Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Carrie L. Miller has resigned her position as of August 8, 1900 as a clerk. Pratt recommends carrying Miller on the irregular roles from the close of the fiscal year until her final day and requests a replacement from the Civil Service list.
1900-1909
![Office Informed of Resignation of Carrie L. Miller Office Informed of Resignation of Carrie L. Miller](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1798_29179_0001.jpg?itok=O5kQD70c)
![Discussion of Employees Following Expiration of Probationary Period in 1900 Discussion of Employees Following Expiration of Probationary Period in 1900](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1798_29328_0001.jpg?itok=VGrmfQu8)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs circular discussing employees whose probationary periods have expired.
![Request to Hire Local Baker for 1901 Fiscal Year Request to Hire Local Baker for 1901 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1798_29327_0001.jpg?itok=CzclTCmZ)
Richard Henry Pratt requests to have a baker included on the list of positions for the upcoming fiscal year. Pratt mentions that he has found a candidate in Carlisle and requests authority to hire him.
![Request to Readvertise Coal Bid Request to Readvertise Coal Bid](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1799_29897_0001.jpg?itok=ud2QrSwE)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he needs to modify the recent authority to advertise for coal due to the different boilers. In particular, he notes that he does not need broken anthracite coal and can instead use bituminous coal. Pratt therefore requests authority to re-advertise for 1600 tons of bituminous coal…
![Request to Retain Daniel Eagle as Student Request to Retain Daniel Eagle as Student](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1799_29992_0001.jpg?itok=9cSUljIf)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to retain Daniel Eagle as a student even though he is 24 years old and so above the age limit. Pratt shares that Eagle wishes to forward his education and attend the local commercial college when he is qualified for it.
![Eligible Candidates for Assistant Matron Position Eligible Candidates for Assistant Matron Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1800_30091_0001.jpg?itok=HKWDQApe)
John B. Harlow, the Commissioner of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three women (Lida C. Sabin, Elvira S. Lemmon, Florence E. Hunnewell) who are eligible to fill the vacant assistant matron position at the Carlisle Indian School. The assistant matron must be a single woman over 30 years old. The…
![Request to Sell Old Boilers Request to Sell Old Boilers](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1799_29896_0001.jpg?itok=bBmNfZe_)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to sell the boilers that are being replaced with the new steam plant.
![Request to Send Annie Kowuni to New Mexico to Recruit Students Request to Send Annie Kowuni to New Mexico to Recruit Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1800_30150_0001.jpg?itok=vN-vd_2H)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to send Annie Kowuni to New Mexico to recruit students for the Carlisle Indian School. In addition, he asks to hire a replacement for her in the office over the summer.
![Two Applications for Leave of Absence Two Applications for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1800_30406_0002.jpg?itok=BUO2GdNW)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards two applications for leave of absence: Carrie L. Miller (clerk) and Mattie A. Harn (laborer).
![List of Employees who Desire to Attend Summer School List of Employees who Desire to Attend Summer School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1800_30407_0001.jpg?itok=i6v0YdNu)
Richard H. Pratt provides a list of seventeen employees that would like to attend summer school. Pratt lists the school that they would like to attend as well as the dates.
![Pratt Requests Selection of Assistant Matron be Hastened Pratt Requests Selection of Assistant Matron be Hastened](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1800_30074_0002.jpg?itok=eNGxtgoe)
Richard Henry Pratt requests that the selection of an assistant matron be made as quickly as possible.
![Proposal for Record Keeping System and Non-Native Surnames Proposal for Record Keeping System and Non-Native Surnames](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1800_30589_0001.jpg?itok=78Y3q0sz)
Richard Henry Pratt discusses a request from Richard Davis to establish a system of permanent records of marriages, births, and deaths of Native Americans who hold allotted lands as well as the adoption of non-Native surnames for them in order to avoid confusion in matters relating to their lands.
Note that Davis' recommendations do not…
![Charles Wheelock Requests New Indian Service Appointment Charles Wheelock Requests New Indian Service Appointment](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1804_32305_0001.jpg?itok=le8d0F-l)
Former student Charles D. Wheelock requests the assistance of Richard Henry Pratt in helping him secure a new position in the Indian Service as well as a position for his wife Julia Powlas Wheelock.
![Descriptive Statement of Students from Fort Yuma Training School, 1900 Descriptive Statement of Students from Fort Yuma Training School, 1900](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1804_32215_c1619.jpg?itok=Ii59BumD)
Descriptive statement of students regarding Joseph Miguel's transfer to the Carlisle Indian School from the Fort Yuma Training School.
![Oath of Office for Lida C. Sabin Oath of Office for Lida C. Sabin](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1803_31664_0001.jpg?itok=O80sBgeS)
Lida C. Sabin submits an oath of office for her new position of assistant matron at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Pratt Requests Authorization to Spend Transportation Funds for Fiscal Year 1901 Pratt Requests Authorization to Spend Transportation Funds for Fiscal Year 1901](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1804_32379_0001.jpg?itok=tVZvUR6P)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to spend $14,000 for the transportation of students to and from their homes and the Carlisle Indian School for fiscal year 1901.
![Request to Employ Extra Teacher in Creation of Domestic Science Department Request to Employ Extra Teacher in Creation of Domestic Science Department](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1806_33433_0001.jpg?itok=Q2o9_XBu)
Richard Henry Pratt requests to add a Domestic Science Department at the Carlisle Indian School and requests authority to employ Harriet Eck as an extra teacher.
![Request to have Uniform Coats and Pants Made Outside Carlisle Request to have Uniform Coats and Pants Made Outside Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1804_32382_0001.jpg?itok=kJllStP3)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to have uniform coats and pants made outside the Carlisle Indian School.
![Request to Immediately Purchase Supplies Before Delivery of Contract Request to Immediately Purchase Supplies Before Delivery of Contract](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1804_32378_0001.jpg?itok=NKNar1uB)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase $500 in supplies and materials listed on the annual estimate for immediate use pending delivery under contract.
![Request to Pay for Various Supplies and General Labor in July 1900 Request to Pay for Various Supplies and General Labor in July 1900](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1804_32375_001.jpg?itok=aS4Z-NEv)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase electric lamps, turpentine, putty, floor oil, labor of a painter, and material and labor for general repairs in July 1900.
![Request to Pay Students Labor Over Summer of 1900 Request to Pay Students Labor Over Summer of 1900](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1804_32374_0001.jpg?itok=_DUFoWbV)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that there is a large amount of work to be done on the campus and requests authority to pay $2,000 to student workers.
![Request to Purchase Additional Boiler Equipment Request to Purchase Additional Boiler Equipment](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1804_32380_0001.jpg?itok=fO_vqlBX)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase smoke connections for boilers which were omitted from the boiler contract as well as a steam drum.
![Request to Purchase Gravel for Improving Walks and Roads Request to Purchase Gravel for Improving Walks and Roads](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1804_32381_0001.jpg?itok=8JIc0roJ)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase supplies including gravel to continue the work of improving the roads and walks of the Carlisle Indian School as well as the pay of a mason and plasterer.
![Request to Purchase Pillows and Materials for Wagons and Harness Request to Purchase Pillows and Materials for Wagons and Harness](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1804_32376_0001.jpg?itok=cJjfPKmZ)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase 250 pillows and to purchase special material for making wagons and harness as well as pay of a trimmer.
![Request to Purchase Supplies Connected to Heating Plant Request to Purchase Supplies Connected to Heating Plant](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1804_32384_0001.jpg?itok=30OZnVQL)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase various supplies and materials connected to the new heating plant including iron pipes and fittings.