Personnel file of John Francis Jr., who served as Superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School from April 1, 1917 to July 2, 1918. The file includes information from Francis' previous positions within the Civil Service, including as Clerk in the Permanent Census Bureau, Clerk in the Office of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior,…
Legal and Government Documents
![Personnel File of John Francis Jr., Superintendent Personnel File of John Francis Jr., Superintendent](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_1344A_b001_FrancisJ_0051.jpg?itok=VlIcpzJv)
![Application for Employment from Milton I. Zeigler Application for Employment from Milton I. Zeigler](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1816_38665_c1765.jpg?itok=x3xpM7M2)
Richard H. Pratt recommends that Milton I. Zeigler be appointed to replace George W. Kemp as the harness-maker and instructor at the school. Pratt forwards Zeigler's application along with references from John Lindner and Joseph Einstein.
![John Powell Demands Return of His Sons Moses and Stansill John Powell Demands Return of His Sons Moses and Stansill](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1831_45969_0002.jpg?itok=cR89Hs4O)
John Powell send an affidavit claiming he did not provide consent to send his sons Moses and Stansill to the Carlisle Indian School and demands they be returned.
![Marion W. De Loss Requests Transfer as a Clerk Marion W. De Loss Requests Transfer as a Clerk](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1840_50289_0001.jpg?itok=A1sbcz7k)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Marion W. De Loss requesting a transfer to a Western or Southern School as a clerk.
![Documents Related to Purchase of Kutz Farm by Government Documents Related to Purchase of Kutz Farm by Government](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1891_10299_c2210.jpg?itok=LpXblvih)
A. C. Tonner, Acting Commissioner of the Office of Indian Affairs, forwards correspondence connected to the Kutz Farm, a survey of the land, and copy of the act of the Pennsylvania Legislature authorizing the purchase of the U.S. Government of the Kutz Farm to the Secretary of the Interior. The correspondence covers the difficulty in…
![Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, November 1900 Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, November 1900](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1854_57591_0001.jpg?itok=DlOODRSe)
Richard H. Pratt requests a month supply of 20 blank account current sheets and 50 memorandum books used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
![Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, Application and Resignation, January 1901 Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, Application and Resignation, January 1901](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1879_4682_c1831.jpg?itok=XxqlRfVa)
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (S. W. Thompson and Edith McHarg Steele and those who have left the school (Sara E. Smith). These reports include personal information about those being hired as well as reasons for departure for those leaving. Smith's letter of resignation and Steele's application are attached.…
![Pratt Forwards Proposed Act Ceding Control of Kutz Farm to Government Pratt Forwards Proposed Act Ceding Control of Kutz Farm to Government](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1877_03651_0001.jpg?itok=N5njv2kw)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the proposed act ceding jurisdiction of the Kutz Farm to the United States. Pratt notes that it is similar to the act for the Parker Farm and says there is nothing to object to that he can see.
![Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, January 1901 Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, January 1901](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1883_6492_c1847.jpg?itok=-wjSnZ3O)
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.
![William Youngblood Returns Documents to Office Related to Kutz Farm Purchase William Youngblood Returns Documents to Office Related to Kutz Farm Purchase](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1933_30284_c2228.jpg?itok=sTinzahb)
William Youngblood, Auditor for the Interior Department, returns to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs various documents related to the purchase of the Kutz Farm by the United States Government. Included is the brief of title held by Christopher and Anna Kutz, the examination of the title by the Assistant Attorney General Joseph Whitaker…
![Certified Copy of Act Approving Purchase of the Kutz Farm by Government Certified Copy of Act Approving Purchase of the Kutz Farm by Government](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1890_9698_0002.jpg?itok=AlWD1SLR)
George D. Thorn, Chief Clerk, forwards to the Office of Indian Affairs a certified copy of the act approved by the governor regarding the purchase of the Kutz Farm by the United States government.
![Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, February 1901 Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, February 1901](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1891_10430_0001.jpg?itok=WTRCNpzJ)
Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of a hundred blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
![Pratt Forwards Documents Related to Purchase of Kutz Farm Pratt Forwards Documents Related to Purchase of Kutz Farm](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1926_27160_c2049.jpg?itok=4DR_6zrN)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards to the Office of Indian Affairs various documents related to the purchase of the Kutz Farm by the U.S. Government. Documents include the deed of Christopher and Anna Kutz for 175 acres, brief of title, and a certificate of prothonotary of Cumberland County that there are no liens on the property.
![Requisition for Stationery, April 1901 Requisition for Stationery, April 1901](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1905_17562_c1926.jpg?itok=ILqtDmiB)
Richard H. Pratt requests two dozen different stationery items used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior. He requests the stationary for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1902.
![Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, Application, and Resignations, August 1901 Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, Application, and Resignations, August 1901](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1959_42045_c2141_A.jpg?itok=LXQjad7f)
Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists all school employees (W. B. Beitzel, Fannie I. Peter, S. J. Nori, W. H. Miller, Nellie V. Robertson, W. Grant Thompson, O. H. Bakeless, Kate S. Bowersox, Emma A. Cutter, Mariette Wood, Jessie W. Cook, Florence M. Carter, Fanny G. Paull, Jessie L. McIntire, Sadie E. Newcomer, Clara L. Smith, Margaret…
![Supplemental Requisition for Stationery, April 1901 Supplemental Requisition for Stationery, April 1901](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1913_21482_c2021_0.jpg?itok=4QM0f6CY)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a supplemental requesition for stationary for twenty-four quarts of writing ink for immediate delivery.
![Blank Proposal for Indian Supplies Form Blank Proposal for Indian Supplies Form](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1931_29410_c2159.jpg?itok=xXuhyMjX)
Richard Henry Pratt sends Commissioner of Indian Affairs W. A. Jones a sample of blank form 5-202 per Jones' request. Form 5-202 is a proposal for Indian supplies.
![Fidel Pueto Elias Information Cards (Visitor Only) Fidel Pueto Elias Information Cards (Visitor Only)](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_1327_b029_f1372_0001.jpg?itok=5g1a_Z76)
Information cards of Fidel Pueto Elias from Puerto Rico, who visited on June 19, 1901 and departed on June 20, 1901.
Note: Elias was identified on the cards as a visitor and was only at the school for one day. It's unclear why a file and card was made for him.
![Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, July 1901 Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, July 1901](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1948_37309_c2427.jpg?itok=Vy4mxtDH)
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.
![Application for Employment from Moses Shongo Application for Employment from Moses Shongo](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1956_40678_0004.jpg?itok=DLceTsjO)
Richard H. Pratt recommends that Moses Shongo, currently a soloist in Carlisle's band, be appointed as the bandmaster and disciplinarian in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards Shongo's application to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and endorses him in his cover letter.
![Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, November 1901 Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, November 1901](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2011_68199_0001.jpg?itok=8g2M8f98)
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 Responds to Petition to War Department Related to Dam Pratt Responds to Petition to War Department Related to Dam](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2093_28397_0008.jpg?itok=tkRcGkCH)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the petition of J. A. Hildebrandt to the War Department related to a dam erected on leased land for the purpose of creating a skating pond.
![Carlisle Residents Petition Regarding Skating Pond Dam Carlisle Residents Petition Regarding Skating Pond Dam](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2043_9201_c2508.jpg?itok=TE9VSkBs)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a petition signed by various local Carlisle residents regarding a dam that was erected to create a skating pond on leased land which has been alleged to cause flooding by the Letort Spring. Pratt offers counter claims to the accusations and requests the Office of Indian Affairs allow him to handle the claims.
![Requisition for Stationery, February 1902 Requisition for Stationery, February 1902](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2042_08591_0001.jpg?itok=OyHXyRx3)
Lt. Colonel 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, 1902.
![Application for Employment from Ida E. Wheelock Application for Employment from Ida E. Wheelock](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2043_09199_0003.jpg?itok=FEQtDUXE)
Edgar A. Allen recommends that Ida E. Wheelock, a member of Carlisle's Class of 1902, be appointed as an assistant matron in the Indian Service. Allen forwards Wheelock's application to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and endorses her in his cover letter.