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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June 25, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt requests to send the Carlisle Indian School physician to the Green Bay Agency to settle with parents of the returned Martinsburg Indian School students. Pratt notes that the physician has requested to go on leave in July and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests to Send Physician to Green Bay with Martinsburg Students318.43 KB
June 26, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt inquires if the Office of Indian Affairs telegram from the day before authorizes him to send the Carlisle School physician to Green Bay and cover expenses.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Inquires if Office Telegram Authorizes Him to Send Physician to Green Bay319.4 KB
June 27, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that P. H. Bridenbaugh that two of the girls who stayed behind to assist with some of the work while students remained. Pratt writes that he believes the girls should come to Carlisle and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Follow Up to Transfer of Martinsburg Students to Carlisle357.05 KB
July 5, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Office of Indian Affairs of the delay in returning students to their homes due to a lack of communication between the Office and the Passenger Agent. The Passenger Agent informed Pratt that he only just learned…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Expresses Frustration with Office of Indian Affairs Over Transportation1.25 MB
July 5-21, 1888
A. B. Upshaw, Acting Commissioner of the Office of Indian Affairs, forwards a copy of the proposal of Andrew Wetzel as well as Samuel Wetzel for the construction of a new building at the Carlisle Indian School. The Acting Secretary of the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Proposals for New Construction of a New School Building2.49 MB
July 7-11, 1888
These materials include a cover letter and a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 61 individuals discharged from the Carlisle Indian School and transferred back to their homes in the San Carlos, Laguna, Wallace, Isleta, Quapaw, Eufaula,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils Discharged to Multiple Agencies, 18882.91 MB
July 9, 1888
Estimate of funds for the first quarter of 1888 amounting to $13,183.62 for support of the school and for transportation of Indian children. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $8,095.00 for regular employee pay. …
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, First Quarter 18881.52 MB
July 9, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to spend money allowing Carlisle Indian School staff to visit outing students during the 1889 fiscal year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Outing Program Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Spend Money Visiting Outing Students2.25 MB
July 9, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the rent of the Hocker Farm for the 1889 fiscal year to be paid quarterly.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay the Rent on the Hocker Farm for the 1899 Fiscal Year555.66 KB
July 9, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to spend about $150 in repairs on the Parker farmhouse.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Building Repairs and Expansions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay to Make Repairs to the Parker Farmhouse624.03 KB
July 10, 1888 - August 9, 1888
John L. Bullis, Acting Indian Agent for the San Carlos Agency, forwards a bill from Charles M. Renard covering the lodging for Jose Nadilgodey and Constant Bread on their return trip from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel Departing
View Document: Voucher for Lodging during Return Trip of Jose Nadilgodey and Constant Bread1.11 MB
July 14, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase various supplies to repair various buildings as well as build housing for the engineer and laundress.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Repair Buildings and Build Employee Housing791.39 KB
July 19, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the return of Hartley Ridge Bear and Harry Raven. Pratt further notes that the ticket for Henry Outa to return to Purcell, Oklahoma was not used due to Outa being too…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Office Letter on the Return of Three Students529.92 KB
July 25, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to send school physician, Obadiah G. Given, to various agencies in the West to recruit 50 to 75 students. Pratt asks for latitude in recruiting students and arranging their transportation rather than having…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Student Recruitment in Western Agencies for Summer 1888651.25 KB
August 2, 1888
Wilson Elm requests the return of his ward Margaret Thomas, a student at the Carlisle Indian School, who is on outing in Colora, Maryland. Elm states that Thomas wishes to return home due to her health.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Return of Margaret Thomas408.63 KB
August 6, 1888 - September 3, 1888
Alfred John Standing forwards a request from Charles Mat Chickeny (here Charles Chickeny) to reenroll at the Carlisle Indian School with his cousin Peter Kewa-ta-wa-py. Standing indicates that he would approve of Chickeny's request as an…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Reenrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request of Charles Chickeny to Reenroll at the Carlisle Indian School762.37 KB
August 16, 1888 - October 31, 1889
Five members of the Pawnee Nation--Frank West, William Morgan, Stacy Morgan, Wilkie Sharpe, and Robert Mathews--request that their annuity money and lease money be sent to them or to Richard Henry Pratt to be in trust. They refer to a letter…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Annuity Money by Five Pawnee Nation Members1.62 MB
August 20, 1888
Captain Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for September 1888. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Irregular Employees Required for September 1888692.19 KB
August 21, 1888
Alfred John Standing replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of Cornelius and Margaret Baird for the return of their daughter Angelia from the Carlisle Indian School. Standing forwards a statement from Obadiah G. Given…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Request for Return of Angelia Baird1.22 MB
August 27, 1888
Special etimate of funds for the first quarter of 1889 amounting to $9,007.41 for support of school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Special Estimate of Funds, First Quarter 18892.63 MB
August 30, 1888
Wrap for telegraph from Richard Henry Pratt in which he he describes difficulties in securing pupils, asks authority from the Office of Indian Affairs authority for 150 students, and opportunity to answer adverse allegations.
The telegraph…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wrap for Telegraph Regarding Difficulties in Securing Students300.6 KB
August 31, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt replies to the Office of Indian Affairs that the Office has instructed Alfred John Standing to telegraph the Office for transportation only as he finds pupils to come to Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Office Dispatch Regarding Transportation for Students373.47 KB
September 3, 1888
Alfred John Standing requests that one ticket be placed for Henry J. Kendall in New Mexico.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Requests Ticket for Henry Kendall520.38 KB
September 5, 1888
Charles R. Bishop, Eastern Passenger Agent for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, informs C. A. Maxwell that the railroad cannot carry business to Carlisle and so cannot provides rates for student travel.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Informs Office of No Service to Carlisle427.14 KB
September 7, 1888
Percy G. Smith, Passenger Agent, for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad provides a quote to A. B. Upshaw for the A and P Junction to Carlisle Pennsylvania.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: B&O Passenger Agent Provides Quote for Ticket324.41 KB