The Documents section features digitized copies of documents relating to the history of the school. These documents include correspondence, graduation pamphlets, and other forms of ephemera, and have been digitized by Digital Resource Center staff. Today, these documents are preserved in a number of locations, including the Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections as well as private collections.
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April 9, 1896
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1896 amounting to $496.71 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Supplies, April 1896912.91 KB
April 11, 1896
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1896 amounting to $13,659.92 for support of the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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View Document: Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1896483.24 KB
April 14, 1896 - June 28, 1897
Dennison Wheelock seeks assistance from the Office of Indian Affairs in collecting money from former student Chester P. Cornelius from his creditors in Carlisle, Pennsylvania still seeking repayment. Cornelius was then employed by the Cheyenne…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wheelock Seeks Collection of Debts from Chester P. Cornelius2.45 MB
April 16, 1896
John Kennedy, Peter Dillon, and Richard Grant request to be returned to their homes for the summer.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request by Three Students to be Returned Home for the Summer419.29 KB
April 17, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him that teacher Jennie P. Cochran requested a leave of absence because of "special family conditions."
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Jennie P. Cochran's Request for Leave of Absence 302.65 KB
April 17, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to recommend teacher Fanny G. Paull be granted a one-month extension of her sick leave of absence. Paull is receiving medical treatment in Philadelphia.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Extend Fanny G. Paull's Sick Leave of Absence 333.78 KB
April 22, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt requests to meet with Antoino Apache, Dr. Carlos Montezuma, and others in Chicago. Pratt notes that he is going on a recruiting trip and asks Apache and Montezuma to travel with him to the San Carlos and Pima Agencies.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Request to Meet with Apache and Others in Chicago281.91 KB
April 22, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of John Kennedy, Richard Grant, and Peter Dillon to be returned to their homes.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Three Students485.45 KB
April 22, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt forwards disciplinarian W. Grant Thompson's application for a 15-day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: W. Grant Thompson's Application for Leave of Absence 320.97 KB
April 24, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt informs W. N. Hailmann that two teachers can attend the teaching institutes at Lawrence, St. Paul, and San Francisco. Pratt also states that Alfred John Standing can attend the Eastern Institute to present his paper on the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Hailmann of Teachers Able to Attend Teaching Institutes341.38 KB
April 24, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt responds to W. N. Hailmann providing a recommendation for Andrew Beard for a position in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Recommendation for Andrew Beard315.03 KB
May 1, 1896
Ida Wasee requests from the Office of Indian Affairs to return home for the summer and return to Washington D.C. in the Fall.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request by Ida Wasee to Return Home835.95 KB
May 3, 1892 - December 19, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a coupon for Elizah (here Elijah) Brown to travel between Council Bluffs, Iowa and Cascade Looks, Oregon as part of his return trip home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel Departing
View Document: Coupon for Elijah Brown Travel500.3 KB
May 4, 1896
Captain 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, 1897.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Requisition for Stationery, May 1896333.49 KB
May 5, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant printer William Rutgers Claudy's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: William Rutgers Claudy's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 326.77 KB
May 8, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Anna S. Luckenbach's application for a 10-day leave of absence. Luckenbach works as a clerk.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anna S. Luckenbach's Application for Leave of Absence 304.73 KB
May 8, 1896
Alfred John Standing responds to the request to return Jeannette Rice to her home from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Responds to Request to Return Jeannette Rice409.02 KB
May 9, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant printer Levi St. Cyr's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Levi St. Cyr's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 322.25 KB
May 9, 1896
Captain Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing submit a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during April 1896. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, April 1896674.42 KB
May 9, 1896
Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request to return Shield Thunder Bull to his home from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Responds to Request for Return of Shield Thunder Bull321.1 KB
May 10-11, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Fanny G. Paull's application for a 30-day sick leave of absence as well as a physician's certificate verifying Paull's illness because the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requested a physician's certificate in order to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fanny G. Paull's Request for Sick Leave of Absence 623.91 KB
May 11, 1896
Cover document for Ernest Hogee's request to be allowed to return to Arizona.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request of Ernest Hogee to be Allowed to go to Arizona68.25 KB
May 12, 1896
Captain 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.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, May 1896440.8 KB
May 20, 1896
Z. S. David, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for April 1896.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, April 1896869 KB
May 21, 1896
Alfred John Standing requests authority to pay for the treatment of Mary Couture while on outing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Expenses for Treatment of Mary Couture303.69 KB