Letters/Correspondence

Richard Henry Pratt forwards five applications for leave of absence: clerk Fannie I. Peter, principal teacher O. H. Bakeless, seamstress Bertha Canfield, clerk W. B. Beitzel, and assistant matron Prudence Miles.

Richard Henry Pratt requests on the behalf of Emma H. Bellows, who has left the Indian Service, the testimonials submitted by her with her application. Pratt will forward them to Bellows.

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Charles Dagenette desires to return to his home on account of his health rather than take over the outing program from Charles Eastman.

Richard Henry Pratt requests to be informed of the qualities of teacher Dora S. Dutton who has requested to be transferred from Fort Totten to the Carlisle Indian School.

Major Richard H. Pratt forwards certificates of attendance at summer school for 15 teachers: Emma A. Cutter (Senior Teacher), Kate S. Bowersox (Normal Teacher), Anne H. Stewart (Sloyd Teacher), Jeannette L. Senseney (Music Teacher), Elizabeth E. Forster (Drawing Teacher), and Jessie W. Cook, Mariette Wood, Nellie V. Robertson, Jessie L.…

Personnel file of John Francis Jr., who served as Superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School from April 1, 1917 to July 2, 1918. The file includes information from Francis' previous positions within the Civil Service, including as Clerk in the Permanent Census Bureau, Clerk in the Office of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior,…

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of Gertrude Simmons for a position as a Principal Teacher in the Indian Service.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards three applications for leave of absence: Phil Norman (Painter), George W. Kemp (harness maker), O. T. Harris (blacksmith).

Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant clerk Annie M. Morton's application for a 30 day leave of absence. 

Richard Henry Pratt provides information related to the appointment of former student Cora Snyder (now Cora Snyder Jones) to a position in the Indian Service.

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Annie B. Moore has requested to delay her reporting date as music teacher until September 1, 1900. Pratt asks that Moore's request be approved.

Student Nellis Johnson writes to teacher Fannie Peter about his attempts to cultivate and sell tobacco stems.

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase the Kutz farm in order to expand the size of the Carlisle Indian School farm.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards hospital cook Sara Pierre's application for a 30 day leave of absence.

Richard Henry Pratt provides an overview of the physical plant of the Carlisle Indian School in addition to an overview of the enrollment during the 1899-1900 academic year. Pratt ends by providing an estimate for the 1902 fiscal year.

Richard Henry Pratt notifies outing patrons of a change in how outing earnings are to be handled. Pratt indicates that paying students directly has led to various offences and as a result all pay will be approved by Pratt. Further any money given to students is no longer considered part of their pay.

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he will reach Washington D.C. later that night on August 3, 1900 and will see him in the morning.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a list of students who he recommends not be accepted at any other Government school.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Isabel Cornelius and provides a recommendation for her to be appointed to a position at the Day School in the Oneida Agency, although he says he would greatly prefer her to stay teaching in Connecticut. 

Richard H. Pratt recommends that Milton I. Zeigler be appointed to replace George W. Kemp as the harness-maker and instructor at the school. Pratt forwards Zeigler's application along with references from John Lindner and Joseph Einstein.

Richard Henry Pratt proposes the Office of Indian Affairs send out instructions banning the enrollment of students who have runaway from another non-reservation school. He particularly notes a previous case related to the Haskell Institute.

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to cancel bids for sixteen hundred tons of coal and instead purchase coal on the open market.

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay for hauling coal delivered to the Carlisle Indian School.

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay Joseph Scholder as an apprenticed blacksmith on the irregular rolls.

Telegram from Richard Henry Pratt to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding whether he should continue with the proposed coal contract.