Richard Henry Pratt replies to W. N. Hailmann regarding the present ration at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt ends by noting that other schools lack decent food which would cause him to run away from the school.
Letters/Correspondence
November 19, 1897
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November 23, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt replies to W. N. Hailmann on how he has complied with Paragraph 37, Rules for the Indian School Service by providing blanks of his record keeping for tracking students while at Carlisle and after they are returned.
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December 3, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting a supply of fifty blank efficiency report of employee forms.
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 4, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter requesting the return of Lucy Root by her grandfather Daniel Covert.
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 7, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher J. W. Hendren's request for a 30-day leave of absence due to poor health, a letter from school physician S. L. Diven verifying Hendren's "severe bronchial cold," and a letter from Hendren in which he requests the 30-day sick leave of absence, to resign from the Carlisle Indian School at the end of the leave…
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December 8-10, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits oaths of office from four newly appointed employees: Ella Rikert (hospital cook), Sara E. Smith (librarian), John C. Morris (assistant baker), and Newton Pierce (assistant baker).
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December 8, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt replies to a letter regarding Robert Bonga and his actions at various schools. Pratt provides his recommendations in cases like Bonga's and notes that he ran away from Carlisle shortly after arriving.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 9, 1897
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for November 1897.
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December 11, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during November 1897. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
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December 13, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests on the behalf of former student Lillie Wind (here Lilly Wind) the funds due to her as a member of the Ottawa nation from the sale of the town site of Miami. Wind has trained as a nurse, is doing well, and has previously sought to obtain these funds from the government without any response.
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December 18, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests the transfer of Jessie W. Cook as a teacher to the Carlisle Indian School from the Perris School.
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 22, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests that recent Civil Service appointment Charles C. Chadwick be replaced as an Assistant Teacher.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
January 5, 1898
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for December 1897.
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January 7, 1898
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during December 1897. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
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January 15, 1898
Estimate of funds for the third quarter of 1898 amounting to $14,270.27 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $10,745.00 for regular employee pay.
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National Archives and Records Administration
January 15, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay two Indian assistants at the dairy as milkers during the quarter.
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National Archives and Records Administration
January 27, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt provides a breakdown of the cost per capita of transporting students from West of the Mississippi River. Additional cost numbers are also provided.
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 5, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Indian School had 108 departures and 195 arrivals during the 1897 fiscal year.
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February 9, 1898
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for January 1898.
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 15, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt replies to the Office of Indian Affairs with request from Caroline Warren to enroll her children at the Carlisle Indian Affairs.
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February 15, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that since Frank Terrance wrote a letter to the Office he has since visited Carlisle and withdrawn his request.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 21, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt invites residents of Carlisle to visit the Carlisle Indian School on specific days to visit the industrial shops, schoolrooms, and gymnasium to better allow out of town guests to see those areas of the school surrounding the 1898 commencement exercises.
Pratt adds in a typewritten note on the top of the letter that…
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Cumberland County Historical Society
February 21, 1898
W. J. McConnell, Indian Inspector, encloses sample of harness leather that he describes as worthless and encourages the Secretary of the Interior to come to Carlisle for the commencement in order to meet with Richard Henry Pratt.
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Artifacts and Objects, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 22, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt provides an estimate for new cases for an exhibit at the Omaha Exposition.
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February 22, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding former student Frank Cajune.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration