Letters/Correspondence

Chauncey Yellow Robe requests a transfer to a western school as either an assistant disciplinarian or disciplinarian position.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards hospital cook Ella Rikert's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. 

Richard Henry Pratt forwards engineer Harry F. Weber's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. 

Richard Henry Pratt forwards clerk Claude M. Sturm's application for a 19-day annual leave of absence. 

Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in regards to Claude M. Sturm's (clerk) request for a 19-day leave of absence "for special reason."

Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress Mary E. Lininger's application for a 21-and-a-half-day annual leave of absence. 

Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress Susan Zeamer's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards seven employees' leave of absence applications: Phil Norman (painter and wagon trimmer), Edward W. Harkness (tinner), Elmer Snyder (tailor), H. Gardner (carpenter), W. H. Morrett (shoemaker), O. T. Harris (blacksmith and harnessmaker), and George W. Kemp (harnessmaker).

Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Bessie Barclay's application for a 46-day leave of absence, 22 days annual leave and 24 days to attend summer school at Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards principal teacher Oscar Hugh Bakeless' application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. 

Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Clara Bowers for the return of her children Emily and Gustave Hardt from the Carlisle Indian School. Included in the letter is a complaint of Gustave Hardt of mistreatment during his time on outing.

Richard Henry Pratt reports the death of Frank Green to the Office of Indian Affairs.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Leonard Tyler and recommends him for a position in the Indian Service.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant printer Leander Gansworth's application for a 24-day annual leave of absence. 

Richard Henry Pratt protests the decrease in the ration allowance table recently made by the Office of Indian Affairs.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards J. L. Dandridge's application for a 21-day annual leave of absence. Dandridge works as a cook. 

Richard H. Pratt submits a corrected Estimate of Supplies for the first quarter of fiscal year 1899 amounting to $475.28 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated cost, and how the item will be used at the school. In an explanatory cover letter, Pratt also…

Richard Henry Pratt forwards laundress Ella G. Hill's application for a 29-day annual leave of absence. 

Estimate of funds for the first quarter of 1899 amounting to $42,284.17 for support of the school and transportation of Indian supplies. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $10,835.00 for regular employee pay.

Eugene Mead, Superintendent of the Carson Indian School, informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Dennison Wheelock has selected ten members of the school's band to transfer to the Carlisle Indian School in order to participate in the Paris Exposition.

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to spend $10,000 during the 1899 fiscal year in the transportation of students to and from Carlisle.

Richard Henry Pratt provides an overview of the death of Frank Green and requests authority to pay the bill associated with the costs of Green's death.

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $600 for the rent of the Hocker Farm during fiscal year 1899.

Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during June 1898. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.

Richard Henry Pratt requests that the rations at the Carlisle Indian School remain the same as they were in 1898 when previously given an exemption.