Richard Henry Pratt states that last year both the Secretary of the Interior and Commissioner of Indian Affairs agreed that he should rent a farm adjoining the Carlisle Indian School to teach male students how to farm "general crops" and female students how to care for dairy cows. Unfortunately, he was only able to rent two parcels of land…
Henderson Tract (Farm)
November 18, 1880
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July 15, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to renew the lease on the Hocker Farm. Pratt provides the justification for the lease by claiming that the lease goes to support the charity fund which in turn is used to rent additional farmland including the Henderson and Sanno Farms. Pratt ends by stating that until the Parker Farm is purchased by the…
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April 20, 1888
William S. Day, Auditor, acknowledges receipt of the notice of extension of lease between Rev. J. A. McCauley, R. M. Henderson, Richard Henry Pratt, and the Office of Indian Affairs for the Henderson Farm.
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April 20, 1888
Richard R. McMahon, Acting Comptroller, informs John D. C. Atkins that he has received Atkins letter regarding the extension of the lease between J. A. McCauley, R. M. Henderson, and Richard Henry Pratt to reduce the annual rental of the farm to $600 per year.
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May 17, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay for the lease of the Henderson Farm with Government funds due to a depleted Charity Fund. Pratt notes that the farm is necessary for additional grazing and farming purposes as well as drainage.
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June 16, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to rent the Hocker Farm and the Henderson Tract during fiscal year 1894.
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June 17, 1893 - June 23, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards to the Office of Indian Affairs a copy of the lease for the Henderson tract in quintuplicate. The lease covers the outlines of the land being rented as well as its purpose for grazing and farming at the Carlisle Indian School.
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June 20, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards to the Office of Indian Affairs for approval the agreement between the Carlisle Indian School and the Henderson heirs to rent the Henderson Tract.
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June 30, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to rent the Henderson Tract for $400 to be paid in quarterly installments.
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July 2, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $400 for the rent of the Henderson Tract during fiscal year 1895.
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July 6, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $400 for the rent of the Henderson Tract during fiscal year 1896.
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July 3, 1896
Alfred John Standing requests authority to pay $400 for the rent of the Henderson Tract during fiscal year 1897.
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July 15, 1896
Samuel Blackwell, Auditor with the Office of Auditor for the Interior Department, forwards for the purpose of renewal the lease of the Henderson Tract between R. M. Henderson, George Norcross, and Richard Henry Pratt dated August 20, 1890 to the Office of the Indian Affairs.
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June 26, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $400 for the rent of the Henderson Tract during fiscal year 1898.
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June 20, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $400 for the rent of the Henderson Tract during fiscal year 1900.
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July 6, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $400 to continue renting the Henderson Tract for the 1901 fiscal year.
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July 10, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $400 to continue renting the Henderson Tract for the 1902 fiscal year.
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July 1, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $400 to continue renting the Henderson Tract for the 1903 fiscal year.
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July 2, 1903
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $400 to continue renting the Henderson Tract for the 1904 fiscal year.
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July 9, 1904
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay $400 to continue renting the Henderson Tract for the 1905 fiscal year.
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July 3, 1905
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay $400 to continue renting the Henderson Tract for the 1906 fiscal year.
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December 11, 1905
J. R. Wise submits to the Office of Indian Affairs a lease between A. P. and R. M. Henderson as well as the Carlisle Indian School for the lease of the Henderson Tract.
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December 22, 1905
William A. Mercer returns the contract for the lease of the Henderson Tract to the Office of Indian Affairs for correction. Mercer requests that the contract be renewed for one year beginning on January 1, 1906.
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January 15, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter by returning the contract for the lease of the Henderson Tract corrected according to instructions.
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June 10, 1906
William A. Mercer forwards to the Office of Indian Affairs the leases for the Henderson and Alexander Tracts with his recommendation they be approved.
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