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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July 6-23, 1898
Richard H. Pratt submits a corrected Estimate of Supplies for the first quarter of fiscal year 1899 amounting to $475.28 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Corrected Estimate of Supplies, July 18981.56 MB
July 6, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards laundress Ella G. Hill's application for a 29-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Ella G. Hill's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 307.61 KB
July 6, 1898
Estimate of funds for the first quarter of 1899 amounting to $42,284.17 for support of the school and transportation of Indian supplies. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $10,835.00 for regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, First Quarter 18991.09 MB
July 6, 1898
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the first quarter of fiscal year 1899 amounting to $422.41 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated cost…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Supplies, July 1898825.79 KB
July 6, 1898
Eugene Mead, Superintendent of the Carson Indian School, informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Dennison Wheelock has selected ten members of the school's band to transfer to the Carlisle Indian School in order to participate in the Paris…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Members of Carson Indian School Selected for Paris Exposition Band767.62 KB
July 6, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to spend $10,000 during the 1899 fiscal year in the transportation of students to and from Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Expend $10,000 in Travel Expenses for 1899 Fiscal Year398.68 KB
July 6, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt provides an overview of the death of Frank Green and requests authority to pay the bill associated with the costs of Green's death.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths, Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Bill for Mortuary Services of Frank Green445.8 KB
July 6, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $600 for the rent of the Hocker Farm during fiscal year 1899.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Hocker Farm Rent for Fiscal Year 1899426.03 KB
July 6, 1898
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests 100 blank leave of absence forms for the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Supplemental Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, July 1898374.92 KB
July 13, 1898
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during June 1898. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, June 18981.03 MB
July 16, 1898 - May 4, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt requests that the rations at the Carlisle Indian School remain the same as they were in 1898 when previously given an exemption.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Food and Dining
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Exemption to Change in Rations699.87 KB
July 18, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Fannie I. Peter'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: Fannie I. Peter's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 520.35 KB
July 18, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Jennie P. Cochran'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: Jennie P. Cochran's Application for Annual Leave of Absence526.61 KB
July 19, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress E. Corbett'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: E. Corbett's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 487.41 KB
July 19, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress Lizzie C. Jacobs' application for a 26-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lizzie C. Jacobs' Application for Annual Leave of Absence 488.23 KB
July 22 - November 9, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards fifteen certificates of attendance at summer school for fourteen employees: Emma A. Cutter (senior teacher), Kate S. Bowersox (normal teacher), Florence M. Carter (teacher), Mariette Wood (teacher), Carrie E. Weekley…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fifteen Certificates of Attendance at Summer School 4.52 MB
July 26, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant superintendent A. J. Standing'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: Alfred J. Standing's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 480.5 KB
July 26, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant cook Laura A. Dandridge'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: Laura A. Dandridge's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 481.92 KB
August 1-3, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a physician's certificate to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs verifying that small boys' matron, Lida B. Given has undergone surgery in Philadelphia and will need a month's time for recovery. Pratt also sends a…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Sick Leave for Lida B. Given to Recover from Surgery776.81 KB
August 5, 1898
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for July 1898.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Disease and Injuries, July 1898913.39 KB
August 5, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has made arrangements with Dr. S. L. Diven to serve as the school physician for the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office that Diven is Contracted to Serve as Physician413.92 KB
August 5, 1898
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during July 1898. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, July 18982.28 MB
August 8, 1898 - September 3, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request for the return of Uriah Goodcane written at the request of his father Daniel Milk.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Uriah Goodcane1.17 MB
August 13, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt requests the Office of Indian Affairs ask the Attorney General to direct the District Attorney of Philadelphia to prosecute a saloon-keeper in Ringoes, New Jersey for selling intoxicants to students on outing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Attorney General Assistance in Prosecuting Saloon-Keeper418.07 KB
August 15, 1898
Lizzie Hill asks W. A. Jones if she has been appointed as an Assistant Matron. If not, she would like to return home for a visit and then return to Carlisle to go on outing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lizzie Hill Asks After Assistant Matron Position1.51 MB