Richard Henry Pratt responds to requests to return Abram Hill by noting that Hill came to Carlisle from Martinsburg and has remained at Carlisle by his own choice. Pratt states that Hill is currently attending school in Newtown, Pennsylvania and has just expressed a desire to return with the home going party in June or July.
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April 21, 1892
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April 26, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Indian School can supply a suit for Komalta at the same price they furnished for the Cheyennes.
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April 30, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt requests transportation orders be sent immediately over the subsidized position of route for one student to the Shoshone Agency as the student is sick and should be sent at once.
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May 7, 1892
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for April 1892.
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May 9, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Jennie Dubray be allowed to take the examination to qualify for a teaching position in the Indian Service.
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May 11, 1892
The Comptroller answers an inquiry of R. V. Belt regarding using the appropriation for the Fort Peck, Fort Belknap, and Blackfeet Agencies. Belt asks if the agency appropriation can be used for the education of agency students at Carlisle above the appropriation for the Carlisle Indian School.
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May 14, 1892
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1892 amounting to $12,024.00 for the support of the Montana students. An explanatory cover letter is included.
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May 14, 1892
Richard H. Pratt provides an estimate of the number of employees necessary for operating the school during the 1893 fiscal year. The report includes position titles, the associated salary that he requests, as well as the number of employees with that title. The names of employees are not included.
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May 16, 1892
Charles F. Ashley, U.S. Indian Agent for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency, reports the annuity payment for Lydia Harrington.
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May 17, 1892
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1892 amounting to $11,998.25 for treaty fund. Richard H. Pratt also sends an Estimate of Supplies amounting to $449.40. An explanatory cover letter is included.
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May 17, 1892
W. G. McConkey, clerk and stenographer, requests a transfer from the Carlisle Indian School to a Western Agency due to his health.
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May 17, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request from George King forwarded by the Office of Indian Affairs for the return of his daughter Louisa King. Pratt notes that the writer of the letter, S. S. Burleson, a missionary to the Oneidas, is in his mind an improper person to be on the reservation as he stirs up all sorts of trouble. Further he has…
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May 18, 1892 - May 21, 1892
Simon and Susan Thompson request the Office of Indian Affairs to instruct Richard Henry Pratt to return their daughter Linnie Thompson (here Lennie Thompson) for the vacation period.
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May 19, 1892
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during April 1892. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
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May 20, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Girls Matron position will be vacant as of July 31, 1892. Pratt notes that he has doubts that the Civil Service Commission can produce a suitable candidate due to the difficultly of the position.
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May 20, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt requests the Office of Indian Affairs inform him which positions at the Carlisle Indian School fall under the Civil Service rules and which do not.
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May 20, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt requests that the Montana funds for transportation be made special and forwarded at once in order to facilitate transportation of students.
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May 25, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on his request to have Jennie Dubray take the examination for a teaching position in the Indian Service. Pratt notes that Captain Brown of the Pine Ridge Agency desires to have Dubray and her future husband Clarence Three Stars take charge of one of the day schools on the Pine Ridge Agency.
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May 27, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt reports to the Office of Indian Affairs on the service of Mariette Wood as a teacher in the Indian Service.
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May 31, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Lydia Dittes has left Carlisle due to her health and in her place Pratt has promoted Lillie Ruth Shaffner.
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June 1, 1892
John Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three women (Jennie E. Martin, Cirrilla E. Needham, Constance M. Davenport) who are eligible to fill the vacant matron position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidates' names, addresses, and their civil service…
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June 1, 1892
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for May 1892.
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June 2, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request for the return of Linnie Thompson (here Lennie Thompson) by noting that she was enrolled for a term of five years or until she graduated. In addition, after consulting with Linnie she has expressed a desire to remain at Carlisle.
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June 6, 1892
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1892 amounting to $6,957.48 for transportation of students to and from the school.
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June 8, 1892
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during May 1892. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
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