Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the sons of Edward Gordon. Pratt encloses the correspondence between him and Gordon to show that the claims of the Catholic priest, who claimed the family wanted the children returned, were false and that Gordon was willing to keep his children at Carlisle.
Pratt, Richard Henry
February 12, 1892
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Letters/Correspondence
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February 15, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letters regarding an inquiry from Lieutenant W. H. Bean regarding the need for an Apache translator for Fort Apache. Pratt notes that all of the Apache students have noted that while they have forgotten some of their language that they can likely pick it up again quickly. The students…
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February 15, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has sent a student in consultation with a local judge to the Huntingdon Reformatory.
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Letters/Correspondence
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February 15, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter enclosing a letter from Acting Agent Captain Lewis Johnson regarding students from the San Carlos Agency at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt provides a list of the students who remain at Carlisle and notes that they have all consented to remain at Carlisle beyond their initial…
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February 17, 1892 - March 3, 1892
Richard H. Pratt forwards a report of worn out and unserviceable property at the school. An appointed Board of Survey conducts the report, and Special and Disbursing Indian Agent Charles H. Thompson certifies the report.
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February 20, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a letter from Matilda C. Stevenson to Otis Mason. Pratt notes that the Zuni student referenced in the letter can be enrolled at Carlisle but that the school cannot cover the transportation costs to bring them to Carlisle.
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February 22, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Abner St. Cyr, who was sent to the Pennsylvania State Reformatory, is from the Omaha and Winnebago Agency.
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February 24, 1892
Edward E. Allen, Principal of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind, requests voucher blanks for a student being transferred from the Carlisle Indian School.
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February 26, 1892
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (Anna M. True), those who have left the school (J. Brainerd Wolf), and those who have changed positions (Dennison Wheelock). These reports include personal information about those being hired as well as reasons for departure for those leaving. An explanatory cover letter is…
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March 1-9, 1892
Correspondence and reports related to students attending the Carlisle Indian School and Lincoln Institute from the White Earth Agency eligible to receive an annuity from the Agency.
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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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March 2, 1892
Charles H. Thompson forwards an inspection report of the Carlisle Indian School on March 2, 1892. Thompson's report examines a wide range of topics related to the school including the buildings, health of students, food, student's social lives, industrial training, outings, and academic training.
Thompson also includes a number of…
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Legal and Government Documents, Reports
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Inspection Reports, Buildings and Grounds - General Descriptions, Student Nursing Training, Medical Care at School, Student Deaths, Food and Dining, Supplies – Requests and Fulfillment, School Library, Student Social Events, Printing Department, School Farms - Animals and Livestock, Industrial Training - General, Enrollment Statistics, Religious Activities at the School, Outing Program – Overview/Statistics/Success of, Fire Prevention
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March 9, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt proposes to the Office of Indian Affairs that teachers in the Indian Service be paid to attend a summer school in addition to their one month of paid leave.
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Letters/Correspondence
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March 10, 1892
William S. Hubbell writes Senator Henry L. Dawes and requests that the number of New York students at the Carlisle Indian School be increased to 50 students.
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Letters/Correspondence, Maps, Newspapers and Magazines
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March 12, 1892
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during February 1892. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
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March 23 - April 16, 1892
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits oaths of office from sixty-nine newly appointed employees.
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March 24, 1892
In a continuing discussion of having the Carlisle Indian School Band perform at the Chicago World's Fair and Columbian Exposition, Richard H. Pratt explains some of his plans and what the anticipated expenses would be. He stresses that if a larger band is desired, he would need to recruit additional students.
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March 30, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter and list of names from William P. Campbell regarding Cheyenne students at Carlisle who have not received their annuity payments. Pratt notes that there is no need for the students to have the money while at Carlisle and that the money is safe in the Treasury until they leave Carlisle.
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March 30, 1892
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests 100 blank payroll of irregular employees forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
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April 5, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Joseph and Anna King for the return of James and Louis King. Pratt notes that the term of enrollment for the two students will not be up until November 2, 1893. In addition, he states that the conditions at the agency are such that he would be in favor of not returning them at all and should be…
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April 5, 1892
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during March 1892. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
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April 12, 1892
Susan Thompson requests from U.S. Congressman Thomas L. Bunting the return of her daughter Linnie Thompson from the Carlisle Indian School. Thompson states that her husband is on his death bed due to consumption and has expressed a desire to see his daughter before he dies. However, Richard Henry Pratt has refused to return Linnie home.
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April 13, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt expresses his disappointment in the plan of the Office of Indian Affairs on its upcoming exhibit at the Chicago World's Fair and Columbian Exposition. Pratt notes that the proposed plan does not offer an opportunity to demonstrate individual schools and the larger Indian School system a respectable showing. Rather he…
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April 16, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter by informing them that Ambrose Guruz went to the Pennsylvania Institute for the Instruction of the Blind at Philadelphia on March 4, 1892.
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April 16, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter requiring him to cover the expense of the San Carlos Agent for the costs of transporting Justin Head and Norman Cassadore from Wilcox to San Carlos. Pratt notes that filling this order places him in an awkward situation as he only permitted Cassadore to return at his own expense…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
April 18, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding fire precautions taken at the Carlisle Indian School.
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Letters/Correspondence
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