Choctaw Academy

1838

Scott County, KY

Transcribed by

Janelle Swearingen

 

 

Under the treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, signed in 1825, an academy was established for the education of young Indians. The Choctaw Academy was established in Scott County, KY, and students of several tribes attended the academy.

Students at the academy were given American names in place of their Native American names. Many if not most of these students resumed their native names when they returned home which makes it very difficult to identify who these students were.

Carolyn Foreman wrote an extensive series of articles on the Academy and transcribed several lists of students who attended in the years 1829-1839. These were published in the Chronicles of Oklahoma - Vol VI, #4, December 1928 pp. 453-480, list of students 1829; Vol IX, #4, Dec. 1931, pp. 382-411, list of students 1834; Vol X, #1, March 1932, pp. 76-114, lists of students 1835, 1836, 1838, 1839;

The following is a transcription of a report written in October 1838 listing the students then enrolled. This transcription is made from a photostat and I do not know the location of the original.

"A list showing the names, ages, and tribe of each student in the Choctaws Academy in Scott County, Kentucky on the 1^st of October 1838.

There are 152 Indian youths in this institution generally in good health, good condition and well contented. The teaching and boarding departments are well conducted with a sufficient number of competent and efficient teachers well supplied with books, stationary and school apparaatus; and also with ample supplies of wholesome provisions and comfortable bedding--The workshops are well managed by good foremen and are in a prosperous condition--The medical department is very successfully conducted by Dr. Adam Nail a student of this institution with the occasional aid of other physicians.--All of which is most respectfully submitted. Thos Henderson, Supt."

Students from several tribes attended the school.

Choctaw, Potawatomi, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Seminole, Creek, Prairieduchien, Chicaga, Miami, Quapaw

CHOCTAWS

No.	Name	Age		No.	Name	Age
1	John Weslley	21		31	A. C. Welch	12
2	Walt McCan	21		32	William Simpson	16
3	Brown Nelson	20		33	Marcus Hays	12
4	Brainard Millard	20		34	Simon Willis	18
5	James N. Trahum	22		35	Tom Hays	14
6	James D. Black	20		36	Wilson Victor	13
7	Coffee Folsom	19		37	Osbourn Pursley	14
8	Charles Henderson	20		38	Joseph Vandever	14
9	John R. Cotton	20		39	Jonah Simpson	13
10	George Gains	18		40	Saml McKenney	13
11	B. Worland	18		41	Charles James	13
12	Andrew West	18		42	Penson Victor	11
13	John McClour	19		43	George Perkins	17
14	C. A. Campbell	18		44	William McClain	13
15	Alex Wade	18		45	C. Columbus	15
16	Adam Nail	19		46	A. Buckholts	22
17	Geo W. Trahum	19		47	W. B. Pitchlynn	14
18	Lewis Cass	16		48	Amos Folsom	15
19	Benjn Franklin	20		49	Reson Jones	14
20	John Page	16		50	Morgan Jones	13
21	Robert Clark	16		51	John Hunter	13
22	William Robuck	15		52	W. C. Perry	13
23	Adam Christy	18		53	C. A. Harris	12
24	Charles Jones	16		54	W. A. Holly	14
25	Absolum Holson	15		55	John Allen		14
26	Jos P. Lancaster	15		56	N. Hobert		16
27	Jefferson Jenkins	12		57	Saml Cornelious		12
28	Ambrose Levine	15		58	Alex Mackey		11
29	Benjn Nail	12		59	Richd Harkins		19
30	Josh Folsom	19		60	E. C. Folsom		20

  POTAIOTAMIES [sic]

 CHICKASAWS

 CHEROKEES

 SEMINOLES

 CREEKS

 PRAIRIEDUCHEIN

 CHICAGA

MIAMIES

 QUAPAIOS

 

 

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