Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase on the open market materials to build an addition to the main store house using student labor over the summer vacation.
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July 2, 1901
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July 3, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Blacksmith O. T. Harris' application for a 30 day leave of absence.
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July 5, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Tailor Paul A. Walter's application for a 30 day leave of absence.
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July 5, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has sent all the contracts except for leather were sent down on July 5, 1901.
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July 6, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on his phone conversation with the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the dismissal of W. H. Morrett for theft.
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July 8, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase a set of instruments second-hand for the school band. Pratt references the upcoming Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York as a reason to make the purchase quickly.
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July 9, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on his letter of February 21, 1901 regarding worn out and unserviceable property under his supervision. Pratt notes that he thought his request was per the new regulations but notes that inspecting officer's rarely visit Carlisle making it difficult to dispose of the property.
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July 9, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to spend $500 in the production of 300 uniform coats and 400 pants.
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July 9, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase a No. 1 Automatic Damper Regulator in order to control the steam pressure of the four boilers. Pratt notes that this should be a more efficient system. In addition, he requests an 8 inch reducing valve with companion flanges attached and a low pressure steam gauge.
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July 9, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase a new Peerless Thresher, Class E to harvest the upcoming grain crop at the school farms.
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July 9, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase supplies in order to expand the dining room. Pratt notes that he will use student labor to reduce the costs associated with project.
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July 9, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the new for a new piano at the school's chapel gatherings. Pratt notes that he has negotiated with the Steinway company for a used piano for $700 as well as repairing their other pianos for an additional $100.
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July 9, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Assistant Matron Rosa B. Brown's application for a 27 day leave of absence.
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July 10, 1901 - October 22, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the contract between the Carlisle Indian School and Dr. S. L. Diven to render medical services for the 1902 fiscal year.
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July 10, 1901
Estimate of funds for the first quarter of 1902 amounting to $68,407.27 for transportation of students, building improvements, and regular employee pay. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $13,237.50 for regular employee pay.
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July 10, 1901 - July 13, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Ida LaChapelle requesting to be re-instated into the Indian Service.
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July 10, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay for freight shipping of articles produced by the industrial department to departmental agencies as well as freight on supplies purchased by the Carlisle Indian School not covered by transportation contracts.
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July 10, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $400 to continue renting the Henderson Tract for the 1902 fiscal year.
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July 10, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase new band uniforms for the upcoming visit to the Buffalo Exposition. Pratt notes that the uniform bid was won from Horstmann Bros. and will include the word Carlisle embroidered on the front.
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July 11, 1901
Richard H. Pratt forwards applications of four employees for leave of absence: Dora M. Peters (assistant laborer), Etta S. Fortney (assistant laundress), Ella Albert (assistant laundress), and Jennie Wolf (assistant laundress).
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July 12 - September 21, 1901
Richard H. Pratt forwards certificates of attendance at summer school for 16 employees: Bertha Canfield (seamstress), Elizabeth E. Forster (drawing teacher), Anne H. Stewart (sloyd teacher), Annie B. Moore and Jeannette L. Senseney (music teachers), Minnie L. Ferree (domestic science teacher), Edith McHarg Steele (librarian), and Agnes May…
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July 13, 1901
Richard H. Pratt forwards applications of four employees for leave of absence: Susan Zeamer (assistant seamstress), E. Corbett (assistant seamstress), Kate S. Bowersox (teacher), and M. I. Zeigler (harnessmaker).
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July 18, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Carrie Weekley wishes to return to the Carlisle Indian School after teaching in Puerto Rico for a year. Pratt inquires how best to accomplish this.
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July 20, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Assistant Matron Pearl McArthur's certificate of attendance at summer school in Buffalo, New York.
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July 22, 1901
Richard H. Pratt forwards applications of three employees for leave of absence: W. B. Beitzel (clerk), George E. Snyder (laborer), and W. H. Miller (treasurer of the students' fund).
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