Richard Henry Pratt provides a quote on a three-seat covered wagon, neck, yoke and pole, and all equipment for the Riverside Boarding School. Pratt also includes a photograph for a Concord spring wagon.
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Richard Henry Pratt provides the correct name of Carrie E. Weekley on the report of the Office of Indian Affairs approving changes in employees dated October 5, 1901.
Richard H. Pratt forwards three reports on leave of absence taken by employees: M. S. Barr (nurse), Annie M. Morton (assistant clerk), and Fannie I Peter (clerk).
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs Circular No. 54 regarding transferring pupils to non-reservation schools. Pratt also encloses a letter from Edgar A. Allen on the same subject.
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (Edgar A. Allen, Lulu C. Lewis, Chas. W. Yeager, H. M. Robertson, Samuel Miller, and William Mt. Pleasant), those who have left the school (Louie McDonald, Eugene Warren, Joseph Ruiz, Leo. Van der May, Sine Marie Van der May, and Pearl McArthur), and those who have changed…
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the sanitary report for the quarter ending on September 30, 1901.
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request to return Delfina Jacquez (here Delphina Jaquez) and her three cousins.
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Ella Sturm who is requesting a position in the Indian Service. Pratt provides a recommendation for Sturm in his letter.
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the criticism regarding wagons manufactured at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt states that Cochran is known to misuse wagons causing them to breakdown quickly and requests that he ship the broken wagon back so it can be examined.
W. A. Jones writes in a note…
Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1902 amounting to $26,776.11 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $13,662.50 regular employee pay.
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the second quarter of fiscal year 1902 amounting to $426.43 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.
Richard Henry Pratt requests an additional $500 to purchase materials on the open market for materials and skilled labor to complete the tear down and rebuilding of the house on the Kutz Farm.
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen submits a corrected irregular employees report for September 1901. An explanatory cover letter is attached.
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Frances Veitch has accepted the position of assistant matron. Requests her immediate transfer to the Carlisle Indian School from the Cheyenne River Agency.
Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during October 1901. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Edith McHarg Steele (librarian) and Sadie E. Newcomer (teacher) both be granted a leave of absence without pay due to family illness.
Margaret Shoulder (here Marguerita Scholder) requests Richard Henry Pratt's assistance in securing the position of assistant teacher at the Moqui School in Oraibi, Arizona. Pratt forwards the letter along with his recommendation to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a letter written by Don McDonald related to leaving Carlisle for other opportunities.
Richard Henry Pratt requests that a cook and assistant cook position be abolished and that two laborer positions be created in their place.
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the privileges that have been granted the Catholic Church at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt further details the history of interactions between the School and the various religious denominations in Carlisle.
Richard Henry Pratt requests if two leases for Sac and Fox Agency students are correct before they are signed.
Richard Henry Pratt responds to Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the complaint of Dr. George W. Ira relative to his health exam sending students to Carlisle.
Richard Henry Pratt forwards letter from Julia Powlas Wheelock requesting a transfer from her position as a laundress at the Wind River School to assistant matron at the Pine Ridge Boarding School.
Edgar A. Allen informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Indian School is ready to have its worn out property examined by an inspector to pass judgement on its disposition. Allen requests this be done as soon as possible due to limited space.
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen forwards Clerk Siceni J. Nori's application for a 25 and a half-day annual leave of absence.