Richard Henry Pratt forwards a request from William Blakeslee to secure a position in the Indian Service along with Dr. J. G. Rogers recommendation.
1899
![William Blakeslee Requests Assistance in Securing Indian Service Position William Blakeslee Requests Assistance in Securing Indian Service Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1637_12878_0005.jpg?itok=sJZ8I481)
![Arrangements for Mother of Student to Visit Carlisle Arrangements for Mother of Student to Visit Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1639_13859_0001.jpg?itok=fvWd7AgF)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards correspondence and informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has arranged for the mother of an Apache student to visit Carlisle.
![Pratt Forwards Recommendations for Ella Rickert's Application for Assistant Matron Pratt Forwards Recommendations for Ella Rickert's Application for Assistant Matron](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1643_15871_0001.jpg?itok=jqGhkEn_)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards recommendations of Ella Rickert for the position of assistant matron in a Western Indian School. Pratt also endorses Rickert for the position.
![Pratt Requests Government Print Two Outing Books Pratt Requests Government Print Two Outing Books](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1637_13010_0001.jpg?itok=lyokj-Go)
Richard Henry Pratt requests the Government Printing Office print two outing books--in other words, ledgers for the outing program--which he expects "will probably last six years."
![Roberta Wilson Requests Transfer to Cherokee Indian School Roberta Wilson Requests Transfer to Cherokee Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1637_13095_0001.jpg?itok=VrmEzxDv)
Roberta E. Wilson requests a transfer to the Indian School in Cherokee, North Carolina as an assistant matron. Richard Henry Pratt endorses the application and requests a replacement.
![Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Substitute Assistant Laundress in 1899 Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Substitute Assistant Laundress in 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1638_13319_0001.jpg?itok=DeloOXdc)
Richard Henry Pratt requests to pay a substitute assistant laundress to replace Carrie Thomas following her resignation.
![Proceedings of a Board of Survey Convened in March 1899 Proceedings of a Board of Survey Convened in March 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1638_13633_0001.jpg?itok=NA-mDhcj)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the proceedings of a Board of Survey convened on March 22, 1899.
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return George Fairbanks Pratt Responds to Request to Return George Fairbanks](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1641_14740_0001.jpg?itok=jH53gIip)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request to return George Fairbanks to his home.
![Recommendation for Gertrude Renfrow for Assistant Seamstress Position Recommendation for Gertrude Renfrow for Assistant Seamstress Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1641_14739_0001.jpg?itok=UiNddhVA)
Richard Henry Pratt recommends Gertrude Renfrow as an assistant seamstress in the Indian Service.
Note: This is presumably the person known as Gertrude Renfrew while at Carlisle.
![Samuel Gruett Requests Recommendation for Disciplinarian Position Samuel Gruett Requests Recommendation for Disciplinarian Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1641_14741_0003.jpg?itok=vEjDMflW)
Samuel Gruett requests Richard Henry Pratt's recommendation to help him secure the disciplinarian position at the Mt. Pleasant Indian School.
![Efficiency Report of Employees, April 1899 Efficiency Report of Employees, April 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1642_15244_c6019.jpg?itok=efqq4TwV)
Major Richard H. Pratt compiles a report with remarks regarding employees' efficiency, conduct, behavior, dress, health, kindness towards children, and notes on any special skills. The report also lists employees' salaries..
![Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, March 1899 Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, March 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1645_16992_c6057_A.jpg?itok=VgGgaFee)
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for March 1899.
![Requisition for Stationery, April 1899 Requisition for Stationery, April 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1642_15242_c6010.jpg?itok=XQwm73Pn)
Major Richard Henry Pratt requests a supply of two dozen different articles of stationery used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1900.
![Hugg Confirming Transfer of Seven Students to Carlisle Hugg Confirming Transfer of Seven Students to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1642_15383_0001.jpg?itok=s50pbQIQ)
William Hugg of the Lincoln Institution informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he will comply with the order to transfer seven students to the Carlisle Indian School. He adds that most of the students are in the school band and that they expect after the transfer they will go to Paris with Carlisle's band. Hugg requests that the transfer of…
![Pratt Responds to Request to Reenroll John Moses Pratt Responds to Request to Reenroll John Moses](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1642_15484_0001.jpg?itok=kghBHMMi)
Richard Henry Pratt responds in the negative to former student John Moses' request to re-enroll at the Carlisle Indian School.
![L. R. Shaffner's Application for Annual Leave of Absence L. R. Shaffner's Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1643_15868_0001.jpg?itok=fkLZcHkp)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards matron L. R. Shaffner's application for an 18-day annual leave of absence.
![Corrected Report of Irregular Employees, March 1899 Corrected Report of Irregular Employees, March 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1644_16389_0001.jpg?itok=_JGRH_uV)
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a corrected report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during March 1899. In an explanatory cover letter, Pratt mentions the cost of each repair and provides additional information on expenditures for incidental and general repairs in regards to several irregular services.
![Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Fourth Quarter 1899 Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Fourth Quarter 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1645_16818_c6035.jpg?itok=m2ZQFBA2)
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1899 amounting to $11,526.49 for electric light and regular employee pay.
![Application for Employment from Leila W. Hayden Application for Employment from Leila W. Hayden](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1647_18101_0003.jpg?itok=WlCsl9yC)
Leila W. Hayden (Chippewa) applies to be a clerk at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Plans and Specifications for Expansion to School Building Plans and Specifications for Expansion to School Building](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1646_17328_c6114.jpg?itok=abHFdmmC)
Richard Henry Pratt provides his recommendations for expanding the school building at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt provides blueprints along with the specifications for the expansion.
![Wrap for Charley Doxtator Requesting Transfer to Carlisle Wrap for Charley Doxtator Requesting Transfer to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1646_17331_0002.jpg?itok=GW1vErtq)
Wrap indicating Richard Henry Pratt returned with remarks a letter from Charley Doxtator who wants to transfer to the Carlisle Indian School.
![Pratt Responds to Request to Enroll Son of Filmore Jackson Pratt Responds to Request to Enroll Son of Filmore Jackson](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1646_17764_0001.jpg?itok=d3keuqLg)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request from Filmore Jackson to transfer his son from the Lincoln Institute to the Carlisle Indian School.
![Estimate of Supplies, April 1899 Estimate of Supplies, April 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1647_18155_c6092.jpg?itok=eSt8vQDv)
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1899 amounting to $359.35 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated cost, and how the item will be used at the school.
![Irregular Employees Required for the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year 1898-1899 Irregular Employees Required for the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year 1898-1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1647_18156_0001.jpg?itok=C80gAOog)
Major Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for the current quarter of 1899. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the quarter.
![Wheelock Requests Transfer of Evan Goslyah Wheelock Requests Transfer of Evan Goslyah](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1648_18335_0001.jpg?itok=uJGE8duZ)
Dennison Wheelock requests to have Evan Goslyah transferred from the Grand Junction Indian School noting that Goslyah has requested it and he needs an additional clarinet player for the band.