Request by Richard Henry Pratt to spend an additional $2000 on the transportation of students to and from the school.
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![Request to Spend Additional $2,000 for Transportation of Students Request to Spend Additional $2,000 for Transportation of Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0937_45928_0001.jpg?itok=NfLEivi1)
![James Williams Requests Return of his Daughter Julia from Carlisle James Williams Requests Return of his Daughter Julia from Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0938_46185_0001.jpg?itok=FHoou4Tg)
James Williams requests the return of his daughter Julia Williams from the Carlisle Indian School and to finish her term of enrollment at the Mt. Pleasant Government school. In addition, he requests that his other daughter be allowed to enroll at Mt. Pleasant.
![Pratt Responds to Request for Morgan Toprock to Attend School All Day Pratt Responds to Request for Morgan Toprock to Attend School All Day](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0938_46157_0003.jpg?itok=yVM3lZdD)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Morgan Toprock forwarded by the Office of Indian Affairs to attend school for the entire day. Pratt notes that based on recommendations from Toprock's teachers it is not advisable to accommodate his request and that a note from the Office to make better use of his current opportunities would be…
![Pratt Replies to Request for Return of Lewis Levering Pratt Replies to Request for Return of Lewis Levering](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0939_30_0003.jpg?itok=766bESdG)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards letter of Levi Levering in regards to the return of his relative Louis (here Lewis) Levering. Both Pratt and Levering believe that a return by Lewis to his home would be disastrous and that he should remain at Carlisle. Pratt writes that Lewis would likely remain if he has a little encouragement.
![Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, December 1892 Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, December 1892](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0939_31_c2557.jpg?itok=P7no0HXE)
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of report of changes in employees blank forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
![Estimate of Funds, Third Quarter 1893 Estimate of Funds, Third Quarter 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0942_1459_c2663.jpg?itok=Gxy0nXSi)
Estimate of funds for the third quarter of 1893 amounting to $20,834.51 for support of the school.
![Requisition of Blanks and Blank Books, January 1893 Requisition of Blanks and Blank Books, January 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0939_400_c2564.jpg?itok=GKYRJx-n)
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of payroll of irregular employees blank forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
![Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Injured, December 1892 Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Injured, December 1892](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0940_545_c2574_B.jpg?itok=nw9lxk1a)
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for December 1892. Dixon also includes a note summarizing health conditions of 1892 in the "Remarks and Physician's Special Report" section.
![Mary Kennedy Requests Return of her Granddaughter from Carlisle Mary Kennedy Requests Return of her Granddaughter from Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0940_682_0002.jpg?itok=_2Ry9Gfo)
Mary M. Kennedy requests the return of her granddaughter from the Carlisle Indian School. Kennedy notes that the students like the school but they do not have enough to eat and that the students are sick despite Richard Henry Pratt claiming otherwise. Kennedy further states that her granddaughter is homesick because Pratt is scolding the New…
![Estimate of Supplies, January 1893 Estimate of Supplies, January 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0942_1460_c2676_1.jpg?itok=0noK-Ova)
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the third quarter of fiscal year 1893 amounting to $455.51 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.
![Pratt Requests Authority to Purchase New Printing Press Pratt Requests Authority to Purchase New Printing Press](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0940_840_0001.jpg?itok=cuKo-DLA)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase a No. 3 "Eclipse" Press for the printing office. Pratt notes that previously all of the equipment for the office was purchased by the charity fund of the school.
![Worn Out and Unserviceable Property Report, January 1893 Worn Out and Unserviceable Property Report, January 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0940_841_0003.jpg?itok=cGU_yulo)
Richard H. Pratt compiles a list of worn out, broken, or unserviceable property at the Carlisle Indian School and requests that a Board of Survey do the same.
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return Julia Williams Pratt Responds to Request to Return Julia Williams](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0940_843_0002.jpg?itok=foiUCWpd)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of James Williams for the transfer of his daughters, Sarah and Julia, to the Mt. Pleasant School. Pratt notes that the authorization on the part of the Office of Indian Affairs in granting this request will cause a large amount of trouble for Carlisle and that he might as well transfer all Chippewa…
![Pratt Provides Overview of Carlisle upon Inquiry of Commissioner Pratt Provides Overview of Carlisle upon Inquiry of Commissioner](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0950_05028_0001.jpg?itok=TvdwiYGB)
Richard Henry Pratt replies to a letter from Thomas J. Morgan providing him answers to various questions including the enrollment figures over the school's history and presently in 1893. He then discusses the education philosophy of the school when it comes to industrial training and the outing program. Pratt ends by noting the success Carlisle…
![Report of Irregular Employees, December 1892 Report of Irregular Employees, December 1892](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0942_1462_0001.jpg?itok=ZlXAvs0a)
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in December 1892. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor," whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Apprentice Labor" listed on the subsequent…
![Proceedings of a Board of Survey Convened in January 1893 Proceedings of a Board of Survey Convened in January 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0944_2389_0001.jpg?itok=-qwOrvfO)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards to the Office of Indian Affairs the proceedings of the Board of Survey concerning worn out, broken, or no longer usable items at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Pratt Informs Office He is Unwilling to Obtain Resignations of Disgruntled Employees Pratt Informs Office He is Unwilling to Obtain Resignations of Disgruntled Employees](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0943_1736_0001.jpg?itok=ecasOD18)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he is not willing to acquire written resignations of employees who quit on short notice.
A note on the front indicates the original was returned to the Carlisle Indian School due to the intentionally discourteous nature of the letter.
![Pratt Responds to Complaints of Bertha Parker Pratt Responds to Complaints of Bertha Parker](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0945_02675_0001.jpg?itok=jEYSktP5)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to complaints of Bertha Parker regarding her brother Ely Parker and her cousin Nellie Kennedy both of whom are students at the Carlisle Indian School. Parker further claims that both have claimed that they are not getting enough food to eat and that Pratt is lying when he tells them that they are gaining weight. In…
![Response to Standing being Placed in Charge of Chicago Exhibit Response to Standing being Placed in Charge of Chicago Exhibit](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0943_1930_0002.jpg?itok=05SNVQk4)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding placing Alfred John Standing in charge of the building in Chicago. Pratt approves of the placement but notes that he does not agree with his salary being taken out of his funding during this period. He further asks for an increase in the daily allowance and the ability…
![Ballots for Col. Balch will be Delayed Ballots for Col. Balch will be Delayed](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0944_2390_0002.jpg?itok=OIVif818)
Richard Henry Pratt informs Office of Indian Affairs that Colonel George T. Balch requesting the forms for notifying him of the results of the ballot along with the ballots. As a result this will delay sending out the ballots but that they should all arrive on time.
![Requisition of Blanks and Blank Books, January 1893 Requisition of Blanks and Blank Books, January 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b945_2806_c2519.jpg?itok=IOyLE-kL)
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.
![Cornelia A. Merritt's Request for Sick Leave of Absence Cornelia A. Merritt's Request for Sick Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0945_03002_0002.jpg?itok=mw9PJVWQ)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Cornelia A. Merritt's application for a 30-day leave of absence due to sickness. Included is a physician's certificate verifying Merritt's illness.
![Pratt Responds to Request for Savings by Mark D. Evarts Pratt Responds to Request for Savings by Mark D. Evarts](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0950_04848_0004.jpg?itok=sV9-8Tu0)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from Mark D. Evarts written to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs asking for his money held by Pratt. Pratt notes that he is holding onto the money because Evarts has been spending his money quickly and that he should be increasing his savings rather than diminishing them. After receiving the letter from…
![Pratt Responds to Request to Re-Enroll Delia Strong and Sarah Williams Pratt Responds to Request to Re-Enroll Delia Strong and Sarah Williams](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0946_03282_0001.jpg?itok=07dogDjd)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request from E. E. Riopal, Superintendent of the Mt. Pleasant Indian School, regarding the re-enrollment of the Sarah Williams and Delia Strong at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt provides a history of the students at Carlisle and notes that both he and the school physician concur that the students should not…
![Dorchester Responds to Complaints Dorchester Responds to Complaints](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0947_03338_0001.jpg?itok=1Pti-m92)
Daniel Dorchester, Superintendent of the Indian Schools, comments on his investigation regarding a letter written by Adela Rankin to Theodore Roosevelt about student abuse, as well as complaints of New York Indians regarding a lack of food at Carlisle. Dorchester relates that he has tried to follow up with Rankin but has not gotten a response…