Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during May 1898. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
1898
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for May 1898.
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the cost of board to employees at the school is $2.50 per week.
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on Lizzie Hill's application for an assistant matron position in a western school.
Richard Henry Pratt forwards twelve applications for leave of absence to attend summer school for several employees: Nellie Robertson (teacher), Fanny G. Paull (teacher), Mariette Wood (teacher), Carrie E. Weekley (teacher), Florence M. Carter (teacher), Mary Bailey (teacher), Emma A. Cutter (senior teacher), Gertrude E. Simmons (assistant…
Richard Henry Pratt forwards W. Grant Thompson's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. Thompson works as a disciplinarian.
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant disciplinarian Chauncey Y. Robe's application for a 20-day annual leave of absence.
Chauncey Yellow Robe requests a transfer to a western school as either an assistant disciplinarian or disciplinarian position.
Richard Henry Pratt forwards hospital cook Ella Rikert's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Richard Henry Pratt forwards engineer Harry F. Weber's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Richard Henry Pratt forwards clerk Claude M. Sturm's application for a 19-day annual leave of absence.
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in regards to Claude M. Sturm's (clerk) request for a 19-day leave of absence "for special reason."
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress Mary E. Lininger's application for a 21-and-a-half-day annual leave of absence.
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress Susan Zeamer's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils regarding 10 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the San Carlos Agency.
Richard Henry Pratt forwards seven employees' leave of absence applications: Phil Norman (painter and wagon trimmer), Edward W. Harkness (tinner), Elmer Snyder (tailor), H. Gardner (carpenter), W. H. Morrett (shoemaker), O. T. Harris (blacksmith and harnessmaker), and George W. Kemp (harnessmaker).
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Bessie Barclay's application for a 46-day leave of absence, 22 days annual leave and 24 days to attend summer school at Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
Richard Henry Pratt forwards principal teacher Oscar Hugh Bakeless' application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Clara Bowers for the return of her children Emily and Gustave Hardt from the Carlisle Indian School. Included in the letter is a complaint of Gustave Hardt of mistreatment during his time on outing.
Richard Henry Pratt reports the death of Frank Green to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Leonard Tyler and recommends him for a position in the Indian Service.
Benjamin Mahseel, member of the Apache Nation, visited the school on June 30, 1898 and departed on August 2, 1898. Sources indicate that he was an employee at the San Carlos Agency, and that he and former Carlisle teacher Lydia Hunt accompanied a party of Apache students who were coming to enroll at Carlisle. Mahseel then stayed at Carlisle for…
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for July 1898.
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant printer Leander Gansworth's application for a 24-day annual leave of absence.
Richard Henry Pratt protests the decrease in the ration allowance table recently made by the Office of Indian Affairs.