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Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to have Henry Kendall enroll at Rutgers College. Pratt also requests that $167 per year be allocated to pay Rutgers for Kendall's education from the general appropriation or through Pratt's fund.
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding Esther Miller and her annuity money. Pratt states that Miller has not heard from the Office of Indian Affairs but she would like to use her Annuity money to attend a Normal School of which he recommends the Oswego...
Richard Henry Pratt inquires about using appropriation to support former students currently enrolled at various colleges who are currently being supported by the Charity Fund at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he has many calls on his Charity Fund and is about $5,000 in debt on...
Richard Henry Pratt writes regarding a request from the President of Marietta College, John Eaton, to cover the annual cost of tuition for Samuel Townsend. Pratt asks that the Department cover the cost as Townsend is a capable printer and an ambitious student who desires to go into a law...
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from William F. Campbell regarding his law studies and attempts to earn a living as a painter.
Richard Henry Pratt requests the assistance of the Office of Indian Affairs in paying the Law School tuition of William F. Campbell. Pratt forwards two letters from Campbell.
Richard Henry Pratt discusses the case of Chester Cornelius with the Office of Indian Affairs. Pratt notes that Cornelius purchased a section of land under the Severalty Act with the intention of renting it out to support himself as he enrolled in a Commercial School in Poughkeepsie, New York....
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from William F. Campbell regarding the government providing an allowance for him to attend Law School. Campbell notes that he has not heard from the Department and assumes that the allowance was not approved. In addition, Campbell recounts a ghost dance on...
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter to the Office of Indian Affairs from Clement C. Gaines, President of the Eastman Business College, and a contract between him and Chester P. Cornelius. Gaines states that he likely filled out the contract incorrectly which would have provided Cornelius an...
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he has received a letter from William F. Campbell regarding the assistance promised him by Office of Indian Affairs to allow him to attend the Law School at the University of Minnesota. Pratt notes that a contract was drawn up...
Richard Henry Pratt writes to the Office of Indian Affairs on a number of matters including the continued employment of Alfred John Standing, revisions to the Civil Service Code, and enrolling Dennison Wheelock at Dickinson College. In addition, Pratt forwards a letter of William P. Campbell...
Third annual report of the Carlisle Indian School providing statistics of the number of students from various nations during the school year. Pratt claims that the per capita cost at Carlisle is lesser than at other schools while also highlighting the cost of Carlisle as a tool for greater...
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a request from Julia Bent for her annuity payment in order to pay her tuition at the Cumberland Valley Normal School in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the Annual Report of the Carlisle Indian School for the 1892-1893 school year to the Office of Indian Affairs. Pratt's narrative discusses the enrollment statistics of the school, academic and industrial education, the outing system, the saving system, as well as...
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs circular letter regarding students for a Normal Training School in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pratt notes that Carlisle has had some limited success in producing students for Normal Schools and further advocates for placing students among...
Richard Henry Pratt outlines the disciplinary history of Lewis Williams while at the Carlisle Indian School and what led him to withdraw his assistance from allowing Williams to attend the Preparatory Department of Dickinson College and to provide him a ticket to his home.
Richard Henry Pratt informs W. N. Hailmann that Benjamin Caswell would like a position in the Indian Service.
Richard Henry Pratt informs W. N. Hailmann that he does not have room for two individuals named in his previous letter. He further asks to wait until he can talk with Nellie V. Robertson about filling the lowest teaching position.
Richard Henry Pratt replies to a letter from W. N. Hailmann providing the names of Julia Elmore, Adelia Lowe, and Henrietta Fremont for positions in the Indian Service. In addition, Pratt provides certificates of graduation for Elmore and Lowe.
Richard Henry Pratt provides greater detail on the Normal Training Class at the Carlisle Indian School and also encloses the School's "Scheme of Grading."
Joseph F. Adams requests the Office of Indian Affairs forward him his share of the trust held for the Siletz Indians in Oregon.
Richard Henry Pratt requests on the behalf of Lillie Wind (here Lilly Wind) for her proportion of the sale of the town site of Miami as a member of the Ottawa Nation.
Response by Edgar A. Allen to claims by an anonymous individual alleging that John Miller (also addressed as William Miller) used fraud to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School. Also included are legal affidavits by Miller and John Pulcifer claiming their innocence.
Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding Gertrude Simmons' studying at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.
Richard Henry Pratt forwards application of Siceni Nori for a position in the Indian Service as a bookkeeper or clerk along with a letter of recommendation from the head of the Stewart Business College.
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