Richard Henry Pratt replies to a letter from Thomas J. Morgan providing him answers to various questions including the enrollment figures over the school's history and presently in 1893. He then discusses the education philosophy of the school when it comes to industrial training and the outing program. Pratt ends by noting the success Carlisle…
Letters/Correspondence
![Pratt Provides Overview of Carlisle upon Inquiry of Commissioner Pratt Provides Overview of Carlisle upon Inquiry of Commissioner](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0950_05028_0001.jpg?itok=TvdwiYGB)
![Report of Irregular Employees, December 1892 Report of Irregular Employees, December 1892](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0942_1462_0001.jpg?itok=ZlXAvs0a)
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in December 1892. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor," whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Apprentice Labor" listed on the subsequent…
![Proceedings of a Board of Survey Convened in January 1893 Proceedings of a Board of Survey Convened in January 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0944_2389_0001.jpg?itok=-qwOrvfO)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards to the Office of Indian Affairs the proceedings of the Board of Survey concerning worn out, broken, or no longer usable items at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Pratt Informs Office He is Unwilling to Obtain Resignations of Disgruntled Employees Pratt Informs Office He is Unwilling to Obtain Resignations of Disgruntled Employees](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0943_1736_0001.jpg?itok=ecasOD18)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he is not willing to acquire written resignations of employees who quit on short notice.
A note on the front indicates the original was returned to the Carlisle Indian School due to the intentionally discourteous nature of the letter.
![Pratt Responds to Complaints of Bertha Parker Pratt Responds to Complaints of Bertha Parker](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0945_02675_0001.jpg?itok=jEYSktP5)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to complaints of Bertha Parker regarding her brother Ely Parker and her cousin Nellie Kennedy both of whom are students at the Carlisle Indian School. Parker further claims that both have claimed that they are not getting enough food to eat and that Pratt is lying when he tells them that they are gaining weight. In…
![Response to Standing being Placed in Charge of Chicago Exhibit Response to Standing being Placed in Charge of Chicago Exhibit](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0943_1930_0002.jpg?itok=05SNVQk4)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding placing Alfred John Standing in charge of the building in Chicago. Pratt approves of the placement but notes that he does not agree with his salary being taken out of his funding during this period. He further asks for an increase in the daily allowance and the ability…
![Ballots for Col. Balch will be Delayed Ballots for Col. Balch will be Delayed](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0944_2390_0002.jpg?itok=OIVif818)
Richard Henry Pratt informs Office of Indian Affairs that Colonel George T. Balch requesting the forms for notifying him of the results of the ballot along with the ballots. As a result this will delay sending out the ballots but that they should all arrive on time.
![Cornelia A. Merritt's Request for Sick Leave of Absence Cornelia A. Merritt's Request for Sick Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0945_03002_0002.jpg?itok=mw9PJVWQ)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Cornelia A. Merritt's application for a 30-day leave of absence due to sickness. Included is a physician's certificate verifying Merritt's illness.
![Pratt Responds to Request for Savings by Mark D. Evarts Pratt Responds to Request for Savings by Mark D. Evarts](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0950_04848_0004.jpg?itok=sV9-8Tu0)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from Mark D. Evarts written to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs asking for his money held by Pratt. Pratt notes that he is holding onto the money because Evarts has been spending his money quickly and that he should be increasing his savings rather than diminishing them. After receiving the letter from…
![Pratt Responds to Request to Re-Enroll Delia Strong and Sarah Williams Pratt Responds to Request to Re-Enroll Delia Strong and Sarah Williams](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0946_03282_0001.jpg?itok=07dogDjd)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request from E. E. Riopal, Superintendent of the Mt. Pleasant Indian School, regarding the re-enrollment of the Sarah Williams and Delia Strong at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt provides a history of the students at Carlisle and notes that both he and the school physician concur that the students should not…
![Dorchester Responds to Complaints Dorchester Responds to Complaints](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0947_03338_0001.jpg?itok=1Pti-m92)
Daniel Dorchester, Superintendent of the Indian Schools, comments on his investigation regarding a letter written by Adela Rankin to Theodore Roosevelt about student abuse, as well as complaints of New York Indians regarding a lack of food at Carlisle. Dorchester relates that he has tried to follow up with Rankin but has not gotten a response…
![Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding Expenses Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding Expenses](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0947_03442_0001.jpg?itok=D7gc8NP3)
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter concerning to the estimate of funds for the third quarter of 1893. Pratt goes through various ways he has already reduced costs and notes that if needed he will send students on outing earlier to further reduce expenses.
![Attention Called to Cornelia A. Merritt's Application for Sick Leave of Absence (Letter) Attention Called to Cornelia A. Merritt's Application for Sick Leave of Absence (Letter)](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0948_03846_0001_0.jpg?itok=SRMGw-QM)
Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting immediate action in regards to teacher Cornelia A. Merritt's application for leave of absence.
![Attention Called to Cornelia A. Merritt's Application for Sick Leave of Absence (Telegram) Attention Called to Cornelia A. Merritt's Application for Sick Leave of Absence (Telegram)](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0947_03407_0001_0.jpg?itok=N7I4Pymk)
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting immediate action in regards to teacher Cornelia A. Merritt's application for leave of absence.
![Claims by Mary M. Kennedy Against the Carlisle School and Request for Return Claims by Mary M. Kennedy Against the Carlisle School and Request for Return](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0950_04712_0002.jpg?itok=rfA60nPu)
Mary M. Kennedy writes to the Office of Indian Affairs requesting that the New York students at the Carlisle Indian School be returned. Kennedy claims that the students are not receiving enough food to eat. In addition, one student whose father requested his return was claimed to be healthy by Richard Henry Pratt but upon his return he was…
![Clarification Regarding Cornelia A. Merrit's Sick Leave of Absence Request (Letter) Clarification Regarding Cornelia A. Merrit's Sick Leave of Absence Request (Letter)](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0948_03847_0001.jpg?itok=EeFqgeKY)
Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him that teacher Cornelia A. Merritt's application was for a month's sick leave.
![Clarification Regarding Cornelia A. Merrit's Sick Leave of Absence Request (Telegram) Clarification Regarding Cornelia A. Merrit's Sick Leave of Absence Request (Telegram)](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0947_03590_0001_0.jpg?itok=7GJLxz6M)
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him that teacher Cornelia A. Merritt's application was for a month's sick leave.
![Correction in Irregular Employee Pay for James Paints Yellow Correction in Irregular Employee Pay for James Paints Yellow](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0948_04150_0001.jpg?itok=9VvU29uc)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a difference in pay for irregular employees. Pratt informs the Office that James Paints Yellow should have been paid for 13 full days at 24 cents per day.
![Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injured, January 1893 Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injured, January 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0950_4846_c2583.jpg?itok=9KJyUNAK)
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for January 1893.
![Testimonial for Elspeth L. Fisher Testimonial for Elspeth L. Fisher](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0950_04707_0001_1.jpg?itok=96vRbWqy)
Richard Henry Pratt provides a testimonial for Elspeth L. Fisher, Principal Teacher, for future employment in the Indian Service.
![Pratt Responds to Lewis Levering's Request to Learn a Trade in Philadelphia Pratt Responds to Lewis Levering's Request to Learn a Trade in Philadelphia](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0950_04847_0001.jpg?itok=Kp9j3MyA)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter regarding a request by Louis (here Lewis) Levering to stop farming on the outing program and go to Philadelphia to learn a trade.
![Ballot Result on Question of the Daily Salute of the American Flag Ballot Result on Question of the Daily Salute of the American Flag](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0953_5877_c2648.jpg?itok=_P29fSAW)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards result of the ballot of the Carlisle Indian School on the question of the daily salute of the American flag.
![Explanation of Cornelia A. Merritt's Need for Sick Leave Explanation of Cornelia A. Merritt's Need for Sick Leave](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0950_05001_0002.jpg?itok=yXwBRazT)
Cornelia A. Merritt, a teacher, sends a lengthy letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in regards to her sick leave of absence. Merritt explains to the Commissioner that she believes her sick leave should be granted with pay. Merritt argues that, because she is also a government worker, her leave of absence should be with pay as well.…
![Report of Irregular Employees, January 1893 Report of Irregular Employees, January 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0951_5172_c2630.jpg?itok=2olaqNVx)
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in January 1893. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor," whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Apprentice Labor" listed on the subsequent…
![Frank Pierce Requests Permission to Enroll at Carlisle Frank Pierce Requests Permission to Enroll at Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0954_06593_0001_0.jpg?itok=DGpXexze)
Frank Pierce requests permission to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School.