proclaimed as the result of his training of Indians. I want to say that Carlisle does better as I can convince anybody who will go around through our working departments or go with me to hundreds of country homes where our students are at work. The style of training has not a little to do with results.

Glad to hear of the success of your lecture.

476

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In reply to:

Hon. A. W. Milleisen, State Senator,
Harrisburg, Pa.,

Dear Senator:-

Your letter about our meeting with your Fish Committee
came when I was in the midst of preparing for our Commencement and
it was then impossible for me to take any steps. I have since
spoken to several of our best citizens about it and a party could
come over now at any time you might indicate and of course we have
suggestions.

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In reply to:

Robert L. Myers,
#315 Market St.,
Harrisburg, Pa.

My Dear Sir:-

We can decrease our Band to twenty three or twenty five pieces without materially crippling it, would be better if we had twenty five, but even then we ought to have a hundred dollars per day. Of course the Band could give a few musical numbers during the day if wanted. There is no objection to the weeks you named and if you could make points more convenient to each other some other week we could easily yield to that. It would be rather better to extend over not more than two weeks with an interregnum of a week, but if there was much desire, we could of course take in the three weeks.

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In reply to:

Dr. W. H. Lawman,

Mt. Holly Springs, Pa.

Dear Dr. !-

There is an arrangement between Rev. Deavor and myself
for an entertainment to be given by our students March 21st.

He suggests I write you and if the matter is all arranged, will
and good, if not and it would be quite as satisfactory to you not
to have it, it will be quite as satisfactory to us.

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In reply to:

Nancy Cornelius,

#20 Jefferson Place,

Hartford, Conn.,

My Dear Nancy:-

I was glad to get yours of the 6th. We have heard
nothing yet from Mrs. Kinny. I do hope arrangements can be made
for Delia.

I am glad to know you think so well of Frank's recovery. We have
pleasant letters about him and from him now.

It was a joy to us all to have you here at Commencement.

With much love,

Always faithfully yours.

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In reply to

Jacob Frey, Marshall,
Baltimore, Md..

Dear Sir:-

When I received the Rail Road bill for tickets, I gave it
to one of my employes with instructions to pay it and supposed it
had gone and was annoyed to find it had not gone. It has now been
sent.

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In reply to:

W. H. Cox,

Supt. Ft. Still School,

Ok. Ty.

My Dear Mr. Cox:-

Yours of the 9th inst in regard to Nellie Robertson
is just received. I told Supt. Hailman when in Washington last
week that it was my desire to have Nellie here at Carlisle as soon
as she was free from the Normal School at West Chester where she is.
I have already one of my graduates and am anxious to have more.
They are much better than the Civil Service teachers they send us.
I would rather hold on to Nellie if she herself is willing to be
here. She will be here next week for her spring holiday vacation
and I will know more about it. Let me suggest to you that you
try Martha Napowat. Martha had quite a little training in our
Normal Department and promised success as a teacher. She is amply
intelligent as compared with teachers we get; has a good deal of
character, but would need your kindly directing hand and the aid
of Mrs. Cox's friendship. I have talked to my Normal teacher and
others about it and they recommend it. You could have a full
understanding with her that if she did not find herself equal to

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In reply to:

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT,

W.

W. H. Cox, page No. 2.....

the task she could return to her present position, and give her a
trial before you close an appointment. I do that way often and were
I in your place, with the knowledge I have of conditions and Martha
I should not hesitate to do that.

I am obliged to you for your full letter of the 6th in regard to
the death of Alpha and your sentiments in regard to schools.

The Home and Reservation school people are exceedingly desperate
in their efforts against remote schools. Sooner or later these
matters will be settled forever I hope.

Sincerely Your Friend,

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In reply to:

Samuel G. Dion,

Pine Ridge Agency, S. Dak.

Dear Samuel! -

I cannot get special rates for you and as you can get
a ticket there as cheap as I can get it for you, there is no need
of my bothering the Rail Road to send you one.

Of course you can go to Dr. Fox for treatment and he will be glad
to aid you.

Miss Stokes is ready to have you come to her.

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Miss Myrtle Douglass.

#316 Nth 2nd St.,

Harrisburg, Pa.,

Dear Miss Douglass:-

I wrote you last week submitting a proposition
and would be glad to have your answer.

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In apply to:

Miss O. R. Linn,

Teacher Pine Ridge Agency,
S. Dak..

Dear Miss Linn:-

I have yours in regard to Alexander Manabove and
have to inform you that he is under the observation of the Dr.
He is attending school and you can see by that that he is not
seriously ill. We are a little concerned for him and should his
systems develop into anything dangerous I will send him home.
Otherwise I will keep him till the home-going party in June.

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Hartford, Pa., March 14th, 1905.

Mr. Walter R. Knudsen,

Walter Knudsen, Ed.D.

Dear Walter:

I was very glad to get your letter. We had almost forgotten that letter restored you to our memory. There was now very few of those here who were here when you left us. I think because the little girls always remember it the only one. I do remember you. Caringly did you give meently after some days. We have had many improvements and it in our intention to keep on getting better and better. The girls' quarters have been greatly increased until not even have over one hundred rooms, with stone walls, concrete light, plenty of basalt walls, as we have all over the ground.

Your message, Walter. Music, is an excellent box, but has some bad habits. He is persistent in the use of tobacco and I am sure that if the smoke for his writing home for money, there be not a cent left to buy tobacco. That is why other students have to stop smoking that which has been abhorred. Every thing possible is being done to break him of the habit and we do try so going to hope to finally be successful. I would advise you not to take his requests for money. It is a mistake not to allow him to have any whom he labels such as one of his.

I hope it only be that you can get some such admission to

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490

In reply to:

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT,

Carlisle, Pa., March 15th, 1895.

Rose Howell,

Pawnee Indian School,

Pawnee Agency, Ok., Ty.,

My Dear Rose:-

Your long silence made me feel a little hurt. Though I heard from you through others it was not like hearing from you direct. It has been a pleasure to know that you have been making yourself useful, first at Otsego, now at Pawnee. We have thought of you and talked about you not a little. Every now and then Marion mentions you in her letters, so that you see you have not been forgotten. The Indian Helper gives you all the School news, so that I need not attempt that. You know too probably that Richenda is going to school away from home near Baltimore, so that you can see I send my children away to school and practice what I preach. Richenda was not eleven years old when she left us. Mrs. Pratt, Nana and I form my household, and the big house seems quite empty, with only us three. If the four girls are over twelve years of age, are healthy and have good characters, I shall be very glad to make arrangements for their transfers and provide the necessary tickets and you can come in charge, though I would be better pleased if you could make the party larger. I have always fixed on ten for which I would pay an escort but I am willing to make an exception of this case so as

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OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT,

Rose Howells, Page No. 2.

to make a break again with my old friends, the Pawnees, and I will
arrange for you five, if there are no more, to come. The parents
must give consent before the Agent or Sub-Agent and they must be
examined by the Dr. on regular descriptive statements, two of which
I send to you, one to come with the students to me and one to
remain with the Agent. Let me know how many tickets you may need,
and the Rail Road point and I will have the tickets to Carlisle,
placed there.

Trusting we may see you soon and love from us all,

Faithfully Your Friend.

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Josephine Vetter,

Rulo, Neb.

Dear Josie:-

I placed your money on interest, made it $1100.00 at 6% interest. The interest falls due the 1st of January and the 1st of July and amounts to $33.00 each time. There was not quite $1100. Left but to make it that amount I added $14.13 so that I must take that much of the first interest. This leaves you $18.87. This amount I have enclosed that ought to have been paid you the 1st of January. The 1st of July there will be $33.00 again due you. This money is loaned on the best of security and at good rate and unless you are pressed for other uses of it I would urge you to let it remain.

In regard to service, graduation was not important in your case. I had recommended you to Dr. Hailman and your experience and ability entitled you to a place. If you want a place in the Indian Service write to Dr. Hailman now, tell him how long you were at Carlisle, and what you have been doing since you left Carlisle. Tell him he can ask Capt. Pratt, Mr. Standing or any of the older employees at Carlisle about you. I have no doubt you can get a place, though it might not be right at your home.

Faithfully Your Friend,

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In reply to

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT,

Miss Alice G. Fletcher,

#214 First St.,

Washington, D. C.

Dear Miss Fletcher:-

Lewis Williams has been a very doubtful
quantity as I am sorry to say have been almost all the Catholics
we have had at this School. There are a few encouraging exceptions
but the great majority are tricky, untruthful and depraved and a
bad commentary on the work of that sect among the Indians.

Lewis has offended repeatedly and has as often repented. He is a
bright intellect and hoping to save him I have accepted of his
propulsion to take up study in Dickinson Preparatory with a view
to the law. I am almost absolutely certain of failure but he will
pull on to some higher ground and be kept away from the Reservation
both of which, however little, will pay. If he could be switched
off to Dartmouth it would be a relief to us here but I am very
much afraid he would discredit his race and his friends. We know
him here and can stand by and I can and will doctor him if he does
not walk straight. The extra expense at Dickinson need not be
more than $80.00 to $100.00 per year as we board and clothe and
1066 at the school. I should rather be rid of him than to have
him here; his influence is not good. I could not recommend him

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Mr. Fletcher, page No. 2

any where. You see how it is. If he is saved, it will be by the
skin of his teeth.

James Reubens spent yesterday with us, was almost maudlin from the
time he arrived until he left. Yet I treated him as though he were
all right, even gave him a chance to talk to the school last night.

Warner
Harvey has undoubtedly reached the limit of his expansion in "book-
learning" and something must be done this summer. He is a very fair
carpenter and could work under direction with profit any where.

He is useful to us in that line and in our Band but these bring no
money. The music office in Washington has prohibited payments
of money to students. I am carrying it the best I can until a
change comes. (What a lot of that sort of thing I do have!)

Mrs. Pratt has written you of Nettie. Nettie is a dear, good girl
and I am exceedingly hopeful for her.

So glad you came to our Commencement with all the other good friends
I send paper with Dr. Ross' account.

Yours Sincerely,

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