Richard Henry Pratt provides greater detail on the Normal Training Class at the Carlisle Indian School and also encloses the school's Scheme of Grading pamphlet.
Standing, Alfred J.
August 25, 1896
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Books and Pamphlets, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 4, 1896 - September 7, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt requests the transfer of Herbert H. Johnson to the position of Assistant Disciplinarian along with Johnson's application to Pratt.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
October 20, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt provides an long update on Perry Tsamanwa taking a position in the Indian Service.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
November 14, 1896 - November 20, 1896
Alfred John Standing responds to requests from two local citizens that former student William Lone Wolf be returned to his home in Oklahoma after sustaining injuries while working in Erie, Pennsylvania.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 4, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt provides the context of his actions to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding his request to the Pittsburgh Police Department treat two runaway students as vagrants.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 6, 1897
Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has been directed to report to the Office for duty relative to the Indian Department Exhibit at the Exhibition in Nashville, Tennessee. Standing further makes recommendations for the exhibit.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 6, 1897
Alfred John Standing seeks clarifications on the upcoming Office of Indian Affairs exhibit in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 23, 1897
Assistant Superintendent Alfred John Standing provides sketches of three cases for the Nashville Exhibit in addition to other recommendations and providing a budget.
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Diagrams, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
March 20, 1897
Assistant Superintendent Alfred John Standing seeks further information on the planning of the Nashville Exhibit.
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Diagrams, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
March 23, 1897
Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has sent them various materials for the exhibit in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
March 25, 1897
Alfred John Standing responds to a letter from W. N. Hailmann regarding Clarence White Thunder and provides a recommendation for his employment in the Indian Service.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
March 29, 1897
Alfred John Standing provides a recommendation for Samuel C. Deon (spelled Samuel Dion here) and Thomas Black Bear to W. N. Hailmann for employment in the Indian Service.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 16, 1897
Alfred John Standing writes to the Office of Indian Affairs on behalf of Baptiste Marengo regarding a payment due to him from the Flathead funds.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
July 21, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant superintendent A. J. Standing's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
August 26, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt informs Antonio Apache that he should travel to the Carlisle Indian School to obtain instructions on a recruiting trip for the Fort Apache and San Carlos Agencies. Pratt notes that he will be in Leavenworth, Kansas taking his examinations for promotion to Major.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
September 1, 1897
Richard H. Pratt recommends that former student Ella Rikert be appointed "no higher" than an assistant matron in the Indian Service at South Dakota. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing forwards Rikert's application to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Pratt also informs the Commissioner that Rikert is currently employed…
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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 4, 1897
Alfred John Standing responds to the claim of Henry Doxtator that his son Andrew was kidnapped and taken to the Carlisle Indian School.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 8, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests that various vacant positions be filled by assignment from the Civil Service lists and that he has filled one teaching position temporarily. Pratt further requests that he be allowed to fill any other position temporarily.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 8, 1897
Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the lease of the Hocker Farm. Standing forwards the lease in triplicate with the signatures of all three members of the Board of Trustees as directed.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 9, 1897
Alfred John Standing forwards a list of answers from Andrew Doxtator in response to his father's charge of kidnapping and request to return him from Carlisle.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 11, 1897
Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Emma Seowitsa declines a position Assistant Matron due to her health.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 11-18, 1897
Alfred John Standing forwards a statement regarding teachers at the Carlisle Indian School.
Note: Gertrude Simmons later became known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin and Zitkala-Sa.
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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 16, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing submit a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during July and August 1897. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month. An explanatory cover letter is included.
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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 16, 1897
Alfred John Standing acknowledges receipt of the copy of the Hocker Farm lease dated September 15, 1897 from the Office of Indian Affairs.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 16, 1897
Alfred John Standing requests authority to cover the expenses of Dennison Wheelock for the return of four runaway students.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration