Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the invoice for vaccine points received earlier in 1899.
Letters/Correspondence
![Request to Pay Vaccine Point Invoice Request to Pay Vaccine Point Invoice](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1719_53569_0001.jpg?itok=W9Lc6GSS)
![Request to Appoint Eastman as Outing Agent Request to Appoint Eastman as Outing Agent](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1720_54025_0001.jpg?itok=Yxoo4DxO)
Richard Henry Pratt requests the appointment of Charles A. Eastman in the newly created position of outing agent.
![Request to Retain Anna H. Stewart as Sloyd Teacher Along with Other Changes Request to Retain Anna H. Stewart as Sloyd Teacher Along with Other Changes](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1723_55698_0002.jpg?itok=vg1lG4XS)
Richard Henry Pratt requests to be allowed to keep Anna H. Stewart on temporarily as the Sloyd teacher along with other changes to employees.
![Request to Purchase New Flags Request to Purchase New Flags](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1724_56008_0001.jpg?itok=mlfBzvw9)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase new storm, post, and garrison flags to replace the current worn out flags.
![Office Informed Inga M. Erickson Left Position Office Informed Inga M. Erickson Left Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1726_56775_0003.jpg?itok=D4WAQ24q)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Inga M. Erickson has left her position as a clerk/stenographer to take a position with her old employer. Pratt requests that one of his teachers be allowed to take the position and a new teaching position at a lower salary be established.
![Standing Requests Authority to Pay Voucher Covering Return of Three Runaway Students Standing Requests Authority to Pay Voucher Covering Return of Three Runaway Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1726_57263_0001.jpg?itok=9ndT37d5)
Alfred John Standing requests authority to pay voucher covering the return of three runaway students.
![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.
![Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, November 1899 Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, November 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1728_57893_c1352.jpg?itok=TJ13t_Fo)
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for November 1899.
![Request to Purchase Additional Winter Coats for Girls Request to Purchase Additional Winter Coats for Girls](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1728_58250_0001.jpg?itok=AWumOK29)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase an additional 100 winter coats with a local supplier to furnish all female students with a winter coat.
![Temporary Appointment Approved for George W. Taylor Temporary Appointment Approved for George W. Taylor](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1729_58987_0001.jpg?itok=o1QIas5z)
John R. Procter, President of the Civil Service Commission, notes that George W. Taylor has been approved for a temporary appointment as Assistant Disciplinarian.
![Request to Approve Open Market Purchase of Various Foods Request to Approve Open Market Purchase of Various Foods](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1729_58445_0004.jpg?itok=SAEMKNzE)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to have his open market purchases of various food stuffs covered due to immediate needs resulting from an increase in the student population.
![Bills of Lading and Weigher's Returns for Snaths and Hardware Bills of Lading and Weigher's Returns for Snaths and Hardware](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1729_59301_0002.jpg?itok=XzKysrLS)
Richard H. Pratt forwards duplicate copies of bills of lading and weigher's returns for one bundle of snaths and two boxes of hardware delivered to the Carlisle Indian School.
![Request to Purchase Bedsteads from Local Army Contractor Request to Purchase Bedsteads from Local Army Contractor](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1730_59417_0001.jpg?itok=TZ6w9cC1)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase 50 woven wire bedsteads at the local Army Supply Depot.
![Request to Pay Veterinarian Bill Forwarded to Office Request to Pay Veterinarian Bill Forwarded to Office](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1730_59850_0001.jpg?itok=34mIRNvz)
Alfred John Standing requests authority to pay veterinarian bills related to the treatment of distemper in three horses.
![Request for Vaccine Supplies Request for Vaccine Supplies](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1732_60180_0002.jpg?itok=EPG6EH0S)
Richard Henry Pratt requests that 100 vaccine points be sent to the Carlisle Indian School to vaccinate incoming students.
![Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees and Resignation, December 1899 Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees and Resignation, December 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1732_60173_c1462.jpg?itok=1SsvVakH)
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Inga M. Erickson), and those who have changed positions (Fannie I. Peter, Clara L. Smith, Herbert W. Boyer, Mattie A. Harn, and Dora M. Peters). These reports include reasons for departure for those leaving. Included is a resignation letter from Inga M.…
![Request to Cancel Appointment of George W. Taylor Request to Cancel Appointment of George W. Taylor](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1768_15116_0002.jpg?itok=lfP8Ezyf)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards correspondence regarding George W. Taylor and his desire to see his appointment as an Assistant Disciplinarian cancelled.
![Request to Promote Smith and Have Civil Service Appointee Request to Promote Smith and Have Civil Service Appointee](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1731_60082_0002.jpg?itok=GhPbt8my)
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Smith be promoted and to have a civil service appointee report to Carlisle rather than take someone from a Western School. It is not clear who this refers to.
![Pratt Requests Answer on Various Purchasing Authorities Pratt Requests Answer on Various Purchasing Authorities](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1733_60426_0003.jpg?itok=wdyaooYR)
Richard Henry Pratt asks for an update on authorities he previously asked for including purchasing additional winter coats for girls, dried fruit, and acquiring a Crowell physical apparatus (equipment for school room physics experiments).
![Pratt Responds to Health of Samuel Kenoi Pratt Responds to Health of Samuel Kenoi](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1733_60676_0002.jpg?itok=zOR6mKJP)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the health of Samuel Kenoi.
![Request for Authority to Cover Purchase of School Furniture Request for Authority to Cover Purchase of School Furniture](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1733_60675_0001.jpg?itok=gjdbu78L)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he omitted to ask for the number of feet covered by the 70 seats previously requested. Pratt notes that he has saved money on the authority by having students build teacher's desks and requests that the difference be applied.
![Request for Probationary Appointment of Emma Schaner as Teacher Request for Probationary Appointment of Emma Schaner as Teacher](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1735_61575_0003.jpg?itok=Cu3N-7QB)
Richard Henry Pratt requests probationary appointment of Emma C. Schaner as a teacher at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Civil Service Commission Ad for Upcoming Exam for Assistant Disciplinarian Civil Service Commission Ad for Upcoming Exam for Assistant Disciplinarian](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1738_00593_0002.jpg?itok=d3inZwR_)
John R. Procter, Civil Service Commission President, forwards 10 copies of a newspaper ad to be circulated for the competitive examination of assistant disciplinarian at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Pratt Informs Office of Return Home of Hyson John Pratt Informs Office of Return Home of Hyson John](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1737_00133_0002.jpg?itok=w_Z2WWDA)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he is sending Hyson John home.
![Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, Applications, and Resignation, 1900 Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, Applications, and Resignation, 1900](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1755_9180_c1371_A.jpg?itok=NL1XNVjh)
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (G. M. Shelley, Bertha Canfield, James M. Bellows, Emma H. Bellows, C. E. Dagenett) and those who have left the school (Elmer Snyder). These reports include personal information about those being hired as well as reasons for departure for those leaving. Pratt also sends James M.…