Telegram from Richard Henry Pratt noting the arrival of Agent Crissey with Sisseton, Standing Rock, and Cheyenne River Sioux children, Green Bay Menominee children, and Chief Little No Heart at Carlisle. Pratt suggests that all these children should be sent to the Hampton Institute.
Letters/Correspondence
![Notice of Arrival of Sioux and Menominee Students Notice of Arrival of Sioux and Menominee Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_79_b571_1879_P1136_0002.jpg?itok=wT7I1zdU)
![Request for Transfer of Menominee Boys from Carlisle to Hampton Request for Transfer of Menominee Boys from Carlisle to Hampton](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_79_b571_1879_P1180_0002.jpg?itok=ysVac4KY)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs a letter, sent to General Samuel Armstrong of the Hampton Institute by Green Bay agent E. Stephens. Stephens requests that two students just sent to Carlisle, Joseph Wishecoppy [Wisecoby] and Moses Nonway, be sent to Hampton to join two other recently enrolled Menominee students…
![Telegram to Pratt Regarding Sending Some Students to Hampton Hand-written letter on onion-skin paper](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_0096_MEED__006a_p262.jpg?itok=gF22bZhf)
Telegram from Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt to Captain Richard Henry Pratt suggesting that he use his judgement about sending along to Hampton some of the students recently brought to Carlisle.
![Complaint Regarding Quality of Student Clothing Complaint Regarding Quality of Student Clothing](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_79_b571_1879_P1138_0005.jpg?itok=ORbl_hPb)
Richard Henry Pratt writes to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra Hayt regarding the quality of clothing provided to Carlisle Indian School students. Pratt complains that the partial order of clothing he received from the Bureau is not durable or warm enough, and leaves students uncomfortable and discontent. Pratt requests that he be provided…
![Retaining Sisseton Sioux and Menominee Students at Carlisle Retaining Sisseton Sioux and Menominee Students at Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_79_b571_1879_P1137_0002.jpg?itok=OMvodtqm)
Richard Henry Pratt informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra Hayt that, at the request of Hampton Institute director General Samuel Armstrong, six Sisseton Sioux children and two Menominee boys from Green Bay, Wisconsin will be retained at Carlisle. Their addition increases the school's population to 158.
Note: The two Menominee…
![Authority to Purchase Postage Stamps for Student Use Authority to Purchase Postage Stamps for Student Use](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r481_0894.jpg?itok=jXiYAaha)
Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz grants Richard Henry Pratt authority to purchase $25 of stamps for students to use to correspond with their parents.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "Letters Received by…
![Acknowledgement of Received Supplies Acknowledgement of Received Supplies](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_79_b571_1879_P1161_0002.jpg?itok=JPbJ4bi2)
Richard Henry Pratt acknowledges receipt of numerous boxes of clothing and other supplies, including an organ for the chapel.
![Authority to Purchase a Cooking Range, Clothing, and Furniture Authority to Purchase a Cooking Range, Clothing, and Furniture](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r481_0896.jpg?itok=ekteATm7)
Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz authorizes Richard Henry Pratt to visit New York City and spend $2,000 to purchase a cooking range, clothing, furniture, and supplies.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "…
![Organization of Boys into Companies, Arrival of Bedding, and Construction on Chapel Organization of Boys into Companies, Arrival of Bedding, and Construction on Chapel](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0911.jpg?itok=RNjRe0Dx)
Richard H. Pratt provides updates on the progress he's made since Sunday. Most notably, Pratt has organized the male students into companies, and they now occupy eight rooms instead of five, the bedding has arrived, and they've started building the foundation for the chapel and assembly room.
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![Report on First Three Parties of Students Brought to the Carlisle Indian School Report on First Three Parties of Students Brought to the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_79_b571_1879_P1182_0006.jpg?itok=F-IrEbtm)
Captain Richard Henry Pratt writes to Ezra H. Hayt, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, regarding the first groups of Sioux, Menominee Ponca, Pawnee, Kiowa, Comanche, Wichita, Seminole, Cheyenne, and Arapaho children and young adults brought to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt offers a detailed description of the journey, and then lists each…
![Estimate of Cost and Blueprints for Chapel and Assembly Room Estimate of Cost and Blueprints for Chapel and Assembly Room](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0907.jpg?itok=ghbk_LIC)
Samuel Wetzel, Superintendent of Building and Repairs, prepares a blueprint and estimate of cost, amounting to $1,165.94, for the chapel and assembly room. Richard H. Pratt forwards both documents to Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt and includes an explanatory cover letter.
![Refers to Board of Survey Transferring Public Property to Indian Department Refers to Board of Survey Transferring Public Property to Indian Department](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r483_0650.jpg?itok=HcpkJLNQ)
Refers to proceeding of a Board of Survey at Carlisle Barracks of Public Property transferred to Indian Department.
Note no document is attached.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "Letters Received…
![Dispute over Beef Pricing for Recruited Students at Rosebud Agency Dispute over Beef Pricing for Recruited Students at Rosebud Agency](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_1014.jpg?itok=pkTJJcRW)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards two letters to Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt and gives his side of the story regarding a disagreement over the price of beef supplied for the students recruited for Carlisle while they waited at the Rosebud Agency. Included is a letter from William Huston to Pratt regarding how much beef Pratt bought…
![Request to Enroll Seneca Student Request to Enroll Seneca Student](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_79_b571_1879_P1181_0001.jpg?itok=FBXoN27X)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs a letter, penned by James E. Rhodes of Germantown, Pennsylvania. Rhodes asks if the son of one of his Seneca friends, John Kennedy, might be allowed to enroll at Carlisle. Pratt notes that he is willing to accept the boy, if the Commissioner approves.
![Request to Purchase 140 Vaccines for Students Request to Purchase 140 Vaccines for Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0914.jpg?itok=7m6kxThA)
Surgeon J. H. Frantz informs Richard Henry Pratt that only 30 of the 158 students have been vaccinated. Pratt forwards Frantz's comments to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and requests to purchase 140 vaccines.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents…
![Notification that Pratt is Going to New York Notification that Pratt is Going to New York](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0916.jpg?itok=3d2a103g)
Richard H. Pratt notifies Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt that he's going to New York on Friday and Saturday to make purchases.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "Letters Received by the Office of…
![Request to Send a Christmas Gift to the Carlisle Indian School Request to Send a Christmas Gift to the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0202.jpg?itok=swsT98oB)
Lea Lugner asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs if she can send a small Christmas box to the Carlisle Indian School.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-80…
![Request to Buy a Horse Request to Buy a Horse](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0921.jpg?itok=X9XdpE98)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase a horse and asks Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt when he's going to send him the spring wagon that he promised.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "…
![Request to Use New Lumber for Siding Frame Buildings Request to Use New Lumber for Siding Frame Buildings](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0929.jpg?itok=-xYhVvB2)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt that he has found a method of siding frame buildings with lumber designed exclusively for that purpose and asks him if he can use this new lumber to build the chapel and assembly room.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234),…
![Authority to Purchase One Spring Wagon and One Horse Authority to Purchase One Spring Wagon and One Horse](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r481_0916.jpg?itok=P-2BODmW)
Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz grants Richard Henry Pratt authority to purchase one spring wagon and one horse.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-80…
![Variety of Updates on the Carlisle Indian School Variety of Updates on the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0976.jpg?itok=gqwkpshF)
Richard Henry Pratt provides Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt with a variety of updates about the Carlisle Indian School: everyone is in good health, he will send Hayt a uniform sample in a few days, his corps of assistants is almost complete, he's found a clerk, he'd like to keep a former Carlisle Barracks employee on the staff for…
![Letter Discussing Sending Orphan from Mescalero Agency to Carlisle Indian School Hand-written letter on onion-skin paper](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_0096_MEED__006a_p276.jpg?itok=wOqnDaD5)
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt's response to a request from Indian Agent S. A. Russell from the Mescalero Agency in New Mexico about if Hayt could help find care for an orphaned boy at his agency. Hayt explains that the Carlisle Indian School had just recently opened and that the boy could attend the school for education provided…
![Letter to Donor About Sending a "Christmas Box" Hand-written letter on onion-skin paper](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_0096_MEED__006a_p272.jpg?itok=Sc9uC1k2)
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt's response letter to donor Lea Lugner offering to send a "Christmas box" to the students at the school. Hayt suggests that gifts would be welcome as there are 158 children at the school, but government funds can only be spent on clothing and other school essentials. Hayt encourages Lugner to write to…
![Permission to Build Chapel and Assembly Room Permission to Build Chapel and Assembly Room](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r481_0923.jpg?itok=YvvXeZMu)
Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz approves plans and an estimate for constructing a building that will function as a chapel and assembly room at the Carlisle Indian School. Schurz grants authority to spend $1,165.94 on the project.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed…
![Request to Visit Washington, D. C. to Discuss the School Request to Visit Washington, D. C. to Discuss the School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0931.jpg?itok=jvOr7dq_)
Richard Henry Pratt requests to visit Washington, D.C. to discuss the Carlisle Indian School with the Department of the Interior. A note on the bottom notes that Pratt has telegraphed to cancel the request to visit.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original…