Richard Henry Pratt writes regarding a request from Lieutenant Heistand of the 11 Infantry of an orphaned Sioux girl who his family taken in. Because of his posting on a military base he has been unable to enroll the girl in a school and so requests for her to be enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School.
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![Request to Enroll Wasu Ricker at the Carlisle Indian School Request to Enroll Wasu Ricker at the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0325_20283_0001.jpg?itok=FjvIm-dn)
![School Statistics Accompanying the Annual Report, 1886 School Statistics Accompanying the Annual Report, 1886](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0335_23306_0002.jpg?itok=5FFivWWm)
School Statistics Accompanying the Annual Report for the 1886 Fiscal Year.
![List of Names for Appointment to the Omaha and Winnebago Industrial School List of Names for Appointment to the Omaha and Winnebago Industrial School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0327_20985_0003.jpg?itok=vz3g1GEd)
Charles H. Potter, the U.S. Indian Agent for the Omaha and Winnebago Agency, forwards a list of names for appointment to the Industrial Boarding School at the Winnebago Agency.
![Voucher Covering Travel Expenses to Recover Three Runaway Students Voucher Covering Travel Expenses to Recover Three Runaway Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0326_20790_0001.jpg?itok=vI0uGgAC)
Voucher to cover expenses in the return of three run away students located and arrested in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
![Follow Up on Transportation for Wasu Ricker Follow Up on Transportation for Wasu Ricker](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0327_20896_0002.jpg?itok=QL4eSSB9)
Richard Henry Pratt follows up with the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the transportation for Wasu Ricker from Mandan, North Dakota to Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
![Comptroller Transmits Contract for Hocker Farm to the Office of Indian Affairs Comptroller Transmits Contract for Hocker Farm to the Office of Indian Affairs](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0327_21056_0001.jpg?itok=HnGzvzqH)
Isaac H. Maynard replies to the request of John D. C. Atkins transmits a contract between James Andrew McCauley, Robert M. Henderson, and Richard Henry Pratt for the lease of the Hocker Farm.
![Proposed Trip for Student Recruitment in the Summer of 1886 Proposed Trip for Student Recruitment in the Summer of 1886](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0327_21353_0001.jpg?itok=AcFXUSyZ)
Richard Henry Pratt requests permission to recruit female students, along with his oldest daughter as an assistant, from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency, the Kiowa and Comanche and the Quapaw Agency, the Pueblo Agency, the Navajo Agency, and the Pine Ridge Agency. He further requests transportation expenses to be covered for himself along with…
![Request to Forward Transportation to Mitchell Dakota Station Request to Forward Transportation to Mitchell Dakota Station](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0327_21354_0001.jpg?itok=RfZ0kz-n)
Richard Henry Pratt requests that transportation from Mitchell, Dakota to Carlisle, Pennsylvania be forwarded to the Agent at Mitchell Station. Pratt further requests to be notified so that he make necessary arrangements for the girls' expenses enroute.
![Request to Return Tom Torlino to His Home Request to Return Tom Torlino to His Home](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0327_21355_0001.jpg?itok=Y8SlokHe)
A request from Richard Henry Pratt to send Tom Torlino to his home in order to serve as an example of the benefits of the Carlisle Indian School.
![George W. Harris Will Pick Up Harriet Mary on Route to Nez Perce Agency George W. Harris Will Pick Up Harriet Mary on Route to Nez Perce Agency](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0329_22172_0001.jpg?itok=D-L6a1JY)
George W. Norris, the newly appointed U.S. Indian Agent for the Nez Perce Agency, replies to an Office of the Indian Affairs letter that he will travel to the Nez Perce Agency via Carlisle, Pennsylvania in order to pick up Harriet Mary to return her to her home.
![Pratt Protests Appointment of Nellie Londrosh as Assistant Teacher Pratt Protests Appointment of Nellie Londrosh as Assistant Teacher](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0329_22105_0001.jpg?itok=lnUcwbL_)
Richard Henry Pratt protests the appointment by Charles H. Potter, U.S. Indian Agent for the Omaha and Winnebago Agency, of Nellie Londrosh as Assistant Teacher in the Winnebago Industrial Boarding School. Pratt notes that while Londrosh is an excellent student she was about to receive special training to become a teacher and is not yet ready…
![Transportation of Harriet Mary Elder to Agency Transportation of Harriet Mary Elder to Agency](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0329_22110_0002.jpg?itok=dyEOJ9Nx)
Richard Henry Pratt writes that it will be difficult to send Harriet Mary Elder (here Harriet Mary Boston) to the agency, seemingly due to expense, but he will see that she gets there.
![Authority and Instructions Sought for Pratt's Trip West in 1886 Authority and Instructions Sought for Pratt's Trip West in 1886](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0329_22138_0002.jpg?itok=Sz1iOHk7)
Richard Henry Pratt requests full authority and instructions from the Office of Indian Affairs to travel West and recruit new students as soon as possible.
![Irregular Employees Required for September 1886 Irregular Employees Required for September 1886](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0330_22529_0001.jpg?itok=u-gXGncE)
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for September 1886. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.
![Request to Enroll Onondaga Students at Carlisle in 1886 Request to Enroll Onondaga Students at Carlisle in 1886](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0345_27258_0010.jpg?itok=t8r7ankl)
Correspondence regarding the enrollment of Onondaga students at the Carlisle Indian School between John A. Bowman, Alfred John Standing, Bishop Huntington, and Richard Henry Pratt. Pratt concludes the correspondence by forwarding everything to the Office of Indian Affairs requesting that they allow the students to enroll at Carlisle despite…
![Agent Asks About Restrictions for Sending Students to Carlisle Agent Asks About Restrictions for Sending Students to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0332_23088_0002.jpg?itok=c9O1RKRT)
The U.S. Indian Agent for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency asks if there are restrictions for sending students to the Carlisle Indian School.
![Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, August 1886 Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, August 1886](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0332_23017_0005.jpg?itok=AUFwBQhF)
Captain Richard Henry Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (James H. Richards, Flora F. Lowe, Bessie Patterson, Mary E. Campbell), those who have left the school (Lydia E. Dittes), and those who have changed positions (Kate Irvine, Ella L. Patterson). These reports include personal information about those being hired as well as…
![Pratt Seeks Answer to Request for Transportation for Tom Torlino Pratt Seeks Answer to Request for Transportation for Tom Torlino](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0331_22800_0001.jpg?itok=Q0b8XDSo)
Richard Henry Pratt seeks an answer to his request for transportation for Tom Torlino to travel back to his home.
![Report of Irregular Employees, August 1886 Report of Irregular Employees, August 1886](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0335_23805_0001.jpg?itok=-lZKGZH7)
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 August 1886. Pratt distinguishes between the white employees, whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Apprentices" listed on the subsequent pages…
![Submission of Voucher Covering Expenses in Returning Run Away Student in September 1886 Submission of Voucher Covering Expenses in Returning Run Away Student in September 1886](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0335_23806_0001.jpg?itok=SID1B2ny)
Richard Henry Pratt submits voucher for the recovery of a run away student who was on outing in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
![Wrap for Request by Walking Noise for Return of Howard Frost Wrap for Request by Walking Noise for Return of Howard Frost](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0339_25378_0001.jpg?itok=xeKSBbs9)
Wrap for a letter from Walking Noise requesting the return of his son Howard Frost from the Carlisle Indian School.
![Pratt Requests Assistance in Constructing School on Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency Pratt Requests Assistance in Constructing School on Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0343_26559_0001.jpg?itok=mvs_TFDT)
Richard Henry Pratt requests assistance for Rev. S. S. Harry in constructing a school building for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency. In doing so he would have the children of the Agency in school for the winter.
![Pratt's Views Towards Filling Teaching Positions with Graduates Pratt's Views Towards Filling Teaching Positions with Graduates](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0346_27614_0001.jpg?itok=cDp3d8Zy)
Richard Henry Pratt provides his views on having graduates from the Carlisle Indian School and other industrial training schools fill agency instructor positions. Pratt notes that he does not believe this a good system due to the lack of training among Indian apprentices in their trades which would not allow them to be competent teachers. In…
![Request for Transportation for 39 to Carlisle from Caldwell, Kansas Request for Transportation for 39 to Carlisle from Caldwell, Kansas](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0337_24620_0002.jpg?itok=aEbKsVTK)
Richard Henry Pratt requests transportation to Carlisle, Pennsylvania for 39 to be placed at Caldwell, Kansas for September 18, 1886.
![Irregular Employees Required for October 1886 Irregular Employees Required for October 1886](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0339_25280_0001.jpg?itok=PGN8llav)
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for October 1886. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.