William H. H. Llewellyn, U.S. Indian Agent for the Mescalero and Jicarilla Agency, provides a recommendation on which railroad route to send fifty students to the Carlisle Indian School along with ways to limit the cost of involved by sending one agency employee and one army officer.
1880-1889
![Recommendation for Route for Students from the Mescalero and Jicarilla Agency Recommendation for Route for Students from the Mescalero and Jicarilla Agency](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0177_03901_0002.jpg?itok=lyAYLGWO)
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Richard Henry Pratt details his disappointment the fulfillment he made of a request for boots from the Department of the Interior. Pratt notes that he expected a variety of sizes but was instead only provided with one size. As a result he specifically requests various sizes for the following year.
![Proposal to Supply Wagons to Sioux Chiefs Proposal to Supply Wagons to Sioux Chiefs](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0176_03563_0002.jpg?itok=4C2Pk67W)
Richard Henry Pratt writes to the Secretary of the Interior regarding a proposal to supply four wagons to Sioux Chiefs rather than having them travel East.
![Response to Inquiry to Enroll Six St. Regis Students Response to Inquiry to Enroll Six St. Regis Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0176_03445_0002.jpg?itok=S69fgj-v)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request to enroll six students from the St. Regis band. Pratt states that Carlisle can take the students and provides details concerning the characteristics of the students.
![Group from the Homewood School Sent to Carlisle Group from the Homewood School Sent to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0176_03626_0002.jpg?itok=9BLiBVkp)
Thomas W. Haskins, President of the Homewood School, informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the second group of students have gone to Carlisle and he will follow-up with the particulars.
![Aid Requested for Travel and Maintenance of Incoming Mescalero Party Aid Requested for Travel and Maintenance of Incoming Mescalero Party](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0176_03534_0002.jpg?itok=sjw465BR)
Richard Henry Pratt states that he can get through the present fiscal year on his appropriation but needs aid for travel expenses and maintenance of the incoming party from Mescalero.
![Request for Written Authority To Enroll More Students Request for Written Authority To Enroll More Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0176_03614_0002.jpg?itok=J_rlfMc9)
Richard Henry Pratt requests that he be given written authority to support the verbal authority he received to increase the number of pupils enrolled, including from San Carlos and eight students he has already accepted from the Chippewa Nation.
![Status of Onondaga Children at Carlisle in 1884 Status of Onondaga Children at Carlisle in 1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0178_04299_0005.jpg?itok=QZN4JcVh)
Richard Henry Pratt answers a letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs regarding students from the Onondaga Nation and a disconnect regarding the status of R. H. Gardner as an Agent in New York. Pratt also encloses a letter from Julia E. Remington regarding sending home Onondaga students on vacation and their return to Carlisle as well as…
![Enrolling Sac and Fox Student Living in Massachusetts Enrolling Sac and Fox Student Living in Massachusetts](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0177_03938_0002.jpg?itok=DuXeA_b1)
E. B. Townsend, Special Agent, writes the Commissioner of Indian Affairs regarding a student from the Sac and Fox Nation who was sent East to study at the Hampton Institute but is currently living in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The student has indicated that he would like to study at the Carlisle Indian School and Richard Henry Pratt has…
![Forwards Board of Survey Proceedings Convened in February 1884 Forwards Board of Survey Proceedings Convened in February 1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0179_04582_c2316.jpg?itok=nuJjuKa9)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the proceedings of a Board of Survey convened on February 29, 1884 to dispose of worn out and otherwise unserviceable property and drop them from his property returns.
![Pratt Requests Lease Money for the Hocker Farm Early Pratt Requests Lease Money for the Hocker Farm Early](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0177_03998_0002.jpg?itok=Q4N8ZwHg)
Richard Henry Pratt requests the money for the Hocker Farm lease early in order to pay interest, taxes, and other expenses due on April 1, 1884. Pratt asks how to proceed to receive the funds in time.
![Special Estimate of Funds, First Quarter 1884 Special Estimate of Funds, First Quarter 1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0178_04065_c2334.jpg?itok=i_dRRRtZ)
Richard Henry Pratt submits a "Special" Estimate of Funds form for $6,362.80 for support of school.
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J. L. Thomas writes regarding a request from the Onondaga Nation to have their children returned from the Carlisle Indian School. Thomas references the Onondaga Chief Daniel La Fort's visit to Washington where he secured a promise to have the children returned home but has had no word since.
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Richard Henry Pratt writes to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs regarding the ownership of the property upon which the Carlisle Indian School is located. Pratt notes that the Department of the Interior has made significant improvements to the property and should have the title as approved under a bill signed by the president in 1882.
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![Fifty Apache Students to be Transported to Carlisle Fifty Apache Students to be Transported to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0179_04835_0003.jpg?itok=0b1ZgjEM)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Department of Indian Affairs that he has contracted to have fifty students from the Mescalero Band of the Apache Nation to be transported to the Carlisle Indian School. He queries the office as to where the funds to pay for the transport should be taken from.
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Richard Henry Pratt follows up on his letter of February 27, 1884 regarding the Hocker Farm lease. Pratt notes that part of the $1000 now and the remainder to be used at the end of the month and asks how the payment should be made.
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Richard Henry Pratt inquires of the Office of Indian Affairs how to disburse the Hocker Farm money as he has not heard a reply to his letters of February 27, 1884 and March 10, 1884.
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Richard Henry Pratt requests permission to send students with impaired vision to the Wills' Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for treatment.
![Clarification Sought on the Use of the Osage Fund Clarification Sought on the Use of the Osage Fund](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0180_05462_0002.jpg?itok=jc97jjhS)
Richard Henry Pratt seeks clarification on how to use the Osage Fund in such a way to avoid complications on the Carlisle Indian School's accounts. Pratt indicates its similarity to other funds as well as the Comptrollers instructions provides conflicting advice. Pratt ends by saying that he would request authority to use the fund for the…
![Notification of Pratt's Arrival at Carlisle and Group of Students from Mescalero and Jicarilla Agency Notification of Pratt's Arrival at Carlisle and Group of Students from Mescalero and Jicarilla Agency](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0185_07669_0001.jpg?itok=LbwjWBv_)
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Indian Affairs Office that he has arrived back at the Carlisle Indian School from his trip out West. Pratt also notes that he was not able to bring back a party of students from the Mescalero and Jicarilla Agency due to the Agent being detained in a Court case and no group of students ready to depart. He ends by…
![Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Second Quarter 1884 Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Second Quarter 1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0187_08287_0001.jpg?itok=MDel_i4b)
Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1884 amounting to $9,820.00 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $5,435.00 for regular employee pay.
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Richard Henry Pratt responds to the letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs regarding a large sum of funds on hand related. Pratt indicates that the sum is for the transportation of 50 Apache students from the Mescalero and Jicarilla Agency and is made out to the William H. H. Llewellyn, U.S. Indian Agent for the Agency.
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Richard Henry Pratt queries the Commissioner of Indian Affairs regarding the sum he sent William H. H. Llewellyn, U.S. Indian Agent for the Mescalero and Jicarilla Agency, for the transportation of 50 Apache students to Carlisle. Pratt requests that if the students are not coming then he should be informed immediately.
![Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew, June 2, 1884 Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew, June 2, 1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/DKC_MC200804_b1_f04_p001.jpg?itok=f7TpWmT3)
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew discussing the Board of Trustees and the auditing of Pratt's account. Pratt also mentions the potential visit of General George Crook. This letter is part of a series of related correspondence which can be found using the People tags. Transcript included…
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Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to return 25 more students than he has already been given permission for by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Pratt indicates that this is a result of returning students who will come back in the Fall.