Richard H. Pratt recommends that former student James R. Wheelock be appointed as a disciplinarian or printer and bandmaster in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards Wheelock's application along with a reference from Marianna Burgess and endorses him in his cover letter.
Pratt, Richard Henry
May 12-14, 1898
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May 12, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has forwarded three large framed photographs, grain from the Riverside School, and carpet to F. W. Clarke for the Omaha Exhibit.
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May 14, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant matron Prudence Miles' application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
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May 17, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Anna S. Luckenbach's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. Luckenbach works as a clerk.
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May 19, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the class of 1898 was not included in the schedule.
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May 23, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt requests a transfer on behalf of Lydia Hunt, a former teacher at Carlisle, now the superintendent at the San Carlos School, due to her health.
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May 30, 1898
Captain Richard H. Pratt informs Superintendent of Indian Schools W. N. Hailman that none of the Carlisle employees would like to go to summer school at Colorado Springs. Instead, Pratt asks if they could take classes at institutions located on the east coast.
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June 6, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request to return Alice and Sophia American Horse.
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June 7 - July 14, 1898
Richard H. Pratt recommends that Carlisle graduate Louisa Geisdorff be appointed as a teacher in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards Geisdorff's application along with references from Dr. George Morris Philips and Jean Blanchard from the Pennsylvania State Normal School and Carlisle matron L. R. Shaffner.
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June 7, 1898
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during May 1898. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
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June 9, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the cost of board to employees at the school is $2.50 per week.
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June 9, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on Lizzie Hill's application for an assistant matron position in a western school.
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June 9-14, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards twelve applications for leave of absence to attend summer school for several employees: Nellie Robertson (teacher), Fanny G. Paull (teacher), Mariette Wood (teacher), Carrie E. Weekley (teacher), Florence M. Carter (teacher), Mary Bailey (teacher), Emma A. Cutter (senior teacher), Gertrude E. Simmons (assistant…
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June 11, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards W. Grant Thompson's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. Thompson works as a disciplinarian.
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June 14, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant disciplinarian Chauncey Y. Robe's application for a 20-day annual leave of absence.
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June 14, 1898
Chauncey Yellow Robe requests a transfer to a western school as either an assistant disciplinarian or disciplinarian position.
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June 16, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards hospital cook Ella Rikert's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
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June 17, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards engineer Harry F. Weber's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
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June 20, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards clerk Claude M. Sturm's application for a 19-day annual leave of absence.
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June 20, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in regards to Claude M. Sturm's (clerk) request for a 19-day leave of absence "for special reason."
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June 20, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress Mary E. Lininger's application for a 21-and-a-half-day annual leave of absence.
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June 20, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress Susan Zeamer's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
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June 23, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards seven employees' leave of absence applications: Phil Norman (painter and wagon trimmer), Edward W. Harkness (tinner), Elmer Snyder (tailor), H. Gardner (carpenter), W. H. Morrett (shoemaker), O. T. Harris (blacksmith and harnessmaker), and George W. Kemp (harnessmaker).
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June 25, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Bessie Barclay's application for a 46-day leave of absence, 22 days annual leave and 24 days to attend summer school at Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
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June 28, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards principal teacher Oscar Hugh Bakeless' application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
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