Letter regarding relocating the Indian Training School away from Forest Grove

Title

Letter regarding relocating the Indian Training School away from Forest Grove

Description

A letter from Hiram Price, a commissioner within the United States Department of the Interior, addressed to George H. Atkinson, the Secretary of the Board of Trustees at Pacific University. The letter discusses recent decisions made by the Secretary of the Interior regarding the location of the Indian Training School. He states that the land that had been offered thus far as a permanent site for the school was not suitable. He implies that the school will be relocated away from Forest Grove unless better land is donated.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior

Price, Hiram, 1814-1901

Date

1884

Identifier

PUA_MS26_004.pdf

Subject

Off-reservation boarding schools

Native American Studies

Chemawa Indian School

Spatial Coverage

Forest Grove, Oregon

Source

Forest Grove Indian School Collection, Pacific University Archives

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Type

Text