The Documents section features digitized copies of documents relating to the history of the school. These documents include correspondence, graduation pamphlets, and other forms of ephemera, and have been digitized by Digital Resource Center staff. Today, these documents are preserved in a number of locations, including the Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections as well as private collections.
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![Pratt Follows Up on Letter Regarding Allowance for Chicago Exhibit [version 2]](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0975_15393_0002.jpg?itok=wcPNWRj1 "Pratt Follows Up on Letter Regarding Allowance for Chicago Exhibit [version 2]")
April 28, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on his letter of March 15th regarding allowance for special exhibit at Chicago.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Follows Up on Letter Regarding Allowance for Chicago Exhibit [version 2]377.47 KB
April 28, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt requests that his nominations of employees be acted upon soon to avoid entanglements on pay rolls.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Nominations be Acted Upon Soon368.44 KB
April 29, 1893
D. U. Betts requests that his appointment as a teacher in the Indian Service be changed from Pyramid Lake to Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: David Betts Requests Appointment as Teacher be Changed to Carlisle404.65 KB
April 29, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter accepting release for students and teachers from exhibit in Indian School at Chicago and also accepts allowance.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Accepts Release of Students for Chicago Students408.71 KB
April 30, 1893 - June 6, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Charles Red Hawk Smith to be returned home. Pratt provides reports from the school's physician and disciplinarian as well as two outing reports from Smith's patron. As a result Pratt recommends that…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Charles Smith1.43 MB
May 1, 1893
Mary M. Kennedy requests the return of her granddaughter, Flora Patterson, from the Carlisle Indian School due to her health.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mary M. Kennedy Requests Return of Flora Patterson777.54 KB
May 1, 1893
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for April 1893.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, April 18931.32 MB
May 1, 1893 - May 23, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a petition from the Comanche Nation to keep their U.S. Indian Agent George Day.
Also a brief note that a few members of the Agency stopped in Chicago and saw the Carlisle exhibit.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Petition to Retain George Day as Kiowa and Comanche Agent1.96 MB
May 2, 1893
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 April 1893. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor,"…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, April 18932.02 MB
May 4, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that David U. Betts departed for Pyramid Lake due to not hearing earlier from the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office David Betts Accepted Pyramid Lake Appointment357.26 KB
May 8, 1893
A. W. Ferrin provides an update on the feelings of the New York Indians regarding their children at the Carlisle Indian School. Ferrin states that he has had some discussions with various members of the Seneca Nation and that only a few are…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: A. W. Ferrin Provides Update on New York Requests to Return Students453.53 KB
May 8, 1893
M. F. Nippe, Missionary, writes to Daniel M. Browning asking him to ignore the petition of the Cattaraugus Reservation. Nippe notes that the claims are the result of misstatements and falsehoods.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Nippe Requests Commissioner to Ignore Cattaraugus Petition238.42 KB
May 11, 1893
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two dozen different blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, May 1893448.18 KB
May 12, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Lydia L. Hunt and recommends her for a position as a matron.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Recommends Lydia L. Hunt for Matron Position438.24 KB
May 13, 1893
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior one man (Jacob A. Ressler) eligible to fill the vacant teacher position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidate's name…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Eligible Candidate for Teacher Position 461.3 KB
May 13, 1893
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of one man (Oscar Hugh Bakeless) who is eligible to fill the vacant teacher position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Eligible Candidate for Teacher Position 492.34 KB
May 13, 1893
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three men (Lafayette R. Holland, T. Marcellus Marshall, Horton Howard) who are eligible to fill the vacant principal teacher…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Eligible Candidates for Principal Teacher Position475.74 KB
May 13-17, 1893
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three candidates (Fannie I. Peter, Gussie Stocker, Henry M. Hudelson) who are eligible to fill the vacant teacher position at the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Eligible Candidates for Teacher Position496 KB
May 15, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to Mary M. Kennedy's request to return her granddaughter Flora Patterson. Pratt notes that Patterson died at the Racine Home in Philadelphia, after having contracted quick consumption.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Flora Patterson643.2 KB
May 17, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay for the lease of the Henderson Farm with Government funds due to a depleted Charity Fund. Pratt notes that the farm is necessary for additional grazing and farming purposes as well as drainage.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Rent Henderson Farm in Fiscal Year 1894533.82 KB
May 21, 1893
Charles Smith requests to be returned to his home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Charles Smith Requests to be Returned Home294.32 KB
May 23, 1893
Cornelia A. Merritt, teacher, accepts transfer to the Navajo Boarding School at Fort Defiance, Arizona.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Cornelia Merritt Accepts Transfer to Navajo Boarding School314.72 KB
May 23, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Mollie V. Gaither's application for an 18-day leave of absence. Gaither works as a teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mollie V. Gaither's Application for Leave of Absence 253.16 KB
March 23, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the sick leave granted to Miss Phillips. Pratt outlines changes he wishes to make to reduce the expenses of employing irregular employees.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Discusses Potential Changes in Employing Teachers468.27 KB
May 23, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from Lieutenant McAnaney, Fort Belknap Agent, in reference to vacancies at the Fort Belknap school. Pratt states that he did not mean to give a strong endorsement for a cook position for Lucy Enter Lodge…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Discusses Various Matters Related to the Fort Belknap Agency761.35 KB