Letters/Correspondence

Richard Henry Pratt recommends Clara Price to the position of assistant matron at the Grand River Boarding School in the Standing Rock Agency.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards correspondence from James King and C. R. A. Scobey regarding King's request to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School.

Major Richard H. Pratt submits oath of office from newly appointed assistant matron, Clara Price. 

Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during February 1899. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.

S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for February 1899.

Anna S. Luckenbach requests a transfer to the Office of Indian Affairs as a clerk.

Ella Rickert requests a transfer to the Rosebud Agency Boarding School as an assistant matron following the resignation of Annette Suison. Richard Henry Pratt endorses Rickert's transfer but as a cook.

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs of the seven students who are asking to be enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School from the Educational House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Elmer Huff informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Glennie Pierce has been located and requests that Richard Henry Pratt have him released from the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania poor house and returned home.

Richard Henry Pratt recommends former student Cora Cornelius for the position of assistant matron at Morris, Minnesota.

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of various property which requires a Board of Survey due to having become worn out, broken, or having become unfit for use.

Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Elmer Huff to send Glennie Pierce home.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a request from William Blakeslee to secure a position in the Indian Service along with Dr. J. G. Rogers recommendation.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards correspondence and informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has arranged for the mother of an Apache student to visit Carlisle.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards recommendations of Ella Rickert for the position of assistant matron in a Western Indian School. Pratt also endorses Rickert for the position.

Richard Henry Pratt requests the Government Printing Office print two outing books--in other words, ledgers for the outing program--which he expects "will probably last six years." 

Roberta E. Wilson requests a transfer to the Indian School in Cherokee, North Carolina as an assistant matron. Richard Henry Pratt endorses the application and requests a replacement.

Richard Henry Pratt requests to pay a substitute assistant laundress to replace Carrie Thomas following her resignation.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards the proceedings of a Board of Survey convened on March 22, 1899.

Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request to return George Fairbanks to his home.

Richard Henry Pratt recommends Gertrude Renfrow as an assistant seamstress in the Indian Service.

Note: This is presumably the person known as Gertrude Renfrew while at Carlisle.

Samuel Gruett requests Richard Henry Pratt's recommendation to help him secure the disciplinarian position at the Mt. Pleasant Indian School.

William Hugg of the Lincoln Institution informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he will comply with the order to transfer seven students to the Carlisle Indian School. He adds that most of the students are in the school band and that they expect after the transfer they will go to Paris with Carlisle's band. Hugg requests that the transfer of…

Richard Henry Pratt responds in the negative to former student John Moses' request to re-enroll at the Carlisle Indian School.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards matron L. R. Shaffner's application for an 18-day annual leave of absence.