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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August 25, 1886
The U.S. Indian Agent for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency asks if there are restrictions for sending students to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Enrollment Policies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Agent Asks About Restrictions for Sending Students to Carlisle356.63 KB
August 27, 1886
Captain Richard Henry Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (James H. Richards, Flora F. Lowe, Bessie Patterson, Mary E. Campbell), those who have left the school (Lydia E. Dittes), and those who have changed positions (Kate Irvine,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, August 18861.02 MB
August 27, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt seeks an answer to his request for transportation for Tom Torlino to travel back to his home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel Departing
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Seeks Answer to Request for Transportation for Tom Torlino368.14 KB
September 6, 1886
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in August 1886. Pratt distinguishes between the white…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, August 18861.33 MB
September 6, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt submits voucher for the recovery of a run away student who was on outing in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Submission of Voucher Covering Expenses in Returning Run Away Student in September 1886403.78 KB
September 6, 1886
Wrap for a letter from Walking Noise requesting the return of his son Howard Frost from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wrap for Request by Walking Noise for Return of Howard Frost118.98 KB
September 9, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt requests assistance for Rev. S. S. Harry in constructing a school building for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency. In doing so he would have the children of the Agency in school for the winter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Assistance in Constructing School on Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency436.55 KB
September 13, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt provides his views on having graduates from the Carlisle Indian School and other industrial training schools fill agency instructor positions. Pratt notes that he does not believe this a good system due to the lack of training…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt's Views Towards Filling Teaching Positions with Graduates1.13 MB
September 14, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt requests transportation to Carlisle, Pennsylvania for 39 to be placed at Caldwell, Kansas for September 18, 1886.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Transportation for 39 to Carlisle from Caldwell, Kansas351.18 KB
September 20, 1886
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for October 1886. 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 October 1886410.9 KB
October 1, 1886
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in September 1886. Pratt distinguishes between the employees,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, September 18861.51 MB
October 4, 1886
Follow up letter regarding request for transportation for a member of the Sioux Nation to travel to the Carlisle Indian School from Mitchell, Dakota. Richard Henry Pratt indicates that there appears to be some mix up in the transportation order…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Follow Up on Transportation for Sioux Student from Mitchell, Dakota413.31 KB
October 12, 1886
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew informing him that the school had gained new students, raising enrollment higher than it had been before. He also mentions the need for more money to improve school…
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics: Fundraising, Lake Mohonk Conferences
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew657.4 KB
October 14, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from Secretary of the Interior Lucius Q. C. Lamar regarding sending children and young adults at Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Florida to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt provides details on the number of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Secretary of the Interior Regarding Fort Marion Students1019.21 KB
October 15, 1886
Request by Richard Henry Pratt for permission to send Noah Little Eagle (here Noel Little Eagle), Laura Good Nation, and Wamy Oso to their homes due to consumption.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Return of Three Students due to Poor Health669.03 KB
October 15, 1886
Robert Muggins requests the return of his sister, Laura Good Nation, from the Carlisle Indian School due to her poor health resulting from consumption. Muggins states that his people often die from consumption while remaining relatively well…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return of Laura Good Nation547.5 KB
October 16, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt refers to earlier letter and asks if he can send a favorable reply to Bishop Huntington Agent for enrolling Onondaga children at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Follow Up to Request for Enrolling Onondaga Students368.03 KB
October 20, 1886
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for November 1886. 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 November 1886405.43 KB
October 21, 1886
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew regarding attempts to get a Mr. Moody to visit Carlisle. Pratt also mentions that 75 or more Florida Apache prisoner children are expected to arrive at the school soon…
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew1.12 MB
October 25, 1886
Submission of voucher for expenses by Richard Henry Pratt related to visit from C. M. Clark, Special Agent for the Department, who was instructed to learn the Carlisle Indian School outing system.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Voucher Covering Travel Expenses of Visiting Agent454.08 KB
October 26, 1886 - October 27, 1886
Secretary of War William Endicott informs the Office of Indian Affairs of orders issued to send individuals between the ages of 12 and 22 at Fort Marion to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Department of War Issues Orders to Transfer Fort Marion Students to Carlisle1.25 MB
October 27, 1886
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1886 amounting to $11,389.32 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $6,667.50 for regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Fourth Quarter 18861.36 MB
October 27, 1886
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1886 amounting to $494.55 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, October 18861.09 MB
October 29, 1886
Sally Hambleton acknowledges receipt of an appointment as a teacher at the Carlisle Indian School and informs the Office of Indian Affairs that she is resigning the position.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Sally Hambleton Resigns as Teacher214.05 KB
November 1-9, 1886
These materials include a cover letter and Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 37 Chiricahua Apache prisoners-of-war transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from Fort Marion in St. Augustine, Florida, where a larger group of Geronimo's…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils for Chiricahua Apache Prisoners-of-War, 18862.84 MB