Carlos Montezuma, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for September 1893. Montezuma also includes a short note about the cases in the "Remarks and Physician's Special Report" section.
1890-1899
![Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, September 1893 Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, September 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1026_36786_c2819.jpg?itok=uhR5Ejjn)
![Forwards Request to Donate Part of Chicago Exhibit Forwards Request to Donate Part of Chicago Exhibit](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1029_37975_0001_1.jpg?itok=duBD79v_)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to donate a part of the Carlisle Indian School at the Chicago World's Fair and Columbian Exposition to a Pedagogy Museum composed of exhibits at the Fair.
![Estimate of Supplies, October 1893 Estimate of Supplies, October 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1032_39459_c2941.jpg?itok=UIINWYtj)
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the second quarter of fiscal year 1894 amounting to $499.41 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated cost, and how the item will be used at the school.
![Abe Somers Requests Transfer from Haskell to Carlisle Abe Somers Requests Transfer from Haskell to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1031_39310_0001.jpg?itok=1OgS8-6I)
Former student Abe Somers requests to transfer from the Haskell Institute to re-enroll at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Henry M. Hudelson's Request for Leave of Absence Henry M. Hudelson's Request for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1032_39393_0001.jpg?itok=oM04LY4J)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Henry M. Hudelson's application for a 30-day leave of absence because of an injury suffered in the classroom. Hudelson fell and hit his head on the mantelpiece in his classroom and got a concussion.
![Oscar Warden Requests to be Returned Home Oscar Warden Requests to be Returned Home](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1047_46713_0004.jpg?itok=nfyBg3M6)
Charles G. Penney, Acting U.S. Indian Agent for the Pine Ridge Agency, forwards a letter from Oscar Warden to his father Martin Pretty Back requesting he arrange for his return home.
![Report of Irregular Employees, September 1893 Report of Irregular Employees, September 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1031_39029_c2884.jpg?itok=mDCzIIR7)
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in September 1893. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor" and the "Indian Apprentice Labor," representing student employees.
![Estimate of Funds, Second Quarter 1894 Estimate of Funds, Second Quarter 1894](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1032_39460_c2946.jpg?itok=_7928L7E)
Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1894 amounting to $18,629.41 for support of the school, of which $10,205.00 is for regular employee pay.
![Request to Buy Hardwood, Coal Oil, and Postage Stamps Request to Buy Hardwood, Coal Oil, and Postage Stamps](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1032_39463_0001.jpg?itok=IDTwYeVx)
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests to spend $203.00 on the purchase of hardwood for the bakery, coal oil for lighting buildings, and postage stamps for students.
![Report of Irregular Employees, October 1893 Report of Irregular Employees, October 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1037_41799_0001.jpg?itok=z-ycYR-s)
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in October 1893. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor," whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Apprentice Labor," representing student…
![Clarification on Henry M. Hudelson's Request for Leave of Absence Clarification on Henry M. Hudelson's Request for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1038_42489_0001.jpg?itok=t6MxUwEn)
Richard Henry Pratt advises the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that teacher H. M. Hudelson is entitled to 19 days leave of absence.
![Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, October 1893 Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, October 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1039_42802_c2456.jpg?itok=2LsQbr8h)
Carlos Montezuma, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for October 1893.
![Pratt Informs Office of Installation of Electric Lights Pratt Informs Office of Installation of Electric Lights](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1039_42805_c2465.jpg?itok=uTNx-1UC)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has gone ahead and installed electric lights using the Charity Fund and believing that there would be no objection if the annual cost was less than the previous system. Pratt indicates that there was a small increase in price which he requests to be covered by his Government…
![Details on Assistant Laundress on Report of Irregular Employees, October 1893 Details on Assistant Laundress on Report of Irregular Employees, October 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1039_42924_0001.jpg?itok=SoI6OPzL)
Richard Henry Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with additional information on salary in regards to an assistant laundress mentioned in the October 1893 irregular employees report. Pratt informs the Commissioner that the temporarily employed assistant laundress was hired in place of Miss Jamison, whose been sick for months.
![Pratt Responds to Office Inquiry Regarding Appointment of Teachers Pratt Responds to Office Inquiry Regarding Appointment of Teachers](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1039_43014_0001.jpg?itok=K2mqHSGO)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that T. L. Deavor and Henry M. Hudelson are unable to continue in their present roles due to health and he forwards the name of Philip Drum to replace Hudelson.
![Mary A. Smith Requests Enrollment of Two New York Students Mary A. Smith Requests Enrollment of Two New York Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1042_44076_0001.jpg?itok=kX5wKhYr)
Mary A. Smith requests permission from the Office of Indian Affairs to have two New York students enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Report of Henry M. Hudelson's Leave of Absence Report of Henry M. Hudelson's Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1043_44392_0001.jpg?itok=jvYlWpMc)
Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him that he received his letter granting teacher Henry M. Hudelson 9 days leave of absence, which Hudelson took from November 11th to November 19th.
![Fanny G. Paull's Application for Leave of Absence Fanny G. Paull's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1043_44711_0001.jpg?itok=oUs-s3WN)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Fanny G. Paull's application for a 30-day leave of absence due to sickness. Pratt also sends school physician Carlos Montezuma's recommendation for Paull to take a leave of absence for her "incipient nervous prostration."
![Pratt Reports the Death of Annie R. Jordan Pratt Reports the Death of Annie R. Jordan](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1044_44939_0001.jpg?itok=HtcBTD2a)
Richard Henry Pratt reports the death of Annie R. Jordan, head of the Laundry Department, to the Office of Indian Affairs.
![Pratt Requests Teaching Position be Abolished and Replaced with Assistant Pratt Requests Teaching Position be Abolished and Replaced with Assistant](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1044_44991_0001.jpg?itok=sWz_i0l2)
Richard Henry Pratt requests that the position of teacher previously held by Henry M. Hudelson be abolished and an assistant teacher position which does not fall under the Civil Service Commission be created.
![Starting Date of Fanny G. Paull's Leave of Absence Starting Date of Fanny G. Paull's Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1043_44746_0002.jpg?itok=inRrEPtP)
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting to have teacher Fanny G. Paull's leave of absence begin on December 15th.
![Pratt Request to Bring Students from Cherokee, North Carolina Pratt Request to Bring Students from Cherokee, North Carolina](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1045_45793_0002.jpg?itok=Vj5yq9jq)
Richard Henry Pratt requests to take a party of students from Cherokee, North Carolina to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that the local boarding school is overcrowded and there is great interest among students and parents to be educated at Carlisle.
Pratt further discusses that it would be inadvisable to bring the Alabama…
![Report of Irregular Employees, November 1893 Report of Irregular Employees, November 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1048_47076_0002.jpg?itok=0WsZE6cZ)
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in November 1893. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor," whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Apprentice Labor," representing student…
![Pratt Responds to Circular Regarding Normal School in New Mexico Pratt Responds to Circular Regarding Normal School in New Mexico](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1048_47123_0002.jpg?itok=19f09tps)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs circular letter regarding students for a normal training school in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pratt notes that Carlisle has had some limited success in producing students for normal schools and strongly advocates for placing students among established normal schools and colleges. He cites…
![Request to Pay Estate of Annie R. Jordan Amount Owed Her Request to Pay Estate of Annie R. Jordan Amount Owed Her](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1049_47384_0002.jpg?itok=EYXAlltH)
Cover letter in which Richard Henry Pratt forwards accounts of Annie R. Jordan who is recently deceased. Pratt requests to pay the amount due Jordan directly to her husband.