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 14, 1885
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase additional tents for the Carlisle Indian School vacation and sanitary camp in the mountains.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Summer Camps
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Tents for Mountain Camp418.26 KB
July 15, 1885
Richard Henry Pratt calls attention to his nomination of employees for the current year sent out on June 15, 1885 which has not yet been confirmed.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Calls Attention to Nomination of Employees Not Yet Confirmed387.67 KB
July 15, 1885
Richard Henry Pratt calls attention to pending requests for authorities requested on June 13, 1885.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Commissioner to Grant Outstanding Authorities420.39 KB
July 23, 1885
Richard Henry Pratt notes that he has received telegram providing authority to return students. He notes that the students were sent on July 6, 1885 and are now home. Pratt further notes that he has already asked for rate for incoming students.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice that Students Left by Pennsylvania Railroad277.91 KB
July 24, 1885
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew regarding an editorial Pratt wrote. Pratt also discusses staffing changes at Carlisle, and his wish that Agnew accept former student Etahdleuh Doanmoe into his hospital…
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics: Former Student Health
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew1.05 MB
July 25, 1885
Richard Henry Pratt requests an additional 43 students to make up for the transfer of the Osage students to Martinsburg. He notes this is in addition to the 108 students that have already been authorized.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Additional Students Needed due to Transfer of Osage Students198.82 KB
July 25, 1885
Notice of intent by Richard Henry Pratt that either he or the Carlisle Indian School physician Obadiah G. Given is set to visit the Rosebud and Pine Ridge Agencies to enroll 75 students. Pratt notes that due to students at Rosebud being sent to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Upcoming Recruitment Trip to Sioux Agencies290.9 KB
July 29, 1885
Endorsement of George LeRoy Brown for the position of Superintendent of the Fort Stevenson Indian School by Richard Henry Pratt at the request of Reverend C. L. Hall. Pratt provides the background of Brown and his work educating young Native…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Endorsement of George LeRoy Brown for Superintendent308.18 KB
July 29, 1885
Richard Henry Pratt provides additional justification for his request to purchase additional tents for the summer vacation camp. Pratt notes that he sends students to the camp who are often just arrived and have yet acquired the education to be…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Summer Camps
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Further Justification for Tents for School Summer Camp820.23 KB
July 30, 1885
D. C. De Wulf, pastor for the St. Charles Church in Pikesville, Maryland, requests a letter of introduction in order to visit the Carlisle Indian School and Hampton Institute along with the visitors from France.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Visits by Notable People
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Letter of Introduction to Carlisle and Hampton214.83 KB
July 30 - August 7, 1885
L. J. Miles, U.S. Indian Agent for the Osage Agency inquires about returning Osage students who were set to be transferred to Juniata College and replaced with full blood students. Miles indicates that it would be possible to pay for the expense…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Return of Osage Students being Sent to Juniata College679.04 KB
July 31, 1885
Cover letter documenting return of the original and duplicate weighers return for three dozen hand grenades for fire-related purposes at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Cover Letter for Weighers Return of 3 Dozen Hand Grenades139.95 KB
August 3, 1885
P. H. Bridenbaugh notes that the arrangements have been made for receiving Osage students being transferred from the Carlisle Indian School. He notes that in calculating the distance it is important to add an additional 22 miles on the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Arrangements for Receiving Osage Students at Martinsburg256.07 KB
August 6, 1885
Richard Henry Pratt refers to a letter from the Bureau of Indian Affairs in regards to bids for transportation students to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: No Proposals Received for Transporting Students to Carlisle185.66 KB
August 11, 1885
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the father of Minnie and Carrie Kennedy has sent money for their return. Pratt writes that be believes it best to return the two students and therefore there will be two less students…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Minnie and Carrie Kennedy1.34 MB
August 12, 1885
Richard Henry Pratt provides the bids received for transporting students from the Rosebud and Pine Ridge Agencies.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Bids for Transporting Students from Rosebud and Pine Ridge383.02 KB
August 14, 1885
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Quapaw Agency Agent has eight girls and two boys who would like to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt requests that the arrangements be made for their transportation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Transportation be Placed for Quapaw Agent Students186.49 KB
August 14, 1885
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Dr. Obadiah G. Given be given transportation for himself and 60 students at Rushville, Nebraska and 20 students at Valentine, Nebraska.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Transportation be Provided for Recruited Students in Nebraska237.52 KB
August 15, 1885
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the fiscal year 1885 amounting to $456.97 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated cost, and how…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Estimate of Supplies, August 1885840.91 KB
August 17-18, 1885
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an inquiry by A. B. Upshaw, Acting Commissioner, regarding the charity fund by referring to previous annual reports as well as furnishing a copy of the deed of trust for the Hocker farm.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Inquiry Regarding Charity Funds941.6 KB
August 18, 1885
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Sisseton Agent has three or four students who would like to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt requests that transportation be arranged for them.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Transportation for Four Sisseton Students to Carlisle192.58 KB
August 21, 1885
Alfred John Standing informs the Bureau of Indian Affairs that the Osage students were sent with P. H. Bridenbaugh to Martinsburg, Pennsylvania except for Carrie and Minnie Kennedy who were returned to their home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Osage Students Sent to Martinsburg183.36 KB
August 25, 1885
W. M. Ridpath, U.S. Indian Agent for the Quapaw Agency, writes that he will comply with Bureau of Indian Affairs requirements in selecting children for enrollment to Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Quapaw Agency Complying with Bureau Regulations in Selection of Students309.51 KB
August 28, 1885
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for September 1885. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Irregular Employees Required for September 1885302.41 KB
August 31, 1885
P. H. Bridenbaugh, Superintendent of the Martinsburg Indian Training School, writes regarding the transfer of the Osage students from Carlisle. Bridenbaugh writes that he is not in complete agreement with Richard Henry Pratt regarding the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Update of Osage Students Transferred to Martinsburg479.25 KB