Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Joseph and Anna King for the return of James and Louis King. Pratt notes that the term of enrollment for the two students will not be up until November 2, 1893. In addition, he states that the conditions at the agency are such that he would be in favor of not returning them at all and should be…
1892
![Pratt Responds to Request for James and Louis King Pratt Responds to Request for James and Louis King](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0843_12551_0001_0.jpg?itok=OnMBQrhU)
![Report of Irregular Employees, March 1892 Report of Irregular Employees, March 1892](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0842_12522_c1875.jpg?itok=IxktDXvF)
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during March 1892. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
![Inquiry into Appropriation for New York State Indians to Attend Carlisle Inquiry into Appropriation for New York State Indians to Attend Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0845_13319_0002_A.jpg?itok=_OnbE-z9)
Helen Shelton Smith writes to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the odds of New York Indians receiving an appropriation from the U.S. Government in order to attend the Carlisle Indian School.
![Request for the Return of Linnie Thompson Request for the Return of Linnie Thompson](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0851_15219_0002.jpg?itok=lOtApgWx)
Susan Thompson requests from U.S. Congressman Thomas L. Bunting the return of her daughter Linnie Thompson from the Carlisle Indian School. Thompson states that her husband is on his death bed due to consumption and has expressed a desire to see his daughter before he dies. However, Richard Henry Pratt has refused to return Linnie home.
![Pratt Responds to Department Plan for Chicago Exhibit in 1893 Pratt Responds to Department Plan for Chicago Exhibit in 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0846_13734_0001.jpg?itok=GNYPRnYY)
Richard Henry Pratt expresses his disappointment in the plan of the Office of Indian Affairs on its upcoming exhibit at the Chicago World's Fair and Columbian Exposition. Pratt notes that the proposed plan does not offer an opportunity to demonstrate individual schools and the larger Indian School system a respectable showing. Rather he…
![Office Informed of Transfer of Ambrose Guruz Office Informed of Transfer of Ambrose Guruz](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0847_14119_0001.jpg?itok=MpimKcmi)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter by informing them that Ambrose Guruz went to the Pennsylvania Institute for the Instruction of the Blind at Philadelphia on March 4, 1892.
![Pratt Responds to Office Order to Cover San Carlos Transportation Costs Pratt Responds to Office Order to Cover San Carlos Transportation Costs](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0847_14118_0001.jpg?itok=8sb9BtO6)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter requiring him to cover the expense of the San Carlos Agent for the costs of transporting Justin Head and Norman Cassadore from Wilcox to San Carlos. Pratt notes that filling this order places him in an awkward situation as he only permitted Cassadore to return at his own expense…
![Fire Precautions Taken at the Carlisle Indian School Fire Precautions Taken at the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0849_14509_0002.jpg?itok=WiIflStd)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding fire precautions taken at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1892 Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1892](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0849_14700_c1999.jpg?itok=1j15mF5W)
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1892 amounting to $5,239 for support of the school.
![Pratt Informs Office of No Need to Fill Position Vacated by Woolston Pratt Informs Office of No Need to Fill Position Vacated by Woolston](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0850_14949_0002.jpg?itok=_ivY96i1)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that it is not necessary to fill the position vacated by Lillie Woolston's move to Arizona immediately.
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return Abram Hill Pratt Responds to Request to Return Abram Hill](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0850_14950_0002.jpg?itok=AJD9X4uh)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to requests to return Abram Hill by noting that Hill came to Carlisle from Martinsburg and has remained at Carlisle by his own choice. Pratt states that Hill is currently attending school in Newtown, Pennsylvania and has just expressed a desire to return with the home going party in June or July.
![Response to Proposal to Furnish Suit for Komalta Response to Proposal to Furnish Suit for Komalta](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0852_15627_0001.jpg?itok=8AQUVqG8)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Indian School can supply a suit for Komalta at the same price they furnished for the Cheyennes.
![Request for Transportation Order on Subsidized Route to Shoshone Agency Request for Transportation Order on Subsidized Route to Shoshone Agency](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0853_16106_0001.jpg?itok=PGmaJmx-)
Richard Henry Pratt requests transportation orders be sent immediately over the subsidized position of route for one student to the Shoshone Agency as the student is sick and should be sent at once.
![Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Injured, April 1892 Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Injured, April 1892](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0855_16966_c1589_B.jpg?itok=Ohr5r3Tx)
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for April 1892.
![Request to Have Jennie Dubray Take Exam for Teaching Position Request to Have Jennie Dubray Take Exam for Teaching Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0857_17439_0002.jpg?itok=lBPoKo0G)
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Jennie Dubray be allowed to take the examination to qualify for a teaching position in the Indian Service.
![Inquiry Regarding Use of Fort Peck, Fort Belknap, and Blackfeet Agencies Appropriation Inquiry Regarding Use of Fort Peck, Fort Belknap, and Blackfeet Agencies Appropriation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0859_17912_0002.jpg?itok=xp2f5dw-)
The Comptroller answers an inquiry of R. V. Belt regarding using the appropriation for the Fort Peck, Fort Belknap, and Blackfeet Agencies. Belt asks if the agency appropriation can be used for the education of agency students at Carlisle above the appropriation for the Carlisle Indian School.
![Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1892 Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1892](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0859_18069_0002.jpg?itok=vomfmk_T)
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1892 amounting to $12,024.00 for the support of the Montana students. An explanatory cover letter is included.
![Estimate of Positions and Salaries for Fiscal Year 1893 Estimate of Positions and Salaries for Fiscal Year 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0860_18216_0002.jpg?itok=1xLcg7WP)
Richard H. Pratt provides an estimate of the number of employees necessary for operating the school during the 1893 fiscal year. The report includes position titles, the associated salary that he requests, as well as the number of employees with that title. The names of employees are not included.
![Agent Reports Annuity Payment for Lydia Harrington Agent Reports Annuity Payment for Lydia Harrington](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0861_18834_0002.jpg?itok=ypU4jIo_)
Charles F. Ashley, U.S. Indian Agent for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency, reports the annuity payment for Lydia Harrington.
![Estimate of Funds and Estimate of Supplies, Fourth Quarter 1892 Estimate of Funds and Estimate of Supplies, Fourth Quarter 1892](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0860_18502_c1708.jpg?itok=bZzsmQM8)
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1892 amounting to $11,998.25 for treaty fund. Richard H. Pratt also sends an Estimate of Supplies amounting to $449.40. An explanatory cover letter is included.
![McConkey Requests Transfer to Western Agency McConkey Requests Transfer to Western Agency](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0860_18539_0002.jpg?itok=bafuyQuW)
W. G. McConkey, clerk and stenographer, requests a transfer from the Carlisle Indian School to a Western Agency due to his health.
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return Louisa King Pratt Responds to Request to Return Louisa King](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0860_18527_0002.jpg?itok=wX-4_wmR)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request from George King forwarded by the Office of Indian Affairs for the return of his daughter Louisa King. Pratt notes that the writer of the letter, S. S. Burleson, a missionary to the Oneidas, is in his mind an improper person to be on the reservation as he stirs up all sorts of trouble. Further he has…
![Request for the Return of Linnie Thompson for Vacation Request for the Return of Linnie Thompson for Vacation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0863_19350_0004.jpg?itok=IuPYd0r0)
Simon and Susan Thompson request the Office of Indian Affairs to instruct Richard Henry Pratt to return their daughter Linnie Thompson (here Lennie Thompson) for the vacation period.
![Report of Irregular Employees, April 1892 Report of Irregular Employees, April 1892](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0861_18709_0002.jpg?itok=MuIHwQ6E)
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during April 1892. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
![Pratt Informs Office of Upcoming Vacancy in Girls Matron Position Pratt Informs Office of Upcoming Vacancy in Girls Matron Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0861_18904_0002.jpg?itok=s3AoU_Ln)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Girls Matron position will be vacant as of July 31, 1892. Pratt notes that he has doubts that the Civil Service Commission can produce a suitable candidate due to the difficultly of the position.