Richard Henry Pratt forwards to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs A. J. Standing's report on his trip to Indian Territory in March 1880. Standing left on March 2nd accompanied by Pauskie (Comanche), White Bear and Cohoe (Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency), and Tonekeuh (Kiowa and Comanche Agency). Standing learned that Pauskie had already been…
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![A. J. Standing's Report from his Trip to Indian Territory A. J. Standing's Report from his Trip to Indian Territory](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0881.jpg?itok=ZTuXtV9j)
![Request to Cover A. J. Standing's Expenses Request to Cover A. J. Standing's Expenses](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0879.jpg?itok=_ZqVDccc)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that A. J. Standing incurred $206.80 in expenses. Pratt asks that the funds be placed on his next remittance.
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, "…
![Request to Recruit 50 Navajo Students Request to Recruit 50 Navajo Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0905.jpg?itok=YAFTc4Hq)
Richard Henry Pratt argues to the Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz that his approval for the school to recruit 15 Navajo students is insufficient, and he would like to recruit 50. Pratt writes that the Presbyterian Church has had 10 years to educate the Navajo nation and has failed to make significant progress, but if the Carlisle Indian…
![Request for Authority to Cover $4,850 of Expenses Request for Authority to Cover $4,850 of Expenses](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0891.jpg?itok=l0SEj8DT)
Richard Henry Pratt acknowledges receipt of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs' statement of funds that covers some of the Carlisle Indian School's expenses during the first and second quarter of fiscal year 1879-1880. Pratt requests authority to use funds for five other expenses amounting to $4,850.00 from the same period of time.
![Request to Cover Indispensable Expenses, First Quarter 1880 Request to Cover Indispensable Expenses, First Quarter 1880](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0893.jpg?itok=g5nRa5g3)
Richard Henry Pratt requests Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. E. Trowbridge's approval for purchases made during the first quarter of 1880 amounting to $1,163.59. The purchases were not covered on the quarter's estimate of funds but were "indispensable" to the Carlisle Indian School, so Pratt purchased them with money on hand.
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![Voucher Covering A. J. Standing's Expenses Voucher Covering A. J. Standing's Expenses](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0889.jpg?itok=wjcp_lLa)
Richard Henry Pratt transmits a copy of a voucher that covers all the items of expense from A. J. Standing's trip that Pratt paid for.
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![Sanitary Inspection, April 1880 Sanitary Inspection, April 1880](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0085.jpg?itok=YL23LU-Y)
George Kellogg of the Medical Division of the Bureau of Indian Affairs provides a sanitary report on the buildings, appliances, and children at the Carlisle Indian School. He recommends replacing some old brick drains with terra cotta pipes. He finds the buildings to be of a satisfactory condition, particularly commending the hospital - though…
![Plan for Reverend Sheldon Jackson to Recruit Southwestern Students Plan for Reverend Sheldon Jackson to Recruit Southwestern Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0908.jpg?itok=D7FRgcoZ)
Richard Henry Pratt approves the Commissioner of Indian Affairs' suggestion that General Agent for the Presbyterian Board of Missions, Sheldon Jackson, should recruit and send students from Colorado and New Mexico to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt states that Jackson recently visited Carlisle and is familiar with what types of students the…
![Enclosure of The Southern Workman Newspaper Enclosure of The Southern Workman Newspaper](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r484_0090.jpg?itok=5GWkWkfv)
Wrapper for Samuel C. Armstrong's letter forwarding a copy of the newspaper, The Southern Workman, which details some of the work for Indians done at Hampton Institute and the Carlisle Indian School to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs Trowbridge.
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![Request to Hire Instructor to Start Student Band Request to Hire Instructor to Start Student Band](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0913.jpg?itok=__LBkg-L)
Richard Henry Pratt informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. E. Trowbridge that when the late and former Commissioner, E. A. Hayt, visited the school several months ago, he recommended that Pratt hire an instructor and start a student band at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt has finally found an instructor and requests Trowbridge's approval…
![Request to Purchase Chairs and Desks Request to Purchase Chairs and Desks](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0915.jpg?itok=Pi3rzf2V)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase 300 dining room stools, 72 desks, 30 rear seats, and 5 teacher's desks amounting to $545
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![Desire to Start Indian School in Gettysburg Desire to Start Indian School in Gettysburg](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r484_0400.jpg?itok=1PLsC-eW)
A. J. Koser informs Representative J. C. Beltzhoover that he visited the Carlisle Indian School and liked it so much that he'd like to establish an Indian school for 140 students in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania at a former Soldiers Homestead. Beltzhoover forwards Roses' letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
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![Request to Purchase Materials to Build a Carriage Request to Purchase Materials to Build a Carriage](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0919.jpg?itok=BRFJOcD3)
Richard Henry Pratt requests to spend $65 on materials for his blacksmith and wagonmaker to make a carriage to travel to the town of Carlisle and the surrounding countryside.
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![Request for Friends of the School to Visit when Chiefs Do Request for Friends of the School to Visit when Chiefs Do](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0969.jpg?itok=ooSnP7ZR)
Richard Henry Pratt asks Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. E. Trowbridge to set the date when chiefs visit the Carlisle Indian School so that "friends of the school" can visit at the same time.
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![Plan to Establish Indian School in Gettysburg Plan to Establish Indian School in Gettysburg](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0092.jpg?itok=3yn6aNF3)
Andrew J. Koser informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. E. Trowbridge that he visited the Carlisle Indian School, which he thinks is a "grand success" and more effective than reservation schools. He proposes the idea of purchasing the building formerly housing the Soldiers and Orphans Homestead in Gettysburg to establish a new Indian boarding…
![Cash and Property Accounts, March 1880 Cash and Property Accounts, March 1880](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0963.jpg?itok=C2Qe-IrO)
Richard Henry Pratt lists the cash and property accounts for the quarter ending March 31, 1880 and forwards them to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
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![Pratt's Request to Visit Washington, D. C. Pratt's Request to Visit Washington, D. C.](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0935.jpg?itok=MApu_N51)
Richard Henry Pratt asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs if he can visit him in Washington, D. C. to discuss the Carlisle Indian School.
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![Issues with Receiving Hose, Pipes, and a Carriage Issues with Receiving Hose, Pipes, and a Carriage](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0937.jpg?itok=vXrB7ctW)
Richard Henry Pratt describes the problems he's having with receiving rubber hose, hose pipes, and one hose carriage from September 1879's estimate for supplies.
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![Pratt's Request to Select Food for the School Pratt's Request to Select Food for the School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0944.jpg?itok=_T7G4zzE)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase food for students instead of using the government-issued rations. Pratt requests to spend up to 17.5¢ per student per day and to be able to choose food for the students so that they can receive better nutrition.
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![Request to Send Etahdleuh to New York Hospital for Eye and Throat Issues Request to Send Etahdleuh to New York Hospital for Eye and Throat Issues](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0942.jpg?itok=ePDVOLCy)
Richard Henry Pratt requests to pay for Etahdleuh's traveling expenses to visit a hospital in Syracuse, New York. Pratt notes that Etahdleuh is suffering from eye and throat problems.
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![Pratt's Request for Authority to Return to Carlisle from Washington, D.C. Pratt's Request for Authority to Return to Carlisle from Washington, D.C.](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0948.jpg?itok=Sf5RD2_N)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to return to Carlisle from Washington, D.C.
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![Report of Irregular Employees, April 1880 Report of Irregular Employees, April 1880](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0957.jpg?itok=62fZsfyP)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a monthly report of irregular employees for April 1880 to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Note: The report itself was missing from the microfilm reels at the National Archives.
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![Request to Visit Factories with Students and Dakota Families Request to Visit Factories with Students and Dakota Families](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0959.jpg?itok=M5qaQS6k)
Richard Henry Pratt requests to spend $80 to transport students to the South Mountain to visit the iron works and paper mills and to have a picnic. Pratt would like to arrange this excursion when the Dakota chiefs and families are visiting.
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![Request to Present Industrial Samples in New York City Request to Present Industrial Samples in New York City](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0971.jpg?itok=vCy0w6Xq)
Richard Henry Pratt requests to present samples of the Carlisle Indian School's manufactured goods at the letting of contracts in New York.
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![Request to Send Photographs to a Half-Indian, Half-Black Young Man Request to Send Photographs to a Half-Indian, Half-Black Young Man](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_1081.jpg?itok=LItuDbpx)
George W. Hendry informs Richard Henry Pratt that he knows a 21 year old man, who's half Indian and half Black, who is "dignified" and can speak English. He asks Pratt to send him pictures of Indian students and schools. Pratt forwards Hendry's letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and informs him that he did send Hendry the pictures.…