1901

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Index Card with table recording demographic information and details of employment
October 1, 1880

The service record card for Marianna Burgess's employment with the Office of Indian Affairs. The card indicates that she began working as a teacher at the Pawnee Agency in 1873 then left to become a teacher at Carlisle in 1880. She continued to teach at Carlisle until 1884 when she became a Truant Officer, a Registering Officer, then the…

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Four Financial Accounts of Kickapoo Students
January 23, 1900 - April 8, 1907

Four financial accounts of members of the Kickapoo Nation showing deposits while at the Carlisle Indian School.

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Financial Documents
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National Archives and Records Administration
Annual Estimate of Supplies, Fiscal Year 1900-1901
January 25, 1900

Richard H. Pratt forwards the Annual Estimate of Supplies in triplicate for fiscal year 1901 to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

Note: The report itself was missing when this file was scanned at the National Archives. 

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Pratt Requests Robert Depoe's Salary be used to Repay Loan
February 14, 1900 - August 8, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt requests the Office of Indian Affairs order the Siletz U. S. Indian Agent to have money paid to Robert Depoe paid to him in order to cover a loan Pratt provided to fund Depoe's return. Pratt encloses correspondence in order to provide context to his request.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Estimate of Funds, Estimate of Supplies, and Regular Employee Pay, First Quarter 1901
July 7, 1900

Estimate of funds for the first quarter of 1901 amounting to $56,971.21 for support of the school and transportation of Indian Supplies. Richard H. Pratt also requests funds amounting to $12,970.00 for regular employee pay. He forwards an Estimate of Supplies amounting to $497.51 as well.

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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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Estimate of Supplies, October 1900
October 9, 1900

Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the second quarter of fiscal year 1901 amounting to $494.15 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.

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Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Second Quarter 1901
October 11, 1900

Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1901 amounting to $29,290.21 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $12,890.00 for regular employee pay. 

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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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Property Accounts, October 1900
October 31, 1900

Richard H. Pratt lists the property accounts for the first quarter of fiscal year 1901 and forwards them to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Documents Related to Purchase of Kutz Farm by Government
November 1, 1900 - February 15, 1901

A. C. Tonner, Acting Commissioner of the Office of Indian Affairs, forwards correspondence connected to the Kutz Farm, a survey of the land, and copy of the act of the Pennsylvania Legislature authorizing the purchase of the U.S. Government of the Kutz Farm to the Secretary of the Interior. The correspondence covers the difficulty in…

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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Maps
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Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, Application and Resignation, January 1901
December 17, 1900 - January 21, 1901

Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (S. W. Thompson and Edith McHarg Steele and those who have left the school (Sara E. Smith). These reports include personal information about those being hired as well as reasons for departure for those leaving. Smith's letter of resignation and Steele's application are attached.…

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Enrolling Additional Students from Puerto Rico
December 20, 1900 - January 1, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt forwards letter of Martin Grove Brumbaugh in regard to enrolling students from across Puerto Rico at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that no special act of Congress due to the fact that Carlisle generally carries more students than their appropriation number.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Pratt Requests Office Action on Kutz Farm Deed
January 2, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the deed for the Kutz Farm was sent to the Office on November 1, 1900 but has received no response nor has the deed been returned. Pratt also notes that the Pennsylvania legislature meets today and he should know the Office's conclusions before urging passage of the act.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Estimate of Supplies, January 1901
January 3, 1901

Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the third quarter of fiscal year 1901 amounting to $462.09 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.

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Pratt Forwards Letter Regarding Transfer of Kutz Farm Deed
January 4-5, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from James B. Holland, United States Attorney, regarding the transfer of the Kutz Farm deed to the Carlisle Indian School.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Request for Uniform and Other Supplies in 1901
January 4, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to expend $200 in outside labor in making uniform coats and pants as well as purchasing farm and garden seeds and postage for student correspondence.

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Request to Purchase Additional 500 Yards of Canton Flannel
January 4, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase an additional 500 yards of Canton flannel.

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Request to Purchase Additional Materials for Industrial Orders
January 4, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the number of spring wagons, carriages, and harnesses for Indian Agencies has exceeded estimates and therefore there is a need to replenish supplies to produce these items.

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Request to Purchase Electric Lights for Recent Construction
January 4, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase various electric lights for recently constructed buildings as well as asbestos cement for pipes and incidental repairs to buildings.

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Attorney General Refers to Kutz Farm Sought by Carlisle Indian School
January 5, 1901

John W. Griggs, Attorney General, responds to the Secretary of the Interior inquiry regarding the title to the Kutz Farm. Griggs states that the papers have been referred to the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Third Quarter 1901
January 5, 1901

Estimate of funds for the third quarter of 1901 amounting to $22,538.49 for support of the school, fulfilling treaties with the Seneca, interest on Seneca funding, and Indian money, proceeds of labor. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $12,890.00 for regular employee pay. 

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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, December 1900
January 5, 1901

S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for December 1900.

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Report of Irregular Employees, December 1900
January 5, 1901

Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during December 1900. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month. In an explanatory cover letter, Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs about the unauthorized repairs…

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Band Invited to Participate in Pan-American Exposition and Inaugural Parade
January 8, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Pan-American Exposition desires to have the Carlisle Indian School Band for four weeks in July and August and are willing to pay expenses. In addition the band and a corps of cadets has been invited to participate in the Inaugural Parade.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Pratt Forwards Proposed Act Ceding Control of Kutz Farm to Government
January 15, 1901 - January 18, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt forwards the proposed act ceding jurisdiction of the Kutz Farm to the United States. Pratt notes that it is similar to the act for the Parker Farm and says there is nothing to object to that he can see.

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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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Request to Pay Voucher Covering Treatment of Sherman Seneca
January 22, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the voucher for the treatment of Sherman Seneca at the Methodist Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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