Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter concerning Fannie Bird. Pratt states that Bird requested to go to the country over the summer and remain at Carlisle rather than return home.
Pratt, Richard Henry
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return Fannie Bird Pratt Responds to Request to Return Fannie Bird](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1085_17296_0001.jpg?itok=IUGnIeKc)
![Request for Additional Transportation Funds in Fiscal Year 1894 Request for Additional Transportation Funds in Fiscal Year 1894](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1085_17359_0001.jpg?itok=zklymLLh)
Richard Henry Pratt requests $2,000 additional funding to return students to their homes as well as bringing students to Carlisle.
![Report of Irregular Employees, April 1894 Report of Irregular Employees, April 1894](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1085_17563_c7867.jpg?itok=xcC6dR8r)
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 1894. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor," whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Apprentice Labor," representing student…
![Request to Enroll Students from the Colville Agency Request to Enroll Students from the Colville Agency](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1088_18820_0001.jpg?itok=h-_o99Hq)
John W. Rubb, Acting U.S. Indian Agent for the Colville Agency, requests permission to enroll students at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Emma A. Cutter's Application for Leave of Absence Emma A. Cutter's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1092_20779_0001.jpg?itok=knEQXNOJ)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards senior teacher Emma A. Cutter's application for a 15-day leave of absence. She needs rest after "unusually heavy work."
![E. Corbett's Application for Leave of Absence E. Corbett's Request for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1099_23850_0001.jpg?itok=fwnB6-No)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards E. Corbett's request for 30 days leave of absence. Corbett is a seamstress.
![Laura A. Dandridge's Request for Annual Leave of Absence Laura A. Dandridge's Request for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1099_23852_0001.jpg?itok=yjUcTt7e)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Laura A. Dandridge's request for 30 days leave of absence. Dandridge is a seamstress.
![Katherine Jane Wiest's Request for Leave of Absence Katherine Jane Wiest's Request for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1093_21032_0001.jpg?itok=0zfrtIu7)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Katherine Jane Wiest's application for a 30-day leave of absence due to illness. She will be going to the Woman's Hospital in Philadelphia.
![Miss Woesters' Application for Leave of Absence Miss Woesters' Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1093_21301_0003.jpg?itok=QM5vt3hZ)
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting an answer to Miss Woester's application for leave of absence.
![Report of Irregular Employees, May 1894 Report of Irregular Employees, May 1894](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1094_21778_0001.jpg?itok=ujky8BDS)
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 May 1894. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor," whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Apprentice Labor," representing student…
![Request for the Enrollment of Fenton Geronimo Request for the Enrollment of Fenton Geronimo](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1102_25937_c3450.jpg?itok=AJYSy2YM)
Correspondence regarding the enrollment of Fenton Geronimo at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Hannah Long Wolf Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Hannah Long Wolf](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1095_21859_0001.jpg?itok=-rk5AWum)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Mrs. Lewis Richards for the return of her granddaughter Hannah Long Wolf. Pratt notes that Hannah is already scheduled to return home at the request of her sister, former student Hattie Long Wolf.
![Pratt Responds to Request for the Return of James Brown Pratt Responds to Request for the Return of James Brown](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1095_21857_0001.jpg?itok=p9vnLP7Z)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request for the return of James Brown.
![Supplementary Estimate of Supplies, June 1894 Supplementary Estimate of Supplies, June 1894](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1095_21852_c3216.jpg?itok=rl2BE9EX)
Richard H. Pratt submits a "Supplementary" Estimate of Supplies for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1894 amounting to $499.10 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated cost, and how the item will be used at the school.
![Henry Wilson Spray's Application for Leave of Absence Henry Wilson Spray's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1095_22339_0001.jpg?itok=V6Rkb3zy)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Henry Wilson Spray's application for a 15-day leave of absence. Spray works as a teacher.
![Bessie R. Jamison's Request for Leave of Absence Bessie R. Jamison's Request for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1096_22473_0001.jpg?itok=ggmN8ZaK)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Bessie R. Jamison's request for a 15-day leave of absence. Jamison works as an assistant superintendent of the sewing room and will resign at the end of June.
![Attention Called to Henry Wilson Spray's Request for Leave of Absence Attention Called to Henry Wilson Spray's Request for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1096_22570_0003.jpg?itok=iYw3JTTa)
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting an answer to Henry Wilson Spray's application for leave of absence.
![Cover Letter for List of Former Students for Indian Service Positions Cover Letter for List of Former Students for Indian Service Positions](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1097_22888_0001.jpg?itok=QdjzDAti)
Cover letter for an enclosure the names and addresses of former students of the Carlisle Indian School for unclassified positions in the Indian Service. That list is not included with this cover letter.
![Request for Kate S. Bowersox to attend Martha's Vineyard Institute and Annual Leave Request for Kate S. Bowersox to attend Martha's Vineyard Institute and Annual Leave](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1099_23847_0001.jpg?itok=GqhTtsM8)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Kate S. Bowersox's request to attend Martha's Vineyard Institute under the provisions of school service, as well as 30 days of leave. Bowersox is a teacher.
![Request for Jennie P. Cochran to attend Martha's Vineyard Institute and Annual Leave Request for Jennie P. Cochran to attend Martha's Vineyard Institute and Annual Leave](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1099_23848_0001.jpg?itok=fcRMhpjC)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Jennie P. Cochran's request to attend Martha's Vineyard Institute under the provisions of school service, as well as 30 days of leave. Cochran is a teacher.
![Request to attend Summer School in Amherst and Annual Leave Request to attend Summer School in Amherst and Annual Leave](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1099_23846_0001.jpg?itok=cTg2-JGN)
Richard H. Pratt forwards Emma A. Cutter's request to attend summer school in Amherst, Massachusetts, as well as 30 days of leave. Cutter works as a senior teacher.
![Anna M Worthington's Application for Sick Leave Anna M Worthington's Application for Sick Leave](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1099_23859_0001.jpg?itok=WVBlygzq)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Anna M. Worthington's application for 30 day sick leave. Worthington works as the superintendent of the sewing room. Also included is a letter from Dr. C. Montezuma, the school physician, recommending Worthington take sick leave.
![Florence M. Carter's Application for Leave of Absence and Annual Leave Florence M. Carter's Application for Leave of Absence and Annual Leave](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1099_23855_0001.jpg?itok=Anje_25C)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Florence M. Carter's request for 30 day vacation without pay, as well as 30 days of annual leave. Carter works as a teacher.
![Lida B. Given's Application for Leave of Absence Lida B. Given's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1099_23857_0001.jpg?itok=FBXlDE3J)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Lida B. Given's application for 30 days leave of absence. Given works as a matron.
![Philip L. Drum's Application for Leave of Absence Philip L. Drum's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1099_23856_0001.jpg?itok=PPow2U2W)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Philip L. Drum's application for 30 days leave of absence. Drum works as a teacher.