Documents

The Documents section features digitized copies of documents relating to the history of the school. These documents include correspondence, graduation pamphlets, and other forms of ephemera, and have been digitized by Digital Resource Center staff. Today, these documents are preserved in a number of locations, including the Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections as well as private collections.

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September 9, 1896

Z. S. David, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for August 1896.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

Topics: Student Illness

September 10, 1896

These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils regarding 10 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Santee Agency.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

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Format: Reports

September 10, 1896

Herbert H. Johnson telegrams D. M. Browning requesting his transfer to the Carlisle Indian School rather than a transfer to Omaha.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

September 11, 1896

Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during August 1896. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

September 12, 1896

Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant nurse Mary H. Whelan's application for a 16-day leave of absence due to the illness of her sister and her sister's two children. 

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

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September 16, 1896

Former student James D. Flannery requests the assistance of Commissioner of Indian Affairs Daniel M. Browning due to his health and lack of finances in dealing with Richard Henry Pratt.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

September 17, 1896 - October 22, 1896

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request by Frank Williams to be transferred to the Mt. Pleasant Indian School.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

September 17, 1896

Richard Henry Pratt forwards school physician Zador Thornton Daniel's application for a 30-day leave of absence. 

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

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September 21, 1896

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter requesting information on the enrollment of Benjamin Green and that there are no members of the Five Civilized Tribes enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

September 23, 1896

Richard Henry Pratt forwards superintendent of outing Anne S. Ely's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. 

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September 23, 1896

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the construction of the Carpenter, Shoe, and Tin Shops are underway and requests authority to purchase material for the addition of more Industrial Shops.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

September 25, 1896

Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of the members of the Shawnee Nation currently enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School to the Office of Indian Affairs.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

September 30, 1896 - May 22, 1897

Correspondence regarding a request by Richard Henry Pratt for Congress to reimburse the Carlisle Appropriation $1,800 caused by the need to make repairs due to a cyclone.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

September 30, 1896

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that there no students from the Delaware Nation currently enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

October 1, 1896 - March 11, 1897

Thomas W. Potter, Superintendent of the Chemawa Indian School, praises the actions taken against Richard Henry Pratt and containing the publications from the Carlisle Indian School.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

October 6, 1896 - January 27, 1897

Correspondence between Richard Henry Pratt and the Interior Department regarding the Office of Indian Affairs request to discipline Pratt for insubordination in the matter of not re-nominating M. L. Silcott and Maud Mosher.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

October 7, 1896

Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the second quarter of fiscal year 1897 amounting to $488.43 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated…

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

View Document: Estimate of Supplies, October 18961.56 MB

October 8, 1896

Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1897 amounting to $27,242.65 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $11,025.00 regular employee pay. 

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

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October 11, 1896

Richard Henry Pratt invites Antonio Apache to the 1896 Lake Mohonk Conference to give a similar speech to the one he gave at the Carlisle Indian School commencement. Pratt notes that he would cover his travel expenses if he were able to come.

Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society

October 12, 1896

Richard Henry Pratt requests the permission of Daniel M. Browning to attend the Lake Mohonk Conference. Browning grants permission in a separate note.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

October 12, 1896

Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during September 1896. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

October 13, 1896

Z. S. David, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for September 1896.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

Topics: Student Illness

October 20, 1896

Richard Henry Pratt provides an long update on Perry Tsamanwa taking a position in the Indian Service.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

October 22, 1896

Richard Henry Pratt forwards L. R. Shaffner's application for a 29-day leave of absence. Shaffner works as a girls' matron. 

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

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November 2, 1896

Captain Richard H. Pratt forwards the approval letter for his September 1896 irregular employees report to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and asks him to attach the report to the 1897 first quarter voucher number 84.  

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration