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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November 16, 1885
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the lease of the Hocker Farm. Pratt notes that he believed the lease which was renewed in 1884 was for five years and was confirmed in this belief when the funds for the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Replies to Office Letter Regarding Hocker Farm Rent in 1885637.65 KB
November 19, 1885
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for December 1885. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Irregular Employees Required for December 1885429.02 KB
November 25, 1885
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to cover the expenses of an Assistant Disciplinarian in charge of large boys for the months of November and December which was omitted from the Irregular Employees report.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Assistant Disciplinarian404.39 KB
December 7, 1885
Richard Henry Pratt submits a report that lists a new employee (George W. Kemp). The report includes personal information about those being hired. An explanatory cover letter is included.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, December 1885 1.3 MB
December 8, 1885
Richard Henry Pratt submits a travel voucher for the return of Henry Keoke who was resting in Saxton, Pennsylvania when caught by a Carlisle Indian School employee.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Voucher for Travel Expenses in Return of Runaway Student647.03 KB
December 11, 1885 - January 15, 1886
Oneida Sachems and Councilors request the return of various students currently at Carlisle due to lack of full consideration. Richard Henry Pratt notes that the request should be rejected as there is little discontent among the students aside…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Oneida Sachems and Councilors Request Return of Students from Carlisle2.48 MB
December 15, 1885 - December 17, 1885
Lewis Elm requests the return of his son, Levi Elm, from the Carlisle Indian School as he claims Levi is at Carlisle against both of their wishes. Richard Henry Pratt responds to the Bureau that Levi Elm arrived at the school on a five year term…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Non-consensual Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return of Levi Elm1 MB
December 15, 1885
Richard Henry Pratt submits a voucher for travel expenses incurred while returning Dana Long Wolf and Charles Redmore. Pratt includes the context of what led Redmore and Long Wolf to run away from the school and the discipline meted out to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Voucher for Travel Expenses in Return of Runaway Students896.93 KB
December 19, 1885 - January 8, 1886
Dennison Wheelock requests permission from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to return to his home at the Green Bay Agency. Wheelock cites his cold room and the general ill health of many students at Carlisle. In reply, Obadiah G. Given, the school…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Dennison Wheelock Request to Return Home2.08 MB
December 19, 1885
John H. Bowman, U.S. Indian Agent for the Navajo Agency, informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Tom Torlino should be returned home on account of his health and because he seems to be making no progress.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return of Tom Torlino513.67 KB
December 21, 1885
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for January 1886. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Irregular Employees Required for January 1886416.59 KB
December 29, 1885
Estimate of funds for the first quarter of 1886 amounting to $9,007.10 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $6,435.00 for regular employee pay. Pratt's account statement in the amount of $81,002.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, First Quarter 18861.58 MB
December 31, 1885
Daniel Schanandore requests the return of his son Edwin Schanandore from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Return of Edwin Schanandore425.5 KB
circa 1886
Drawing of Alexander Yellowman (here Elick Yellowman) of various animals including goats, sheep, and a cow.
A note on the bottom of the page reads: Elick Yellowman Araphoe boy
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Student Artwork
Format: Student Artwork
View Document: Animal Drawings by Alexander Yellowman 196.76 KB
January 2, 1886
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew in response to a proposed plan to segregate the students after they left the school. He states that the students are fully capable of becoming a part of American life…
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew753.56 KB
January 4, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt replies to a letter from the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding Tom Torlino. Pratt notes that he has had the school physician examine Torlino and that he is doing well physically and in his trade of harness making. He notes…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Status of Tom Torlino495.11 KB
January 6, 1886
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the enlargement of the shoe shop amounting to $490.25 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, and the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Estimate of Supplies, January 1886899.1 KB
January 6, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding a request from a student from the Haskell Institute to transfer from Carlisle. In addition, Pratt discusses a request from a missionary at the Quapaw Agency to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Student Transfer from Carlisle and Enrollment of Quapaw Students681.95 KB
January 8, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on his response to the request of Daniel Skanadore for the return of his son from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Follows Up on Request to Return Edwin Schanandore459.62 KB
January 8, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has taken actions regarding a blind student being enrolled at the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office of Plan for Blind Student685.51 KB
January 9, 1886
Oneida student Dennison Wheelock writes to John D. C. Atkins, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, about his desire to return home. He says that he would prefer to attend a school for white students there rather than remain at Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Dennison Wheelock Letter to Commissioner of Indian Affairs778.4 KB
January 12, 1886
Two Strike requests to visit Washington D. C. with four other chiefs from the Sioux Agencies along with an interpreter. In addition to visiting Washington D. C. they hope to visit their children at Carlisle.
John Oberly writes that if…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Two Strike Request to Visit Washington D.C. and Carlisle778.71 KB
January 20, 1886
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for February 1886. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Irregular Employees Required for February 1886465.87 KB
January 29, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt forwards travel expenses of Dr. Obadiah G. Given to treat Festus Pelone while on outing. Forwarded document is not attached.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Forwards Expenses Incurred in Treatment of Festus Pelone on Outing408.83 KB
February 5, 1886
Alfred John Standing telegraphs that he has received word that Powder Face has died and the Agency requests that his son, Clarence Powder Face, be returned to the Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Death of Powder Face and Request for Return of Clarence Powder Face388.51 KB