C&A Carlisle School File, (There is no date on this note)
Entitled to return home: Lydia Big Nose; Jessie Spreadhands; Myra Cedergrove;
Clarence Warden. These are anxious to remain longer. Casper Edson; Wm.
Fletcher; Arnold Woolworth; Carl Matches; Kias Williams; and Ernie Black
also wish to return. Sarah Sitting Bull and Elkanah Dawson (Cheyenne)-
father at Pine Ridge.
Text Copyright (c) 2004 John Sipes
(Berthrong Cheyenne Collection. Carlisle School Section.)
U.S. Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pa., June 13, 1885.
D.B. Dyer, U.S. Indian Agent, C&A Agency, Indian Territory.
Dear Sir,
The following students from your agency are entitled to return to their
homes on account of expiration of the period for which they came: Lydia
Big Nose, Jesse Spread Hands, Myra Cedar Grove & Cleaver Warden.
These four are anxious to remain longer at the school, and it is my judgement
they should. They are in good health and making satisfactory progress ---
Casper Edson and Wm. Fletcher desire to return and come back in the fall.
I should favor their doing so. Steve Williams says he wishes to return
and help Mr. Vogt in the mission. Arnold Woolworth, Carl Matches, Kias
Williams and Ernie Black wish to return and remain. They hope to get something
to do. As Steve, Arnold and Kias are full grown men they can very properly
take charge of their own future. Carl Matches and Ernie Black are still
under age and might properly be held to school longer. Sarah Sitting Bull
is reported by the school physician as having Scrofula and constitutional
debility indicating that she had better be returned.
I would be very glad to have your views in regard to these students
as early as practicable. Those that return will be started from here after
the 1st.
Elkanah Dawson, Cheyenne, who came to us from your agancy, is also
entitled to be returned: but his father is at Pine Ridge Agency and I will
send him there.
In regard to Clarence Powder Face, I enclose letter from Dr. Given,
which speaks for itself. I do not seem to have any grounds to ask for his
return.
Very truly yours, /S/ R.H. Pratt, Capt. and Supt.
The money is placed to Clarences credit and subject to Powder Face
order.
I mailed you a photo of your party taken last fall at Gettsburg.
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O.G. Given to R.H. Pratt, June 13, 1885,
School Physician
Clarence Powder Face was "saturated with malaria" when he arrived at
Carlisle Barracks, free of disease this year.
Text Copyright (c) 2005 Sipe/Berthrong Cheyenne Collections. Boarding
School Files. Carlisle, Pa.