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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March 31, 1891
Inquiry by Richard Henry Pratt at the request of Pawnee students at the Carlisle Indian School into unpaid annuity money.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry into Unpaid Annuity Money due Pawnee Students534.39 KB
March 31, 1891 - May 9, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the Report of School Employees for the quarter ending March 31, 1891.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of School Employees for Quarter Ending March 31, 18911.75 MB
April 3, 1891
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1891 amounting to $18,485.53 for support of the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 18911.1 MB
April 3, 1891
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1891 amounting to $497.95 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Supplies, April 18911.27 MB
April 6, 1891 - June 10, 1891
Joseph Schanandore requests the Office of Indian Affairs instruct Richard Henry Pratt to remit him the remaining money held in his son Jemison's account at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Joseph Schanandore Requests Pratt Remit Son's Bank Account to Him878.28 KB
April 7, 1891
Captain Richard H. Pratt forwards a monthly report of irregular employees for March 1891 to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Note: The report itself was missing when this file was scanned at the National Archives.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, March 1891486.37 KB
April 6, 1891
C. R. Dixon the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for March 1891.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, March 18911.42 MB
March 6 - April 10, 1891
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employee (Lillie Ruth Shaffner). The report includes personal information about those being hired. Pratt also sends Lillie Ruth Shaffner's application for a position as a teacher, including…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees and Application, April 18912.67 MB
April 10, 1891
Notice that the commencement exercises for the 1891 graduating class will be postponed until June due to an outbreak of measles on the campus. Richard Henry Pratt predicates that with the 16 cases among students and six cases among children of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Graduation, Medical Care at School
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Postponement of Commencement Exercises Due to Measles Outbreak552.39 KB
April 13, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards an account of expenses related to Alfred John Standing in attending to the funeral of John W. Pipe who died while on outing. Also included in the report are expenses related to Pipe's sickness, death, and burial.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Forwarding Expense Report Related to Death of John W. Pipe506.51 KB
April 17, 1891
The Acting Secretary of the Interior disapproves using the appropriation of Carlisle Indian School to cover the pay and travel expenses for two clerks and one agent to obtain and record the information called for the Senate Resolution of February…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Interior Secretary Disallows Carlisle Appropriation for Clerks583.4 KB
April 17, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he has received a letter from former student William F. Campbell regarding the assistance promised him by Office of Indian Affairs to allow him to attend the Law School at the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Make Money Available for William F. Campbell 592.87 KB
April 20, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt returns voucher of Alfred John Standing for $145.95 covering expenses incurred from the sickness and burial of John W. Pipe while on outing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Return of Expense Voucher Related to John W. Pipe495.13 KB
April 22, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has received requests from Dr. Carlos Montezuma and the Western Shoshone Agency Agent to enroll five students from that Agency. Pratt writes that his transportation costs for the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Asks for Ways to Bring Students from the Western Shoshone Agency613.84 KB
April 22, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a requisition for stationery for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 1892.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Pratt Forwards Requisition for Stationery, Fiscal Year 1891-18921.23 MB
April 22, 1891
J. H. Meteer, Superintendent of the Sisseton Agency School, requests to transfer three students to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Transfer Three Students from the Sisseton Agency School501.79 KB
April 30, 1891 - July 10, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding a request to return Henry Keoke to his home. Pratt provides Keoke's history at the Carlisle Indian School as well as his last letter to Keoke informing him that…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Henry Keoke1.2 MB
May 1, 1891
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for April 1891.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, April 18911.52 MB
May 7, 1891
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during April 1891. 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, April 18912.21 MB
May 12, 1891
In response to an inquiry to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a teaching position in the Indian Service for Eva Johnson, Richard Henry Pratt provides information from E. L. Fisher as well as his recommendation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Information and Recommendation on Eva Johnson956.49 KB
May 12, 1891 - July 3, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding requests for the return home of James Wolf. Pratt notes that due to Wolf's having only one functioning eye he should remain at Carlisle for his full term in order to take…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Request to Return James Wolf1.52 MB
May 18, 1891
Andrew Good Thunder requests the return of his grandson from the Carlisle Indian School. Good Thunder notes that he is getting older and would like his grandson to help him work for him. Good Thunder concludes by saying that he will pay the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return of William Good Thunder556.37 KB
May 22, 1891 - June 8, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from a former student Harvey Townsend asking to be transferred from the Albuquerque School to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that when Townsend left Carlisle he indicated he would return but ended up…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Harvey Townsend Requests to be Transferred to Carlisle878.48 KB
May 23, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Andrew Good Thunder for the return of his grandson William Good Thunder. Pratt notes that he receives a number of applications of this kind that are false but that he would be willing to return Good…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return William Good Thunder801.76 KB
May 27, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards sends plans and specifications for adding on to the girls dormitory due to only receiving half of the appropriation for the building. Pratt also discusses the need for the new building in order to eliminate crowding.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Plans and Specifications for Addition to Girls Building10.2 MB