Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress Lizzie C. Jacobs' application for a 27-day annual leave of absence.
1899
![Lizzie C. Jacobs' Application for Annual Leave of Absence Lizzie C. Jacobs' Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1674_31348_0001.jpg?itok=JKGxiNOv)
![Carrie E. Hulme's Application for Annual Leave of Absence Carrie E. Hulme's Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1674_31552_0001.jpg?itok=jqQ7O8GJ)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards seamstress Carrie E. Hulme's application for a 27-day annual leave of absence.
![Report of Irregular Employees, June 1899 Report of Irregular Employees, June 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1675_31618_c6442_A.jpg?itok=dfkmJY7a)
Major Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing submit a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during June 1899. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month. An explanatory cover letter is also included, which mentions that John…
![Eligible Candidates for Clerk Position Eligible Candidates for Clerk Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1677_32594_0002.jpg?itok=j3_IRHWN)
William R. Bushby, the Chief of the Education Division of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three women (Esther Ropenstein, Inga Erickson, Marion Gibbes) who are eligible to fill the vacant clerk position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidates' names, addresses, and their…
![Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, July 1899 Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, July 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1676_32504_c6450.jpg?itok=h8BMmf6w)
Major Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two dozen different blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
![Request for Transfer of Clara L. Smith as Teacher to Carlisle Request for Transfer of Clara L. Smith as Teacher to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1677_32667_0001.jpg?itok=l3IWOE3T)
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Clara L. Smith be transferred from her position as a teacher at Fort Shaw to Carlisle at $540 per year.
![Notice of Contracts Being Forwarded for Building Materials Notice of Contracts Being Forwarded for Building Materials](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1678_33181_0001.jpg?itok=QUUzR3Fn)
Alfred John Standing forwards contracts for building materials for enlarging a school building at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Anna S. Luckenbach's Application for Leave of Absence Anna S. Luckenbach's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1678_33142_0001.jpg?itok=Y2KA3rN8)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Anna S. Luckenbach's application for a 15 day leave of absence. Luckenbach works as a clerk.
![Ella G. Hill's Application for Leave of Absence Ella G. Hill's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1678_33141_0001.jpg?itok=yhe_pwBD)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards laundry manager Ella G. Hill's application for a 27 day leave of absence.
![Annie M. Morton's Application for Annual Leave of Absence Annie M. Morton's Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1679_33738_0002.jpg?itok=En5jdxrc)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant clerk Annie M. Morton's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
![J. D. Sowerby's Reply to Refusal of Pay for Five Days in July J. D. Sowerby's Reply to Refusal of Pay for Five Days in July](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1690_39250_0004.jpg?itok=sBlVh02q)
J. D. Sowerby (teacher) sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting he direct A. J. Standing (acting superintendent) to pay him for the remaining 5-days leave of absence for making the trip to Round Valley, California. Sowerby received orders to report to Round Valley immediately on July 6, and he requested an…
![Eligible Candidate for Assistant Laundress Position Eligible Candidate for Assistant Laundress Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1683_35720_0005.jpg?itok=G1IO4-Yx)
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of four women (Etta S. Fortney, Ella Albert, Jennie Wolf, and Lizzie James) who are eligible to fill the vacant assistant laundress position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidate's name, address, and their…
![James R. Wheelock's Application Annual Leave of Absence James R. Wheelock's Application Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1682_35204_0002.jpg?itok=bIiz0-Vl)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards band manager James R. Wheelock's application for a 25-day annual leave of absence.
![Ten Certificates of Attendance at Summer Schools Ten Certificates of Attendance at Summer Schools](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1704_45667_0001.jpg?itok=sWgcmnDb)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards ten employees' certificates of attendance at various summer schools: Emma A. Cutter (senior teacher), Mariette Wood (teacher), Florence M. Carter (teacher), Jennie P. Cochran (teacher), Fanny G. Paull (teacher), Bessie Barclay (teacher), Rebecca J. Sawyer (teacher), Jeannette L. Senseney (teacher), W. Grant Thompson…
![Charles Butler Requests to be Returned Home Charles Butler Requests to be Returned Home](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1684_36205_0002.jpg?itok=N6tMOofJ)
Charles Butler requests to be given permission to be returned home from the Carlisle Indian School.
![Oaths of Office, July-August 1899 Oaths of Office, July-August 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1687_37440_0006.jpg?itok=3-6GEhSQ)
Major Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing submits oaths of office from two newly appointed employees: Ella Albert (assistant laundress) and Etta S. Fortney (assistant laundress).
![Annie Kowuni's Application for Annual Leave of Absence Annie Kowuni's Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1685_36687_0002.jpg?itok=BKaMa-XU)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant clerk Annie Kowuni's application for a 26-day annual leave of absence.
![Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Pima Agency, 1899 Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Pima Agency, 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1687_37554_c6433.jpg?itok=CXvYl-Su)
These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils regarding 8 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pima Agency in Arizona.
![Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, July 1899 Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, July 1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1690_39059_c6460_B.jpg?itok=Mmmi4tmE)
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for July 1899.
![W. P. Brownlow Requests to Have Children Enrolled at Carlisle W. P. Brownlow Requests to Have Children Enrolled at Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1686_37159_0002.jpg?itok=8EQhvHmk)
Walter P. Brownlow requests to have some children from Rogersville, Tennessee enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Correction Made to Names of Ellen Dorsett and Roma Ewbank Correction Made to Names of Ellen Dorsett and Roma Ewbank](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1687_37439_0002.jpg?itok=JtElwpUU)
Alfred John Standing corrects the spelling of Ellen R. Dorsett and Roma F. Ewbank to the Office of Indian Affairs.
![Prudence Miles' Application for Annual Leave of Absence Prudence Miles' Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1689_38496_0001.jpg?itok=3T7fyLcW)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant matron Prudence Miles' application for a 28-day annual leave of absence.
![Fannie I. Peter's Application for Annual Leave of Absence Fannie I. Peter's Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1689_38497_0001.jpg?itok=nfw2m415)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Fannie I. Peter's application for a 28-day annual leave of absence.
![Standing Responds to Request to Return Lyman Lay Standing Responds to Request to Return Lyman Lay](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1689_38498_0001.jpg?itok=5bzF898u)
Alfred John Standing responds to a request to return Lyman Lay to his home.
![Request to Pay Expenses in Incurred in Treatment of Thomas Walker Request to Pay Expenses in Incurred in Treatment of Thomas Walker](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1690_39062_0001.jpg?itok=K9vhjB2S)
Alfred John Standing forwards voucher of H. C. Barton for expenses incurred while Thomas Walker was on outing at Barton's home.