Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the rent of the Hocker Farm for the 1889 fiscal year to be paid quarterly.
1880-1889
![Request to Pay the Rent on the Hocker Farm for the 1899 Fiscal Year Request to Pay the Rent on the Hocker Farm for the 1899 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0471_17098_0001.jpg?itok=jcx6ZLA1)
![Request to Pay to Make Repairs to the Parker Farmhouse Request to Pay to Make Repairs to the Parker Farmhouse](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0471_17099_0001.jpg?itok=kmzPCLNY)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to spend about $150 in repairs on the Parker farmhouse.
![Voucher for Lodging during Return Trip of Jose Nadilgodey and Constant Bread Voucher for Lodging during Return Trip of Jose Nadilgodey and Constant Bread](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0478_20757_0003.jpg?itok=RHXE_Btr)
John L. Bullis, Acting Indian Agent for the San Carlos Agency, forwards a bill from Charles M. Renard covering the lodging for Jose Nadilgodey and Constant Bread on their return trip from the Carlisle Indian School.
![Request to Repair Buildings and Build Employee Housing Request to Repair Buildings and Build Employee Housing](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0472_17671_0001.jpg?itok=JL4Klj67)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase various supplies to repair various buildings as well as build housing for the engineer and laundress.
![Response to Office Letter on the Return of Three Students Response to Office Letter on the Return of Three Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0473_18179_0001.jpg?itok=Uup3vDo3)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the return of Hartley Ridge Bear and Harry Raven. Pratt further notes that the ticket for Henry Outa to return to Purcell, Oklahoma was not used due to Outa being too weak to travel when the authorization was received.
![Student Recruitment in Western Agencies for Summer 1888 Student Recruitment in Western Agencies for Summer 1888](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0474_18983_0001.jpg?itok=9qZjnLxl)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to send school physician, Obadiah G. Given, to various agencies in the West to recruit 50 to 75 students. Pratt asks for latitude in recruiting students and arranging their transportation rather than having to request specific tickets from each agency.
![Request for Return of Margaret Thomas Request for Return of Margaret Thomas](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0476_19634_0001.jpg?itok=c0MOGwYl)
Wilson Elm requests the return of his ward Margaret Thomas, a student at the Carlisle Indian School, who is on outing in Colora, Maryland. Elm states that Thomas wishes to return home due to her health.
![Request of Charles Chickeny to Reenroll at the Carlisle Indian School Request of Charles Chickeny to Reenroll at the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0480_22177_0001.jpg?itok=tKA1_uIR)
Alfred John Standing forwards a request from Charles Mat Chickeny (here Charles Chickeny) to reenroll at the Carlisle Indian School with his cousin Peter Kewa-ta-wa-py. Standing indicates that he would approve of Chickeny's request as an individual or perhaps as part of a small party of students.
![Request for Annuity Money by Five Pawnee Nation Members Request for Annuity Money by Five Pawnee Nation Members](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0566_31171_0001.jpg?itok=_J2TayfZ)
Five members of the Pawnee Nation--Frank West, William Morgan, Stacy Morgan, Wilkie Sharpe, and Robert Mathews--request that their annuity money and lease money be sent to them or to Richard Henry Pratt to be in trust. They refer to a letter written a year prior to William J. Morgan informing him that as he was not yet of age that he could not…
![Irregular Employees Required for September 1888 Irregular Employees Required for September 1888](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0478_21034_0001.jpg?itok=Y9bAgTl-)
Captain Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for September 1888. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.
![Response to Request for Return of Angelia Baird Response to Request for Return of Angelia Baird](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0478_21179_0003.jpg?itok=MDKU9yeo)
Alfred John Standing replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of Cornelius and Margaret Baird for the return of their daughter Angelia from the Carlisle Indian School. Standing forwards a statement from Obadiah G. Given that he visited the Bairds in Oneida, Wisconsin and they expressed no dissatisfaction with the…
![Special Estimate of Funds, First Quarter 1889 Special Estimate of Funds, First Quarter 1889](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0479_21651_0001.jpg?itok=cqysqDP_)
Special etimate of funds for the first quarter of 1889 amounting to $9,007.41 for support of school.
![Wrap for Telegraph Regarding Difficulties in Securing Students Wrap for Telegraph Regarding Difficulties in Securing Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0479_21830_0001.jpg?itok=eNs61skx)
Wrap for telegraph from Richard Henry Pratt in which he he describes difficulties in securing pupils, asks authority from the Office of Indian Affairs authority for 150 students, and opportunity to answer adverse allegations.
The telegraph itself is not included.
![Pratt Responds to Office Dispatch Regarding Transportation for Students Pratt Responds to Office Dispatch Regarding Transportation for Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0480_21972_0002.jpg?itok=TnEo-4aM)
Richard Henry Pratt replies to the Office of Indian Affairs that the Office has instructed Alfred John Standing to telegraph the Office for transportation only as he finds pupils to come to Carlisle.
![Standing Requests Ticket for Henry Kendall Standing Requests Ticket for Henry Kendall](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0480_22194_0001.jpg?itok=K2QKgXZd)
Alfred John Standing requests that one ticket be placed for Henry J. Kendall in New Mexico.
![Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Informs Office of No Service to Carlisle Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Informs Office of No Service to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0481_22541_0001.jpg?itok=iqs7c3ww)
Charles R. Bishop, Eastern Passenger Agent for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, informs C. A. Maxwell that the railroad cannot carry business to Carlisle and so cannot provides rates for student travel.
![B&O Passenger Agent Provides Quote for Ticket B&O Passenger Agent Provides Quote for Ticket](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0481_22539_0002.jpg?itok=IeEc0c9F)
Percy G. Smith, Passenger Agent, for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad provides a quote to A. B. Upshaw for the A and P Junction to Carlisle Pennsylvania.
![Transportation of Students from Purcell, IT to Carlisle Transportation of Students from Purcell, IT to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0481_22592_0001.jpg?itok=AMSNDTzF)
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Office of Indian Affairs that he has received a telegram from Joshua H. Given stating that Given was waiting for transportation for himself and a party of students to be enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that Given did not provide an exact number in his telegram so he cannot provide it to the…
![PRR Passenger Agent Provides Quote for Ticket PRR Passenger Agent Provides Quote for Ticket](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0481_22540_0001.jpg?itok=uPiRmF3N)
Robert A. Parker, Passenger Agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, provides a quote for a ticket for A&P Junction to Carlisle.
![Acknowledgement of Authority to Cover Expenses in Bringing Students to Carlisle Acknowledgement of Authority to Cover Expenses in Bringing Students to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0481_23013_0001.jpg?itok=msxSKYWJ)
Richard Henry Pratt acknowledges Office of Indian Affairs authority covering him in the incidental expenses incurred in the transportation in bringing students to Carlisle.
![Given Sent to Indian Territory to Recruit Students Given Sent to Indian Territory to Recruit Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0481_23012_0001.jpg?itok=VG50q6fN)
Richard Henry Pratt writes that in accordance with Office of Indian Affairs authority he has sent Obadiah G. Given to Indian Territory to secure students. Pratt notes that he has instructed Given to telegraph the Office directly with the number of tickets needed in order to secure transportation back to Carlisle.
![Transportation for 12 Students from the Winnebago and Omaha Agency Transportation for 12 Students from the Winnebago and Omaha Agency](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0482_23221_0001.jpg?itok=ZXMpCdvR)
Richard Henry Pratt requests transportation for 12 students from the Winnebago and Omaha Agency be placed at Sioux City in care of Alice C. Fletcher for travel to Carlisle.
![Irregular Employees Required for October 1888 Irregular Employees Required for October 1888](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0483_23789_0001.jpg?itok=j-7R_dea)
Captain Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for October 1888. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.
![Capacity of the Carlisle Indian School in 1888 Capacity of the Carlisle Indian School in 1888](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0483_23925_0001.jpg?itok=Wip-CI5Y)
Alfred John Standing follows up on a conversation he had in Washington D.C. with A. B. Upshaw, Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs, that the Carlisle Indian School has a capacity for 650 students. Its current enrollment is 538 students.
![Joshua Given Informs Office of Transporting Students to Carlisle Joshua Given Informs Office of Transporting Students to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0483_23904_0002.jpg?itok=iNvmJvTB)
Joshua H. Given informs the Office of Indian Affairs that nine boys and two girls will start for Carlisle from Purcell, Indian Territory under his charge.