Standing, Alfred J.

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Report of Irregular Employees, June 1899
July 7, 1899

Major Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing submit a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during June 1899. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month. An explanatory cover letter is also included, which mentions that John…

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Notice of Contracts Being Forwarded for Building Materials
July 13, 1899

Alfred John Standing forwards contracts for building materials for enlarging a school building at the Carlisle Indian School.

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J. D. Sowerby's Reply to Refusal of Pay for Five Days in July
July 24 - August 8, 1899

J. D. Sowerby (teacher) sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting he direct A. J. Standing  (acting superintendent) to pay him for the remaining 5-days leave of absence for making the trip to Round Valley, California. Sowerby received orders to report to Round Valley immediately on July 6, and he requested an…

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Charles Butler Requests to be Returned Home
July 29, 1899

Charles Butler requests to be given permission to be returned home from the Carlisle Indian School.

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Oaths of Office, July-August 1899
July 29-August 5, 1899

Major Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing submits oaths of office from two newly appointed employees: Ella Albert (assistant laundress) and Etta S. Fortney (assistant laundress). 

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Correction Made to Names of Ellen Dorsett and Roma Ewbank
August 5, 1899

Alfred John Standing corrects the spelling of Ellen R. Dorsett and Roma F. Ewbank to the Office of Indian Affairs.

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Standing Responds to Request to Return Lyman Lay
August 11, 1899

Alfred John Standing responds to a request to return Lyman Lay to his home.

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Request to Pay Expenses in Incurred in Treatment of Thomas Walker
August 14, 1899

Alfred John Standing forwards voucher of H. C. Barton for expenses incurred while Thomas Walker was on outing at Barton's home. 

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Correspondence Regarding the Dagg Children
August 19, 1899 - September 21, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt forwards correspondence related to the Dagg children enrolling at the Carlisle Indian School to the Office of Indian Schools. It is desirable to send the children to a school at a distance, but Pratt would rather not accept them because two of the four are quite young. 

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Lizzie James' Request for Sick Leave of Absence
August 21-28, 1899

Richard H. Pratt forwards a report from school physician J. S. Bender that assistant laundress Lizzie James was sick for 19 days and requests that she be granted paid sick leave. The acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs forwards Bender's report and Pratt's letter to the Secretary of the Interior and requests that James' sick leave be granted…

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Question Concerning J. D. Sowerby's Leave and Time to Report at Round Valley, CA
August 21, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting advice on the amount of paid time off J. D. Sowerby (teacher) is owed for his leave of absence. Pratt summarizes the situation at hand and asks the Commissioner for direction on resolving the matter.

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Standing Requests Authority to Pay for Treatment of Percy White Bear
September 6, 1899

Alfred John Standing requests authority to reimburse the Carlisle Indian School private funds the expenses incurred in the treatment of Percy White Bear while on outing.

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Alfred J. Standing's Application for Leave of Absence
October 28, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant superintendent A. J. Standing's application for a 30 day leave of absence. 

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Standing Requests Authority to Pay Voucher Covering Return of Three Runaway Students
December 1, 1899

Alfred John Standing requests authority to pay voucher covering the return of three runaway students.

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Bills of Lading and Weigher's Returns for Snaths and Hardware
December 11, 1899

Richard H. Pratt forwards duplicate copies of bills of lading and weigher's returns for one bundle of snaths and two boxes of hardware delivered to the Carlisle Indian School.

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Request to Pay Veterinarian Bill Forwarded to Office
December 15, 1899

Alfred John Standing requests authority to pay veterinarian bills related to the treatment of distemper in three horses.

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Pratt Reports on Varioloid Outbreak at School
January 19, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of a report from the school physician regarding the smallpox vaccine sent to the school. In addition, he notes a minor outbreak causing him to use the farm house as a hospital and purchasing different vaccine points from a local druggist.

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Standing Provides Information on Antonio Apache
February 17, 1900

Alfred John Standing provides information on Antonio Apache to the Office of Indian Affairs.

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Application for Employment from Edith Smith
April 16-20, 1900

Richard H. Pratt recommends that former Carlisle student Edith Smith, a member of the Class of 1897, be appointed as a teacher in the Indian Service. 

Richard H. Pratt forwards Smith's application along with a reference from Dr. G. M. Philips, the Principal of the West Chester State Normal School of Pennsylvania, to the Commissioner…

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Application for Employment from Mary Wolfe
April 18-23, 1900

Mary Wolfe, a member of the Class of 1900, applies for an assistant laundress position at the Crow Agency School in Montana.

Major Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing forwards Wolfe's application to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and endorses her in his cover letter. A handwritten copy of Wolfe's degree is…

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Printing Department Able to Produce Leaflets for Paris Exposition
May 1, 1900

Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Indian School printing department can supply the informational leaflets for the Paris Exposition in English but not French due to a lack of accent letters.

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Renewed Request for Authority to Purchase Items on Open Market
May 5, 1900

Alfred John Standing renews Richard Henry Pratt's request to purchase supplies locally based on Pratt's annual estimate for 1901.

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Renewed Request for Authority to Purchase Schoolroom Materials on Open Market
May 9, 1900

Alfred John Standing renews Richard Henry Pratt's request to purchase schoolroom supplies on the open market to avoid delays for the upcoming academic year.

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Request to Pay A. S. Luckenbach's Salary Between Positions
May 15, 1900

Alfred John Standing requests to pay Anna S. Luckenbach for services from May 1st to May 7th covering her travel from Carlisle, Pennsylvania to Phoenix, Arizona, where she is taking up a new position.

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Request to Spend Additional Money to Visit Outing Students
May 15, 1900

Alfred John Standing request authorization to spend an additional $200 to visit the outing homes of students during the year as well as having sick students returned.

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