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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May 4, 1883
Richard Henry Pratt requests to send home Fannie Merrick and Mary Tyndall. Pratt notes that Alice C. Fletcher is set to visit the Omaha reservation and can escort the two students back.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Send Home Fannie Merrick and Mary Tyndall449.7 KB
May 5, 1883
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew that he has made arrangements for several students to work aboard the American Steam Ship Line bound for Europe. Pratt also requests Agnew's attendence at the May 23rd…
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics: Fundraising
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew1.39 MB
May 11, 1883
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew regarding the ongoing attempts of President Chester A. Arthur to secure funding for the school from Congress. Pratt also mentions a board meeting scheduled for the 22nd and…
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics: Fundraising
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew2.33 MB
May 14, 1883 - May 19, 1883
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from L. D. Davis, Superintendent of the Indian Boarding School at the Pawnee Agency, regarding sending twelve Pawnee students to Carlisle. Davis notes that many of the older students desire to go to Carlisle…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Enroll 12 Pawnee Students at Carlisle1.1 MB
May 15, 1883
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Dr. Cornelius Rea Agnew about the upcoming meeting of the Board of Trustees on the 23rd of May. Pratt’s letter is written on a copy of the “Deed of Trust” for a parcel of land in Cumberland…
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew2.48 MB
May 18, 1883
Richard Henry Pratt requests permission to return Jane Freeman, a member of the Creek Nation, to her home due to pulmonary trouble.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Jane Freeman to Her Home642.66 KB
May 28, 1883 - June 4, 1883
L. D. Davis, the Superintendent of the Pawnee Boarding School, writes to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs regarding sending additional boys to the Carlisle Indian School. Davis includes a number of written requests from students asking to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pawnee Students Request to be Enrolled in Carlisle2.03 MB
June 1, 1883
Richard Henry Pratt requests permission to return Fanny Morning and Kaha Kuh to their homes as a precautionary measure due to their health.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Fanny Morning and Kaha Kuh Home635.88 KB
June 2, 1883
Richard Henry Pratt notes that while he does not think it in the best of interest of the students he will comply with the wishes of the parents of the Pueblo students and return them to their homes. He believes it should be done as soon as…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Return of Pueblo Children to Their Home in 1883655.9 KB
June 4, 1883
Lewellyn E. Woodin, U.S. Indian Agent for the Ponca, Pawnee, and Otoe Agency, requests that Luke Phillips a student at the Carlisle Indian be sent home immediately to serve as an interpreter for the agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request Return Luke Phillips to Serve as Interpreter432.2 KB
June 4, 1883
Richard Henry Pratt seeks authority to return students whose terms of enrollment have expired to their homes.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Three Students to Their Homes429.83 KB
June 5, 1883
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Indian Affairs Office that he has received word regarding a wagon the school is selling to Big Horse. Big Horse asks if the government will pay for the transportation of the wagon which Pratt recommends. Pratt…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Carlisle Built Wagons for Big Horse and Wolf Face649.59 KB
June 6, 1883
Richard Pratt requests to omit 10 reams of notepaper and 10 reams of foolscap paper because a Massachusetts papermaker sent him 400 pounds of writing paper as a gift.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Office Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Withdrawals Request for 20 Reams of Paper432.42 KB
June 6, 1883
Richard Henry Pratt writes in regards to an inquiry from the U.S. Indian Agent of the Colorado River Agency to sending students to Carlisle. Pratt notes that Samuel C. Armstrong of the Hampton Institute is going to be visiting agencies in Arizona…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recommends Students from Colorado River Agency Attend Hampton447.74 KB
June 9, 1883
Richard Henry Pratt submits a "Special" Estimate of Funds form for $1,579.29 to purchase fresh beef.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Special Estimate of Funds, Second Quarter 1883829.31 KB
June 11, 1883
The U.S. Indian Agent at the Arapaho Agency requests the return of the body of Adam McCarty, a member of the Modoc Nation, who is a student at the Carlisle Indian School. The Agent notes that McCarty is dying and the Modoc Nation is greatly…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Body of Adam McCarty to be Returned370.72 KB
June 14, 1883
Richard Henry Pratt seeks authority for allowing Joshua Given to serve as an interpreter for three chiefs Kiowa Agency while they visit Washington D.C.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Permission for Joshua Given to Serve as Interpreter418.15 KB
June 19, 1883
Richard Henry Pratt submits a "Special" Estimate of Funds form for $80, to cover the expense of the Spring Wagon shipped to Captian Saukadota and to purchase fresh beef.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Special Estimate of Funds, Second Quarter 1883732.24 KB
June 21, 1883
Richard Henry Pratt replies to a letter received from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding small girls to be sent to the Lincoln Institute in Philadelphia. Pratt notes that he would be willing to send a number of young girls at Carlisle to be…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Exchanging Students with the Lincoln Institute612.84 KB
June 25, 1883 - July 3, 1883
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from C. L. Hall regarding the appointment of the Superintendent of the Fort Stevenson Indian School. Pratt notes that he agrees with Hall that the Superintendent should be subject to the whims of the Agent.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Appointment of the Superintendent of the Fort Stevenson Indian School511.87 KB
July 5, 1883 - July 22, 1883
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from former student William B. Peery regarding the state of the Peoria Agency. Peery states that the Indian Department is withholding money meant to educate students as well as preventing students from being…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Complaints Regarding Education at the Peoria Nation1.01 MB
July 9, 1883
Charles E. Monteith, U.S. Indian Agent for the Nez Perce agency, requests authority to purchase a new wagon due to the unsafe and unfit wagon the agency recently received from the Carlisle Indian School. Monteith provides details of how the wagon…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Complaints Regarding Wagon from the Carlisle Indian School1.86 MB
July 9, 1883
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on his earlier letter emphasizing his request to return Manuelito Chou as soon as possible due to his poor health.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Repeated Request to Return Manuelito to His Home485.46 KB
July 9, 1883
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to return and pay expenses for Manuelito Chou, Francisco, Eva Rufina, and Edward Myers to be returned to their homes due to their health. In addition, Pratt requests authority to return John Bull to be…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Five Students to Their Homes672.25 KB
July 10, 1883
Estimate of funds for the third quarter of 1883 amounting to $19.116.40 for support of the school and transportation of Indian supplies. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds for regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Third Quarter 18831.29 MB