1900

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Pratt Requests Transfer of James Flannery to Fill Tailor Position
February 15, 1900 - February 20, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt requests to employ former student James Flannery as an Assistant Tailor and encloses correspondence to provide context.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Proposal to Build Additional Employee Quarters
February 15, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase various supplies to build new employee quarters along with hiring skilled laborers. Pratt includes plans for the first floor of the building.

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Blueprints/Architectural Drawings, Letters/Correspondence
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Request to Purchase Harness Leather on Open Market
February 15, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt requests the authority to purchase 1500 pounds of oak tanned leather on the open market due to replace the exhausted supply at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that the supply is gone due to the increase in pupils.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Standing Provides Information on Antonio Apache
February 17, 1900

Alfred John Standing provides information on Antonio Apache to the Office of Indian Affairs.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Ticket for Chippewa Student to Travel to Carlisle
February 17, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Office of Indian Affairs that he has sent a ticket for a student from the Chippewa Nation to use to travel to Carlisle.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request for Former Student to be Appointed to Assistant Tailor Position
February 19, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt requests that a former student be appointed to the position of assistant tailor to aid with the manufacture of uniforms and clothing for 600 boys.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request to Transfer Miguel Maxcy to Hospital in Dakota
February 19, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to transfer Miguel Maxcy to a hospital in Dakota.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request to Pay Fred Hare for Care of Smallpox Patients
February 20, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay student Fred Hare for caring for three smallpox patients at the school farm house.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Cost of Board at Mess at the Carlisle Indian School
February 23, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt replies to Office of Indian Affairs Circular No. 36 that the cost of board at the mess of the Carlisle Indian School is $2.50 per week.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Notice of Death of Bessie Barclay
February 24, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the death of Bessie Barclay a teacher at the Carlisle Indian School.

 

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request to Purchase Stamps for Student Correspondence
Feburary 26, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase postage stamps for students to correspond with their parents and friends.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Request to Purchase Straw Hats for Students
February 26, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase straw hats for students on the open market due to the difficulty in purchasing the hats through contracts.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Application for Employment from Pasquala Anderson
February 27-28, 1900

Pasquala Anderson, a member of the Mission nation in southern California and Carlisle graduate, applies to be an assistant teacher in the Indian Service. 

Richard H. Pratt forwards her application to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and endorses her in his cover letter.

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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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Request for Two Teachers to Replace Newcomer and Schaner
February 27, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt requests two teachers to replace Sadie Newcomer and Emma Schaner whose resignations accompanies the letter.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, Employee Oaths, and Resignations, March 1900
February 28 - March 20, 1900

Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (Agnes May Robbins, Lida Jones, Richard Hendricks, James D. Flannery) as well as those who have left the school (Bessie E. Barclay, Emma C. Schanes, Solomon Miller, James M. Bellows, Emma H. Bellows), and those who have changed positions (Sadie E. Newcomer). These reports include…

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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Reports
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Office Informed Martin Wheelock has Resumed Duties
February 28, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Martin Wheelock has resumed his duties as of January 8, 1900.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Report of Irregular Employees, February 1900
February 28, 1900

Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during February 1900. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.

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Reports
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Miguel Maxcy Returned to Hospital in Washington D.C.
March 1, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has returned Miguel Maxcy to a government hospital in Washington D.C.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Forwards Circular from Lincoln Institute
March 1, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a circular disseminated by the Lincoln Institute and further comments on the writer of the pamphlet.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Responds to Letter from Local Carlisle Attorney
March 1, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding a letter from local attorney George Hayes pertaining to a student under discipline. (The student is not identified here.) 

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request to Purchase New Boilers and Expand Plant
March 1, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has decided to enlarge the present boiler plant rather than build a new one. Pratt notes that keeping the current boilers active is cost prohibitive and recommends purchasing four new ones as well as the materials and labor to expand the plant.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, February 1900
March 3, 1900

S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for February 1900.

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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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Request to Cover Additional Cost of Books
March 3, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to cover the additional cost of the school book, Davis' Nature Studies, over what was previously authorized in the annual estimate a year ago.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Eligible Candidates for Teacher Position
March 6, 1900

John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of four women (Agnes M. Robbins, Nellie H. Nixon, Lida Jones, Katherine Riley) who are eligible to fill two vacant teacher positions at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidates' names, addresses, and their civil…

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Legal and Government Documents
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National Archives and Records Administration
Office Informed of Worn Out Property in March 1900
March 7, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt reports to the Office of Indian Affairs various items which have become worn out or otherwise unserviceable and requests action to their disposition.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration