Local Businesses

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Request to Supply Shoes for New Indian School
September 16, 1879

Jonathan Cornman requests to manufacture and repair shoes for Indian women and children that are rumored to be quartering at the Carlisle Barracks in the fall.

Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "Letters Received…

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Request to Furnish Supplies to the Carlisle Indian School
September 24, 1879

Herman Berg writes to Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt regarding the Government's intention to establish an Indian school in Carlisle. Berg requests the opportunity to furnish supplies to the school and states that he will provide ample bonds in order to fulfill any contract.

Note: This item was copied from U.S. National…

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Advertising in Local Papers for Supplies
February 10, 1881

Richard Henry Pratt notes that the Carlisle Herald and Valley Sentinel of Carlisle have the two largest circulations of the local papers and would be the best to advertise for material costs. He provides estimates for lumber; masonry excavation of plastering; hardware; roofing tin and spouting; painting; and a water closet, waste pipe, and…

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Dickinson College vs Carlisle 1901 Souvenir Football Program
October 5, 1901

Souvenir program for the Dickinson vs. Carlisle football game on October 5, 1901. The program includes the rosters for the two teams as well as photographs connected to both schools and advertisements for local businesses.

Format:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Pratt Responds to Bill from J. A. Hefflefinger
June 17, 1904

Richard Henry Pratt responds to a bill forwarded to him from J. A. Hefflefinger for goods purchased by student Walter Komah. Pratt details the school's policy regarding student financial accounts and makes a recommendation to Hefflefinger on how to collect from Komah before returning his bill.

Format:
Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society