Encumbrance Record and Journal Vouchers, 1926–1933

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Encumbrance Record and Journal Vouchers, 1926–1933

1926-1933

This series consists of registers and correspondence concerning the setting aside of funds (an encumbrance) for different responsibilities at the Mount Pleasant Indian School and Agency. Encumbrances contain appropriation number and title, purpose, voucher number, date, amount, and balance. Journal vouchers contain several types of forms including "Notice of Transportation," "Allotment of Funds," " Request for Allotment," "Journal Voucher (Miscellaneous)," and "Report of the Deposit of Funds to the Credit of the United States."

10 linear inches

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SNAC Resource ID: 11668445

National Archives at Chicago

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Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial School

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Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, was established by an act of the United States Congress in 1891. This provided funding for creation of an education system of off-reservation boarding schools and vocational training centers to educate Native American children. It was extending a model developed and practiced first at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, which opened in 1879 and was directed by Richard Henry Pratt, an Army officer....