Pratt, Richard Henry

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Request to Visit Philadelphia and Washington, D. C.
September 8, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt asks Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. M. Marble for permission to accompany a party to Philadelphia and Washington, D. C. on business related to the Carlisle Indian School.

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Request to Send Three Former Florida Prisoners Home
September 9, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt writes to Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. M. Marble regarding three former Florida prisoners that should be returned home, escorted by Agent Miles. The first is going to die soon because of an accident suffered while playing baseball, and his chiefs want him to die at home. The second is the son of the late Cheyenne…

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Confirmation of the Dismissal of School Physician Dr. J. S. Bender
September 15, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he's firing Carlisle Indian School Physician Dr. J. S. Bender at the end of the month.

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Request for Funds to Install a new Heating System in the Boys' Quarters
September 15, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt requests $800 from the Commissioner of Affairs to supplement funds he has raised from donors in order to install a heating apparatus in the boys quarters. Pratt states that last winter, the male students were very cold at night and suffered from illnesses due to their current heating system, which relies on coal stoves.…

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Request to Cover Traveling Expenses of a Cheyenne and Arapaho Party
September 15, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt requests that the Commissioner of Indian Affairs authorize Agent Miles' expenses incurred while transporting a party of six Cheyenne and Arapaho chiefs and their children as well as Daniel Tucker from the Carlisle Indian School to Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Tucker and the chiefs' children are all Carlisle students.…

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Request for Blank Letter Paper in the Future
September 17, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt acknowledges receipt of two packages of letter paper with "United States Indian Service" printed on the top of each page. Pratt requests that, in the future, he receive blank letter paper, so he can use the Carlisle Indian School's print shop to print a unique heading.

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Request to Hire Dr. Hepburn as School Physician
September 17, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt requests to hire Dr. C. H. Hepburn as the Carlisle Indian School physician at $900 per year. Hepburn will exclusively treat students and employees, live on campus, and deliver weekly health lectures to the students.

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Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1880
September 18, 1880

Estimate of Funds for the fourth quarter of 1880 amounting to $1,880 for beef and flour, $1,000 for clothing and material to manufacture clothing, and $700 for fuel, stamps, water, and other contingencies.

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Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1880 (Report)
September 18, 1880

Estimate of Funds for the fourth quarter of 1880 amounting to $9,180 for subsistence, employee pay, clothing, repairs, and contingencies.

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Plan to Distribute Student-Manufactured Goods at the Annual Indian Fair
September 18, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he's sending samples of goods manufactured by Carlisle Indian School students, including tin ware, double harness, and repaired shoes, to the annual Indian Fair. Pratt believes it will help show Indians what students are doing at the school, and he requests that the goods be…

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Recruitment of Navajo, Pueblo, and Ute Students
September 25, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt states that the Carlisle Indian School currently has 196 students with 20 Navajos and 10 Pueblos on the way, increasing enrollment to 226. He believes that they have room for 300 total students and requests that Major Berry and Colonel Page try to convince the Utes to send 50 students if the Ute Commission continues to stall…

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Cash and Property Accounts, June 1880
September 27, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt lists the cash and property accounts for the quarter ending June 30, 1880 to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

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Plans to Construct a New Hospital, Problems with Current Hospital
September 27, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he desires a hospital that is purposely designed to be a hospital, isolated from the rest of the school, and on higher ground. He requests to spend $4,550 to construct a new hospital housing 12 beds south of the South Barracks. Pratt encloses several documents.

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Requisition for Stationary, October 1880
October 2, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt requests 50 blank Bills of Lading and 50 blank Invoice forms.

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Request to Recruit Students from the Sisseton, Green Bay, and Lapointe Agencies
October 8, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to travel to the Sisseton, Green Bay, and La Pointe agencies in order to recruit 25 new students. As he would like more than half to be girls, he also requests to bring a female assistant on the trip.

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Request for Funds for Recruiting and to Install Steam Heat at the School
October 9, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt requests funds to recruit students from the Sisseton, Green Bay, and La Pointe agencies and to install steam heating in the buildings at the school.

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Request for Funds to Fit up and Furnish Teachers' Rooms
October 9, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt requests to spend $250 on "fitting up and furnishing" five teachers' rooms.

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Request to Redo the Wash on Exterior Brick Walls of Buildings
October 9, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt requests to spend $150 to redo the wash on the exterior brick walls of buildings. Pratt notes that they have just finished painting all the buildings' tin roofs and are now painting the wooden exterior walls, so he desires to put a new wash on the exterior brick walls as well.

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The Benefits of Sending Photographs to Families and Indian Agents
October 13, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt describes the benefits of photography in assuaging parents' fears of sending and keeping their children at the Carlisle Indian School and believes that it would be similarly beneficial to send photographs to Indian agents, teachers, and missionaries. As such, Pratt requests to spend $150 on photographs.

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Pratt to be Absent From the the School for Recruiting
October 14, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he will be absent from the school from October 14 to November 6, 1880 to recruit students from the Sisseton, Green Bay, and La Pointe agencies. While absent, Alfred John Standing will serve as Acting Superintendent.

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Request to Attend Natural History Event
October 14, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt requests authorization to spend $40 to allow all the Carlisle Indian School's staff, teachers, and students to visit Cooper and Bailey's Menagerie "collection of animals" in Carlisle. Pratt believes the event will help educate the students about natural history.

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Request to Recruit Students with a Female Assistant
October 17, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt asks if he has authority to bring a female assistant on his trip to recruit new students and requests a book of sub-voucher blanks.

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Request for Transportation for Pratt, Assistant, and 25 New Students to Carlisle
October 28, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt requests transportation for himself, an assistant, and 25 students from Milwaukee to Carlisle.

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Creek Parents' Desire to Send Children to be Carlisle Students
November 8, 1880

A. W. Crain writes to Richard Henry Pratt on behalf of several Creek parents about the possibility of sending their children to the Carlisle Indian School. Crain adds that certain Seminoles would be interested as well. Pratt forwards Crain's letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and states that they may be able to educate Seminoles and…

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Request to Enroll 40 Children from the Green Bay Agency
November 8, 1880 - January 14, 1881

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from the U. S. Indian Agent at the Green Bay Agency, E. Stephens. Stephens writes Pratt requesting to enroll forty students from his agency from three tribes: the Menominee, Oneida, and Stockbridge. Stephens states that the progress of the two students already at Carlisle shows the benefits of the school…

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