Agnew, Cornelius Rea

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Carlisle Indian School - Cornelius Agnew papers
Letter from Richard Henry Pratt to Cornelius Rea Agnew
1876-1888

This collection contains a series of letters received by Dr. Cornelius Rea Agnew, a noted surgeon from New York City who was a strong supporter of, and significant donor to, the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. The majority of the letters were written by Richard Henry Pratt, and discuss a...

Location: CIS-MC-001

Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Carlisle Indian School, Education, Native Americans, Politics and Government

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1860-1879, 1880-1899

Collection Inventory: PDF icon CIS-MC-001.pdf

Letter from Amy A. Carothers to Cornelius R. Agnew
Letter from Amy A. Carothers to Cornelius R. Agnew
June 20, 1876

Amy A. Carothers writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew, thanking Agnew for his donation of five dollars to Carothers' class of Indians.  Carothers also notes that Howling Wolf is under Agnew's treatment for an eye condition. Transcript included.

Location: CIS-MC-001, B1, F1

Subject: Education, Native Americans

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1860-1879

Letter from Amy A. Carothers to Cornelius R. Agnew
Letter from Amy A. Carothers to Cornelius R. Agnew
October 26, 1877

Amy A. Carothers writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew regarding the delayed admittance of some of Carothers' students to the Hampton Normal School.  Carothers also requests financial support from Agnew to pay for the students' fees. Transcript included.

Location: CIS-MC-001, B1, F2

Subject: Education, Native Americans

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1860-1879

Letter from S. J. Miles to Cornelius Agnew
Letter from S. J. Miles to Cornelius Agnew
November 25, 1884

S. J. Mills, who works in the Osage Agency of the United States Indian Service, writes to Dr. Cornelius R. Agnew about the return of a blind Indian and provides an update on the progress of new facilities for Native Americans. 

Location: I-Friends-1973-4

Subject: Native Americans

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1880-1899
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