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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January 28, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt requests to return Mark Penoi to his home in Laguna, New Mexico due to the death of his parents. Pratt states that officials from Laguna have requested his return in order to look over his family's property and the children…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Mark Penoi Home550.73 KB
February 4, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt requests to return Zippa Metoxen to her home due to the health of her parents and be provided with transportation for her to De Pere, Wisconsin.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Zippa Metoxen Home689.31 KB
February 6, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt inquires when he will be informed of action on his application to appoint Mr. and Mrs. Pollinger to the positions at the school farm of the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - School Farms
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Information on Appointment of Mr. and Mrs. Pollinger527.41 KB
February 6, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to employ a singing teacher as well as purchasing 400 song books.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Employ Special Singing Teacher and Purchase Song Books464.84 KB
February 9, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt as the head of the Sioux Commission provides the Treasury Department with the unexpended balance due to negotiations with the Sioux.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Sioux Commission of 1888
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Sioux Commission Unexpended Balance228.17 KB
February 16, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has received word from Fletcher J. Cowart that Cowart has 15 students he would like to enroll at Carlisle. Pratt notes that he has written to Cowart that he wants to maintain the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office of Proposed Group of Students from Mescalero Agency504.83 KB
February 20, 1889
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for March 1889. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Irregular Employees Required for March 1889443.94 KB
February 25, 1889 - March 8, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a request from Almon B. Coe, Superintendent of the Blackfeet Schools, to have a party of students from his school enroll at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt in his note to the Office of Indian Affairs states that he…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Enroll Party of Piegan Students at Carlisle945.13 KB
February 27, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on his request to employ Professor Brown of Pittsburg as a music teacher and purchase song books.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Follows Up on Request to Employ Music Teacher532.31 KB
March 7, 1889 - March 22, 1889
Charles D. Wheelock informs Richard Henry Pratt that his father is retiring as a farmer and has offered him the option to take over his farm. Wheelock notes that to accept would require him to leave Carlisle early. Pratt in forwarding the letter…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Charles Wheelock Requests to be Returned Home1.36 MB
March 7, 1889
H. L. Muldrew, 1st Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior, grants two weeks leave of absence to Richard Henry Pratt.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Leave of Absence Granted to Richard Henry Pratt in 1889349.04 KB
March 15, 1889
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for April 1889. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Irregular Employees Required for April 1889466.33 KB
March 18, 1889 - March 26, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a request from H. Heth, Special Agent in Charge of the Nez Perce Agency, to enroll 6 boys from that agency in the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that in his letter to the Office of Indian Affairs that he would be…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Enroll Six Nez Perce Students at Carlisle1.15 MB
March 22, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from M. D. Baldwin, U.S. Indian Agent for the Blackfeet Agency, regarding a request from Baldwin for students from the Blackfeet Agency to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Blackfeet Students to Enroll at Carlisle915.78 KB
March 22, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to return four students from the Pine Ridge Agency due to health and character. He notes that the school physician has diagnosed three students with scrofula and incipient consumption. Pratt asks that he be…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Four Students from Pine Ridge to Their Home in 1889771.34 KB
March 23, 1889 - May 31, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Isaac N. Cundall and recommends him for a position in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Letter and Recommends Isaac N. Cundall1.2 MB
March 27, 1889
M. D. Baldwin, U.S. Indian Agent for the Blackfeet Agency, replies in response to an Office of Indian Affairs letter that he can obtain 14 students for the Carlisle Indian School. He further requests to be able to send one of the student's…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Blackfeet Agency Response to Obtaining Students for Carlisle690.41 KB
March 27, 1889
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1889 amounting to $10,931.80 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $7,795.00 for regular employee pay. There are also math equations relating to the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Fourth Quarter 18891.6 MB
March 27, 1889
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1889 amounting to $189.30 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
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Supplies, March 18891.35 MB
March 27, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt forwards account covering the expense of returning Henry Standing Bear and requests approval.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Account Covering Expense Returning Henry Standing Bear519.5 KB
April 3, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt requests permission to return Elliott, William Short Nose, and Robert Left Hand to their homes due to their ill health. Pratt further requests transportation to various locations for the three students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Elliott, William Short Nose, and Robert Left Hand737.29 KB
April 4, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt returns a letter from Thomas A. Metoxen who had requested to be returned home. Pratt also encloses an endorsement from Marianna Burgess disputing his statement. Pratt further states that it has been the policy of Carlisle to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Thomas Metoxen's Request to Return Home738.92 KB
April 8, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt requests from the Office of Indian Affairs information on what the Office desires for the 25 pupils from the Navajo Agency and the parties from the Nez Perce and Blackfeet Agencies.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Information Sought on Potential Students from Various Agencies504.62 KB
April 8, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt requests action in employing Professor Brown for 20 music lessons.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Approval for Employing Special Music Teacher770.27 KB
April 18, 1889 - July 1, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Edwin Morrison, Principal of the Friends Pacific Academy in Newberg, Oregon, in regards to enrolling Indian students at his school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Indian School System
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry of Friends Academy in Oregon about Enrolling Students669.54 KB