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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May 10, 1888 - May 12, 1888
William Endicott, Secretary of War, informs the Secretary of the Interior that orders have been issued to transfer Geronimo and the Prisoners of War being held at Fort Pickens, Florida to Mount Vernon Barracks, Alabama along with five children to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Transfer of Five Students from Fort Pickens to Carlisle1.01 MB
May 10, 1888
War Department orders directing Geronimo and other prisoners be sent from Fort Barrancas, Florida to Mount Vernon Barracks, Alabama in addition to sending certain youths to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: War Department Orders Sending Prisoners to Alabama and Carlisle609.97 KB
May 14, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt requests that sample harness be repacked in the trunk and set aside until his next visit to Washington D.C. which would allow him to return it to Carlisle without cost.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Harness Sample be Repacked333.03 KB
May 16, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt requests an answer from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding his request to return Dessie Prescott and Nancy Iron Son. Also requests what answer he can give to Colonel Langdon about the Apaches.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Answer Sought for Returning Nancy Iron Son and Dessie Prescott311.5 KB
May 19, 1888
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for June 1888. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Irregular Employees Required for June 1888325.38 KB
May 21, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the school physician has declared it safe to return two girls from Pine Ridge with an escort.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office Safe to Return Two Students to Pine Ridge325.49 KB
May 21, 1888 - May 22, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the delay in providing tickets to two students to Rushville leaves them two weeks to go alone. Pratt requests that the Office order round trip tickets for them and authorize expenses…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Round Trip Ticket for Escort for Two Students306.51 KB
May 26, 1888
William Endicott, Secretary of the War, replies to an Commissioner of Indian Affairs report on the transportation of Chappo and Go-So who are prisoners at Fort Pickens to the Carlisle Indian School. Richard Henry Pratt has indicated that while he…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Delay in Transferring Apache Prisoners to Carlisle1.11 MB
May 28, 1888 - June 2, 1888
M. L. McKenzie, Clerk in Charge of the Pawnee Agency, requests the return of Luther Kuhns to the agency in order for him to employed as a carpenter at the agency. Richard Henry Pratt forwards the request to the Office of Indian Affairs stating…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Luther Kuhns1006.53 KB
May 28, 1888 - May 31, 1888
P. H. Bridenbaugh, head of the Martinsburg Indian School, writes to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the transfer of Oneida students at Martinsburg to Carlisle. Bridenbaugh states that he has asked a policeman at the agency to ask for…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Transfer of Students from the Martinsburg Indian School to Carlisle1.03 MB
June 5, 1888
Thomas H. Breen, the Superintendent of the Grand Junction Industrial School, requests that Henry E. Harris a student at his school be transferred to the Carlisle Indian School in order to become a teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Enroll Henry E. Harris at Carlisle437.3 KB
June 9, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt forwards copy of plan and specifications for the proposed school building. Pratt requests that he be allowed to advertise for bids to construct the building.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Cover Letter Forwarding Plans and Specs for New School Building648 KB
June 9, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt informs General A. B. Upshaw that he has sent plans and specifications for the new school building to the Office of Indian Affairs. Pratt requests that he be given permission to advertise immediately in order to overcome the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Upshaw Allow for Advertising of New School Building753.21 KB
June 12, 1888
Lewis Elm requests the return of his son, John Elm, from the Carlisle Indian School. Elm states that his son has been at Carlisle for three years which is the term he agreed to when he enrolled. Elm states that Pratt is willing return his son but…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return John Elm598.01 KB
June 14, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the enrollment of the Henry Harris at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he would be happy to accept Harris at Carlisle to further his desire to become a…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Request to Enroll Henry Harris359.68 KB
June 21, 1888
William Endicott, Secretary of War, that he has directed the five youths referred to in the Department of Interior letter have been transferred from Fort Pickens to Mount Vernon Barracks. They will be held at Mount Vernon until an appropriation…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Five Apache Students Transferred to Mount Vernon Barracks391.52 KB
June 21, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding an upcoming exhibit in Cincinnati. He notes that Carlisle cannot add to the exhibits currently in Washington D.C. at the Office of Indian Affairs and Senate Committee…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inability to Add to Exhibits Currently in Washington D.C.520.15 KB
June 21, 1888
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for July 1888. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Irregular Employees Required for July 1888533.95 KB
June 21, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request to return John Elm to his home in the Green Bay Agency. Pratt notes that Elm's father has properly stated his position in regards to Elm's return that he is…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return John Elm551.78 KB
June 21, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt requests permission to arrange transportation for two Sioux boys currently under the care of Bishop Whipple in Minnesota. Pratt states that Whipple believes the boys would benefit from the discipline at Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Enroll Two Sioux Boys from Minnesota457.72 KB
June 21, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has arranged transportation for Henry Harris from Grand Junction to Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Travel Arranged for Henry Harris from Grand Junction430.32 KB
June 22, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of the Indian Affairs of the 60 students who are entitled to return to their home at the end of the school term due to the expiration of their enrollment or sickness.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: List of Students to be Returned to their Homes for June 18881.43 MB
June 22, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has 25 Oneida and 7 Osage students transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Martinsburg Indian School. In addition, he notes that he has left the Oneida girls for work who…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Transfers Students from Martinsburg to Carlisle493.62 KB
June 23, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt notes that after paying for beef, flour, and other bills the school will have $400 in the current quarter at the Treasury. Pratt proposes using this money to transport the Crow prisoners at Fort Snelling ordered to Carlisle by…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Proposal to Use Leftover Appropriation for Transportation of Crow Prisoners 408.56 KB
June 23, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt provides an account of transferring students from the Martinsburg Indian School to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he and P. H. Bridenbaugh told the group of students of the benefit of staying in the East and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report on the Transfer of Students from the Martinsburg Indian School to Carlisle1.35 MB