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 20, 1889
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for May 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 May 1889474.72 KB
April 26, 1889
Notice of the death of Obadiah G. Given, School Physician. Richard Henry Pratt forwards vouchers covering the pay due him to be paid out to his estate.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of the Death of Obadiah G. Given507.95 KB
April 27, 1889 - May 4, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt forwards request of Lone Star through the Kiowa, Comanche and Wichita Agent for the enrollment of an adopted member of the Kiowa Nation. The letter states that the proposed student was captured as a child in New Mexico.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Request to Enroll Adopted Kiowa Nation Member1014.11 KB
May 1, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt forwards vouchers covering the balance of salary due Obadiah G. Given. Pratt requests authority to pay the salary to Given's wife rather than his estate.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Voucher Covering Pay of Obadiah G. Given731.97 KB
May 1, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt submits a voucher from Fisk Goodyear resulting from expenses incurred from the capture and return of two runaway students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Voucher Covering Expenses to Recover Two Runaway Students in 1889477.47 KB
May 4, 1889
Sigourney Butler, Comptroller, informs R. V. Belt that the remaining pay due to Obadiah G. Given should be delayed until a legal representative is appointed to handle the estate.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Comptroller Ruling on Pay of Obadiah G. Given504.06 KB
May 4, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the lease for the Hocker Farm and requests that the lease be renewed for one year starting April 1, 1889 for $600.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Renewal of Hocker Farm Lease Starting in April 1889474.69 KB
May 8, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt submits a report that lists a new employee (Carrie E. Morse). This report includes personal information about those being hired. In a cover letter, Pratt explains the process in which Morse was appointed as a teacher at the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, May 18891.39 MB
May 8, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a request from Ella and Bessie Patterson to be transferred to the Albuquerque Indian School. Pratt provides the employment history of the Pattersons' at the Carlisle Indian School and recommends their request be…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request of Ella and Bessie Patterson to Transfer to Albuquerque1.17 MB
May 9, 1889 - May 15, 1889
R. V. Belt, Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs, forwards the letter of Richard Henry Pratt regarding his request to pay Obadiah G. Given's wife as there is no longer a need for letters of administration in his estate.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Belt Forwards Letter Requesting Pay for Obadiah G. Given1.1 MB
May 11, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt forwards accounts covering medical care for two students who are on outing in farms in Bucks County, Pennsylvania for approval by the Office of Indian Affairs. Pratt notes that Charles Carr was unable to be transported back to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Financial Accounts Covering Outing Medical Expenses754.13 KB
May 10, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt requests to return Louise Schanandore (here Louisa Schanandore) on the advice of the acting physician due to ill health. Pratt notes that she can be escorted by Jemima Wheelock whose term of enrollment has ended.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Louisa Schanandore and Jemima Wheelock928.93 KB
May 13, 1889
Wrap documenting Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase Yaggys Geographical Study for the Carlisle Indian School as well as his calling attention to remarks for the Assistant Secretary.
Also included is the Biennial Report of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Books Used at School, Indian School System
Format: Reports
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Purchase Yaggys Geographical Study17.6 MB
May 13, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to bring in an additional 275 students from various agencies for the upcoming fiscal year. Pratt notes that the school currently has 611 students, but he expects to lose about 175 due to expiration of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Proposal to Recruit Students for Fiscal Year 1889-18901.28 MB
May 13, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of positions and salaries necessary for the function of the school. Pratt notes the changes in positions including eliminating the position of principal teacher due to his taking more direct charge of the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Proposed List of Positions and Salaries for Fiscal Year 1889-18901.75 MB
May 20, 1889
Daniel Dorchester, Superintendent of Indian Schools, reports on his surprise visit and inspection of the Carlisle Indian School. Dorchester provides an overview of his visit including his visit to all of the school rooms noting the various levels…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Inspection Reports
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: First Inspection Report of Daniel Dorchester2.19 MB
May 20, 1889
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for June 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 June 1889507.92 KB
May 24, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt provides an update on the Apache prisoners brought from the Mount Vernon Barracks in the winter and spring of 1886-1887. Pratt notes that of the 106 students, 27 have died and two others will likely die within a few days.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Apache Prisoners to Mount Vernon Barracks1012.46 KB
May 25, 1889
Cover letter informing the Office of Indian Affairs that he has enclosed consent of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees to the extension of the lease of the Hocker farm at the reduced rent of $600 per year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Cover Letter for Consent to Hocker Farm at Reduced Rent516.79 KB
May 25, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority if he can send Apaches to the Mount Vernon Barracks on Monday as he requested in his previous letter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Follow Up to Request to Return of Apache Students to Mount Vernon Barracks355.92 KB
May 26, 1889 - June 5, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a copy of a letter from M. D. Baldwin, U.S. Indian Agent for the Blackfeet Agency, regarding sending 10 to 20 students to Carlisle. Pratt asks that he be given authority to arrange the transportation, or if the Office…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Obtaining Students from the Blackfeet Agency for Carlisle1.12 MB
May 27, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt follows up his request to purchase Yaggys Geographical Study. Pratt notes that he has the means to purchase the Study for $65.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Academic Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Renews Request to Purchase Yaggys Geographical Study519.59 KB
May 29, 1889
Byron M. Cutcheon, Congressman from Michigan, responds to a letter from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding 50 pupils from Michigan to be enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School. Cutcheon recommends the office communicate with a former U.S.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recommendation on Recruiting Students in Michigan422.38 KB
May 29, 1889
R. V. Beet, Acting Commissioner of the Office of Indian Affairs, requests the return of the lease of farm in Carlisle, Pennsylvania between James A. McCauley, Robert Henderson, Richard Henry Pratt and Hiram Price for a one year continuance from…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Continuance of Lease of Farm540.02 KB
May 30, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt reports that 35 San Carlos Apache students are eligible to return to their homes due to the expiration of their terms. Six of the students have elected to remain an additional year but Pratt notes that many more should remain…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Encourage San Carlos Apache Students to Remain at Carlisle561.33 KB