Richard Henry Pratt asks to add Riverside Instruction Frame to the list of books and school materials required. Pratt notes that his principal teacher believes the book is adapted for use in the school's primary departments.
1890-1899
![Request to Add Riverside Instruction Frame to List of Books Request to Add Riverside Instruction Frame to List of Books](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0715_10744_0002.jpg?itok=hsSF8f9D)
![Classification of Pupils for Quarter Ending March 31, 1891 Classification of Pupils for Quarter Ending March 31, 1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0732_17432_0001.jpg?itok=KxS5CFo5)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the Statement of Classification for students at the Carlisle Indian School for the quarter ending March 31, 1891.
![Inquiry into Unpaid Annuity Money due Pawnee Students Inquiry into Unpaid Annuity Money due Pawnee Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0719_12001_0002.jpg?itok=mEInoW_o)
Inquiry by Richard Henry Pratt at the request of Pawnee students at the Carlisle Indian School into unpaid annuity money.
![Report of School Employees for Quarter Ending March 31, 1891 Report of School Employees for Quarter Ending March 31, 1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0731_17094_c1166.jpg?itok=sbQVed8e)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the Report of School Employees for the quarter ending March 31, 1891.
![Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1891 Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0720_12606_0002.jpg?itok=YytbklMt)
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1891 amounting to $18,485.53 for support of the school.
![Estimate of Supplies, April 1891 Estimate of Supplies, April 1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0720_12607_c1251.jpg?itok=1zovqTXB)
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1891 amounting to $497.95 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.
![Joseph Schanandore Requests Pratt Remit Son's Bank Account to Him Joseph Schanandore Requests Pratt Remit Son's Bank Account to Him](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0741_21291_0003.jpg?itok=ZNCKYm68)
Joseph Schanandore requests the Office of Indian Affairs instruct Richard Henry Pratt to remit him the remaining money held in his son Jemison's account at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Report of Irregular Employees, March 1891 Report of Irregular Employees, March 1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0721_12792_0002.jpg?itok=DKIQ-2uc)
Captain Richard H. Pratt forwards a monthly report of irregular employees for March 1891 to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Note: The report itself was missing when this file was scanned at the National Archives.
![Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, March 1891 Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, March 1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0721_12791_c1259.jpg?itok=gJZvZEfK)
C. R. Dixon the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for March 1891.
![Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees and Application, April 1891 Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees and Application, April 1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0722_13287_c1266.jpg?itok=dGeOfYwX)
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employee (Lillie Ruth Shaffner). The report includes personal information about those being hired. Pratt also sends Lillie Ruth Shaffner's application for a position as a teacher, including references.
![Postponement of Commencement Exercises Due to Measles Outbreak Postponement of Commencement Exercises Due to Measles Outbreak](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0722_13385_0002.jpg?itok=qknDS6rc)
Notice that the commencement exercises for the 1891 graduating class will be postponed until June due to an outbreak of measles on the campus. Richard Henry Pratt predicates that with the 16 cases among students and six cases among children of employees that it will take six months to overcome and likely afflict hundreds of students. As a…
![Forwarding Expense Report Related to Death of John W. Pipe Forwarding Expense Report Related to Death of John W. Pipe](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0723_13720_0002.jpg?itok=k1if-hFk)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards an account of expenses related to Alfred John Standing in attending to the funeral of John W. Pipe who died while on outing. Also included in the report are expenses related to Pipe's sickness, death, and burial.
![Interior Secretary Disallows Carlisle Appropriation for Clerks Interior Secretary Disallows Carlisle Appropriation for Clerks](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0725_14345_0002.jpg?itok=uNoJwZtG)
The Acting Secretary of the Interior disapproves using the appropriation of Carlisle Indian School to cover the pay and travel expenses for two clerks and one agent to obtain and record the information called for the Senate Resolution of February 13, 1891.
![Request to Make Money Available for William F. Campbell Request to Make Money Available for William F. Campbell](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0724_14326_0002.jpg?itok=MWEc3wO6)
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he has received a letter from former student William F. Campbell regarding the assistance promised him by Office of Indian Affairs to allow him to attend the Law School at the University of Minnesota. Pratt notes that a contract was drawn up by the Dean of the Law School to…
![Return of Expense Voucher Related to John W. Pipe Return of Expense Voucher Related to John W. Pipe](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0725_14686_0001.jpg?itok=0QR2f7fu)
Richard Henry Pratt returns voucher of Alfred John Standing for $145.95 covering expenses incurred from the sickness and burial of John W. Pipe while on outing.
![Pratt Asks for Ways to Bring Students from the Western Shoshone Agency Pratt Asks for Ways to Bring Students from the Western Shoshone Agency](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0726_14839_0001.jpg?itok=6a75MOjn)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has received requests from Dr. Carlos Montezuma and the Western Shoshone Agency Agent to enroll five students from that Agency. Pratt writes that his transportation costs for the year are minimal and asks if it possible to use other funds for the purpose of bringing in these…
![Pratt Forwards Requisition for Stationery, Fiscal Year 1891-1892 Pratt Forwards Requisition for Stationery, Fiscal Year 1891-1892](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0726_14900_0001.jpg?itok=B9kORKO0)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a requisition for stationery for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 1892.
![Request to Transfer Three Students from the Sisseton Agency School Request to Transfer Three Students from the Sisseton Agency School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0728_15804_0001.jpg?itok=acemuUIu)
J. H. Meteer, Superintendent of the Sisseton Agency School, requests to transfer three students to the Carlisle Indian School.
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return Henry Keoke Pratt Responds to Request to Return Henry Keoke](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0751_24605_0001.jpg?itok=GiB__d7L)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding a request to return Henry Keoke to his home. Pratt provides Keoke's history at the Carlisle Indian School as well as his last letter to Keoke informing him that as he decided to go out on outing he needs to complete his outing before being sent home.
![Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, April 1891 Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, April 1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0729_16147_c1144.jpg?itok=mVwkWzaU)
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for April 1891.
![Report of Irregular Employees, April 1891 Report of Irregular Employees, April 1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0730_16711_c1163.jpg?itok=qaOIlLji)
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during April 1891. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
![Information and Recommendation on Eva Johnson Information and Recommendation on Eva Johnson](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0732_17433_0003.jpg?itok=hXJM92Qi)
In response to an inquiry to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a teaching position in the Indian Service for Eva Johnson, Richard Henry Pratt provides information from E. L. Fisher as well as his recommendation.
![Response to Request to Return James Wolf Response to Request to Return James Wolf](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0748_23611_0003.jpg?itok=K1wsD2uY)
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding requests for the return home of James Wolf. Pratt notes that due to Wolf's having only one functioning eye he should remain at Carlisle for his full term in order to take full advantage of his education. Pratt includes letters sent to the Agency and Wolf while on outing…
![Request for the Return of William Good Thunder Request for the Return of William Good Thunder](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0733_17862_0001.jpg?itok=Ff6_UhOa)
Andrew Good Thunder requests the return of his grandson from the Carlisle Indian School. Good Thunder notes that he is getting older and would like his grandson to help him work for him. Good Thunder concludes by saying that he will pay the return fare.
![Harvey Townsend Requests to be Transferred to Carlisle Harvey Townsend Requests to be Transferred to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0739_20592_0002.jpg?itok=nNqL0dVb)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from a former student Harvey Townsend asking to be transferred from the Albuquerque School to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that when Townsend left Carlisle he indicated he would return but ended up at Albuquerque. Pratt asks that Townsend's request to be transferred be granted.