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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October 10, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt writes to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra Hayt asking whether official postage stamps can be used to send students' mail to their families and friends at home in the western Agencies.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Writing Home
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Use of Official Postage for Student Letters1.81 MB
October 11, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that funds promised in previous correspondence have not yet been received. Pratt warns that, if the funds are not received soon, he will be unable to meet recruited students at…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Employee Travel - Recruitment
View Document: Notice of Lack of Promised Funds1.86 MB
October 11, 1879
Request from Richard Henry Pratt for $430 of previously authorized funds to be credited to his account, for the construction of a fence at Carlisle Barracks.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Fence Construction Funds1.77 MB
October 11, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt writes to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra Hayt for instructions on how to process donations received for the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he received a donation for the continued education of a former prisoner-…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Request for Instructions Regarding Donations2.9 MB
October 11, 1879
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt requests that the Commissioner of Indian Affairs transfer $1332.50 of approved funds to Pratt's control for repairs to buildings at the Carlisle Barracks.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Building Repairs and Expansions
View Document: Request for Transfer of Repair Funds1.83 MB
October 11, 1879
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra Hayt regarding food costs for Indian students. Pratt suggests that, until a proper standard is established, the Army ration rate be adopted and provided to him as a…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Funding Per Student
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Use of Army Ration Standard for Indian Pupils1.85 MB
October 11, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt forwards to Commissioner of Indian Affiars Ezra Hayt a telegram sent by General Samuel Armstrong of the Hampton Institute. Armstrong telegrams Pratt asking whether he (Armstrong) is needed for a recruitment trip to Dakota, and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Westward Travel Plans for General Armstrong3.34 MB
October 13, 1879
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1879 amounting to $2,361.91 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Supplies, October 1879829.78 KB
October 13, 1879
Telegram from Richard Henry Pratt informing the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he is borrowing money for his travel west, and will be leaving that day.
Note: Previously approved funds had not yet been made available to Pratt, despite…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Notice of Borrowing Funds for Travel to Kansas1.48 MB
October 16-28, 1879
Richard H. Pratt signs an invoice confirming that the Commissioner of Indian Affairs sent him a large shipment of letter paper, note paper, and envelopes.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Invoice for Shipment of Paper and Envelopes277.44 KB
October 17, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt telegrams the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, noting that no tickets were on deposit for recruited Cheyenne and Kiowa students met in Wichita, Kansas. Pratt also notes that the Osage did not receive enough information about…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of No Tickets for Recruited Students in Wichita, Kansas1.89 MB
October 18, 1879
Telegram from Richard Henry Pratt to the Secretary of the Interior, pleading for the provision of immediate transportation of recruited students from Wichita, Kansas to Carlisle. The Indian Office had failed to provide transportation for the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Immediate Need for Pupil Transportation from Wichita, Kansas1.96 MB
October 18, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt telegrams the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, informing him that the Cheyenne agent can supply students to make up the deficiency of students at Hampton, and should be instructed to send one third boys and two third girls.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recruiting Cheyenne Students for Hampton Institute1.83 MB
October 21, 1879 - October 23, 1879
The Chief Clerk to the Secretary of War forwards a letter to the Secretary of the Interior. The letter, from Adjutant General E. D. Townsend, explains that the Secretary of War has authorized the transfer of Commissary property and stores at the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Founding of the School
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Transfer of Commissary Property and Stores to the Interior Department459.61 KB
October 23, 1879
Telegram from Richard Henry Pratt to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Hayt noting that the party of recruited students met in Wichita can be waggoned to Lawrence, Kansas if need be. Pratt again notes that he is desperate for a way to transport the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Proposed Alternative Transportation Plans from Wichita, Kansas1.69 MB
October 24, 1879
Telegram from Richard Henry Pratt to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Hayt noting that Alfred Standing has met up with him in Wichita, escorting Pawnee, Ponca, and Nez Perce students. Pratt notes that he is investigating the possibility of using…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Arrival of Alfred Standing's Party in Wichita, Kansas1.79 MB
October 24, 1879
W. F. White informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Richard Henry Pratt is at Wichita with a party of Indians but has no authority to arrange transportation. White asks the Commissioner if he will reimburse him if he transports Pratt and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Issue with Transporting Pratt and Party of Indians104.15 KB
October 24, 1879
Telegram from Richard Henry Pratt to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, relaying a message from ticket agent W. F. White in Wichita, Kansas that he is unable to arrange the transportation plans requested by the Commissioner. Alternative…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Incomplete Transportation Plans from Wichita, Kansas2.68 MB
October 24, 1879
Telegram from Richard Henry Pratt to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, asking whether the party of pupils should be transported via the Northern Pacific Railroad line as initially planned, or the St. Louis and Northern Railroad line as received…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Clarification of Transportation Plans from Wichita, Kansas1.66 MB
October 25, 1879
Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz returns a list of articles and supplies requested by Richard Henry Pratt for the Carlisle Indian School. Schurz grants immediate authority to make open market purchase of the requested supplies amounting to $…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Approval to Purchase $1,972 of Supplies142.88 KB
October 27 - November 9, 1879
Edward Bloeden writes to Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt to request employment at the Carlisle Indian School. He specifically refers to being a "steward" of the school.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Application for Employment from Edward Bloeden397.2 KB
October 27, 1879
Hampton Institute Principal Samuel C. Armstrong informs Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz that he received a telegraph from Captain Richard H. Pratt, who is currently in the Indian Territory. Pratt stated that there are many Indian girls in…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recruitment of Female Students from the Indian Territory for Hampton172.68 KB
October 28, 1879
Letter from Richard Henry Pratt to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra Hayt, acknowledging receipt of change orders allowing Pratt to remain in the East at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt also apologizes for troubles during his recent trip to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Need to Improve Travel Logistics for Recruited Students and Continuing Supply Issues1.95 MB
October 28, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt writes to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra Hayt, informing him that his party of recruited students, met and delayed in Wichita, Kansas, safely arrived in Carlisle the previous evening.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Arrival of Group of Students from Wichita, Kansas6.56 MB
October 28, 1879
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra Hayt regarding Circular No. 33, regarding rations for Indian pupils. Pratt suggests that this ration rate is insufficient given Carlisle's current nascent state, and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Funding Per Student
View Document: Request to Continue Using Army Ration for Indian Pupils3.01 MB