Letter-1841, May 29

Transcribed letter from R. W. Cummins, Indian Agent, Fort Leavenworth Agency to Major J. Pitcher, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, St, Louis, Mo. dated May 29, 1841 with enclosed transcribed letter from Thomas Johnson, J. Greene and J.C. Berryman to T. Hartley Crawford, Commissioner of Indian Affairs dated May 27, 1841

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Fort Leavenworth Agency
May 29 1841

Sir

    In compliance with the regulations, I attended on the 6th inst an examination of the children under tuition at the Manual labour [sic] school established among the Shawnees, by the Methodist E. Church, the superintendants [sic] of the institution have this day handed me a report of the number + sex from each tribe that were examined and the progress made by each class in detail all of which is substantially correct, the report also truly shows the manner in which the boys + girls are employed when out of school, since the examination the Kansas have sent in nine boys moore [sic] making in all thirteen that they now have in school, in this report the superintendants [sic] have made an estimate of the expences [sic] of the improvements, stock etc, and a statement of the amt of funds received to meet the same and from what source they were received, in addition to the improvements heretofore reported by me, they are now carrying up a large brick building 110 feet long 34 feet wide to be two stories high to contain 14 rooms for the accomidation [sic] of teachers + children+ for school + lodging rooms, at the request of the Revd Thomas Johnson I herewith enclose the report which he respectfully requests that you will forward to Mr Crawford at your earliest convenience. I expect to make a report in detail on this subject when I make my annual reports in September,

I am Respectfully
Yr. obt. Servt
Richd W. Cummins
Ind.-Agent

Major J. Pilcher
Supt. Ind. Affrs.
St. Louis Mo.

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[Transcribed from National Archives Microfilm Series M234, roll 780, frame 465, by Roger Berg Jr., July, 1991]

[Enclosure: Report, May 27, 1841]