1893

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William Tallchief Requests Return of Jennie Tallchief
July 31, 1893

William Tallchief requests the return of his daughter Jennie Tallchief from the Carlisle Indian School. Tallchief notes that Jennie was induced to go to Carlisle without his consent and knowledge and that after receiving a contract for his agreement which he refuses to sign. As a result he requests her return as she now desires to return and…

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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Responds to Request to Return Jennie Tallchief
August 7, 1893 - August 17, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt responds to William Tallchief's request to return his daughter Jennie Tallchief from the Carlisle Indian School. He further addresses Tallchief's claims that the school kidnapped Jennie by providing letters from C. R. Dixon and George Runciman who were involved in gathering students from the New York Reservations when Jennie…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Report of Irregular Employees, July 1893
August 7, 1893

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 July 1893. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor," whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Apprentice Labor," representing student…

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Pratt Informs Office Ordered Pay for Leave will not Exceed Authority
August 10, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that only 11 teachers and assistants were on the payroll for July 1893 and three of them did not receive pay. As a result, three others on order of the Office does not exceed the authority.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, July 1893
August 14, 1893

Thomas Stewart, the school physician, compiles the corrected monthly sanitary report for July 1893. Stewart also includes a note about the tuberculosis cases in the "Remarks and Physician's Special Report" section.

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Request to Transfer Three Students from Sante Fe to Carlisle
August 14, 1893

S. M. Cart, Superintendent of the Sante Fe School, requests authority to transfer three students from his school to the Carlisle Indian School.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Requests Authority to Pay for Electric Lights
August 23, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to install electric lighting at the Carlisle Indian School and pay an annual cost for the use of electric lights. Pratt notes that the use of coal-oil lamps has been a great anxiety due to the threat of fire and the use of electric lights would be of a great advantage in the care and safety of the school…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Annual Report of the Carlisle Indian School, 1892-1893
August 31, 1893

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 field trips to the Columbian Quadricentennial in New…

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Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, August 1893
September 1893

Carlos Montezuma, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for August 1893. Montezuma also includes a short note about the cases in the "Remarks and Physician's Special Report" section.

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Pratt Responds to Bill Forwarded for Care of Seth Clear Eyes
September 2, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a bill and letter from St. Joseph's Hospital covering the care of Seth Clear Eyes. Pratt provides the context of how Clear Eyes ended up at the hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota and directs the Office to direct the bill to him for payment from the Carlisle appropriation…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Application for Employment from Kate S. Bowersox
September 6-13, 1893

Kate S. Bowersox applies to be a Carlisle Indian School teacher. Bowersox includes a petition, teacher's certificate, and references from T. H. Harton and Charles W. Hermann in support of her application.

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Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, September 1893
September 6, 1893

Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of weigher's certificate blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.

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Bills of Lading and Weigher's Returns for School Supplies
September 8, 1893

Richard H. Pratt forwards duplicate copies of bills of lading and weigher's returns for eight cases of school supplies weighing 1831 pounds.

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Report of Irregular Employees, August 1893
September 8, 1893

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 1893. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor," whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Apprentice Labor," representing student…

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Additional Statistics Requested by Department for 1892-1893
September 9, 1893

Alfred John Standing submits school statistics accompanying the annual report requested by the Office of Indian Affairs.

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General Outline of Trip to Chicago for World's Fair
September 25, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt provides the general outline of the field trip to the Chicago World's Fair and Columbian Exposition for 420 students and 35 employees of the Carlisle Indian School.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Outing Papers of Peter Jordan
September 25, 1893 - March 28, 1895

Signed request of Peter Jordan to participate in the outing program at the Carlisle Indian School along with a copy of the outing rules signed by Jordan, Richard Henry Pratt, and William Balderston.

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Mercer Museum Research Library
Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, September 1893
October 2, 1893

Carlos Montezuma, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for September 1893. Montezuma also includes a short note about the cases in the "Remarks and Physician's Special Report" section.

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Forwards Request to Donate Part of Chicago Exhibit
October 9, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to donate a part of the Carlisle Indian School at the Chicago World's Fair and Columbian Exposition to a Pedagogy Museum composed of exhibits at the Fair.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Estimate of Supplies, October 1893
October 14, 1893

Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the second quarter of fiscal year 1894 amounting to $499.41 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated cost, and how the item will be used at the school.

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Abe Somers Requests Transfer from Haskell to Carlisle
October 16, 1893

Former student Abe Somers requests to transfer from the Haskell Institute to re-enroll at the Carlisle Indian School.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Henry M. Hudelson's Request for Leave of Absence
October 16, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Henry M. Hudelson's application for a 30-day leave of absence because of an injury suffered in the classroom. Hudelson fell and hit his head on the mantelpiece in his classroom and got a concussion.

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Oscar Warden Requests to be Returned Home
October 16, 1893 - December 14, 1893

Charles G. Penney, Acting U.S. Indian Agent for the Pine Ridge Agency, forwards a letter from Oscar Warden to his father Martin Pretty Back requesting he arrange for his return home.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Report of Irregular Employees, September 1893
October 17, 1893

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 1893. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor"  and the "Indian Apprentice Labor," representing student employees.

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National Archives and Records Administration
Estimate of Funds, Second Quarter 1894
October 21, 1893

Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1894 amounting to $18,629.41 for support of the school, of which $10,205.00 is for regular employee pay. 

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