Richard Henry Pratt requests from Daniel M. Browning the authority to spend additional money in returning students and special authority in recruiting students. He includes a suggested document to meet his requirements.
Pratt, Richard Henry
May 5, 1894
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May 5, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Miss Metoxen will shortly leave for Lemhi.
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May 5, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter concerning Fannie Bird. Pratt states that Bird requested to go to the country over the summer and remain at Carlisle rather than return home.
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May 5, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt requests $2,000 additional funding to return students to their homes as well as bringing students to Carlisle.
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May 7, 1894
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in April 1894. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor," whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Apprentice Labor," representing student…
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May 10, 1894
John W. Rubb, Acting U.S. Indian Agent for the Colville Agency, requests permission to enroll students at the Carlisle Indian School.
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May 23, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards senior teacher Emma A. Cutter's application for a 15-day leave of absence. She needs rest after "unusually heavy work."
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June 1, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards E. Corbett's request for 30 days leave of absence. Corbett is a seamstress.
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June 1, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Laura A. Dandridge's request for 30 days leave of absence. Dandridge is a seamstress.
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June 2, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Katherine Jane Wiest's application for a 30-day leave of absence due to illness. She will be going to the Woman's Hospital in Philadelphia.
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June 6, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting an answer to Miss Woester's application for leave of absence.
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June 6, 1894
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in May 1894. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor," whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Apprentice Labor," representing student…
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June 6, 1894 - June 28, 1894
Correspondence regarding the enrollment of Fenton Geronimo at the Carlisle Indian School.
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June 8, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Mrs. Lewis Richards for the return of her granddaughter Hannah Long Wolf. Pratt notes that Hannah is already scheduled to return home at the request of her sister, former student Hattie Long Wolf.
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June 8, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request for the return of James Brown.
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June 8, 1894
Richard H. Pratt submits a "Supplementary" Estimate of Supplies for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1894 amounting to $499.10 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated cost, and how the item will be used at the school.
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June 11, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Henry Wilson Spray's application for a 15-day leave of absence. Spray works as a teacher.
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June 12, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Bessie R. Jamison's request for a 15-day leave of absence. Jamison works as an assistant superintendent of the sewing room and will resign at the end of June.
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June 14, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting an answer to Henry Wilson Spray's application for leave of absence.
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June 14, 1894
Cover letter for an enclosure the names and addresses of former students of the Carlisle Indian School for unclassified positions in the Indian Service. That list is not included with this cover letter.
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June 21, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Kate S. Bowersox's request to attend Martha's Vineyard Institute under the provisions of school service, as well as 30 days of leave. Bowersox is a teacher.
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June 22, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Jennie P. Cochran's request to attend Martha's Vineyard Institute under the provisions of school service, as well as 30 days of leave. Cochran is a teacher.
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June 22, 1894
Richard H. Pratt forwards Emma A. Cutter's request to attend summer school in Amherst, Massachusetts, as well as 30 days of leave. Cutter works as a senior teacher.
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June 23, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Anna M. Worthington's application for 30 day sick leave. Worthington works as the superintendent of the sewing room. Also included is a letter from Dr. C. Montezuma, the school physician, recommending Worthington take sick leave.
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June 23, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Florence M. Carter's request for 30 day vacation without pay, as well as 30 days of annual leave. Carter works as a teacher.
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