Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during April 1899. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
National Archives and Records Administration
![Report of Irregular Employees, April 1899 Report of Irregular Employees, April 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1653_21009_c6154_A.jpg?itok=sbiEUaR8)
![Request of Isidor Casto to Enroll at Carlisle Request of Isidor Casto to Enroll at Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1654_21343_0004.jpg?itok=UEYdu64H)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards letter of Isidor Casto requesting to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School. Casto was enrolled at the Phoenix Indian School at the time.
Note: Isidor Casto is the brother of Carlisle student Ignacio Casto.
![Civil Service Commission Approves Extension of Temporary Appointments of Assistant Laundresses Civil Service Commission Approves Extension of Temporary Appointments of Assistant Laundresses](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1653_21291_0002.jpg?itok=_PV3-vv1)
Civil Service Commission approving an extension of the temporary appointments of Jennie Wolf and Lizzie James as assistant laundresses at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Leila Hayden Expresses Preference for Appointment as Matron Leila Hayden Expresses Preference for Appointment as Matron](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1653_21087_0001.jpg?itok=PEJMbwaU)
Leila W. Hayden responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter expressing her desire to be appointed to a position as matron rather than clerk at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Request for Transfer of Jessie L. McIntire to Carlisle Request for Transfer of Jessie L. McIntire to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1652_20722_0002.jpg?itok=F6m1mAhF)
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Jessie L. McIntire (referred to here as Jennie) be transferred to the Carlisle Indian School to fill a vacant teaching position.
![Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, May 1899 Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, May 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1652_20724_0002.jpg?itok=uu206V5n)
Major Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two types of blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
![Application for Employment from Jeanette Buckles Application for Employment from Jeanette Buckles](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1653_20903_0003.jpg?itok=ia3okHNU)
Richard H. Pratt recommends that graduate Jeanette (Nettie) Buckles be appointed as an assistant teacher or assistant matron in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards Buckles' application.
![Pratt Requests if Department is Participating in Paris Exposition Pratt Requests if Department is Participating in Paris Exposition](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1653_20902_0002.jpg?itok=_SmGFurr)
Richard Henry Pratt requests if the Office of Indian Affairs is planning on participating at the Paris Exposition.
![Pratt Notifies Office of Delay in Departure of Ella Rickert Pratt Notifies Office of Delay in Departure of Ella Rickert](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1653_21007_0002.jpg?itok=Xk_neLCb)
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Office of the Indian Affairs that Ella Rickert was delayed in her transfer to Fort Shaw due to a quarantine at the Carlisle Indian School
![Pratt Offers Recommendation for Filling Vacant Matron Position Pratt Offers Recommendation for Filling Vacant Matron Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1653_21008_0003.jpg?itok=92eHdV4o)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding his recommendation in replacing a transferring matron, and expressing his concerns about the ability of the civil service to provide good candidates.
![Roberta E. Wilson's Request for Leave of Absence Roberta E. Wilson's Request for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1655_21971_0002.jpg?itok=DYKfTZ-K)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant matron Roberta E. Wilson's request for a two-month leave of absence. Pratt advises the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Wilson is entitled to the leave of absence and requests that her leave be approved and charged to Carlisle before she transfers to Rainy Mountain School.
![Pratt Recommends Carlisle Participate in General Exhibit at Paris Pratt Recommends Carlisle Participate in General Exhibit at Paris](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1656_22379_0002.jpg?itok=V7rR0rln)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he does not think advisable to have Carlisle act independently at the Paris Exposition.
![Pratt Recommends George Pocatello for Position Pratt Recommends George Pocatello for Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1656_22380_0002.jpg?itok=ubc1gY6T)
Richard Henry Pratt recommends George Pocatello to fill the open position of shoe and harness maker at the Sisseton Agency Boarding School.
![Roberta Wilson Declines Transfer to Rainy Mountain School Roberta Wilson Declines Transfer to Rainy Mountain School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1656_22581_0004.jpg?itok=d-9NJIIH)
Roberta Wilson declines her transfer to the Rainy Mountain School. Richard Henry Pratt forwards the letter and notes that Wilson asks for her leave of absence to begin on May 20, 1899 and that he hopes her declining the transfer will not prevent her from leaving Carlisle.
![Notification that Student Julia Hand will be Sent Home at Once Notification that Student Julia Hand will be Sent Home at Once](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1656_22720_0002.jpg?itok=Gvo5Hkzj)
Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him that Julia Hand will be sent home at once instead of remaining until all the home-going students are sent home.
![George Lincoln Requests Transfer of Children from Lincoln Institute George Lincoln Requests Transfer of Children from Lincoln Institute](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1658_23371_0002.jpg?itok=tGyFan_f)
George I. Lincoln requests the transfer of six children from the Lincoln Institute to the Carlisle Indian School.
![J. D. Sowerby Requests Transfer to Western School J. D. Sowerby Requests Transfer to Western School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1658_23458_0002.jpg?itok=8TyEMA67)
J. D. Sowerby requests a transfer to a Western school as an assistant teacher. Richard Henry Pratt endorses the request and asks for an assistant male teacher as a replacement.
![Request to Pay Expenses for Treatment of Thomas Walker Request to Pay Expenses for Treatment of Thomas Walker](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1658_23416_0002.jpg?itok=WJMQHYj6)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the medical expenses associated with the smallpox treatment of Thomas Walker while on outing.
![Pratt Follows Up on Request for Rosa Ewbanks to be Appointed Assistant Matron Pratt Follows Up on Request for Rosa Ewbanks to be Appointed Assistant Matron](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1658_23489_0002.jpg?itok=k1Ec18ee)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding Rosa F. Ewbanks not being on the eligible list for matrons.
![Request to Pay for Transportation of Miguel Maxcy to Hospital Request to Pay for Transportation of Miguel Maxcy to Hospital](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1658_23789_0002.jpg?itok=2N-H9jqG)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the expenses in transporting Miguel Maxcy to a hospital in Washington D.C. for treatment.
![Laura A. Dandridge Requests Transfer in the Indian Service Laura A. Dandridge Requests Transfer in the Indian Service](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1658_23880_0002.jpg?itok=a8VcsUlg)
Laura Dandridge requests a transfer in the Indian Service as either a cook, seamstress, or laundress. Richard Henry Pratt endorses the request and provides a recommendation.
![Laura A. Dandridge's Application for Leave of Absence Laura A. Dandridge's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1658_23788_0002.jpg?itok=cn9XE0ZL)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant cook Laura A. Dandridge's application for a 30-day leave of absence.
![Pratt Responds to Request to Transfer Children of George Lincoln Pratt Responds to Request to Transfer Children of George Lincoln](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1659_24203_0002.jpg?itok=bf9TBeIw)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of George I. Lincoln to transfer six children from the Lincoln Institute to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt recommends naming the children in the order to the Superintendent of the Lincoln Institute.
![J. Banks Ralston's Application for Leave of Absence J. Banks Ralston's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1659_24356_0002.jpg?itok=j5hURKj5)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant disciplinarian J. Banks Ralston's application for a 30-day leave of absence.
![Levi St. Cyr's Application for Leave of Absence Levi St. Cyr's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1659_24202_0002.jpg?itok=itaxWueL)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant printer Levi St. Cyr's application for a 28-day leave of absence.