Richard Henry Pratt encloses a copy of a diploma used for Carlisle Indian School graduates and requests if it is practicable for the Government Printing Office.
Pratt, Richard Henry
![Request for Government Printing Office to Print Diplomas Request for Government Printing Office to Print Diplomas](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1473_46245_0002.jpg?itok=gDLfbTqc)
![Pratt Recommends Naomi Kohten for Indian Service Position Pratt Recommends Naomi Kohten for Indian Service Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1473_46265_0002.jpg?itok=l1zwef5R)
Richard Henry Pratt replies to W. N. Hailmann regarding a cook for the Indian Service by recommending Naomi Kohten.
![Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding Preserving Proper Names Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding Preserving Proper Names](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1475_47344_0002.jpg?itok=4MgWHy7j)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding preserving family names amongst Indians.
![Report of Irregular Employees, October 1897 Report of Irregular Employees, October 1897](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1475_47429_0002_0.jpg?itok=K95ATJ_1)
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during October 1897. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
![List of Employees and Number and Location of Rooms Assigned to Staff List of Employees and Number and Location of Rooms Assigned to Staff](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1478_48628_0002.jpg?itok=74Y4HN9T)
Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of staff and the location and number of rooms assigned for their use at the Carlisle Indian School.
Note: Gertrude Simmons later became known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin and Zitkala-Sa.
![Pratt Provides Overview of Evening Study Hour at Carlisle Pratt Provides Overview of Evening Study Hour at Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1478_48627_0002.jpg?itok=Fy7buheS)
Richard Henry Pratt provides a report on the use of evening study hours to W. N. Hailmann.
![Pratt Addresses Present Rations at the Carlisle Indian School Pratt Addresses Present Rations at the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1478_48987_0002.jpg?itok=cAwIuLRA)
Richard Henry Pratt replies to W. N. Hailmann regarding the present ration at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt ends by noting that other schools lack decent food which would cause him to run away from the school.
![Pratt Provides Report on Tracking Histories of Students Pratt Provides Report on Tracking Histories of Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1480_49611_0002.jpg?itok=vH0U-x0x)
Richard Henry Pratt replies to W. N. Hailmann on how he has complied with Paragraph 37, Rules for the Indian School Service by providing blanks of his record keeping for tracking students while at Carlisle and after they are returned.
![Request for Efficiency Report of Employees Forms Request for Efficiency Report of Employees Forms](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1483_51033_0002.jpg?itok=_0Hy7lmj)
Captain Richard H. Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting a supply of fifty blank efficiency report of employee forms.
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return Lucy Root Pratt Responds to Request to Return Lucy Root](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1483_51152_0003.jpg?itok=rPysj4A6)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter requesting the return of Lucy Root by her grandfather Daniel Covert.
![James W. Hendren's Request for Sick Leave of Absence and Resignation James W. Hendren's Request for Sick Leave of Absence and Resignation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1485_51776_0001.jpg?itok=xvsssAzf)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher J. W. Hendren's request for a 30-day leave of absence due to poor health, a letter from school physician S. L. Diven verifying Hendren's "severe bronchial cold," and a letter from Hendren in which he requests the 30-day sick leave of absence, to resign from the Carlisle Indian School at the end of the leave…
![Oaths of Office, December 1897 Oaths of Office, December 1897](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1486_52263_0003.jpg?itok=8THIs-9G)
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits oaths of office from four newly appointed employees: Ella Rikert (hospital cook), Sara E. Smith (librarian), John C. Morris (assistant baker), and Newton Pierce (assistant baker).
![Pratt Responds to Letter Regarding Robert Bonga Pratt Responds to Letter Regarding Robert Bonga](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1486_52171_0001.jpg?itok=11hiDhGs)
Richard Henry Pratt replies to a letter regarding Robert Bonga and his actions at various schools. Pratt provides his recommendations in cases like Bonga's and notes that he ran away from Carlisle shortly after arriving.
![Report of Irregular Employees, November 1897 Report of Irregular Employees, November 1897](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1486_52444_0001.jpg?itok=Vh9MYaZ9)
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during November 1897. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
![Supplemental Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, December 1897 Supplemental Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, December 1897](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1487_52738_c5420.jpg?itok=slRd2SVv)
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.
![Request to Transfer Jessie W. Cook as Teacher Request to Transfer Jessie W. Cook as Teacher](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1488_53296_0002.jpg?itok=K6Tscs36)
Richard Henry Pratt requests the transfer of Jessie W. Cook as a teacher to the Carlisle Indian School from the Perris School.
![Pratt Requests Assistant Teacher Chadwick be Replaced Pratt Requests Assistant Teacher Chadwick be Replaced](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1490_54211_0001.jpg?itok=kRobBYdc)
Richard Henry Pratt requests that recent Civil Service appointment Charles C. Chadwick be replaced as an Assistant Teacher.
![Report of Irregular Employees, December 1897 Report of Irregular Employees, December 1897](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1494_1036_0001.jpg?itok=ixmq3LT0)
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during December 1897. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
![Estimate of Supplies, January 1898 Estimate of Supplies, January 1898](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1497_2433_c5491.jpg?itok=fy69ZtsL)
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the third quarter of fiscal year 1898 amounting to $497.45 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.
![Supplemental Requisition for Stationery, January 1898 Supplemental Requisition for Stationery, January 1898](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1497_2341_c5482.jpg?itok=qE9BT6Ae)
Captain Richard Henry Pratt requests a supply of two dozen different articles of stationery used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898.
![Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Third Quarter 1898 Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Third Quarter 1898](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1497_2439_c5494.jpg?itok=O1OhtoWQ)
Estimate of funds for the third quarter of 1898 amounting to $14,270.27 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $10,745.00 for regular employee pay.
![Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Assistants on Dairy Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Assistants on Dairy](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1497_2435_0001.jpg?itok=qKkhfpBl)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay two Indian assistants at the dairy as milkers during the quarter.
![Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, January 1898 Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, January 1898](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1499_3734_c5578_A.jpg?itok=G-6t529x)
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.
![Per Capita Expenses of Transporting Students from West of Mississippi River Per Capita Expenses of Transporting Students from West of Mississippi River](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1502_5024_0003.jpg?itok=klLPyxzT)
Richard Henry Pratt provides a breakdown of the cost per capita of transporting students from West of the Mississippi River. Additional cost numbers are also provided.
![Pratt Informs Office of Total Arrivals and Departures Pratt Informs Office of Total Arrivals and Departures](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1504_6156_0003.jpg?itok=iUaK4y6f)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Indian School had 108 departures and 195 arrivals during the 1897 fiscal year.