Richard Henry Pratt calls to the attention of the Office of Indian Affairs errors in people's names in the confirmation of appointments of school employees.
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August 29, 1892
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August 29, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt requests a reply to his letter requesting a new teacher for the Number 11 room. He further states that there should be no delay in filling the position and that he would prefer a male teacher.
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August 29, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt requests an answer to his letter nominating Dennison Wheelock to a position at the Carlisle Indian School.
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August 29, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt requests to know if his nomination of Laura A. Johnston has been approved.
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September 1, 1892
Captain Richard H. Pratt sends telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs informing him that the irregular employee report for June 1892 still needs approval.
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September 2, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt forwards account covering medical costs for approval in the treatment of Enos Graham while on outing.
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September 2, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Office of Indian Affairs that there must no longer be a delay in appointing a teacher for the Number 11 room. Pratt notes that appointing a temporary teacher would be detrimental.
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September 2, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a telegram from Thomas J. Morgan regarding his request that Carlisle take 75 Seneca students. Pratt notes that with the present enrollment plus those he has already accepted would put his enrollment at 782 with others to come. In addition, Carlisle will already have 79 students from New York which is more than he…
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September 3-13, 1892
Lewis A. Grant, Acting Secretary of War, responds to a letter from the Department of Interior by providing a copy of the metes and bounds of the Carlisle Barracks along with a plat and the deed by which the U.S. Government acquired the land.
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September 5, 1892
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for August 1892.
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September 6, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt declines the appointment of two candidates for a vacant teaching position at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt further requests that the next steps in the process be taken.
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September 6, 1892 - September 15, 1892
A. W. Ferrin, U.S. Indian Agent for the New York Agency, forwards a letter from M. F. Trippe, regarding religion among the Tuscarora. Ferrin ends his note that students for Carlisle are not questioned regarding their religion but only conform to the physical and moral requirements set by Carlisle.
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September 6, 1892
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in August 1892. Pratt distinguishes between the employees, whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Apprentices," who are student workers, listed on…
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September 20, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt comments on the examination papers of Loren E. Wolfe and requests that a qualified candidate be provided.
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September 25, 1892 - September 27, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a request from Julia Bent for her annuity payment in order to pay her tuition at the Cumberland Valley Normal School in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
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September 26-28, 1892
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits oath of office from newly appointed fireman James Laley.
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September 26, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding Mark D. Evarts request to visit his brother.
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September 30, 1892
Copy of telegram from Richard Henry Pratt to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding a request by Pratt to expediate the process of filling the teaching vacancy in Room Number 11.
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September 30, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt asks if the process of filling the vacant teaching position in Room Number 11 cannot be expedited.
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October 1892
Louisa Smith requests from Thomas J. Morgan to be allowed to return to her home in order to sell her home land. Smith notes her property is not well cared for and the sale will enable her to return in the East and earn her own living.
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October 8, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he would be glad to have Joseph Adams as a student at the Carlisle Indian School.
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October 14, 1892
Estimate of funds for the second quarter of fiscal year 1893 amounting to $22,829.62 for support of the school. Richard Henry Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $10,475.00 for regular employee pay.
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October 19-24, 1892
Richard H. Pratt and Acting Superintendent A. J. Standing forwards James Laley's formal application to be appointed as the fireman at the school. Laley's application is accompanied by references from E. W. Biddle and L. S. Eisenhower.
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October 24, 1892
Thomas John requests from Thomas J. Morgan to have his granddaughter, Phoebe Baird, returned from her outing to the Carlisle Indian School. In her letter to him, Baird states that she has not been at school lately and desires to return to Carlisle in order to go back to school.
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October 25, 1892
Alfred John Standing returns the examination papers of two individuals and notes that no selection has been made. Standing states that the position has been temporarily filled.
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