1900-1909

Richard Henry Pratt forwards the contract between the Carlisle Indian School and Dr. S. L. Diven to render medical services for the 1902 fiscal year.

Estimate of funds for the first quarter of 1902 amounting to $68,407.27 for transportation of students, building improvements, and regular employee pay. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $13,237.50 for regular employee pay.

Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the first quarter of fiscal year 1902 amounting to $496.80 and requests to purchase those items on 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.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Ida LaChapelle requesting to be re-instated into the Indian Service.

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay for freight shipping of articles produced by the industrial department to departmental agencies as well as freight on supplies purchased by the Carlisle Indian School not covered by transportation contracts.

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $400 to continue renting the Henderson Tract for the 1902 fiscal year.

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase new band uniforms for the upcoming visit to the Buffalo Exposition. Pratt notes that the uniform bid was won from Horstmann Bros. and will include the word Carlisle embroidered on the front.

Richard H. Pratt forwards applications of four employees for leave of absence: Dora M. Peters (assistant laborer), Etta S. Fortney (assistant laundress), Ella Albert (assistant laundress), and Jennie Wolf (assistant laundress).

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.

Richard H. Pratt forwards certificates of attendance at summer school for 16 employees: Bertha Canfield (seamstress), Elizabeth E. Forster (drawing teacher), Anne H. Stewart (sloyd teacher), Annie B. Moore and Jeannette L. Senseney (music teachers), Minnie L. Ferree (domestic science teacher), Edith McHarg Steele (librarian), and Agnes May…

Richard H. Pratt forwards applications of four employees for leave of absence: Susan Zeamer (assistant seamstress), E. Corbett (assistant seamstress), Kate S. Bowersox (teacher), and M. I. Zeigler (harnessmaker). 

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Carrie Weekley wishes to return to the Carlisle Indian School after teaching in Puerto Rico for a year. Pratt inquires how best to accomplish this.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards Assistant Matron Pearl McArthur's certificate of attendance at summer school in Buffalo, New York.

Richard H. Pratt forwards applications of three employees for leave of absence: W. B. Beitzel (clerk), George E. Snyder (laborer), and W. H. Miller (treasurer of the students' fund). 

Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt forwards two copies of a letter sent from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs approving Carlisle's irregular school employees report for June 1901.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards Clerk Nellie V. Robertson's application for a 30 day leave of absence. 

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $200 for dental bills of younger students and those who have not had an opportunity to earn money.

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay for the treatment of Ethel Bryant and Kolilook (also known as Annie Coodlalook) at the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Richard Henry Pratt advises the Commissioner of Indian Affairs on leave of absences with pay for four employees: Laura Jackson (girls' manager), Mary E. Lininger (assistant seamstress), Harry F. Weber (engineer), and Pearl McArthur (assistant matron).

Richard H. Pratt recommends that Moses Shongo, currently a soloist in Carlisle's band, be appointed as the bandmaster and disciplinarian in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards Shongo's application to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and endorses him in his cover letter.

Richard Henry Pratt requests that Edgar A. Allen (here Eugene Allen) be authorized to fill the Assistant Superintendent position. Pratt discusses that having Allen as an Assistant Superintendent would allow him to travel and counter the negative feelings generated by schools closer to reservations regarding Carlisle.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Margaret Shoulder (here Marguerita Scholder) requesting his help securing a position at the Oraiba School. Pratt additionally provides a recommendation.

Lt. Col. Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during July 1901. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Sara Pierre regarding obtaining students from the Siletz Agency in Oregon. Pratt notes that students who wish to attend a non-reservation boarding school should be allowed to do so.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards Storekeeper August Kensler's request for a 30 day annual leave of absence.