Richard Henry Pratt corrects the names of Jane R. Dawson and Annie Souder on the Office of Indian Affairs list approving nominations of employees at the Carlisle Indian School.
Letters/Correspondence
![Correction of Two Names on List of Approved Employees Correction of Two Names on List of Approved Employees](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0762_28485_0001.jpg?itok=9Ng1_BsS)
![Report of Irregular Employees, July 1891 Report of Irregular Employees, July 1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0762_28543_c1467.jpg?itok=ra4B_bO-)
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during July 1891. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
![Request to Enroll Cherokee Students at the Carlisle Indian School Request to Enroll Cherokee Students at the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0764_29185_0002.jpg?itok=7dFl99tV)
Helen R. Duncan inquires from the Carlisle Indian School if a number of Cherokee students under her care can enroll at the Carlisle Indian School. Duncan cites the desire of the students to enroll at an Industrial Training School in order to learn a trade.
![Request for the Return of Louise King Request for the Return of Louise King](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0763_28848_0001.jpg?itok=0hUVrUDE)
George King writes to the Office of Indian Affairs to request the return of his oldest daughter Louise King from the Carlisle Indian School. King states that his wife is very sick and he needs his daughter to help care for her.
![Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, July 1891 Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, July 1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0763_28809_c1534.jpg?itok=LlE-_0Pn)
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report of July 1891.
![B. F. Bennett Requests Meeting with Morgan to Discuss New Position B. F. Bennett Requests Meeting with Morgan to Discuss New Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0764_29007_0001.jpg?itok=DXV6sWRe)
Benjamin F. Bennett requests a meeting with Thomas J. Morgan to discuss another position following his being replaced on the school farm at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Pratt Cannot Provide Name for Fort Totten Teaching Position Pratt Cannot Provide Name for Fort Totten Teaching Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0765_29343_0001.jpg?itok=qzZwFIwW)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding filling a teaching position in the Indian Service. Pratt notes that at the moment he is having difficulty filling a teaching position at Carlisle and so he cannot recommend a name for a position at Fort Totten. Pratt does say that Alice Seabrook has expressed a desire…
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return Son of Daniel Schanandore Pratt Responds to Request to Return Son of Daniel Schanandore](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0765_29342_0001.jpg?itok=p4rMGYQk)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request from Daniel Schanandore to return his son Wilson Schanandore. Pratt states that Wilson is not a student at Carlisle nor do they have any sons of Daniel Schanandore at the school. Pratt suggests Wilson is likely at the Haskell Institute.
![Request to Purchase Various Supplies on the Open Market Request to Purchase Various Supplies on the Open Market](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0764_29130_0002.jpg?itok=WM88UWe4)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase needed supplies on the open market due to being out of various contract goods that are not being replaced quickly enough.
![Location of Wilson Schanandore Location of Wilson Schanandore](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0765_29450_0001.jpg?itok=h-wi7sn3)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian School that since his previous letter that he has learned that Wilson Schanandore is at the Hampton Institute.
![Pratt Responds to Request to Enroll Cherokee Students Pratt Responds to Request to Enroll Cherokee Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0766_29594_0002.jpg?itok=kcWaQ48r)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request from Helen R. Duncan to enroll Cherokee students at Carlisle. Pratt writes that some avenue should be open to the Cherokee students to learn a practical trade rather than just academic studies.
![Request for Authority to Purchase Various Supplies Request for Authority to Purchase Various Supplies](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0765_29498_0002.jpg?itok=CZ9UJF0-)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority he asked for in his previous telegram of two days prior to purchase needed supplies on the open market due to being out of various contract goods that are not being replaced quickly enough.
![Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding Lawrence Smith Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding Lawrence Smith](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0768_30512_0002.jpg?itok=2Ix7vcJs)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding Lawrence Smith. Pratt provides Smith's history at the Carlisle Indian School and noting that he has asked to be reenrolled at the Carlisle Indian School or to be released to attend the Hampton Institute. As a result, Pratt notes that it would not be fair to the school…
![Request for Additional Transportation Funds in Fiscal Year 1891 Request for Additional Transportation Funds in Fiscal Year 1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0769_30553_0002.jpg?itok=DT07Kbok)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the authority granted for transporting children to and from Carlisle has mostly been used in returning children and their is now a need for additional funds. As a result, he requests $3,000 for additional transportation needs.
![Pratt Responds to Additional Information Regarding Request to Return Lily Huff Pratt Responds to Additional Information Regarding Request to Return Lily Huff](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0769_30684_0002.jpg?itok=Whc_MWgX)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of Josiah Baird for the return of his wife Lily Huff. Pratt indicates that the claims in the letter of Rev. S. S. Burleson are unfounded as indicated by the statements of Huff herself as well as the actions of her father. However, since the Commissioner…
![Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Louisa King Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Louisa King](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0768_30513_0002.jpg?itok=ujQJjunv)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request by George King for the return of his daughter Louisa King due to the sickness of her mother. Pratt provides the history of King's time at Carlisle and Martinsburg as well as informing the Office that two of her sisters are also at Carlisle and are both…
![Pratt Informs Office of Willingness of Staff Member to Transfer Pratt Informs Office of Willingness of Staff Member to Transfer](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0769_30905_0002.jpg?itok=CGYqErMo)
Richard Henry Pratt informs R. V. Belt that Miss Carter does not want to be transferred this year but will consider a transfer to a Western School at a higher salary the following year.
![Proposal to Amend Girls Building Plans Proposal to Amend Girls Building Plans](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0770_31212_0003.jpg?itok=KbdNf5yT)
Richard Henry Pratt proposes amending his previous authority to abandon the Smead Willis system for the girls quarters due to its failures in the Public Schools of Cleveland as well as other difficulties raised by their employees and engineers. In addition, Pratt asks for 12 new closet fixtures, the changing of 10 sets of old fixtures to the…
![Wrapper for Response to Return of Jemima Two Elks Wrapper for Response to Return of Jemima Two Elks](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0771_31436_0001.jpg?itok=SBTHvkGv)
Wrapper for response to return of Jemima Two Elks to her mother sent by Richard Henry Pratt.
![Request for the Return Home of Carlo French Request for the Return Home of Carlo French](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0774_32104_0002.jpg?itok=3xHfWV8r)
Mrs. Crow requests the return of her grandson Carlo French from the Carlisle Indian School. Crow notes that French is not a healthy individual and went to Carlisle without her permission. She notes that she has already sent him medicine twice and that if he is not healthy then she would like him to be returned to his home.
![Request from Milton Abram to Enroll Children at Carlisle Request from Milton Abram to Enroll Children at Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0776_32884_0001.jpg?itok=gnVhwNs5)
A. W. Ferrin forwards a request from Milton Abram to enroll his two sons to the Carlisle Indian School. Ferrin encloses a letter from Richard Henry Pratt informing Abram that he needs the permission of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs due to the fact that he is from New York.
![Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, August 1891 Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, August 1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0773_32071_c1446.jpg?itok=Xcn_45p3)
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for August 1891.
![Report of Irregular Employees, August 1891 Report of Irregular Employees, August 1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0773_32072_0002.jpg?itok=wayNisza)
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during August 1891. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
![Request to Pay Costs Associated with Rebuilding Parker Farm Barn Request to Pay Costs Associated with Rebuilding Parker Farm Barn](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0774_32293_0002.jpg?itok=Ly7ntqg9)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay half the cost of restoring the arch and rebuilding the walls of the collapsed barn on the Parker Farm.
![Recommendation for Lillian May Cornelius (#4158b) for Position as a Teacher Recommendation for Lillian May Cornelius (#4158b) for Position as a Teacher](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0776_32860_0001.jpg?itok=5j3wfUg-)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding an application for appointment as a teacher on the Oneida reservation of Lillian May Cornelius. Pratt provides Cornelius history at Carlisle and notes that she was a considered a very promising teacher.