Discipline - General

James A. Cooper provides his report to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding his inspection of the Carlisle Indian School. Cooper covers the buildings, the number of pupils, the staff, clothing and diet of students, and discipline. Cooper also covers the industrial and traditional educations at Carlisle and ends by comparing the students at…

Mary M. Kennedy provides Thomas J. Morgan two letters regarding claims made by students at Carlisle regarding their punishment over complaints that they are not receiving enough food to eat. She further states that Richard Henry Pratt punishes students when he hears they have written home complaining and to not show the letters to him.

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Daniel Dorchester, Superintendent of the Indian Schools, comments on his investigation regarding a letter written by Adela Rankin to Theodore Roosevelt about student abuse, as well as complaints of New York Indians regarding a lack of food at Carlisle. Dorchester relates that he has tried to follow up with Rankin but has not gotten a response…

A. W. Ferrin forwards petition of the Cattaraugus Reservation requesting the return of certain pupils from the Carlisle Indian School. The petition claims that parents were misinformed and that some students were taken without consent, parents are unhappy with the treatment of their children, that students are not getting enough academic…

Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request to transfer Lettie Connolly to the Lincoln Institute.

Richard Henry Pratt writes to the Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding Lewis Williams (also known as Lewis Daniel Williams).

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of former student Jacob Cobmoosa to have his belongings shipped to him.

Former student James D. Flannery requests the assistance of Commissioner of Indian Affairs Daniel M. Browning due to his health and lack of finances in dealing with Richard Henry Pratt.

Richard Henry Pratt provides the context of his actions to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding his request to the Pittsburgh Police Department treat two runaway students as vagrants.

Richard Henry Pratt replies to a letter regarding Robert Bonga and his actions at various schools. Pratt provides his recommendations in cases like Bonga's and notes that he ran away from Carlisle shortly after arriving.

Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request from Amos Long Wolf to return home.

A. O. Wright, Supervisor of Indian Schools, provides a report on the Carlisle Indian School focusing on the outing program. Wright provides details of the school as he found it as well as provides recommendations for improvement.

Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request from her father to return Lily Felix.

Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding a letter from local attorney George Hayes pertaining to a student under discipline. (The student is not identified here.) 

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of Gertrude Simmons for a position as a Principal Teacher in the Indian Service.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a list of students who he recommends not be accepted at any other Government school.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Joseph C. Hart, Superintendent of the Oneida Indian School, regarding three former Carlisle students who desire to enroll at Flandreau.

Edgar A. Allen responds to the complaints of John Susep and J. Frederick Nicholar against disciplinarian W. G. Thompson.

Edgar A. Allen responds to a letter from William John regarding the punishment of two runaway students by whipping. John further requests to be released early from the Carlisle Indian School.

William A. Mercer requests approval of the dismissal of Joseph Colonhaski following his trial for theft by fellow students.

Request for the approval of the dismissal of Ida La Fromboise (here Ida La Frumboise) from the Carlisle Indian School.

J. R. Wise responds to a letter from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding an inquiry from Princess Chinquilla who claims her son, Harry K. Cole, left money, a trunk, and a gold watch when he left the Carlisle Indian School.

Princess Chinquilla in her letter also requests a position for Cole in the Indian Service.

William A. Mercer provides a report on the funds that are confiscated from runaway pupils, detailing that they are deposited into the Emergency Account. 

William A. Mercer requests authority to arrange for the return of Jesse Twigg to his home following his discharge from the State Reformatory in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

William A. Mercer responds to the request to release Jesse Pierce from his enrollment at the Carlisle Indian School.