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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January 3, 1895
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two dozen different blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, January 1895597.24 KB
January 4, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt asks why M. L. Silcott has not been notified of her transfer from the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Asks Why Silcott Has Not Been Notified of Transfer232.72 KB
January 5, 1895
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during December 1895. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, December 1894644.45 KB
January 6, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of an outbreak of tuberculosis amongst the school's cattle. Pratt provides an outline of actions taken by him and various government officials to resolve the outbreak.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Actions Taken in Response to Tuberculosis Outbreak Among Cattle1.06 MB
January 7, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt forwards in triplicate the proceedings of a Board of Survey concerning the disposition of cattle infected with tuberculosis.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Proceedings of a Board of Survey Regarding Disposition of Cattle1.04 MB
January 8, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt requests assistance from W. N. Hailmann to arrange with the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to have William P. Campbell bring a group of children to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Assistance Requested to Arrange for William Campbell to Travel to Carlisle373.45 KB
January 8, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that M. L. Silcott has reported for duty as a teacher at the Carlisle Indian School from the Crow Creek Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: M. L. Silcott Reports for Duty at Carlisle295.09 KB
January 10, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request from Thunder Bull to return his son Shield Thunder Bull.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Shield Thunder Bull451.51 KB
January 12, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt informs W. N. Hailmann that he will be in Washington D.C. several days where he can meet Mrs. Butler and talk with him about her appointment.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt to be in Washington to Discuss Appointment of Butler297.95 KB
January 14, 1895
Peter Oscar writes to Richard Henry Pratt and provides him an explanation on why he ran away from the Carlisle Indian School as well as an update on where he is currently residing. Oscar notes that he is willing to return to Carlisle if Pratt…
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Peter Oscar Writes to Pratt about Running Away367.57 KB
January 21, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt forwards clerk Anna S. Luckenbach's application for an 8-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anna S. Luckenbach's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 492.31 KB
January 26, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter apparently asking if any of the current Carlisle School band members would be suitable as a band leader elsewhere. Pratt notes that he has a number of students who would make good…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Office Inquiry Regarding Band Leaders308.29 KB
February 1, 1895
Estimate of funds for the third quarter of 1895 amounting to $21,739.65 for support of the school and regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds, Third Quarter 1895628.56 KB
February 1, 1895
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the third quarter of fiscal year 1895 amounting to $499.65 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated cost…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Supplies, February 1895382.77 KB
February 1895
Carlos Montezuma, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for January 1895. Montezuma also includes a short note about the cases in the "Remarks and Physician's Special Report" section.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, January 1895894.07 KB
February 1, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt requests an additional $3000 for transportation students to and from their homes.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Additional Transportation Funds for 1895327.4 KB
February 2, 1895
Peter Oscar requests a railroad ticket from Buffalo to Carlisle from Richard Henry Pratt. Oscar notes that he will pay his own way to Buffalo and then reimburse Pratt for the Buffalo ticket.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Peter Oscar Requests Railroad Ticket from Buffalo to Carlisle196.13 KB
February 5, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards voucher for expenses incurred in the treatment of Albert Mulligan.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Voucher for Expenses in Treatment of Albert Mulligan324.03 KB
February 7, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the report of Supervisor Moss on the Absentee Shawnee School by providing a historical sketch of the Shawnee Nation and their poor treatment by the U.S. Government.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Report on the Absentee Shawnee School1.24 MB
February 9, 1895
J. W. Dolan calls on the Office of Indian Affairs to remove Richard Henry Pratt from his position as Superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Catholic Church
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Call to Remove Pratt as Superintendent385.39 KB
February 9-19, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from H. B. Peairs, Acting Superintendent of the Haskell Institute, informing him that Sarah Whitedeer no longer consents to the transfer to Carlisle. Pratt requests that W. N. Hailmann order the transfer…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Office Order Transfer of Sarah Whitedeer to Carlisle701.96 KB
February 11- July 3, 1895
Richard H. Pratt forwards duplicate Estimate of School Books and Supplies for the fiscal year ending June 1896 amounting to $250.59. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated cost, and how the item will be used at…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Estimate for School Books and Supplies, Fiscal Year 1895-18962.17 MB
February 12, 1895
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during January 1895. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, January 1895697.2 KB
February 14, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt informs W. N. Hailmann that he is satisfied with Ella Watts and is willing to have her transferred to Carlisle as an assistant teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Willing to Have Ella Watts Transferred to Carlisle as Assistant Teacher503.54 KB
February 15, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt informs W. N. Hailmann that Miss Johnson is willing to take the kindergarten training in Philadelphia offered in a previous letter.
Note: There were no teachers at the school named Johnson, and none named Johnston…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Johnson Willing to Take Kindergarten Training in Philadelphia484.25 KB