1880-1889

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a Board of Survey to the Office of Indian Affairs convened on February 15, 1886 to dispose of broken or otherwise unserviceable property at the Carlisle Indian School.

Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for March 1886. Pratt includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.

Richard Henry Pratt reports to the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the safe arrival of a blind Indian student at Carlisle.

Richard Henry Pratt writes to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and Superintendent of Indian Schools regarding the pay of Indian apprentices. Pratt notes that he is in favor of the system of increasing pay over the years which would allow students to develop financial literacy.

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the pay of students for apprentice work. Pratt provides the history of paying students at Carlisle and the justification for such payments. Also included is a copy of a letter written to a previous Commissioner of Indian Affairs in 1886.

Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew about calling on Gerardus C. King regarding the school.  This letter is part of a series of related correspondence which can be found using the People tags.  Transcript included.

Richard Henry Pratt refers to a letter from the Bureau of Indian Affairs naming Clarence Powder Face as the student referenced.

Richard Henry Pratt names Manuel Romero as the blind Pueblo student referenced in previous letter.

Henry Martin writes the Bureau of Indian Affairs to have his son Charles Martin sent home from the Carlisle Indian School. Richard Henry Pratt responds that Charles Martin came to the school in 1884 on a five year term and is doing well and expresses no desire to return home.

Richard Henry Pratt asks for 6,000 more letter envelopes for students to correspond with parents and friends. 

Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding a letter from Henry Martin. Pratt notes that the letter from Martin was not enclosed.

Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1886 amounting to $9,936.51 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $6,435.00 for regular employee pay. 

Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Bureau of Indian Affairs that he has placed Manuel Romero as a pupil of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pratt indicates that he will keep Romero on his books as an outing student who will be visited similar to other outing students.

Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for April 1886. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.

Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Gerardus C. King, Counsellor at Law, thanking him for a donation of $5000 to the school.  Pratt discusses how the gift will be used to defray the costs of a debt on the school farm, and to fund a chapel.  Transcript included.

Envelope wrap for a list of pupils at the Carlisle Indian School.

Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew regarding Pratt's recent ousting from a Congressional bill on Indian education, and Pratt's political battles with Superintendent of Schools John Oberly at the Mohonk Conference.  Pratt also includes brief instructions on what Agnew should do should Carlisle be "broken…

L. J. Miles, U.S. Indian Agent for the Osage Agency, requests permission to return with a number of Osage students at the Carlisle Indian School due to requests from their parents.

Note: No student named Emma Ross attended Carlisle so it is likely that Miles is referring to Emily B. Ross.

Lewis Elm requests the return of his son Levi Elm, a student at the Carlisle Indian School, to his home. Elm states that his son does not wish to remain at Carlisle any longer and is suffering as a result. He notes that Levi can work on the farm with him and that he will pay travel expenses if necessary.

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Alice Fremont is leaving for Washington D.C.

Requests by Eli Sheridan and Theodore McCauley to go home in order to aid their fathers. Richard Henry Pratt in returning the requests to the Bureau of Indian Affairs recommends denying the requests on grounds that he had recently lectured both students and believed the requests to have resulted from these lectures.

Authority sought by Richard Henry Pratt to cover expenses in returning Joseph Roubidoux to his home due to his mother's failing health.

Report made by Richard Henry Pratt of the death of Jose Kowseah while returning from an outing in Rupert, Pennsylvania.

Richard Henry Pratt recommends that De Bett Cheyenne Chief, who the school planned to send home due to illness, be send home sooner in response to a request from the agency. Due to Cheyenne Chief's health Pratt recommends sending Kise Williams, whose time at the school has expired, with him while also noting that Williams is the best harness…

Richard Henry Pratt supplies the information requested by the Office of Indian Affairs including the fact the Carlisle Indian School can enroll 550 students for the next fiscal year including 425 students at the school and 125 on outing. Also included is the list of industries taught to the schools, the number of acres at the school and a list…