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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April 28, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the recent appointments of J. Banks Ralston and Sadie E. Newcomer and their performance.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

April 30, 1899

Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during April 1899. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

Format: Reports

April 30 - May 5, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt forwards letter of Isidor Costo requesting to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School. Costo was enrolled at the Phoenix Indian School at the time.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

May 1, 1899

Civil Service Commission approving an extension of the temporary appointments of Jennie Wolf and Lizzie James as assistant laundresses at the Carlisle Indian School.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

May 1, 1899

Leila W. Hayden responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter expressing her desire to be appointed to a position as matron rather than clerk at the Carlisle Indian School.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

May 1, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt requests that Jennie L. McIntire be transferred to the Carlisle Indian School to fill a vacant teaching position.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

May 1, 1899

Major Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two types of blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

May 2, 1899

Richard H. Pratt recommends that graduate Jeanette (Nettie) Buckles be appointed as an assistant teacher or assistant matron in the Indian Service.  Pratt forwards Buckles' application.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

May 2, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt requests if the Office of Indian Affairs is planning on participating at the Paris Exposition.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

May 3, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Office of the Indian Affairs that Ella Rickert was delayed in her transfer to Fort Shaw due to a quarantine at the Carlisle Indian School

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

May 3, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding his recommendation in replacing a transferring matron, and expressing his concerns about the ability of the civil service to provide good candidates. 

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

May 8, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant matron Roberta E. Wilson's request for a two-month leave of absence. Pratt advises the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Wilson is entitled to the leave of absence and requests that her leave be approved…

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

May 10, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he does not think advisable to have Carlisle act independently at the Paris Exposition.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

May 10, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt recommends George Pocatello to fill the open position of shoe and harness maker at the Sisseton Agency Boarding School.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

May 11, 1899

Roberta Wilson declines her transfer to the Rainy Mountain School. Richard Henry Pratt forwards the letter and notes that Wilson asks for her leave of absence to begin on May 20, 1899 and that he hopes her declining the transfer will not prevent…

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

May 12, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him that Julia Hand will be sent home at once instead of remaining until all the home-going students are sent home. 

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

May 15, 1899

George I. Lincoln requests the transfer of six children from the Lincoln Institute to the Carlisle Indian School.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

May 16, 1899

J. D. Sowerby requests a transfer to a Western school as an assistant teacher. Richard Henry Pratt endorses the request and asks for an assistant male teacher as a replacement.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

May 16, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the medical expenses associated with the smallpox treatment of Thomas Walker while on outing.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

May 17, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding Rosa F. Ewbanks not being on the eligible list for matrons.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

May 18, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the expenses in transporting Miguel Maxcy to a hospital in Washington D.C. for treatment.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

May 19, 1899

Laura Dandridge requests a transfer in the Indian Service as either a cook, seamstress, or laundress. Richard Henry Pratt endorses the request and provides a recommendation.

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

May 19, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant cook Laura A. Dandridge's application for a 30-day leave of absence. 

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May 20, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of George I. Lincoln to transfer six children from the Lincoln Institute to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt recommends naming the children in the order to the Superintendent of the Lincoln Institute…

Repository: National Archives and Records Administration

May 22, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant disciplinarian J. Banks Ralston's application for a 30-day leave of absence. 

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