Request for Enrollment

William Hugg encloses a letter from Richard Henry Pratt turning down the request to transfer four students from the Lincoln Institute to the Carlisle Indian School.

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has written to Acting Agent Woodson that he is ready to place transportation for pupils at the Mennonite Mission at Cantonment to have them transferred to Carlisle.

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to enroll Felipa Amago, a graduate of the Perris School, as a student at the Carlisle Indian School.

Richard Henry Pratt requests the Office of Indian Affairs order the Siletz U. S. Indian Agent to have money paid to Robert Depoe paid to him in order to cover a loan Pratt provided to fund Depoe's return. Pratt encloses correspondence in order to provide context to his request.

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to enroll James Goings.

Richard Henry Pratt requests to enroll three members of the Shawnee Nation living among the Cherokee and two Cherokee Nation members currently enrolled at the Friends Missionary School.

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that since receiving a group of students from Puerto Rico he has been requested to receive more students from Puerto Rico. Pratt asks that if the Commissioner approves of increasing the size of the party from Puerto Rico that it be mentioned in the Carlisle Appropriation bill.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards letter of Martin Grove Brumbaugh in regard to enrolling students from across Puerto Rico at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that no special act of Congress due to the fact that Carlisle generally carries more students than their appropriation number.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from James I. Cochrane, Principal of the Mekusukey Academy, requesting Carlisle enroll a member of the Seminole Nation.

Richard Henry Pratt requests the Commissioner of Indian Affairs write to the Governor of Montana to have Little Whirlwind transferred to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt encloses documents from the Indian Rights Association claiming Little Whirlwind's innocence.

Edgar A. Allen forwards letter from Malcolm W. Odell, Superintendent of the Sac and Fox School, requesting Carlisle enroll a student from the school who is over the age of 20.

Richard Henry Pratt indicates that the Commissioner of Education for Puerto Rico has requested that additional students be enrolled at Carlisle from Puerto Rico. Pratt notes that he would be glad to accept more students and suggests one condition upon which to continue the arrangement.

Richard Henry Pratt provides a copy of his letter to W. G. Williams to the Office of Indian Affairs. Pratt responds to Williams request to enroll his two children at the Carlisle Indian School by citing their blood quantum.

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he has instructed Siceni Nori to bring two girls from Laguna whose parents have requested that they attend Carlisle. The girls have been attending the Albuquerque Indian School.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Charles E. Shell, Superintendent of the Greenville School, regarding Pratt's pending enrollment of a student from that area who wishes to come to Carlisle.

Richard Henry Pratt provides information on Earl Jennings (referred to here as Earl Sweeney) to the Office of Indian Affairs.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a request from C. D. Griffin, Superintendent of the Alabama Boys' Industrial School, to have Frank Woods enroll at the Carlisle Indian School.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards his reply to G. L. Scott, Acting Indian Agent at the Leech Lake Agency, regarding Scott's request that he enroll a student who has previously runaway from two prior schools.

Former student Edward Granger (here going by Edmond Granger) provides a statement of his educational history and requests to be re-enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School to complete his education.

Gilbert Hitchcock, Nebraska Congressman, requests on behalf of A. A. Selden if Selden can bring six students from the interior of Alaska to the coast in order to send them to the Carlisle Indian School.

Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request to transfer Laverio Nejo from the Mesa Grande School.

Richard Henry Pratt responds to the Office of Indian Affairs objection to his request to pay for a voucher to cover the expense of transporting students from Alaska to the Carlisle Indian School.

W. C. Smith requests to have his two sons enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School.

Louise Hoye requests to have Domingo Dikit enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School rather than the Saint Francis Indian Academy in Eddington, Pennsylvania. Included is correspondence from Hoye and the Bureau of Insular Affairs regarding Dikit's situation.

E. A. Hitchcock informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the request to enroll students from Hogansburg, New York at the Carlisle Indian School should be taken up by the Superintendent.