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Identified Persons

Major Edmond Mallet; Peter Stephen

Identified Places

Tulalip Indian School; Tulalip Mission; Washington Territory

Author

Peter Stephen

Recipient

Major Edmond Mallet

Approximate Date

January 1, 1877

Original Item Medium

Correspondence

Accession Number

2013.001.078

Folder Name

Tulalip_Agency,_Washington_Territory

Language

English

Digital Reproduction Information

Scanned from a photograph at 400 dpi in TIFF format using a Nikon D800, and imported as JPEG2000 using CONTENTdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2015

Transcription

Tulalip Indian School
Jan 1th[sic] 1877

Major. E.J. Mallet.

Dear Sir!

I write a few lines to you My Dear Sir I wish you a happy New year. and hope that you are healthy and happy to day Dear Sir I am very glad at this happy New year and I hope that you are glad, pray for me and I will pray for you again

I wish you a happy New year.

Very truly yours.
Peter Stephen.

Letter from American Indian child to Indian Agent Mallet

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Keywords

Native American Schools, Native American Reservations