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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November 20, 1879
Richard H. Pratt notifies Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt that he's going to New York on Friday and Saturday to make purchases.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notification that Pratt is Going to New York85.2 KB
November 24, 1879
Lea Lugner asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs if she can send a small Christmas box to the Carlisle Indian School.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Send a Christmas Gift to the Carlisle Indian School118.35 KB
November 27, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase a horse and asks Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt when he's going to send him the spring wagon that he promised.
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Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Buy a Horse149.81 KB
November 27, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt that he has found a method of siding frame buildings with lumber designed exclusively for that purpose and asks him if he can use this new lumber to build the chapel and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Use New Lumber for Siding Frame Buildings143.74 KB
December 1, 1879
Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz grants Richard Henry Pratt authority to purchase one spring wagon and one horse.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Authority to Purchase One Spring Wagon and One Horse144.7 KB
December 1, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt provides Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt with a variety of updates about the Carlisle Indian School: everyone is in good health, he will send Hayt a uniform sample in a few days, his corps of assistants is almost…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Variety of Updates on the Carlisle Indian School173.94 KB
December 3, 1879
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt's response to a request from Indian Agent S. A. Russell from the Mescalero Agency in New Mexico about if Hayt could help find care for an orphaned boy at his agency. Hayt explains that the Carlisle…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Recruitment of Students
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter Discussing Sending Orphan from Mescalero Agency to Carlisle Indian School3.22 MB
December 3, 1879
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt's response letter to donor Lea Lugner offering to send a "Christmas box" to the students at the school. Hayt suggests that gifts would be welcome as there are 158 children at the school, but government…
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter to Donor About Sending a "Christmas Box"3.22 MB
December 3, 1879
Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz approves plans and an estimate for constructing a building that will function as a chapel and assembly room at the Carlisle Indian School. Schurz grants authority to spend $1,165.94 on the project. …
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Permission to Build Chapel and Assembly Room146.86 KB
December 4, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a receipt for copy ink and copy books.
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, "Letters…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Office Supplies
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Invoice for Shipment of Copy Ink and Copy Paper296.5 KB
December 4, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt requests to visit Washington, D.C. to discuss the Carlisle Indian School with the Department of the Interior. A note on the bottom notes that Pratt has telegraphed to cancel the request to visit.
Note: This item was…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Employee Travel
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Visit Washington, D. C. to Discuss the School143.19 KB
December 5, 1879
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt's letter to James E. Rhoades in response to a letter Rhoades sent to Captain Richard Henry Pratt requesting that he transfer a Seneca student to the Carlisle Indian School. Hayt denied the request on…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter Denying Transfer of Seneca Student to Carlisle Indian School2.92 MB
December 5, 1879
Letter where Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt encourages Captain Richard Henry Pratt to replace the physician at Carlisle, feeling that the Army surgeon may not know best how to treat younger people. Hayt tells Pratt to seek a…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Medical Care at School
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter Ordering Pratt to Hire a Homeopathic Physician for Carlisle4.58 MB
December 5, 1879
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt's response to Edward Bloedon suggesting that he should send his inquiry about employment directly to Captain Richard Henry Pratt at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter to Edward Bloedon Instructing Him to Send Application to Captain Pratt1.47 MB
December 5, 1879
Commissioner of Indian Affairs writing to Captain Richard Henry Pratt about the application of Edward Bloedon of Saginaw, Michigan for appointment as steward at the Carlisle Indian School. Hayt told Bloedon that he should send his application…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter to Pratt about Boarding School Positions1.54 MB
December 6, 1879
In both a letter and telegraph, Richard Henry Pratt withdraws his request to visit Washington, D.C.
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
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Withdrawal of Request to Visit Washington, D. C.222.34 KB
December 9-18, 1879
W. H. Stevens applies to be a physician at the Carlisle Indian School. Stevens includes four letters of recommendation to support his application.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Application for Employment from W. H. Stevens581.05 KB
December 9, 1879
Richard H. Pratt informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt that Dr. J. J. Bender would be willing to be the Indian School's doctor for $600 per year. However, Dr. Bender is the leading physician in the town of Carlisle and has many…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Employment of a Doctor238.63 KB
December 10, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt writes to Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt regarding a request for $4,000 from November 4th. Pratt states that Hayt only sent him $1,031. Pratt then asks for the rest of the requested funds, particularly the $2,100…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Rest of the $4,000 Needed217.75 KB
December 11, 1879
Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt requests that Richard Henry Pratt obtain an offer for medical services and machines for $600 per year.
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: Request to Obtain Offer for Annual Medical Services and Machines94.4 KB
December 12, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to spend $100 to take photographs of the buildings and students, both individually and in groups, to send to Indian agencies and the students' parents.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Photograph Students and Buildings to Send to Parents and Agencies138.91 KB
December 12, 1879
Richard H. Pratt transmits a "Special" Estimate for Funds form for the fourth quarter of 1879 amounting to $1,250.50 for the fitting of chapel and school room, repairs, and supplies. An explanatory cover letter is included.
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Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Special Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1879487.74 KB
December 12, 1879
Richard H. Pratt informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt that Dr. J. J. Bender will be hired in a temporary capacity. Dr. Bender will visit the school as often as necessary and will "take charge of all cases of sickness."
Note:…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Temporary Employment of Dr. J. J. Bender139.98 KB
December 13, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt asks Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt requests that funds be transferred to his account in New York to pay for the chapel, which is almost finished.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: New Building Construction
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Construction of Chapel Nearly Finished142.31 KB
December 13, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt informs Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. J. Brooks that the cost of manufacturing uniform suits ranges from $5.50 to $8.00, with the addition of corporal and sergeant striping increasing the cost to over $8.00.
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Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Uniforms and Clothing
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Cost of Manufacturing Uniforms138.5 KB