Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the expense of $26.50 incurred in examination of various documents related to the sale of the Kutz Farm to the United States Government.
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 Pay Expenses Connected to Purchase of Kutz Farm Request to Pay Expenses Connected to Purchase of Kutz Farm](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1924_26105_0001.jpg?itok=k_0PKJuj)
![Request to Purchase Additional Uniforms for Boys Request to Purchase Additional Uniforms for Boys](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1925_26712_0001.jpg?itok=KrEsQanB)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase additional uniforms for male students.
![Request to Purchase New Threshing Machine Request to Purchase New Threshing Machine](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1925_26713_0001.jpg?itok=BRsHOQRR)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase a new threshing machine to replace the worn-out machine currently used by the Carlisle Indian School.
![Request for Authority to Purchase Shingles for Kutz Farm and Dining Room Request for Authority to Purchase Shingles for Kutz Farm and Dining Room](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1926_26983_0001.jpg?itok=ZbKMzpdd)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to add 112,000 shingles to the Carlisle Indian School lumber supplies for both the Kutz Farm buildings as well as the dining room roof.
![Request to Pay Voucher Covering Treatment of Harrison Waterman Request to Pay Voucher Covering Treatment of Harrison Waterman](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1929_28428_0001.jpg?itok=BK6yWJJ2)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the voucher for the treatment of Harrison Waterman at the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
![Request to Purchase Sheepskins on Open Market Request to Purchase Sheepskins on Open Market](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1943_34610_0002.jpg?itok=wkCwxhJM)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase 18 dozen sheepskins on the open market rather than going through the bid process due to the expense.
![Request to Build Addition to the Main Store House Request to Build Addition to the Main Store House](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1944_35042_0002.jpg?itok=Fm6zU_l2)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase on the open market materials to build an addition to the main store house using student labor over the summer vacation.
![Request to Purchase Instruments for Band Request to Purchase Instruments for Band](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1952_38873_0002.jpg?itok=1hgy22L4)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase a set of instruments second-hand for the school band. Pratt references the upcoming Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York as a reason to make the purchase quickly.
![Request Authority to Make Uniform Pants and Coats Request Authority to Make Uniform Pants and Coats](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1948_37072_0002.jpg?itok=Te8HPkFt)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to spend $500 in the production of 300 uniform coats and 400 pants.
![Request to Purchase Boiler Improvements Request to Purchase Boiler Improvements](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1948_37069_0002.jpg?itok=c1Eo2qPN)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase a No. 1 Automatic Damper Regulator in order to control the steam pressure of the four boilers. Pratt notes that this should be a more efficient system. In addition, he requests an 8 inch reducing valve with companion flanges attached and a low pressure steam gauge.
![Request to Purchase New Threshing Machine Request to Purchase New Threshing Machine](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1948_37070_0002.jpg?itok=JZodofbX)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase a new Peerless Thresher, Class E to harvest the upcoming grain crop at the school farms.
![Request to Purchase Supplies to Expand Dining Hall Request to Purchase Supplies to Expand Dining Hall](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1948_36889_0002.jpg?itok=QaGs6GS3)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase supplies in order to expand the dining room. Pratt notes that he will use student labor to reduce the costs associated with project.
![Request to Purchase Used Steinway Piano and Repair Others Request to Purchase Used Steinway Piano and Repair Others](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1948_37071_0002.jpg?itok=G5sen_Dh)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the new for a new piano at the school's chapel gatherings. Pratt notes that he has negotiated with the Steinway company for a used piano for $700 as well as repairing their other pianos for an additional $100.
![Request to Pay Freight Shipping on Goods Recieved and Sent in 1901 Request to Pay Freight Shipping on Goods Recieved and Sent in 1901](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1948_37068_0002.jpg?itok=lCNx2ruC)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay for freight shipping of articles produced by the industrial department to departmental agencies as well as freight on supplies purchased by the Carlisle Indian School not covered by transportation contracts.
![Request to Purchase New Band Uniforms for the Buffalo Exposition Request to Purchase New Band Uniforms for the Buffalo Exposition](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1948_37010_0002_0.jpg?itok=HVEXtp2h)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase new band uniforms for the upcoming visit to the Buffalo Exposition. Pratt notes that the uniform bid was won from Horstmann Bros. and will include the word Carlisle embroidered on the front.
![Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Dental Bills of Students Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Dental Bills of Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1955_40160_0002.jpg?itok=ZEj64kLA)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $200 for dental bills of younger students and those who have not had an opportunity to earn money.
![Pratt Requests Authority to Pay for Treatment of Ethel Bryant and Kolilook Pratt Requests Authority to Pay for Treatment of Ethel Bryant and Kolilook](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1955_40162_0002.jpg?itok=q0cBMClj)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay for the treatment of Ethel Bryant and Kolilook (also known as Annie Coodlalook) at the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
![Request to Tear Down and Rebuild Kutz Farm Building Request to Tear Down and Rebuild Kutz Farm Building](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1962_43373_0001.jpg?itok=JTTUHobJ)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that upon closer examination of the Kutz Farm building needs extensive work. As a result, Pratt requests authority to tear down the building and rebuild it with materials already delivered and with repurposed supplies as well as additional open market purchases.
![Request to Add Additional Space to Dining Room Request to Add Additional Space to Dining Room](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1962_43581_0001.jpg?itok=jTGixb5e)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to make an addition to the southwest portion of the dining room in order to better accommodate the larger number of students at the school.
![Request to Spend Additional Funds to Complete Work on House on Kutz Farm Request to Spend Additional Funds to Complete Work on House on Kutz Farm](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1997_60122_0001.jpg?itok=vAcbi_kp)
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.
![Pratt Forwards Voucher Covering Transportation of Students to Hospital Pratt Forwards Voucher Covering Transportation of Students to Hospital](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2022_74596_0002.jpg?itok=PiM-B1sV)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards voucher for expenses related to school physician Dr. S. L. Diven in transporting students to the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In addition, Pratt forwards a voucher for reimbursement used to pay the board of Maggie Escacerga.
![Request to Employ Labor to Complete Repairs on Kutz Farm and Other Buildings Request to Employ Labor to Complete Repairs on Kutz Farm and Other Buildings](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2028_1638_0001.jpg?itok=Z3alni2-)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to employ carpenters and painters in order to complete the changes and repairs to the Kutz Farm buildings and other buildings on the school grounds.
![Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Treatment of Whippoorwill and Grayman Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Treatment of Whippoorwill and Grayman](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2109_35050_0001.jpg?itok=2LZpxpLW)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the expenses associated with the treatment of Manley Whippoorwill and Fanny Grayman at the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
![Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Expenses for Specialist Treatment in 1903 Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Expenses for Specialist Treatment in 1903](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2114_37102_0002.jpg?itok=dVyxK-UK)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay any expenses which arise during the 1903 fiscal year for the specialized treatment of students at the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
![Request to Pay Henderson Farm Rent for the 1903 Fiscal Year Request to Pay Henderson Farm Rent for the 1903 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2119_39320_0002.jpg?itok=Sgmd5GR8)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $400 to continue renting the Henderson Tract for the 1903 fiscal year.