Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt's letter to James E. Rhoades in response to a letter Rhoades sent to Captain Richard Henry Pratt requesting that he transfer a Seneca student to the Carlisle Indian School. Hayt denied the request on the grounds that the Seneca student has "better advantages" than most Indians and that the office has…
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![Letter Denying Transfer of Seneca Student to Carlisle Indian School Hand-written letter on onion-skin paper](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_0096_MEED__006a_p289.jpg?itok=uCEZknYR)
![Letter Ordering Pratt to Hire a Homeopathic Physician for Carlisle Hand-written letter on onion-skin paper](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_0096_MEED__006a_p279.jpg?itok=GUASRv80)
Letter where Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt encourages Captain Richard Henry Pratt to replace the physician at Carlisle, feeling that the Army surgeon may not know best how to treat younger people. Hayt tells Pratt to seek a physician in town to help care for the schoolkids. Hayt states that there "ought to be little or no…
![Letter to Edward Bloedon Instructing Him to Send Application to Captain Pratt Hand-written letter on onion-skin paper](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_0096_MEED__006a_p288.jpg?itok=mc3cRk9x)
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt's response to Edward Bloedon suggesting that he should send his inquiry about employment directly to Captain Richard Henry Pratt at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Letter to Pratt about Boarding School Positions Hand-written letter on onion-skin paper](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_0096_MEED__006a_p286.jpg?itok=dwbgs4NV)
Commissioner of Indian Affairs writing to Captain Richard Henry Pratt about the application of Edward Bloedon of Saginaw, Michigan for appointment as steward at the Carlisle Indian School. Hayt told Bloedon that he should send his application directly to Pratt. Hayt also mentioned needing a married couple to run a boarding school at the…
![Withdrawal of Request to Visit Washington, D. C. Withdrawal of Request to Visit Washington, D. C.](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0933.jpg?itok=haCC0S_8)
In both a letter and telegraph, Richard Henry Pratt withdraws his request to visit Washington, D.C.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-80."
![Application for Employment from W. H. Stevens Application for Employment from W. H. Stevens](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r483_0044.jpg?itok=Zam5Rc8M)
W. H. Stevens applies to be a physician at the Carlisle Indian School. Stevens includes four letters of recommendation to support his application.
![Employment of a Doctor Employment of a Doctor](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0953.jpg?itok=c5bShP8V)
Richard H. Pratt informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt that Dr. J. J. Bender would be willing to be the Indian School's doctor for $600 per year. However, Dr. Bender is the leading physician in the town of Carlisle and has many patients. Pratt suggests that it could be better for the Indian School to hire its own physician.
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![Request for the Rest of the $4,000 Needed Request for the Rest of the $4,000 Needed](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0949.jpg?itok=YP0AXGQP)
Richard Henry Pratt writes to Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt regarding a request for $4,000 from November 4th. Pratt states that Hayt only sent him $1,031. Pratt then asks for the rest of the requested funds, particularly the $2,100 needed for rations.
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![Request to Obtain Offer for Annual Medical Services and Machines Request to Obtain Offer for Annual Medical Services and Machines](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r481_0927.jpg?itok=83dmcp2H)
Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt requests that Richard Henry Pratt obtain an offer for medical services and machines for $600 per year.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "Letters Received by the Office…
![Request to Photograph Students and Buildings to Send to Parents and Agencies Request to Photograph Students and Buildings to Send to Parents and Agencies](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0981.jpg?itok=vkoUQ4-Z)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to spend $100 to take photographs of the buildings and students, both individually and in groups, to send to Indian agencies and the students' parents.
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![Special Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1879 Special Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1879](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0966.jpg?itok=h-7sS0lA)
Richard H. Pratt transmits a "Special" Estimate for Funds form for the fourth quarter of 1879 amounting to $1,250.50 for the fitting of chapel and school room, repairs, and supplies. An explanatory cover letter is included.
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![Temporary Employment of Dr. J. J. Bender Temporary Employment of Dr. J. J. Bender](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0974.jpg?itok=bLKTvizS)
Richard H. Pratt informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt that Dr. J. J. Bender will be hired in a temporary capacity. Dr. Bender will visit the school as often as necessary and will "take charge of all cases of sickness."
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![Construction of Chapel Nearly Finished Construction of Chapel Nearly Finished](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0987.jpg?itok=9fwxdpHF)
Richard Henry Pratt asks Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt requests that funds be transferred to his account in New York to pay for the chapel, which is almost finished.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79…
![Cost of Manufacturing Uniforms Cost of Manufacturing Uniforms](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0983.jpg?itok=qaGDTVsV)
Richard Henry Pratt informs Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. J. Brooks that the cost of manufacturing uniform suits ranges from $5.50 to $8.00, with the addition of corporal and sergeant striping increasing the cost to over $8.00.
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![Estimate of Funds, First Quarter 1880 Estimate of Funds, First Quarter 1880](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0972.jpg?itok=96Fr-Yi9)
Richard H. Pratt transmits an estimate of funds form for the first quarter of 1880 amounting to $6,000 covering subsistence, salaries of employees, supplies, contingencies, and repairs.
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![Request for the Cost of Transporting Students to Carlisle Request for the Cost of Transporting Students to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0968.jpg?itok=TTY5lUeK)
Richard Henry Pratt asks how much it costs to transport students from Yankton, Dakota to Carlisle and from Wichita to Carlisle for his records.
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![Estimate for Stationary, December 1879 Estimate for Stationary, December 1879](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0699.jpg?itok=zlRuaXFx)
Richard Henry Pratt requests a six-month supply of two dozen different blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry…
![Pratt's Belief that his Pay is Inadequate Pratt's Belief that his Pay is Inadequate](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0626.jpg?itok=TfZqtKll)
Richard Henry Pratt writes to Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt regarding his pay. Pratt references a conversation he had with Mr. Brooks regarding his personal expenses, and Pratt argues that his pay is inadequate for the needs of his position.
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![Requests Five Additional Crusts of Vaccine Virus Requests Five Additional Crusts of Vaccine Virus](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0985.jpg?itok=53g1tJ9h)
Richard Henry Pratt informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt that the five crusts of vaccine virus previously sent are insufficient with many not taking and requests five additional crusts.
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![Financial Papers, First Quarter 1880 Financial Papers, First Quarter 1880](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0991.jpg?itok=UcD_t3lr)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a series of financial papers for the quarter ending September 30, 1879
Note the papers are not attached.
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![Letter Ordering Smallpox Vaccine for Carlisle Indian School Hand-written letter on onion-skin paper](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_0096_MEED__006a_p311.jpg?itok=KK4DaZNp)
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt's letter to medical business of Martin & Son in Boston, Massachusetts ordering "five crusts of non-humanized vaccine virus" that are to be sent to the Carlisle Indian School. He instructs them to send the bill to Hayt's office on duplicate vouchers.
![Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, December 1879 Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, December 1879](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0993.jpg?itok=OijxXpZ1)
Richard Henry Pratt requests a six-month supply of various blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "…
![Pratt Won't Screen Students' Letters Home Pratt Won't Screen Students' Letters Home](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_79_b574_1880_P0026_0003.jpg?itok=xQpiA7Pg)
Richard Henry Pratt writes to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra Hayt, responding to a forwarded letter from Major Pollock of the Rosebud Agency. Pratt argues against screening students' letters home, suggesting that it would harm the government's relationship with their parents and chiefs. Pratt also addresses students' written complaints…
![Defers American Horse's Request to Visit Washington, DC and Carlisle A hand-written letter on yellowed paper](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_0096_CIVI_027b_p141.jpg?itok=blW2_voI)
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt denies the request of American Horse to visit Washington DC and Carlisle (to see his children), citing concerns about the winter weather. Hayt says to W. McK. Heath (the recipient of the letter) that plans will be made for some of the members of the Oglala Sioux to visit Carlisle in the spring instead…
![Acknowledgement of Receipt of Five Crusts of Vaccine Virus Acknowledgement of Receipt of Five Crusts of Vaccine Virus](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r482_0996.jpg?itok=M0G8nlQm)
Richard H. Pratt acknowledges receipt of five crusts of vaccine virus.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-80."