Richard Henry Pratt provides a recommendation for Lillian Ferris at the behest of Supervisor Charles H. Dixon of the Genoa Indian School.
Student and Former Student Job Recommendations
That is recommendations of people for jobs.
![Pratt Provides Recommendation for Lillian Ferris Pratt Provides Recommendation for Lillian Ferris](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1832_46422_0002.jpg?itok=AIH_eTUg)
![Pratt Provides Recommendation for Alice Lambert Otto Pratt Provides Recommendation for Alice Lambert Otto](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1856_58728_0003.jpg?itok=Pymp8td4)
Richard Henry Pratt provides information and a recommendation for Alice Lambert Otto for a position in the Indian Service. Pratt additionally forwards Otto's letter to him.
![Richard Sanderville Requests Position at the Piegan Agency Richard Sanderville Requests Position at the Piegan Agency](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1861_60841_0002.jpg?itok=zo1Kc_Re)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Richard Sanderville requesting a position at the Piegan Agency.
![Ralph Taylor Requests Pratt's Assistance in Securing Position Ralph Taylor Requests Pratt's Assistance in Securing Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1862_61315_0002.jpg?itok=f4XMY8cn)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a from Ralph Taylor requesting his assistance in securing a position in the Indian Service. Pratt provides information related to Taylor to the Office.
![Charles Dagenett Inquires About Quapaw Agency Appointment Charles Dagenett Inquires About Quapaw Agency Appointment](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1862_61427_0004.jpg?itok=HuCcttQ_)
Charles E. Dagenett inquires of Richard Henry Pratt about his appointment as a clerk at the Quapaw Agency. Pratt forwards the letter to the Office of Indian Affairs and that he responded to Dagenett that the matter is in the hands of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
![Pratt Recommends Mary Barada for Position at Lemhi Pratt Recommends Mary Barada for Position at Lemhi](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1883_06315_0001.jpg?itok=8Aj7mXvY)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that former student Mary Barada is an efficient seamstress and recommends her for a position at the Lemhi Indian School.
![Pratt Provides Information and Recommendation for Lizzie Hill Tyndall Pratt Provides Information and Recommendation for Lizzie Hill Tyndall](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1919_23793_0001.jpg?itok=zPXo5i93)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Lizzie Hill Tyndall and Joel Tyndall requesting a position for Lizzie at the Omaha Schools. Pratt further provides a recommendation for Lizzie.
![Pratt Provides Information on John H. Lonestar Pratt Provides Information on John H. Lonestar](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1939_32905_0001.jpg?itok=yQvV7J2V)
Richard Henry Pratt provides information on the application of John H. Lonestar for a position as a farmer or as a industrial teacher.
![Ida LaChapelle Requests to be Re-Instated into Indian Service Ida LaChapelle Requests to be Re-Instated into Indian Service](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1950_37979_0004.jpg?itok=gCe2-XFo)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Ida LaChapelle requesting to be re-instated into the Indian Service.
![Application for Employment from Moses Shongo Application for Employment from Moses Shongo](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1956_40678_0004.jpg?itok=DLceTsjO)
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.
![Pratt Forwards Letter from Margaret Shoulder and Provides Recommendation Pratt Forwards Letter from Margaret Shoulder and Provides Recommendation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1961_42776_0003.jpg?itok=XfdQn9dH)
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.
![Pratt Provides Recommendation for Nellie H. Peters Pratt Provides Recommendation for Nellie H. Peters](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1986_54460_0003.jpg?itok=EyAzUaOc)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter along with his recommendation for Nellie H. Peters for an appointment as an assistant seamstress in the Indian Service.
![Pratt Forwards Letter and Provides Recommendation for Ella Sturm Pratt Forwards Letter and Provides Recommendation for Ella Sturm](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2000_61546_0003.jpg?itok=PqPgK27i)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Ella Sturm who is requesting a position in the Indian Service. Pratt provides a recommendation for Sturm in his letter.
![Margaret Shoulder Requests Assistance in Securing Assistant Teacher Position Margaret Shoulder Requests Assistance in Securing Assistant Teacher Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2010_67583_0001.jpg?itok=8chLZ7Ai)
Margaret Shoulder (here Marguerita Scholder) requests Richard Henry Pratt's assistance in securing the position of assistant teacher at the Moqui School in Oraibi, Arizona. Pratt forwards the letter along with his recommendation to the Office of Indian Affairs.
![Julia Powlas Wheelock Requests Transfer to Pine Ridge Boarding School Julia Powlas Wheelock Requests Transfer to Pine Ridge Boarding School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2010_67582_0003.jpg?itok=_I60zF8v)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards letter from Julia Powlas Wheelock requesting a transfer from her position as a laundress at the Wind River School to assistant matron at the Pine Ridge Boarding School.
![Allen Recommends Ella Sturm or Nellie Orme for Moqui Position Allen Recommends Ella Sturm or Nellie Orme for Moqui Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2009_66744_0002.jpg?itok=oFpO3c6H)
Edgar A. Allen puts forth the names of Ella Sturm and Nellie Orme for a position of housekeeper at the Moqui School in Oraibi, Arizona.
![Pratt Forwards John Allen's Request for Promotion Pratt Forwards John Allen's Request for Promotion](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2025_00357_0002.jpg?itok=L7VNz1SL)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from John Allen requesting assistance in obtaining a promotion from his current position as assistant disciplinarian at Chemawa. Pratt provides information on Allen's time at Carlisle.
![Pratt Provides Recommendation for Augusta Nash Pratt Provides Recommendation for Augusta Nash](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2022_74450_0002.jpg?itok=rfFqiZRR)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding his opinion of Augusta Nash.
![Pratt Provides Recommendation for Edward W. Peters Pratt Provides Recommendation for Edward W. Peters](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2026_00724_0004.jpg?itok=2YbvrOOR)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards request and recommendation of Edward W. Peters for a position of assistant farmer at the Mt. Pleasant Indian School.
![Pratt Provides Recommendation for Samuel Gruett Pratt Provides Recommendation for Samuel Gruett](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2025_00120_0002.jpg?itok=nSJeLUPG)
Richard Henry Pratt provides a recommendation for Samuel Gruett in his application for the position of industrial teacher.
![Application for Employment from Ida E. Wheelock Application for Employment from Ida E. Wheelock](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2043_09199_0003.jpg?itok=FEQtDUXE)
Edgar A. Allen recommends that Ida E. Wheelock, a member of Carlisle's Class of 1902, be appointed as an assistant matron in the Indian Service. Allen forwards Wheelock's application to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and endorses her in his cover letter.
![Allen Provides Recommendation for Annie Lewis Allen Provides Recommendation for Annie Lewis](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2044_09848_0001.jpg?itok=if1An_uC)
Edgar A. Allen recommends Annie Lewis for a housekeeper position in a day school in the Indian Service. Allen notes that if Mrs. Dagnette accepts a position at one of the day schools in New Mexico he recommends placing Lewis with her.
![Allen Recommends Ida Wheelock for Indian Service Position Allen Recommends Ida Wheelock for Indian Service Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2052_12466_0001.jpg?itok=xyGYbvjT)
Edgar A. Allen responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding placing Marion Lambert in a position in the Indian Service. Allen notes that Lambert should remain at the Bellevue Hospital to continue training as a nurse and instead recommends Ida Wheelock.
![Follow Up to Request for Position for Ida Wheelock Follow Up to Request for Position for Ida Wheelock](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2096_29544_0002.jpg?itok=fkb_oet0)
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on an inquiry regarding a position in the Indian Service for Ida Wheelock.
![Pratt Provides Recommendation for Eugene Warren Pratt Provides Recommendation for Eugene Warren](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2098_30560_0003.jpg?itok=xbt4Hs1k)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Eugene Warren requesting his assistance in securing a position in the Indian Service. Pratt provides information and a recommendation for Warren to the Office.