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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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
February 8, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of property which has become unserviceable and requests authority from the Office of Indian Affairs to drop them from his property returns.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: List of Unserviceable Property and Requesting it be Dropped from Property Returns1.32 MB
February 12, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to return Olive Shoique and Inez Santiagito to their home on account of health.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Return Olive Shoique and Inez Santiagito799.77 KB
February 15-18, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a Board of Survey to the Office of Indian Affairs convened on February 15, 1886 to dispose of broken or otherwise unserviceable property at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Forwards Board of Survey Proceedings Convened in February 18861.89 MB
February 17, 1886
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for March 1886. Pratt 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 March 1886463.75 KB
February 17, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt reports to the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the safe arrival of a blind Indian student at Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Safe Arrival of Blind Indian Student at Carlisle457.24 KB
February 17, 1886 - February 18, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt writes to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and Superintendent of Indian Schools regarding the pay of Indian apprentices. Pratt notes that he is in favor of the system of increasing pay over the years which would allow…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Support for Pay of Indian Apprentices1.93 MB
February 18, 1886 - February 6, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the pay of students for apprentice work. Pratt provides the history of paying students at Carlisle and the justification for such payments. Also included is a copy of a…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Letter Regarding Paying Students1.27 MB
February 24, 1886
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew about calling on Gerardus C. King regarding the school. This letter is part of a series of related correspondence which can be found using the People tags. …
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics: Fundraising
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew897.58 KB
March 3, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt refers to a letter from the Bureau of Indian Affairs naming Clarence Powder Face as the student referenced.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Names Clarence Powder Face as Student in Letter393.25 KB
March 4, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt names Manuel Romero as the blind Pueblo student referenced in previous letter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Names Manuel Romero as Student Referred to in Previous Letter392.86 KB
March 4-16, 1886
Henry Martin writes the Bureau of Indian Affairs to have his son Charles Martin sent home from the Carlisle Indian School. Richard Henry Pratt responds that Charles Martin came to the school in 1884 on a five year term and is doing well and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Charles Martin to His Home973.52 KB
March 12, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt asks for 6,000 more letter envelopes for students to correspond with parents and friends.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Letter Envelopes471.16 KB
March 12, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding a letter from Henry Martin. Pratt notes that the letter from Martin was not enclosed.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Letter Regarding Henry Martin300.86 KB
March 16, 1886
Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1886 amounting to $9,936.51 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $6,435.00 for regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Second Quarter 18861.54 MB
March 18, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Bureau of Indian Affairs that he has placed Manuel Romero as a pupil of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pratt indicates that he will keep Romero on his…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Manuel Romero Enrolled at School in Philadelphia488.39 KB
March 19, 1886
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for April 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 April 1886441.34 KB
March 19, 1886
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Gerardus C. King, Counsellor at Law, thanking him for a donation of $5000 to the school. Pratt discusses how the gift will be used to defray the costs of a debt on the school farm, and to fund a…
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics: Fundraising
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Gerardus C. King701.57 KB
March 24, 1886
Envelope wrap for a list of pupils at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wrap for List of Pupils at the Carlisle Indian School124.14 KB
March 27, 1886
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew regarding Pratt's recent ousting from a Congressional bill on Indian education, and Pratt's political battles with Superintendent of Schools John Oberly at the Mohonk…
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics: Fundraising, Lake Mohonk Conferences
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew2.14 MB
March 30, 1886
L. J. Miles, U.S. Indian Agent for the Osage Agency, requests permission to return with a number of Osage students at the Carlisle Indian School due to requests from their parents.
Note: No student named Emma Ross attended Carlisle so it…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: L. J. Miles Requests Permission to Bring Home Osage Students688.38 KB
April 2, 1886
Lewis Elm requests the return of his son Levi Elm, a student at the Carlisle Indian School, to his home. Elm states that his son does not wish to remain at Carlisle any longer and is suffering as a result. He notes that Levi can work on the farm…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lewis Elm Requests Return of Son from the Carlisle Indian School878.03 KB
April 3, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Alice Fremont is leaving for Washington D.C.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Alice Fremont Leaving for Washington D.C.379.02 KB
April 6-20, 1886
Requests by Eli Sheridan and Theodore McCauley to go home in order to aid their fathers. Richard Henry Pratt in returning the requests to the Bureau of Indian Affairs recommends denying the requests on grounds that he had recently lectured both…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Requests by Eli Sheridan and Theodore McCauley to Return Home1.29 MB