SCLC #740 · Tonawanda 1877: construction suspended, three day schools distinct

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Finding #740 — 1877 New York Indian agent: trustees had nearly completed necessary buildings but “temporarily suspended work thereon for want of funds.” In the next sentence, three day schools on the reservation, taught by Indian teachers, were well attended. Those operating day schools must not be conflated with the proposed manual-labor institution. Funds reported: $6,100 trust-interest + $4,500 NY appropriation paid to three trustees; 80 acres purchased (1876 had specified $1,600 for occupants’ improvements). Primary: CIA Annual Report 1877 p.165 / PDF leaf 175. Craft: nearly-completed ≠ opened; day-school attendance ≠ boarding enrollment; suspended ≠ abandoned. repo.