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Commissioner of Indian Affairs William G. LeDue informs Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz that Richard Henry Pratt's request for garden seeds has been filled.
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…
Richard Henry Pratt requests permission to purchase seeds on the open market.
Cover letter for papers related to the Parker farm and the purchase of mulch.
Note: A document in this file indicates the papers are filed with RG 75, Entry 91, box 393, 1887-#12555.
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase 1000 chestnut rails and 200 locust posts for repairing the fence at the Parker Farm.
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs circular by providing answers related to the Carlisle Indian School focused on the buildings and grounds as well as providing enrollment statistics. Additionally, included are lists of supplies including furniture in various buildings, utensils, farm stock, and tools in various…
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase various furniture to replace old furniture in the teachers' quarters as well as hospital furniture and a new feed mill for the school farm.
Estimate of funds for the first quarter of 1892 amounting to $54,367.65 for support of the school, transportation of Indian supplies, and stock cattle.
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase various garden seeds for the school.
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests to spend $290 on the purchase of field and garden seeds, postage stamps for students, and small boys' shoes.
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase various supplies on the open market including upper leather, dried compressed yeast, Saunder's Pipe Cutting Machinery, and various field and garden seeds.
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase horses or mules to replace those previously condemned as well as corn for the school farm animals.
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to amend his quarterly estimate to purchase 15 bushels of timothy seed for the Carlisle Indian School farms at a higher price.
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that due to the poor harvest of forage supplies including hay, corn, oats, and wheat that the supplies at the Carlisle Indian School are extremely low. As a result, he requests emergency authorization to purchase forage supplies on the open market.
Richard Henry Pratt follows up his request for emergency authorization to purchase forage supplies on the open market including timothy hay, straw, shelled corn, and oats.
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to expend $200 in outside labor in making uniform coats and pants as well as purchasing farm and garden seeds and postage for student correspondence.
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that a farm wagon that was built at the Carlisle Indian School needs to be replaced. In addition, the new school farm requires two additional wagons. As a result, Pratt requests authority to purchase materials necessary for the for the manufacture of the farm wagons in addition to those…
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase 300 bushels of potatoes for the kitchen and planting at the school farm.
Alfred John Standing requests authority to purchase an additional five tons of hay for dairy cows and 250 bushels of oats for planting and feeding the new horses.
Richard Henry Pratt requests supplies to repair fences on the Carlisle Indian School grounds and at the Parker Farm.
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase a new threshing machine to replace the worn-out machine currently used by the Carlisle Indian School.
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase a new Peerless Thresher, Class E to harvest the upcoming grain crop at the school farms.
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay $125 in the purchase of nursery stock in the open market. Mercer states that he plans on planting an orchard consisting of various fruit trees along with currants and grapes to go with the agriculture training.
J. R. Wise responds to an Office of Indian Affairs regarding a desire for an itemized statement regarding specific trees for nursery stock.
William A. Mercer follows up on his initial request to purchase nursery stock as well as J. R. Wise's reply to an Office of Indian Affairs inquiry. Mercer states that unless the authority is granted soon the desired training for planting and caring for fruit trees will be lost.
William A. Mercer submits the report of farm statistics for the 1906 calendar year along with a list of farm tools, stock, and buildings. Mercer also includes a map showing the school farms and other "Indian School Lands."