Richard Henry Pratt replies to a circular from W. N. Hailmann by providing information related to the duties of various positions at the Carlisle Indian School.
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November 2, 1897
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November 3, 1897
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for October 1897.
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November 3, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests to fill immediately the clerk position left vacant by the transfer of Bessie H. Cummins.
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November 3, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt sends a copy of a diploma used for Carlisle Indian School graduates and requests if it is practicable for the Government Printing Office to produce them. The enclosed diploma mentioned in the letter was not found with the letter.
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November 4, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt replies to W. N. Hailmann regarding a cook for the Indian Service by recommending Naomi Kohten.
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November 5, 1897
John R. Proctor, Civil Service Commissioner, authorizes the temporary appointment of two assistant laundresses at the Carlisle Indian School.
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November 10, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding preserving family names amongst Indians.
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November 10, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during October 1897. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
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November 17, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of staff and the location and number of rooms assigned for their use at the Carlisle Indian School.
Note: Gertrude Simmons later became known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin and Zitkala-Sa.
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November 17, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt provides a report on the use of evening study hours to W. N. Hailmann.
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November 19, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt replies to W. N. Hailmann regarding the present ration at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt ends by noting that other schools lack decent food which would cause him to run away from the school.
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November 23, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt replies to W. N. Hailmann on how he has complied with Paragraph 37, Rules for the Indian School Service by providing blanks of his record keeping for tracking students while at Carlisle and after they are returned.
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December 3, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting a supply of fifty blank efficiency report of employee forms.
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December 4, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter requesting the return of Lucy Root by her grandfather Daniel Covert.
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December 7, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher J. W. Hendren's request for a 30-day leave of absence due to poor health, a letter from school physician S. L. Diven verifying Hendren's "severe bronchial cold," and a letter from Hendren in which he requests the 30-day sick leave of absence, to resign from the Carlisle Indian School at the end of the leave…
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December 8-10, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits oaths of office from four newly appointed employees: Ella Rikert (hospital cook), Sara E. Smith (librarian), John C. Morris (assistant baker), and Newton Pierce (assistant baker).
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December 8, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt replies to a letter regarding Robert Bonga and his actions at various schools. Pratt provides his recommendations in cases like Bonga's and notes that he ran away from Carlisle shortly after arriving.
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December 9, 1897
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for November 1897.
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December 11, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during November 1897. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
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December 13, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests on the behalf of former student Lillie Wind (here Lilly Wind) the funds due to her as a member of the Ottawa nation from the sale of the town site of Miami. Wind has trained as a nurse, is doing well, and has previously sought to obtain these funds from the government without any response.
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December 18, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests the transfer of Jessie W. Cook as a teacher to the Carlisle Indian School from the Perris School.
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December 22, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests that recent Civil Service appointment Charles C. Chadwick be replaced as an Assistant Teacher.
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January 5, 1898
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for December 1897.
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January 7, 1898
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during December 1897. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
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January 15, 1898
Estimate of funds for the third quarter of 1898 amounting to $14,270.27 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $10,745.00 for regular employee pay.
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