On January 10, 1903, the superintendent at St. Elizabeths hospital in Washington, D.C. received permission to release its Indian patients to the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians in South Dakota. The first patients were:
Chu-rah-rah-he-kah; Pawnee from the Ponca Agency; suffering from chronic mania
Joseph D. Marshall; Sioux from the Rose Bud Agency; suffering from chronic epileptic dementia
Miguel Maxcy; Mesa Grande froom the Carlisle Indian School; suffering from chronic meloncholia
Robert Brings Plenty; Sioux from the Pine Ridge Agency; suffering from chronic epileptic dementia
John Woodruff; Sioux-Mulatto from the Pine Ridge Agency; suffering from chronic meloncholia
Arch Wolf; Cherokee transferred from the penitentiary at Brooklyn New York; suffering from acute melancholia
These patients arrived at the Canton Asylum under escort of Dr. J.E. Toner, who received $157.71 reimbursement for expenses.
Train, circa 1900, courtesy Library of Congress
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I have found it to be very difficult finding anything else on Madeline Dauphinais before or if she in fact died there. I would like to know since you are well knowledged on finding facts how I would go about finding these facts about Madeline Dauphinais . [1] what was her name before Dauphinais abt.1853 [Nara]film m-595,roll 161 : Turtle Mountain Chippewa mixed/blood, I found this and did not know how to retrieve it. Maybe my answers lie there as to Who she was and where she came from . One thing that also puzzles me is her daughter Adeline was her name THIFAULT because I find her name like this Adeline (Thifault) DuBois and it puzzles me because was her father J.B.Dauphinais or was that just Madeline husband? Who was Adeline Father. I could really use your help to find this information for my tree I don’t want to lose my Native Culture and finding this would mean so much more than words could say. This is how my tree lays out know ; Madeline Dauphinais–Adeline (Thifault) DuBois born 1888-89—Malinda DuBois april 07 1922—my dad Mitchell Wright sept.30,1963 then me …see how my grandmother Malinda has my great grandmother last name ,I would love to see the connection with madeline and adeline. Thank you for your time.