Richard Henry Pratt requests to withdraw his nomination of Isaac Forney.
Pratt, Richard Henry


Richard Henry Pratt provides his recommendations for the financial estimate for the 1897 fiscal year.

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $600 for the rent of the Hocker Farm during fiscal year 1896.

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $400 for the rent of the Henderson Tract during fiscal year 1896.

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to spend $3,500 to visit pupils on outings for the 1896 fiscal year.

Captain Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing submit a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during June 1895. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.

Samuel Blackwell, Auditor, returns the lease of the Hocker Farm to the Office of Indian Affairs.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards Martha S. Barr's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. Barr works as a nurse.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards certificate of attendance at summer school for 11 employees: Carlos Montezuma (physician), Emma A. Cutter (senior teacher), Anna C. Hamilton (normal teacher), Florence M. Carter (teacher), Kate S. Bowersox (teacher), J. W. Hendren (teacher), Fannie I. Peter (teacher), M. L. Silcott (assistant teacher), Carrie E.…

Captain Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing forwards several financial documents from June and the fourth quarter of 1895 to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

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.

Correspondence regarding a request from Apache prisoners of war for the return of their children from the Carlisle Indian School. Included in the correspondence are various recommendations for the students as well as Richard Henry Pratt's philosophy in educating the Apache students and his views on interpreters.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards Mary E. Campbell's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. Campbell works as an assistant matron.

Thomas Hall requests of Richard Henry Pratt to return home on account of his health. Pratt forwards the request to Dr. Carlos Montezuma to make a report.

Captain Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing submit a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during July 1895. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
Note: The report itself was missing when this file was scanned…

Richard H. Pratt forwards letters of reference from Jenny Ericson (newly nominated Sloyd teacher). The references are from L. D. Harvey and Bernard Goldsmith.

Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with additional information on decisions made in regards to irregular services mentioned in the July 1895 report. He explains in detail the services performed by the irregular employees for the month of July.
Pratt also submits the July 1895 report, which includes…

Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant printer William Rutgers Claudy's application for a 15-day annual leave of absence.

Sixteenth Annual Report for the Carlisle Indian School covering the 1894-1895 school year. The report begins with changes in enrollment of the various nations. Richard Henry Pratt continues with his overall philosophy of educating Indian students including speaking English, industrial training, civilization, and then academic training. And then…

Richard Henry Pratt requests from W. N. Hailmann that Maud Mosher be notified of her appointment as an Assistant Teacher at the Carlisle Indian School.

Richard Henry Pratt requests to know if the appointment of Maud Mosher as teacher has been approved.

Richard Henry Pratt returns report of children recommended for transfer from the No. 17 Day School at the Pine Ridge Agency to the Carlisle Indian School.

Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting that M. L. Silcott (teacher) be granted an extended sick leave of absence.

Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him to grant Miss M. L. Silcott's leave of absence to August 31st.

Richard Henry Pratt requests that a decision regarding Maud Mosher as teacher be made as soon as possible as the Carlisle Indian School is opening on Monday.