Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase one canal boat worth of anthracite coal at $1.72 per ton.
Request to Spend Funds
Currently being used to cover any requests for money, requests for authorization to spend money, vouchers being submitted, and requests for reimbursement. Essentially any time money is being requested for a specific purpose. Correspondence related to annual funding should be tagged with the Topic tag "Financial Affairs - School Budget."
![Request to Purchase Boat's Worth of Coal Request to Purchase Boat's Worth of Coal](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1851_56177_0001.jpg?itok=uhaV8fKN)
![Request for Authority to Pay for Excess Coal Delivered Request for Authority to Pay for Excess Coal Delivered](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1858_59660_0001.jpg?itok=mz3SF_VL)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to cover the additional coal delivered due to fully loading train cars.
![Request for Emergency Authorization to Purchase Forage Supplies Request for Emergency Authorization to Purchase Forage Supplies](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1861_61203_0002.jpg?itok=ZA9W725Q)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that due to the poor harvest of forage supplies including hay, corn, oats, and wheat that the supplies at the Carlisle Indian School are extremely low. As a result, he requests emergency authorization to purchase forage supplies on the open market.
![Follow Up Request for Emergency Authorization for Forage Supplies Follow Up Request for Emergency Authorization for Forage Supplies](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1863_61680_0003.jpg?itok=Lq3PuQUv)
Richard Henry Pratt follows up his request for emergency authorization to purchase forage supplies on the open market including timothy hay, straw, shelled corn, and oats.
![Request to Pay for Treatment of Mary Tallchief Request to Pay for Treatment of Mary Tallchief](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1867_63670_0002.jpg?itok=d_24ucqm)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the expenses associated with the treatment of Mary Tallchief's eyes at the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
![Request for Uniform and Other Supplies in 1901 Request for Uniform and Other Supplies in 1901](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1872_00868_0002.jpg?itok=ZgCwjsM1)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to expend $200 in outside labor in making uniform coats and pants as well as purchasing farm and garden seeds and postage for student correspondence.
![Request to Purchase Additional 500 Yards of Canton Flannel Request to Purchase Additional 500 Yards of Canton Flannel](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1872_00871_0002.jpg?itok=sgOHsoyp)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase an additional 500 yards of Canton flannel.
![Request to Purchase Additional Materials for Industrial Orders Request to Purchase Additional Materials for Industrial Orders](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1872_00870_0002.jpg?itok=nbILGfVZ)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the number of spring wagons, carriages, and harnesses for Indian Agencies has exceeded estimates and therefore there is a need to replenish supplies to produce these items.
![Request to Purchase Electric Lights for Recent Construction Request to Purchase Electric Lights for Recent Construction](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1872_00869_0002.jpg?itok=PqN9qiMs)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase various electric lights for recently constructed buildings as well as asbestos cement for pipes and incidental repairs to buildings.
![Request to Pay Voucher Covering Treatment of Sherman Seneca Request to Pay Voucher Covering Treatment of Sherman Seneca](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1880_04893_0001.jpg?itok=jahvreTR)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the voucher for the treatment of Sherman Seneca at the Methodist Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
![Request to Pay Dental Bills of Students Request to Pay Dental Bills of Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1883_06324_0001.jpg?itok=vcglRtux)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay dental bills of students who do not have the money to cover the expense.
![List of Materials Requested to be Purchased through Carlisle List of Materials Requested to be Purchased through Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1833_46493_0001.jpg?itok=L9I-fiGv)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a list of materials from the annual estimate for 1902 which he believes should be purchased through the Carlisle Indian School.
![Request to Purchase Telescope Valises for Students Request to Purchase Telescope Valises for Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1886_07869_0001.jpg?itok=n2gg4sgr)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase 100 telescope valises for the use of new students to travel with to their outing homes.
![Request to Adopt Card System for Tracking Students Request to Adopt Card System for Tracking Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1892_10723_0001.jpg?itok=nT9lcH6a)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to adopt a card system of keeping a record of students since the beginning of the school, and to purchase cards and a card cabinet to store them in.
![Request to Purchase Additional 375 Tons of Coal in 1901 Request to Purchase Additional 375 Tons of Coal in 1901](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1889_9335_0001.jpg?itok=GV409OcE)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that coal previously purchased is inadequate and requests authority to purchase an additional 375 tons of coal.
![Standing Requests Authority to Purchase 200 Diplomas Standing Requests Authority to Purchase 200 Diplomas](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1892_10724_0001.jpg?itok=_uQxrHlq)
Alfred John Standing requests authority to spend $76 in the purchase of 200 diplomas.
![Request to Purchase Band Caps for Inaugural Parade in 1901 Request to Purchase Band Caps for Inaugural Parade in 1901](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1893_11627_0001.jpg?itok=imbjcQ2j)
Alfred John Standing requests authority to purchase band caps for the Carlisle Indian School band for the 1901 inaugural parade.
![Request to Pay an Additional Labor for Repairs Request to Pay an Additional Labor for Repairs](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1907_18171_0001.jpg?itok=wvh3kQd9)
Richard Henry Pratt requests to pay additional labor including a painter and carpenter as well as general repairs. Pratt notes that the labor is needed to begin repair work to avoid a rush of work during the vacation months.
![Request to Purchase Materials to Build New Farm Wagons Request to Purchase Materials to Build New Farm Wagons](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1907_18173_0001.jpg?itok=VJzfRSWP)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that a farm wagon that was built at the Carlisle Indian School needs to be replaced. In addition, the new school farm requires two additional wagons. As a result, Pratt requests authority to purchase materials necessary for the for the manufacture of the farm wagons in addition to those…
![Request to Pay Six All Day Workers at the School Farms Request to Pay Six All Day Workers at the School Farms](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1907_18172_0001.jpg?itok=JK9F6s9M)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay six individuals to work the entire day at the school farms of the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt also requests to purchase 200 pairs of shoes on the open market.
![Request to Purchase Potatoes for 1901 Request to Purchase Potatoes for 1901](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1907_18175_0001.jpg?itok=O6vYBUEb)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase 300 bushels of potatoes for the kitchen and planting at the school farm.
![Request to Immediately Purchase Five Horses for New Farm Request to Immediately Purchase Five Horses for New Farm](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1907_18117_0003.jpg?itok=Tb7ArpDr)
Richard Henry Pratt requests immediate authority to purchase five horses for the new school farm for plowing during good weather.
![Pratt Requests Authority to Place Telephone on Kutz Farm Pratt Requests Authority to Place Telephone on Kutz Farm](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1909_19403_0001.jpg?itok=KeUWryPl)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to have a telephone placed at the Kutz Farm connected with the general exchange and the school at the cost of $18 per year. Pratt notes that the phone can be attached to the line on the Hocker Farm.
![Request to Purchase Hay and Oats in 1901 Request to Purchase Hay and Oats in 1901](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1911_20194_0001.jpg?itok=KYkZIxAf)
Alfred John Standing requests authority to purchase an additional five tons of hay for dairy cows and 250 bushels of oats for planting and feeding the new horses.
![Request to for Supplies to Repair Fences on Grounds and Farm Request to for Supplies to Repair Fences on Grounds and Farm](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1921_24776_0001.jpg?itok=EkDefIhE)
Richard Henry Pratt requests supplies to repair fences on the Carlisle Indian School grounds and at the Parker Farm.