Letters/Correspondence

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase two pieces of timber for a flagpole at the Carlisle Indian School.

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding an inquiry into the application of J. Banks Ralston for reinstatement to the Indian Service.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from George Means and further provides information and recommendation for him in his application for a position as an assistant clerk in the Pine Ridge Agency.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant matron Marion W. De Loss's application for a 30 day leave of absence. 

Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request to return James Lock to his home.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant clerk Fran R. Sudson's application for a 24 day leave of absence.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards Assistant Printer James R. Wheelock's application for a 17 day leave of absence.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards two applications for leave of absence: Mattie A. Harn (laborer) and Carrie L. Miller (clerk). There are also doctor's notes for each employee that verify that they were sick.

Alfred John Standing corrects the names of Ed A. Lau and Frank Hudson in correspondence from the Office of Indian Affairs.

Alfred John Standing requests authority to spend more money in the purchase of Reed & Kellog's Higher Lessons in English due to higher than anticipated costs.

Alfred J. Standing inquires of the Office of Indian Affairs the price the Carlisle Indian School should invoice for supplying the Chicago warehouse 140 sets of double harness with collars to be distributed to various agencies and schools in the Indian Service.

Alfred John Standing forwards the school statistics accompanying the annual report for fiscal year 1900.

Alfred John Standing responds to the request of John Powell to return his children Moses and Stansill from the Carlisle Indian School.

Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (Dora S. Dutton, S. J. Nori and Annie B. Moore), those who have left the school (Jamie P. Cochran, E. H. Brock, Lida C. Sabin, and Frank Hudson), and those who have changed positions (Nellie V. Robertson and E. B. Simon). These reports include personal information about those…

Ohio Congressman Charles Dick forwards a letter of James E. Cavett to W. A. Jones regarding his appointment as a wagonmaker to the Carlisle Indian School.

Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (Laura Jackson, Pearl McArthur, W. Lewis Haldy, M. I. Zeigler, D. E. Miller, Kittie Odell, Malcolm W. Odell, and Minnie L. Ferree ) and those who have left the school (Ellen R. Dorsett and Annie Kowuni). The report includes position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for…

Alfred J. Standing requests permission to pay to exchange an old Remington typewriter as well as repair another.

Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Daniel S. Phillips deserted from the Carlisle Indian School and should be returned.

Richard Henry Pratt follows up on his letter of August 22, 1900 requesting to know the price at which the Carlisle Indian School should invoice for harness produced by the school for the Indian Service.

Richard Henry Pratt requests the transfer of Dora S. Dutton (here Bora S. Dutton) to the Carlisle Indian School to fill a vacant teaching position.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing's application for a 30 leave of absence.  

Richard Henry Pratt forwards the Office of Indian Affairs the resignation of Lida Sabin at his request and also reports the illness of Marion W. De Loss. As a result, Pratt requests two temporary positions to replace Sabin and De Loss.

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to amend his quarterly estimate to purchase 15 bushels of timothy seed for the Carlisle Indian School farms at a higher price.

Richard Henry Pratt requests to transfer Nellie Robertson from her teaching position to the clerk position made vacant by an appointment not reporting. Pratt also requests that Malcolm Odell be transferred from the Martinez Day School to the Carlisle Indian School to fill Robertson's position.

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Assistant Disciplinarian E. H. Brock has resigned and notes that W. Lewis Haldy has taken the Civil Service Exam and is highly recommended.