Richard H. Pratt recommends that former student James R. Wheelock be appointed as a disciplinarian or printer and bandmaster in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards Wheelock's application along with a reference from Marianna Burgess and endorses him in his cover letter.
Legal and Government Documents
![Application for Employment from James R. Wheelock Application for Employment from James R. Wheelock](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1539_22331_0003.jpg?itok=HDSJAvnm)
![Response to Claims that John Miller Enrolled at Carlisle Fraudulently Response to Claims that John Miller Enrolled at Carlisle Fraudulently](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2584_54760_0002.jpg?itok=EK6VT2oA)
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.
![Application for Employment from Louisa Geisdorff Application for Employment from Louisa Geisdorff](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1558_31936_0008.jpg?itok=xb31YrHm)
Richard H. Pratt recommends that Carlisle graduate Louisa Geisdorff be appointed as a teacher in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards Geisdorff's application along with references from Dr. George Morris Philips and Jean Blanchard from the Pennsylvania State Normal School and Carlisle matron L. R. Shaffner.
![Benjamin Mahseel Information Cards (Visitor Only) Benjamin Mahseel Information Cards (Visitor Only)](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_1327_b003_f0101_0001_combined.jpg?itok=_d0afASN)
Benjamin Mahseel, member of the Apache Nation, visited the school on June 30, 1898 and departed on August 2, 1898. Sources indicate that he was an employee at the San Carlos Agency, and that he and former Carlisle teacher Lydia Hunt accompanied a party of Apache students who were coming to enroll at Carlisle. Mahseel then stayed at Carlisle for…
![Supplemental Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, July 1898 Supplemental Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, July 1898](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1555_30170_0002.jpg?itok=IW-hmSuE)
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests 100 blank leave of absence forms for the school.
![Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, August 1898 Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, August 1898](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1569_37438_c5724_0.jpg?itok=0F0NFgIw)
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two dozen different blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
![Applications for Employment from Perry Tsamanwa and Carrie Cornelius Applications for Employment from Perry Tsamanwa and Carrie Cornelius](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1577_41084_0003.jpg?itok=NbYO49ZV)
Richard H. Pratt recommends that former student Perry Tsamanwa (here Perry Tsamauwa) be appointed as shoe and harness-maker and that former student Carrie Cornelius be appointed as a laundress at the Hoopa Valley School in California. Pratt forwards Tsamauwa's and Cornelius' applications along with his endorsement in the cover letter.
![Application of Edith Pierce for Position in Indian Service Application of Edith Pierce for Position in Indian Service](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1605_55358_0005.jpg?itok=7Z6MDAeZ)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the application of Edith (here Edythe) Pierce for a position of assistant matron and/or vocal teacher along with a recommendation from Laura R. Shaffner and himself.
![Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, December 1898 Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, December 1898](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1605_55100_0001.jpg?itok=DpBHUpVq)
Major Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of certificate of inspection blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
![Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, January 1899 Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, January 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1613_420_c5901.jpg?itok=ye6B9Xc-)
Major Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two dozen different blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior. Pratt also includes a note asking that the memorandum books be sent immediately
![Oath of Office for Clara Price Oath of Office for Clara Price](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1632_10180_0004.jpg?itok=fUljLxc7)
Major Richard H. Pratt submits oath of office from newly appointed assistant matron, Clara Price.
![Outing Papers of Frank Yarlot Outing Papers of Frank Yarlot](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/msc-232_frank_yarlot_outing_rules_study_1.jpg?itok=tygAWjra)
Signed request of Frank Yarlot to participate in the outing program at the Carlisle Indian School along with a copy of the outing rules signed by Yarlot, Richard Henry Pratt, and William Balderston.
![Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, March 1899 Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, March 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1636_12305_0001.jpg?itok=D1i31hyD)
Major Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two dozen different blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
![Requisition for Stationery, April 1899 Requisition for Stationery, April 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1642_15242_c6010.jpg?itok=XQwm73Pn)
Major Richard Henry Pratt requests a supply of two dozen different articles of stationery used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1900.
![Application for Employment from Leila W. Hayden Application for Employment from Leila W. Hayden](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1647_18101_0003.jpg?itok=WlCsl9yC)
Leila W. Hayden (Chippewa) applies to be a clerk at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees and Application, November 1899 Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees and Application, November 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1723_55336_c1233.jpg?itok=tfvVVcwd)
Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (Inga M. Erickson and George W. Taylor). Pratt also sends George W. Taylor's application for a position as an assistant disciplinarian, including references.
![Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, May 1899 Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, May 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1652_20724_0002.jpg?itok=uu206V5n)
Major Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two types of blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
![Application for Employment from Jeanette Buckles Application for Employment from Jeanette Buckles](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1653_20903_0003.jpg?itok=ia3okHNU)
Richard H. Pratt recommends that graduate Jeanette (Nettie) Buckles be appointed as an assistant teacher or assistant matron in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards Buckles' application.
![Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees and Application, October 1899 Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees and Application, October 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1715_51370_c1018.jpg?itok=upaIr7F_)
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (William Ratley, Anne Stewart, and Ernest Robitaille), those who have left the school (George Wolfe), and those who have changed positions (James Wheelock). These reports include personal information about those being hired as well as reasons for departure for those leaving. Pratt…
![Eligible Candidates for Clerk Position Eligible Candidates for Clerk Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1677_32594_0002.jpg?itok=j3_IRHWN)
William R. Bushby, the Chief of the Education Division of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three women (Esther Ropenstein, Inga Erickson, Marion Gibbes) who are eligible to fill the vacant clerk position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidates' names, addresses, and their…
![Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, July 1899 Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, July 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1676_32504_c6450.jpg?itok=h8BMmf6w)
Major Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two dozen different blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
![Eligible Candidate for Assistant Laundress Position Eligible Candidate for Assistant Laundress Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1683_35720_0005.jpg?itok=G1IO4-Yx)
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of four women (Etta S. Fortney, Ella Albert, Jennie Wolf, and Lizzie James) who are eligible to fill the vacant assistant laundress position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidate's name, address, and their…
![Oaths of Office, July-August 1899 Oaths of Office, July-August 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1687_37440_0006.jpg?itok=3-6GEhSQ)
Major Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing submits oaths of office from two newly appointed employees: Ella Albert (assistant laundress) and Etta S. Fortney (assistant laundress).
![Application for Employment from Rose Duverney Application for Employment from Rose Duverney](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1702_44912_0005.jpg?itok=ofNXgY9H)
Richard H. Pratt recommends that graudate Rose Duverney (known at the school as Rose DuVernay) be appointed as an assistant matron, seamstress, or cook in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards Duverney's application along with a reference from matron M. E. Campbell.
![Application of Harry Deitzel for Tin Smithing Job Application of Harry Deitzel for Tin Smithing Job](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1925_26458_0005.jpg?itok=CzaAqsQL)
Harry J. Deitzel submits a written application for the position of tin smith at the Carlisle Indian School. Deitzel lists his qualifications as well as a patent related to a thumb lever hinge for lids.