Richard Henry Pratt sends the Commissioner of Indian Affairs a report on leave of absences taken by numerous employees during the fiscal year 1892-1893: A. J. Standing, C. R. Dixon, C. H. Hepburn, W. G. McConkey, A. S. Ely, W. P. Campbell, M. Burgess, E. L. Fisher, E. A. Cutter, M. E. B. Phillips, F. G. Paull, A. C. Hamilton, and D. F. Botsford…
Wheelock, Dennison
![Report on Leave of Absences for Fiscal Year 1892-1893 Report on Leave of Absences for Fiscal Year 1892-1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0964_10550_0001.jpg?itok=ieSqPng4)
![Report on Employees Relationships to Each Other Report on Employees Relationships to Each Other](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0990_21335_0003.jpg?itok=7retyRBi)
Richard Henry Pratt provides a report on the employees of the Carlisle Indian School relationship to him and to each other.
Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, Applications, and Resignations, September 1894
![Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, Applications, and Resignations, September 1894 Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, Applications, and Resignations, September 1894](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1122_35205_c3368.jpg?itok=RvXPBuDw)
Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (L. A. Bender, Annie B. Moon, T. S. Reighter, Fannie E. Russell, Clara Anthony, Richard Davis, Bessie R. Jamison, Joshua Walker, W. P. Campbell, Philip L. Drum, T. L. Deavor, and M. J. Campbell) and all employees working at the school in September 1894.
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![Certifications for the Music Department at Carlisle Certifications for the Music Department at Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1169_08134_0001.jpg?itok=O4T7AZ5U)
Richard Henry Pratt certifies various matters regarding the staff of the music and band departments at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Dennison Wheelock's Request for Leave of Absence Dennison Wheelock's Request for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1173_09823_0001.jpg?itok=PsDLZmD8)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards bandmaster Dennison Wheelock's application for a 6-month leave of absence due to a health issue.
![Request for Answer for Dennison Wheelock's Request for Leave of Absence Request for Answer for Dennison Wheelock's Request for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1173_09822_0001.jpg?itok=4IhxRz7b)
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting an answer to bandmaster Dennison Wheelock's application for leave of absence.
![Dennison Wheelock's Request for Shorter Leave of Absence Dennison Wheelock's Request for Shorter Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1177_11141_0002.jpg?itok=epx0ZlRX)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards and endorses Dennison Wheelock's letter requesting a shorter leave of absence without pay instead of the 6-months he asked for previously. Wheelock explains that he does not want to lose his position at the school and his health is improving.
![Monthly School Reports for July and August 1895 Monthly School Reports for July and August 1895](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1235_36544_0001.jpg?itok=lsDMG-Qh)
Richard H. Pratt submits the Monthly School Reports of the Carlisle Indian School for July and September 1895. Pratt discusses the failure of the proposed plan to draw up names from the agency schools to transfer to Carlisle and how he then sent out Carlisle staff to recruit students. He ends the report by discussing the current enrollment at…
![Wheelock Seeks Collection of Debts from Chester P. Cornelius Wheelock Seeks Collection of Debts from Chester P. Cornelius](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1431_25684_0008.jpg?itok=_Nmhr9kv)
Dennison Wheelock seeks assistance from the Office of Indian Affairs in collecting money from former student Chester P. Cornelius from his creditors in Carlisle, Pennsylvania still seeking repayment. Cornelius was then employed by the Cheyenne Indian School. Wheelock also describes seeking assistance from the local Indian agent in obtaining the…
![Pratt Reports the Music Instructors at Carlisle Pratt Reports the Music Instructors at Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1393_6552_0001.jpg?itok=GVwHx7rl)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs circular letter reporting on the music teachers at the Carlisle Indian School as well as the band leader.
![Forwards Board of Survey Proceedings Convened in March 1897 Forwards Board of Survey Proceedings Convened in March 1897](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1400_10661_c5052.jpg?itok=Xhurm04E)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the proceedings of a Board of Survey convened on March 16, 1897.
![Dennison Wheelock's Application for Annual Leave of Absence Dennison Wheelock's Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1421_20700_0001.jpg?itok=WbRN1AGZ)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant clerk Dennison Wheelock's application for a 23-day annual leave of absence.
![Standing Forwards Answers of Andrew Doxtator Standing Forwards Answers of Andrew Doxtator](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1455_37324_0004.jpg?itok=B1vKk4jy)
Alfred John Standing forwards a list of answers from Andrew Doxtator in response to his father's charge of kidnapping and request to return him from Carlisle.
![Standing Submits Wheelock's Expenses for Return of Runaway Students Standing Submits Wheelock's Expenses for Return of Runaway Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1457_38458_0002.jpg?itok=9Y8iC2tb)
Alfred John Standing requests authority to cover the expenses of Dennison Wheelock for the return of four runaway students.
![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.
![Proposal for Dennison Wheelock to Recruit Band for Paris Exposition Proposal for Dennison Wheelock to Recruit Band for Paris Exposition](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1520_13634_0001.jpg?itok=twce2TZZ)
Richard Henry Pratt proposes having Dennison Wheelock sent to Western Schools to recruit band members to perform at the Paris Exposition.
![Forwards Board of Survey Proceedings Convened in March 1898 Forwards Board of Survey Proceedings Convened in March 1898](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1522_14399_0003.jpg?itok=Yw--B6VS)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the proceedings of a Board of Survey convened on March 18, 1898 to dispose of various property which has become worn out, broken, or otherwise become unfit for service.
![Standing Forwards List of Available Band Leaders Standing Forwards List of Available Band Leaders](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1520_13733_0001.jpg?itok=hK0Qh3-u)
Alfred John Standing responds to a circular letter from W. N. Hailmann by providing a list of band leaders both at Carlisle and available graduates.
![Members of Carson Indian School Selected for Paris Exposition Band Members of Carson Indian School Selected for Paris Exposition Band](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1557_31382_0003.jpg?itok=vAKWv9C4)
Eugene Mead, Superintendent of the Carson Indian School, informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Dennison Wheelock has selected ten members of the school's band to transfer to the Carlisle Indian School in order to participate in the Paris Exposition.
![Letter of Thanks for Wheelock Playing Taps at Funeral Letter of Thanks for Wheelock Playing Taps at Funeral](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/PI-7-6_B.jpg?itok=6Hb1-vts)
William Reily writes to Fannie Peter in order to thank Dennison Wheelock for playing Taps at the funeral of his brother Colonel Thomas A. Reily.
![Request for Increased Pay for Three Clerk Positions Request for Increased Pay for Three Clerk Positions](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1577_40825_0001.jpg?itok=u3BSxLSb)
Richard Henry Pratt requests increases in pay for the students serving in his office, as Outing Clerk, and Library Assistant.
![Correspondence Regarding the Transfer of Fred Smith Correspondence Regarding the Transfer of Fred Smith](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1601_53379_0003.jpg?itok=y2KWjwXu)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards correspondence regarding the transfer of Fred Smith from the Lincoln Institute to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt also includes a statement that he believes the Lincoln Institute should be ended.
![Dennison Wheelock's Application for Annual Leave of Absence Dennison Wheelock's Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1588_46879_0002.jpg?itok=Pu-6wrzo)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant clerk Dennison Wheelock's application for a 28-day annual leave of absence.
![Report of Carlisle Employees Making Over 300 Dollars Report of Carlisle Employees Making Over 300 Dollars](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1629_8974_0007.jpg?itok=PwOGZBxH)
Report of Carlisle Indian School employees with a salary of over $300 and their legal residence and date of the entrance into the Indian Service as a permanent employee.
![Proceedings of a Board of Survey Convened in March 1899 Proceedings of a Board of Survey Convened in March 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1638_13633_0001.jpg?itok=NA-mDhcj)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the proceedings of a Board of Survey convened on March 22, 1899.