The Documents section features digitized copies of documents relating to the history of the school. These documents include correspondence, graduation pamphlets, and other forms of ephemera, and have been digitized by Digital Resource Center staff. Today, these documents are preserved in a number of locations, including the Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections as well as private collections.
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July 22, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt states that the "long pending Ute matter" is almost finished, meaning that they will be able to recruit 50 students from that nation. Pratt requests to recruit these students himself.
Note: This item was copied from U.S…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Authorization to Recruit/Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Recruit 50 Ute Students155.22 KB
July 27, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt forwards answers and explanations to the Office of Indian Affairs' exceptions and suspensions on his accounts for June-July 1879 and the third quarter of 1879.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Answers and Explanations to Exceptions and Suspensions to Accounts, 1879148.86 KB
July 29, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt provides a report on the health of several Rosebud Sioux students. He informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. E. Trowbridge that Thigh's son is suffering from tapeworm, and Pratt will send him home if he's still sick when…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report on the Health of Rosebud Sioux Students409.62 KB
July 29, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to cover his traveling expenses from his trip to New York to show the Carlisle Indian School's manufactured goods.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Cover Traveling Expenses from a Trip to New York153.95 KB
July 31, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt request the authority to buy an annual supply of coal, approximately 400 tons, for $2,280.00. Pratt notes that he normally purchases coal monthly, but he'd rather buy a full year's supply to avoid having it shipped in the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Coal Annually239.55 KB
August 1, 1880
C. W. Kise applies to be the Carlisle Indian School physician. Kise includes a petition and letter recommendation in support of his application.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Application for Employment from C. W. Kise265.48 KB
August 3, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. E. Trowbridge that Sheldon Jackson has arrived with eleven new potential Pueblo students. Pratt states that he'll send an official physician report on the students once it is finished…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Arrival of Eleven New Pueblo Students160.42 KB
August 3, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt forwards duplicate answers and explanations to the Office of Indian Affairs' exceptions and suspensions on his accounts for June-July 1879 and the third quarter of 1879.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Duplicate Answers and Explanations to Exceptions and Suspensions to Accounts, 1879152.4 KB
August 4, 1880
J. S. Bender informs Richard Henry Pratt that he has completed his examination of the eleven new Pueblo students and found nine of them to be healthy. Bender notes that two students have several problematic symptoms, and states that he's been…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report on the Health of Eleven New Pueblo Students175.88 KB
August 6, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. E. Trowbridge that many of the buildings are in desperate need of new paint, especially the exterior walls and porches. Pratt asks that his previous request for painting supplies for…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Paint Supplies to Paint Exterior Walls and Porches239.77 KB
August 9, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt acknowledges receipt of an $8,805.00 deposit to his credit to cover the Carlisle Indian School's expenses for the current quarter. Pratt requests Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. E. Trowbridge's written approval for the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Acknowledgement of $8,805 Disbursement to Pratt's Credit160.91 KB
August 9, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt inquires if he has authority to purchase tents as he informs the Office of Indian Affairs he has not received a letter confirming their telegram of June 24, 1880.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Summer Camps
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Question Regarding Authority to Purchase Tents156.01 KB
August 10, 1880
J. S. Bender reports the death of Sioux student John Renville from typhus. Richard Henry Pratt forwards Bender's letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234),…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Death of Sioux Student John Renville157.28 KB
August 10, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt requests to spend $50 on material to build a hose carriage.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Fire Prevention
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Materials to Build a Hose Carriage152.89 KB
August 11, 1880
Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz informs Assistant Secretary of the Interior A. Bell that, if Spotted Tail wants to return his children to the Carlisle Indian School, he has to do it at his own expense. Schurz continues on to write about…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Need for Spotted Tail to Pay for Transportation to Return his Children to Carlisle210.94 KB
August 13, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt requests to spend $1,000 on material for clothing and its manufacture for students.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Uniforms and Clothing
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Funds to Manufacture Clothing149.27 KB
August 13, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay for the school's contingent expenses in the current quarter, which he estimates to be $1,280.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request Funds for Contingent Expenses, First Quarter 1880232.68 KB
August 13, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt requests to spend $2,125 on beef and flour for students.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Food and Dining
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Beef and Flour149.73 KB
August 14, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase fruits, butter, eggs, milk, and berries for students' health during the 1881 fiscal year.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Food and Dining, Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Food for Student Health, 1880-1881 Fiscal Year157.56 KB
August 17, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to send four sick students home to Indian Territory and funding for their escort, B. S. Reynolds. The four students, who have all been examined by the school physician and Office of Indian Affairs…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Send Four Sick Students Home256.82 KB
August 18, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt states that Bishop Huntington of New York is teaching four former Florida prisoners but would like to send two to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to grant Huntington's request.
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Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Teach Two former Florida Prisoners162.38 KB
August 18, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Sisseton Sioux Chief Gabriel Renville has arrived at the Carlisle Indian School to return the body of his son, John, who died of typhus, home to be buried. Pratt is granting…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Return of John and Nancy Renville159.57 KB
August 21, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he is sending Pine Ridge Sioux students Henry Thigh, Nathan, and Andrew home, escorted by Reverend Robinson, immediately because their health is so poor that they may die at the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Return of Three Sick Sioux Students220.58 KB
August 23, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt submits a "Special" Estimate of Funds form amounting to $2,220 for areas covering shops, supplies, repairs, and traveling expenses.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Special Estimate of Funds, Third Quarter 1880910.5 KB
August 24, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt requests that the Commissioner of Indian Affairs approve a two-week long leave of absence.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Richard Henry Pratt's Application for Leave of Absence151.64 KB