Jessie Fowler requests the return of Philip Tousey and Samuel Brushell from the Carlisle Indian School.
1902
![Request for the Return of Philip Tousey and Samuel Brushell Request for the Return of Philip Tousey and Samuel Brushell](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2038_6557_0001.jpg?itok=mpTvkjmJ)
![Carlisle Residents Petition Regarding Skating Pond Dam Carlisle Residents Petition Regarding Skating Pond Dam](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2043_9201_c2508.jpg?itok=TE9VSkBs)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a petition signed by various local Carlisle residents regarding a dam that was erected to create a skating pond on leased land which has been alleged to cause flooding by the Letort Spring. Pratt offers counter claims to the accusations and requests the Office of Indian Affairs allow him to handle the claims.
![Report of Irregular Employees, January 1902 Report of Irregular Employees, January 1902](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2041_8289_c2504.jpg?itok=MwPQSAcK)
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during January 1902. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
![Annual Estimate of Supplies, Fiscal Year 1902-1903 Annual Estimate of Supplies, Fiscal Year 1902-1903](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2040_7647_0002.jpg?itok=FBcP6OWg)
Richard H. Pratt forwards the Annual Estimate of Supplies in triplicate for fiscal year 1903 to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Note: The report itself was missing when this file was scanned at the National Archives
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return Philip Tousey and Samuel Brushell Pratt Responds to Request to Return Philip Tousey and Samuel Brushell](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2041_08073_0001.jpg?itok=toh9CcYH)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Jessie Fowler for the return of Philip Tousey and Samuel Brushell.
![Request to Cancel Stenographer Appointment Request to Cancel Stenographer Appointment](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2040_7719_0002.jpg?itok=CrZLKPSM)
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Office of Indian Affairs that if a selection for stenographer has not been made then to cancel the request.
![Response to Request to Increase Salary of Jeannette Senseney Response to Request to Increase Salary of Jeannette Senseney](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2042_08590_0002.jpg?itok=AzoXqLzp)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request by Senator Thomas Bard for an increase in the salary of music teacher Jeannette Senseney and forwards information about her instruction in the classroom.
![Invitation and Ticket to the 1902 Commencement Exercises of the Carlisle Indian School Invitation and Ticket to the 1902 Commencement Exercises of the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/PI-1-5-1902_004.jpg?itok=LDlj6JqI)
Invitation to the 23rd anniversary and 14th commencement exercises of the Carlisle Indian School. Also included is a ticket for admission to the program along with an envelope addressed to Edward Herman of New Kingston, Pennsylvania.
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return Sarah and Tonkin Davis Pratt Responds to Request to Return Sarah and Tonkin Davis](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2043_09200_0003.jpg?itok=1Idtdf1p)
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request from Eliza Davis for the return of her two children, Sarah and Tonkin, from the Carlisle Indian School.
![Requisition for Stationery, February 1902 Requisition for Stationery, February 1902](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2042_08591_0001.jpg?itok=OyHXyRx3)
Lt. Colonel 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, 1902.
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Edgar A. Allen recommends that Ida E. Wheelock, a member of Carlisle's Class of 1902, be appointed as an assistant matron in the Indian Service. Allen forwards Wheelock's application to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and endorses her in his cover letter.
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Edgar A. Allen recommends Annie Lewis for a housekeeper position in a day school in the Indian Service. Allen notes that if Mrs. Dagnette accepts a position at one of the day schools in New Mexico he recommends placing Lewis with her.
![Allen Responds to Request to Return Ida and Thomas Griffin Allen Responds to Request to Return Ida and Thomas Griffin](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2061_16603_0001.jpg?itok=2kAwAe40)
Edgar A. Allen responds to the Office of Indian Affairs by providing correspondence regarding the request of R. V. Griffin for the return of his two children Ida and Thomas Griffin.
![Allen Responds to Request to Return Henry Lives Allen Responds to Request to Return Henry Lives](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2054_13312_0003.jpg?itok=tRJvNYVR)
Edgar A. Allen responds to a letter from the Office of Indian Affairs addressing a letter from Rev. David M. Wynkoop regarding a request to return Henry Lives.
![Application for Employment from Carrie M. Kistler Application for Employment from Carrie M. Kistler](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2054_13306_c2558_B.jpg?itok=cF2XdvMr)
Carrie M. Kistler applies to be the Carlisle Indian School Assistant Laundress. Kistler includes a cover letter and recommendations from Dr. H. L. Orth and Francis Mentzer in support of her application.
![Allen Responds to Letter Regarding Harry K. Cole Allen Responds to Letter Regarding Harry K. Cole](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2056_14215_0003.jpg?itok=jJxnr2AA)
Edgar A. Allen responds to letter from Princess Chinquilla regarding her son Harry K. Cole who ran away from the Carlisle Indian School.
![Allen Recommends Ida Wheelock for Indian Service Position Allen Recommends Ida Wheelock for Indian Service Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2052_12466_0001.jpg?itok=xyGYbvjT)
Edgar A. Allen responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding placing Marion Lambert in a position in the Indian Service. Allen notes that Lambert should remain at the Bellevue Hospital to continue training as a nurse and instead recommends Ida Wheelock.
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Edgar A. Allen responds to a request by James Down and M. J. Bentley to return to his home.
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Edgar A. Allen responds to the circular letter of the Office of Indian Affairs by providing the blood quantum of students from reservations and those not from the reservation.
![Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, February 1902 Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, February 1902](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2052_12640_c2543.jpg?itok=OEohoYZ9)
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen submits a report that lists new employees (James Miller and James E. Johnson) and those who have left the school (Samuel Miller, William Mt. Pleasant, Isabel Schweier, and Lulu C. Lewis). The reports include position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure. An explanatory cover letter is…
![Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees and Resignations, March 1902 Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees and Resignations, March 1902](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2062_17213_c2646.jpg?itok=NSPHZRCx)
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen submits a report that lists new employees (Josephine Janese, Carrie M. Kistler, and Seth S. Ear), those who have left the school (Dora S. Dutton, George E. Hollenbaugh, Jennie Wolf, and Robert Bruce) and those who have changed positions (William Burgess, George L. Gottwerth, and James Miller). The reports…
![Report of Irregular Employees, February 1902 Report of Irregular Employees, February 1902](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2055_13769_c2622.jpg?itok=DVAD9oI2)
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during February 1902. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
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Edgar A. Allen responds to a request to return Juan Pedro.
![Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees and Resignation, April 1902 Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees and Resignation, April 1902](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2087_25612_c2763.jpg?itok=0q4eQgIg)
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Paul A. Walter and Josephine Janese) and those who have changed positions (Laura Jackson). The reports include position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure. Included is Walter's resignation letter.
![Report of Irregular Employees, March 1902 Report of Irregular Employees, March 1902](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2068_19648_c2710.jpg?itok=xByLpeN6)
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during March 1902. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.