Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the expenses associated in the capture and return of four runaway pupils from Wittenberg, Wisconsin.
Letters/Correspondence
![Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Expenses in Recovery of Four Runaway Students Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Expenses in Recovery of Four Runaway Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1440_30250_0001.jpg?itok=x7EB-U2T)
![Inquiry into Authority of Pratt to Intercept Letters Inquiry into Authority of Pratt to Intercept Letters](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1450_35322_0001.jpg?itok=ZXslBHnh)
Robert J. Hamilton inquires of W. A. Jones if Richard Henry Pratt has the authority to intercept any letter sent to the students of the Carlisle Indian School.
![Charles Low Cloud and Samuel Decorah Request Help from Pratt Charles Low Cloud and Samuel Decorah Request Help from Pratt](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1442_31145_0001.jpg?itok=wGE7_k2n)
Charles Low Cloud and Samuel Decora (here Samuel Decorah) request help from Richard Henry Pratt in order to receive their annuity payments.
![Irregular Employees Required for July and August 1897 Irregular Employees Required for July and August 1897](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1442_31035_0001.jpg?itok=hsYHzVJN)
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for July and August 1897. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month, and he notes that all the irregular employees will be student workers.
![Clinton Duncan's Resignation Modified to Take Effect in June Clinton Duncan's Resignation Modified to Take Effect in June](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1444_32013_0001.jpg?itok=BU4RqlXW)
Acting Secretary of the Interior Thomas Ryan informs Clinton C. Duncan that his resignation from the Indian Service is modified to take effect on June 30, 1897.
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return Marguerite and Louise Provost Pratt Responds to Request to Return Marguerite and Louise Provost](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1531_18815_0001.jpg?itok=szBaMGyN)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request to return Marguerite Provost and Louise Provost to their home. Pratt also encloses two letters from Marianna Burgess regarding the case.
![Pratt Transmits New Lease for the Hocker Farm for the 1898 Fiscal Year Pratt Transmits New Lease for the Hocker Farm for the 1898 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1445_32438_0001.jpg?itok=IAbMyqY_)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the new and old lease for the Hocker Farm and requests that it be approved. Pratt provides information on the purchase of the farm as well as the possibility that it will be sold and further notes that the lease goes into improvements with any remainder going into the Charity Fund.
![Funding Explanation for Report of Irregular Employees, May and June 1897 Funding Explanation for Report of Irregular Employees, May and June 1897](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1445_32740_0001.jpg?itok=40BFfqPq)
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with additional information on decisions made in regards to irregular labor mentioned in the May and June 1897 report. He informs the Commissioner that the unauthorized labor was paid for through charitable funds and not by the federal government.
![Levi St. Cyr's Application for Leave of Absence Levi St. Cyr's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1446_32994_0001.jpg?itok=-hJdphOD)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant printer Levi St. Cyr's application for a 30-day leave of absence.
![O. H. Bakeless' Application for Annual Leave of Absence O. H. Bakeless' Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1446_33015_0001.jpg?itok=xGjWg4zI)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards O. H. Bakeless' application for a 15-day annual leave of absence. Bakeless works as a principal teacher.
![Application for Employment from Mark Wolfe Application for Employment from Mark Wolfe](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1447_33872_0001.jpg?itok=FO_v3Ugs)
Richard H. Pratt recommends that former student Mark Wolfe (Cherokee) be appointed as an industrial teacher in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards Wolf's application to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, endorses them in his cover letter, and includes a transcription of Wolf's degree.
![Laura A. Dandridge's Application for Annual Leave of Absence Laura A. Dandridge's Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1446_33016_0001.jpg?itok=yX2KKJZ7)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant cook Laura A. Dandridge's application for a 14-day annual leave of absence.
![Pratt Follows Up on Request for Action on Applications Pratt Follows Up on Request for Action on Applications](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1446_32983_0002.jpg?itok=6C57AfJP)
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on his letters of July 24, 1897 requesting if the Office of Indian Affairs has taken on those applications.
![Forwards Government Request for Transportation from Idaho to Iowa Forwards Government Request for Transportation from Idaho to Iowa](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1447_33519_0003.jpg?itok=3FpCYUbO)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards government request for transportation on account of the Carlisle Indian School for Hosea Locke and ten students from Blackfoot, Idaho to Council Bluffs, Iowa.
![Pratt Requests Pine Ridge Agent Assist in Recruitment Pratt Requests Pine Ridge Agent Assist in Recruitment](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1447_33803_0001.jpg?itok=_gib-S2z)
Richard Henry Pratt requests the Office of Indian Affairs instruct the U.S. Indian Agent at the Pine Ridge Agency assist Nellie Robertson in bringing a party of students from the agency to Carlisle.
![Maxie and Charley Frizzle Head Request to Enroll at Carlisle Maxie and Charley Frizzle Head Request to Enroll at Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1447_33804_0001_0.jpg?itok=Q7uC4vMo)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a request from Maxie and Charley Frizzle Head who request to be enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Pratt Requests Office Direct Oneida School to Send Students to Carlisle Pratt Requests Office Direct Oneida School to Send Students to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1447_33807_0001.jpg?itok=MZVicSfu)
Richard Henry Pratt requests the Office of Indian Affairs direct the Superintendent of the Oneida Boarding and Day Schools to send 10 or 12 students be sent to Carlisle.
![Request for the Return Home of Julia Hand Request for the Return Home of Julia Hand](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1449_34603_0001.jpg?itok=FKiKF9ll)
W. H. Clapp, U.S. Indian Agent for the Pine Ridge Agency forwards a request of Hand for the return of his daughter Julia Hand from the Carlisle Indian School.
![Fiscal Year 1899 Financial Estimate Fiscal Year 1899 Financial Estimate](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1448_34386_0001.jpg?itok=aP_cr4-Y)
Richard Henry Pratt replies to a circular from the Office of Indian Affairs by providing his estimate for the 1899 fiscal year. Pratt requests authority to have 1,000 students at Carlisle and on outing in addition to various plans to improve the physical plant of the school.
![Pratt Requests Staff Changes Covered by Civil Service Regulations Pratt Requests Staff Changes Covered by Civil Service Regulations](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1448_34387_0001.jpg?itok=GoXRpi3w)
Richard Henry Pratt requests the transfer of Bessie H. Cummins to a position as clerk and a promotion for Mary Bailey. In addition, he requests a teacher be assigned from the Civil Service lists to replace Bailey's old position.
![Pratt Requests Leave of Absence Following Examination in 1897 Pratt Requests Leave of Absence Following Examination in 1897](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1449_34824_0001.jpg?itok=mr9yvf21)
Richard Henry Pratt requests permission for one month's leave following his examination for promotion at Leavenworth, Kansas.
![Pratt Provides Information and Recommendation on Julia Williams Pratt Provides Information and Recommendation on Julia Williams](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1450_34928_0001.jpg?itok=GxqaMGkX)
Richard Henry Pratt provides information to W. N. Hailmann on Julia Williams and provides a recommendation for her to serve as an assistant matron in a small school in the Indian School Service.
![J. L. Dandridge's Application for Annual Leave of Absence J. L. Dandridge's Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1450_35010_0001.jpg?itok=KrEkrpC0)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards J. L. Dandridge's application for a 7-day annual leave of absence. Dandridge works as a cook.
![Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Students and Purchase Supplies Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Students and Purchase Supplies](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1450_35061_0001.jpg?itok=0_DmdupT)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay students for various tasks as well as purchasing supplies.
![Antonio Apache Requested to Come to Carlisle for Recruiting Instructions in 1897 Antonio Apache Requested to Come to Carlisle for Recruiting Instructions in 1897](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/PI-3-6-6_001.jpg?itok=ce2VJfLu)
Richard Henry Pratt informs Antonio Apache that he should travel to the Carlisle Indian School to obtain instructions on a recruiting trip for the Fort Apache and San Carlos Agencies. Pratt notes that he will be in Leavenworth, Kansas taking his examinations for promotion to Major.