Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Bessie Barclay's application for a 59-day leave of absence, 29 days for annual leave and 30 days to attend summer school at Mout Gretna, Pennsylvania.
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![Bessie Barclay's Application for Leave of Absence Bessie Barclay's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1670_29377_0001.jpg?itok=p7UoFPYF)
![Sadie E. Newcomer's Application for Annual Leave of Absence Sadie E. Newcomer's Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1670_29375_0001.jpg?itok=a24rJF2z)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant teacher Sadie E. Newcomer's application for a 14-day annual leave of absence.
![Dandridge Will Accept Transfer to Fort Apache Agency Dandridge Will Accept Transfer to Fort Apache Agency](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1671_29718_0001.jpg?itok=wCzOYAQn)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Dandridge will accept appointment at the Fort Apache Agency.
![Letters from Lincoln Students Desiring to Remain at Lincoln Letters from Lincoln Students Desiring to Remain at Lincoln](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1672_30235_0006.jpg?itok=2a-iCGRl)
William M. Hugg, Superintendent of the Lincoln Institute, provides letters from four students who were to be transferred to Carlisle expressing their desire to remain at Lincoln.
![Office Informed Rosa Ewbanks Will Apply for Civil Service Register Office Informed Rosa Ewbanks Will Apply for Civil Service Register](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1671_29858_0001.jpg?itok=GuNpGUOa)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Roma F. Ewbanks has applied to be put on the Civil Service Register a cook. Pratt requests that she be appointed to the position at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Three Applications for Leave of Absence Three Applications for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1671_29857_0002.jpg?itok=ULxZ0BVo)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards three employees' leave of absence applications: Jonathan D. Sowerby (assistant teacher), M. S. Barr (nurse), and Kate S. Bowersox (normal teacher).
![Correspondence Regarding Return of Bighead and Wolfchief Correspondence Regarding Return of Bighead and Wolfchief](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1700_43982_0002.jpg?itok=gB2aOeiz)
Correspondence regarding the decision to return Joel Bighead and John Wolfchief to their homes.
![Laura Dandridge Will Accept Laundress Position at Keams Canyon Laura Dandridge Will Accept Laundress Position at Keams Canyon](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1671_29978_0001.jpg?itok=-ozb14z7)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Laura A. Dandridge will accept the laundress position at Keams Canyon.
![Sara E. Smith's Application for Annual Leave of Absence Sara E. Smith's Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1671_29962_0001.jpg?itok=bwKj0YlC)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards librarian Sara E. Smith's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
![Pratt Follows Up on Request for Orders for Laura Dandridge Pratt Follows Up on Request for Orders for Laura Dandridge](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1672_30061_0001.jpg?itok=QFOfxGf0)
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on his request for orders for Laura Dandridge following her appointment to Keams Canyon.
![Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, June 1899 Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, June 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1673_30832_c6430_B.jpg?itok=ROhY7THx)
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for June 1899.
![Correspondence Regarding Emma and Henry St. Pierre Correspondence Regarding Emma and Henry St. Pierre](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1696_42164_0006.jpg?itok=wi--Fo1E)
Correspondence regarding a complaint by Peter St. Pierre regarding his daughter's Emma health while at the Carlisle Indian School and a request for the return of his son Henry.
![E. Corbett's Application for Annual Leave of Absence E. Corbett's Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1674_31347_0001.jpg?itok=LhnVMc-j)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress E. Corbett's application for a 28-day annual leave of absence.
![J. D. Sowerby's Application for Annual Leave of Absence J. D. Sowerby's Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1674_31346_0001.jpg?itok=WWe8ogQF)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant teacher J. D. Sowerby's adjusted application for a 21-day annual leave of absence.
![Lizzie C. Jacobs' Application for Annual Leave of Absence Lizzie C. Jacobs' Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1674_31348_0001.jpg?itok=JKGxiNOv)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress Lizzie C. Jacobs' application for a 27-day annual leave of absence.
![Carrie E. Hulme's Application for Annual Leave of Absence Carrie E. Hulme's Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1674_31552_0001.jpg?itok=jqQ7O8GJ)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards seamstress Carrie E. Hulme's application for a 27-day annual leave of absence.
![Report of Irregular Employees, June 1899 Report of Irregular Employees, June 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1675_31618_c6442_A.jpg?itok=dfkmJY7a)
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…
![Eligible Candidates for Clerk Position Eligible Candidates for Clerk Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1677_32594_0002.jpg?itok=j3_IRHWN)
William R. Bushby, the Chief of the Education Division of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three women (Esther Ropenstein, Inga Erickson, Marion Gibbes) who are eligible to fill the vacant clerk position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidates' names, addresses, and their…
![Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, July 1899 Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, July 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1676_32504_c6450.jpg?itok=h8BMmf6w)
Major 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.
![Request for Transfer of Clara L. Smith as Teacher to Carlisle Request for Transfer of Clara L. Smith as Teacher to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1677_32667_0001.jpg?itok=l3IWOE3T)
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Clara L. Smith be transferred from her position as a teacher at Fort Shaw to Carlisle at $540 per year.
![Notice of Contracts Being Forwarded for Building Materials Notice of Contracts Being Forwarded for Building Materials](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1678_33181_0001.jpg?itok=QUUzR3Fn)
Alfred John Standing forwards contracts for building materials for enlarging a school building at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Anna S. Luckenbach's Application for Leave of Absence Anna S. Luckenbach's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1678_33142_0001.jpg?itok=Y2KA3rN8)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Anna S. Luckenbach's application for a 15 day leave of absence. Luckenbach works as a clerk.
![Ella G. Hill's Application for Leave of Absence Ella G. Hill's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1678_33141_0001.jpg?itok=yhe_pwBD)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards laundry manager Ella G. Hill's application for a 27 day leave of absence.
![Annie M. Morton's Application for Annual Leave of Absence Annie M. Morton's Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1679_33738_0002.jpg?itok=En5jdxrc)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant clerk Annie M. Morton's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
![J. D. Sowerby's Reply to Refusal of Pay for Five Days in July J. D. Sowerby's Reply to Refusal of Pay for Five Days in July](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1690_39250_0004.jpg?itok=sBlVh02q)
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…