Richard Henry Pratt forwards M. Burgess' request for an 11-day annual leave of absence. Burgess works as a superintendent of printing.
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June 8, 1904
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June 10, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Ida Swallow's request for a 29-day annual leave of absence. Swallow works as an assistant clerk.
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April 25 - June 14, 1904
Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (James C. Scott). The report includes position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure. Scott's resignation letter is attached.
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June 14, 1904
E. A. Hitchcock, Secretary of the Interior, directs W. A. Jones to instruct Richard Henry Pratt to turn over all government property to William A. Mercer.
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June 15, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant matron Joanna R. Speer's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
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June 15, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt forwards M. I. Zeigler's application for a 27-day annual leave of absence. Zeigler works as an instructor in harness-making.
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June 17, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant carpenter John A. Herr's application for a 27-day annual leave of absence.
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June 17, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a bill forwarded to him from J. A. Hefflefinger for goods purchased by student Walter Komah. Pratt details the school's policy regarding student financial accounts and makes a recommendation to Hefflefinger on how to collect from Komah before returning his bill.
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June 17, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt forwards William Normast's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. Normast works as an instructor in tailoring.
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June 18, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress Beckie L. Goodyear's request for a 23-day leave of absence due to the illness and death of her mother.
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June 22, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the death of Anastasia Achwack. (Family have indicated that the proper spelling of her last name should be Ashouwak.) He further requests authority to pay for her burial.
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June 23, 1904
Richard H. Pratt forwards applications of three employees for leave of absence: E. Corbett (assistant seamstress), Susan Zeamer (assistant seamstress), and Mary E. Lininger (seamstress).
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June 24, 1904
Superintendent Richard H. Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that if Emma A. Cutter and Jeannette L. Senseney cannot get immediate approval to attend their desired summer schools, they would like to make other arrangements.
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June 27-28, 1904
Superintendent Richard H. Pratt forwards teacher Cora B. Hawk's letter stating that she is taking three courses at summer school in Chicago: Primary Methods, Nature Study, and American History.
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June 27, 1904 - July 8, 1904
William A. Mercer responds to a complaint of Harwood Hall, Superintendent of the Riverside School, regarding correspondence between Charles Lamar, Bandleader at Carlisle, and Riverside student John Morongo, which Hall interpreted as an attempt to lure Morongo to transfer to Carlisle. Mercer and Lamar deny the accusation.
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June 28, 1904
Superintendent Richard H. Pratt requests approval of two days leave to the five employees traveling to St. Louis to attend an "institute." Pratt adds that Carrie E. Weekley (matron) can no longer go on the trip.
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June 30, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Indian School exceeded its authority for returning students to their homes by $1248.61. As a result Pratt requests authority to spend that sum in the last quarter of fiscal year 1904.
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June 30, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to drop from his property return three musical instruments which were exchanged for a concert flute and upright bass tuba. Pratt notes the exchange was necessary as the old instruments were not needed and the others were.
A note on the letter asks if Pratt had to authority to make this exchange.
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July 1 - September 21, 1904
Captain W. A. Mercer forwards certificates of attendance at summer school for fifteen employees: Ella G. Hill (laundry manager), Minnie L. Ferree and Effie Moul (assistant matrons), Margaret O. Eckert (seamstress), Anne H. Stewart (sloyd teacher), Fred W. Canfield (drawing teacher), Jeannette L. Senseney (music teacher), and Clara L. Smith,…
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July 1, 1904
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has assumed command of the Carlisle Indian School.
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July 2, 1904 - August 31, 1904
F. W. Browntree writes the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the resignation of Richard Henry Pratt from the Carlisle Indian School.
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July 2, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter directing him to deposit the unexpended balance of his funds for the fiscal year. Pratt notes various contracts regarding work to be done on buildings.
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July 2-8, 1904
Superintendent W. A. Mercer returns assistant printer Genus E. Baird's corrected application for a 23-day leave of absence due to sickness. Included is an explanatory cover letter.
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July 6, 1904 - August 3, 1904
Edgar A. Allen responds to request of Charles King to be released from the Carlisle Indian School.
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July 6, 1904
Superintendent W. A. Mercer forwards seamstress Bertha Canfield's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
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