Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter accepting release for students and teachers from exhibit in Indian School at Chicago and also accepts allowance.
1890-1899
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Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Charles Red Hawk Smith to be returned home. Pratt provides reports from the school's physician and disciplinarian as well as two outing reports from Smith's patron. As a result Pratt recommends that Smith be allowed to be returned home.
![Mary M. Kennedy Requests Return of Flora Patterson Mary M. Kennedy Requests Return of Flora Patterson](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0977_16217_0003.jpg?itok=N5f88HZt)
Mary M. Kennedy requests the return of her granddaughter, Flora Patterson, from the Carlisle Indian School due to her health.
![Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, April 1893 Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, April 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0976_15863_c2893A.jpg?itok=6GGllRJ3)
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for April 1893.
![Petition to Retain George Day as Kiowa and Comanche Agent Petition to Retain George Day as Kiowa and Comanche Agent](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0984_19005_0002.jpg?itok=KNuhEmd2)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a petition from the Comanche Nation to keep their U.S. Indian Agent George Day.
Also a brief note that a few members of the Agency stopped in Chicago and saw the Carlisle exhibit.
![Report of Irregular Employees, April 1893 Report of Irregular Employees, April 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0977_16104_0001_NARA_RG75_91_b0984_19214_0002.jpg?itok=-QW2YDjj)
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 April 1893. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor," whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Apprentice Labor," representing student…
![Pratt Informs Office David Betts Accepted Pyramid Lake Appointment Pratt Informs Office David Betts Accepted Pyramid Lake Appointment](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0978_16333_0002.jpg?itok=CQNQDX2b)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that David U. Betts departed for Pyramid Lake due to not hearing earlier from the Office of Indian Affairs.
![A. W. Ferrin Provides Update on New York Requests to Return Students A. W. Ferrin Provides Update on New York Requests to Return Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0980_17317_0002.jpg?itok=AzMUa3tD)
A. W. Ferrin provides an update on the feelings of the New York Indians regarding their children at the Carlisle Indian School. Ferrin states that he has had some discussions with various members of the Seneca Nation and that only a few are dissatisfied with having their children at Carlisle. Further an effort was made at the last Seneca…
![Nippe Requests Commissioner to Ignore Cattaraugus Petition Nippe Requests Commissioner to Ignore Cattaraugus Petition](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0980_17084_0002.jpg?itok=aXUBCzNE)
M. F. Nippe, Missionary, writes to Daniel M. Browning asking him to ignore the petition of the Cattaraugus Reservation. Nippe notes that the claims are the result of misstatements and falsehoods.
![Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, May 1893 Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, May 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0981_17531_c3034.jpg?itok=jfWpwrtU)
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two dozen different blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
![Pratt Recommends Lydia L. Hunt for Matron Position Pratt Recommends Lydia L. Hunt for Matron Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0983_18516_0002.jpg?itok=0Mil1wlD)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Lydia L. Hunt and recommends her for a position as a matron.
![Eligible Candidate for Teacher Position Eligible Candidate for Teacher Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0982_18071_0002.jpg?itok=xQDhPeXO)
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior one man (Jacob A. Ressler) eligible to fill the vacant teacher position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidate's name, address, and their civil service exam grade. Acting Secretary William H. Harris refers the list to…
![Eligible Candidate for Teacher Position Eligible Candidate for Teacher Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0982_18072_0002.jpg?itok=f02P6yQp)
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of one man (Oscar Hugh Bakeless) who is eligible to fill the vacant teacher position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidate's name, address, and their civil service exam grade. Acting Secretary William H. Harris…
![Eligible Candidates for Principal Teacher Position Eligible Candidates for Principal Teacher Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0982_18070_0002.jpg?itok=FTkMfnPr)
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three men (Lafayette R. Holland, T. Marcellus Marshall, Horton Howard) who are eligible to fill the vacant principal teacher position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidates' names, addresses, and their civil…
![Eligible Candidates for Teacher Position Eligible Candidates for Teacher Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0982_18069_0002.jpg?itok=w9rjjsus)
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three candidates (Fannie I. Peter, Gussie Stocker, Henry M. Hudelson) who are eligible to fill the vacant teacher position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidates' names, addresses, and their civil service…
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return Flora Patterson Pratt Responds to Request to Return Flora Patterson](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0981_17876_0003.jpg?itok=oeiYp4o2)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to Mary M. Kennedy's request to return her granddaughter Flora Patterson. Pratt notes that Patterson died at the Racine Home in Philadelphia, after having contracted quick consumption.
![Pratt Requests Authority to Rent Henderson Farm in Fiscal Year 1894 Pratt Requests Authority to Rent Henderson Farm in Fiscal Year 1894](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0982_18141_0002.jpg?itok=aVLtGCNK)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay for the lease of the Henderson Farm with Government funds due to a depleted Charity Fund. Pratt notes that the farm is necessary for additional grazing and farming purposes as well as drainage.
![Charles Smith Requests to be Returned Home Charles Smith Requests to be Returned Home](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0985_19551_0001.jpg?itok=bAUuAHmD)
Charles Smith requests to be returned to his home.
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Cornelia A. Merritt, teacher, accepts transfer to the Navajo Boarding School at Fort Defiance, Arizona.
![Mollie V. Gaither's Application for Leave of Absence Mollie V. Gaither's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0984_18897_0002.jpg?itok=v0mubz4k)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Mollie V. Gaither's application for an 18-day leave of absence. Gaither works as a teacher.
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Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the sick leave granted to Miss Phillips. Pratt outlines changes he wishes to make to reduce the expenses of employing irregular employees.
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Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from Lieutenant McAnaney, Fort Belknap Agent, in reference to vacancies at the Fort Belknap school. Pratt states that he did not mean to give a strong endorsement for a cook position for Lucy Enter Lodge and instead recommends Rosalie Ereaux. In addition, he discusses the charge that no one from the Fort…
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Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding to superintendent vacancies among Indian Schools. Pratt notes that of his employees the Carlisle Indian School disciplinarian William P. Campbell would be disposed to accept a position as well as the school physician C. R. Dixon. Pratt ends by stating that Alfred John…
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David Patterson requests that Daniel M. Browning act on the petition forwarded to him by A. W. Ferrin requesting the return of children from New York at the Carlisle Indian School.
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Lydia L. Hunt informs Frank C. Armstrong that she is declining her appointment as a teacher in the Wadsworth Day School.