Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the authority granted for transporting children to and from Carlisle has mostly been used in returning children and their is now a need for additional funds. As a result, he requests $3,000 for additional transportation needs.
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![Request for Additional Transportation Funds in Fiscal Year 1891 Request for Additional Transportation Funds in Fiscal Year 1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0769_30553_0002.jpg?itok=DT07Kbok)
![Pratt Responds to Additional Information Regarding Request to Return Lily Huff Pratt Responds to Additional Information Regarding Request to Return Lily Huff](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0769_30684_0002.jpg?itok=Whc_MWgX)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of Josiah Baird for the return of his wife Lily Huff. Pratt indicates that the claims in the letter of Rev. S. S. Burleson are unfounded as indicated by the statements of Huff herself as well as the actions of her father. However, since the Commissioner…
![Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Louisa King Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Louisa King](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0768_30513_0002.jpg?itok=ujQJjunv)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request by George King for the return of his daughter Louisa King due to the sickness of her mother. Pratt provides the history of King's time at Carlisle and Martinsburg as well as informing the Office that two of her sisters are also at Carlisle and are both…
![Pratt Informs Office of Willingness of Staff Member to Transfer Pratt Informs Office of Willingness of Staff Member to Transfer](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0769_30905_0002.jpg?itok=CGYqErMo)
Richard Henry Pratt informs R. V. Belt that Miss Carter does not want to be transferred this year but will consider a transfer to a Western School at a higher salary the following year.
![Proposal to Amend Girls Building Plans Proposal to Amend Girls Building Plans](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0770_31212_0003.jpg?itok=KbdNf5yT)
Richard Henry Pratt proposes amending his previous authority to abandon the Smead Willis system for the girls quarters due to its failures in the Public Schools of Cleveland as well as other difficulties raised by their employees and engineers. In addition, Pratt asks for 12 new closet fixtures, the changing of 10 sets of old fixtures to the…
![Wrapper for Response to Return of Jemima Two Elks Wrapper for Response to Return of Jemima Two Elks](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0771_31436_0001.jpg?itok=SBTHvkGv)
Wrapper for response to return of Jemima Two Elks to her mother sent by Richard Henry Pratt.
![Request for the Return Home of Carlo French Request for the Return Home of Carlo French](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0774_32104_0002.jpg?itok=3xHfWV8r)
Mrs. Crow requests the return of her grandson Carlo French from the Carlisle Indian School. Crow notes that French is not a healthy individual and went to Carlisle without her permission. She notes that she has already sent him medicine twice and that if he is not healthy then she would like him to be returned to his home.
![Annual Report of the Carlisle Indian School, 1891 Annual Report of the Carlisle Indian School, 1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0776_33182_0028.jpg?itok=93CSHkMv)
Pratt's annual report of the Carlisle Indian School begins by providing statistics of the number of students from various nations during the school year. Pratt claims that the per capita cost at Carlisle is lesser than at other schools while also highlighting the cost of Carlisle as a tool for greater assimilation with the outing program in…
![Request from Milton Abram to Enroll Children at Carlisle Request from Milton Abram to Enroll Children at Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0776_32884_0001.jpg?itok=gnVhwNs5)
A. W. Ferrin forwards a request from Milton Abram to enroll his two sons to the Carlisle Indian School. Ferrin encloses a letter from Richard Henry Pratt informing Abram that he needs the permission of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs due to the fact that he is from New York.
![Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, August 1891 Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, August 1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0773_32071_c1446.jpg?itok=Xcn_45p3)
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for August 1891.
![Report of Irregular Employees, August 1891 Report of Irregular Employees, August 1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0773_32072_0002.jpg?itok=wayNisza)
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during August 1891. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
![Request to Pay Costs Associated with Rebuilding Parker Farm Barn Request to Pay Costs Associated with Rebuilding Parker Farm Barn](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0774_32293_0002.jpg?itok=Ly7ntqg9)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay half the cost of restoring the arch and rebuilding the walls of the collapsed barn on the Parker Farm.
![Recommendation for Lillian May Cornelius (#4158b) for Position as a Teacher Recommendation for Lillian May Cornelius (#4158b) for Position as a Teacher](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0776_32860_0001.jpg?itok=5j3wfUg-)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding an application for appointment as a teacher on the Oneida reservation of Lillian May Cornelius. Pratt provides Cornelius history at Carlisle and notes that she was a considered a very promising teacher.
![Pratt Asks for Additional Support for 1891-1892 Fiscal Year Pratt Asks for Additional Support for 1891-1892 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0776_33081_0001.jpg?itok=GuVlOPG4)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the school is ready to carry the 1000 students the Department has allocated for Carlisle. However because the amount is material the school will need $115,000 to cover support and transportation.
![Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Carlo French Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Carlo French](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0778_33778_0003.jpg?itok=e1ai0HYF)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request to return Carlo French on behalf of his health. Pratt encloses a report from the school physician which indicates that there is no need to return French due to his health.
![Estimate for Furnishing the Department with Harness Straps Estimate for Furnishing the Department with Harness Straps](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0778_33900_0001.jpg?itok=dmhS75Mz)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Indian School can furnish 100 harness straps with snaps at $.85 each.
![Corrected Report of Irregular Employees, August 1891 Corrected Report of Irregular Employees, August 1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0778_33962_0001.jpg?itok=9LQp5_AB)
Captain Richard H. Pratt submit a corrected report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during August 1891. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month. An explanatory cover letter is also included, which explains the mistakes were clerical errors.
![Forwarding Expense Voucher in Pursuit of Runaway Student Forwarding Expense Voucher in Pursuit of Runaway Student](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0778_34030_0001.jpg?itok=0-50Ogkk)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards expense voucher of William P. Campbell regarding traveling and incidental expenses incurred in the pursuit of Ralph Naltuey.
![Request to Enroll John Moses at Carlisle Request to Enroll John Moses at Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0779_34379_0001.jpg?itok=7E1hK37R)
Peter White requests to have John Moses enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School. White notes that Moses attended a school in Indiana but had to leave and therefore would like to complete his education at Carlisle.
![Request to Purchase Soft Wool Hats on the Open Market Request to Purchase Soft Wool Hats on the Open Market](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0779_34156_0001.jpg?itok=cwzFr_Og)
Richard Henry Pratt notes that he left off his estimate wool hats in order to buy them on the open market. Pratt indicates that the wool hats purchased by the Department are too inferior for the School's uses. He asks authority to purchase 50 dozen soft wool hats at a cost not to exceed $9 per dozen.
![Pratt Provides Updates to Thomas J. Morgan Pratt Provides Updates to Thomas J. Morgan](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0990_21475_0001.jpg?itok=F05HhTE6)
Richard Henry Pratt writes to Thomas J. Morgan to provide an update on various aspects of the Carlisle Indian School including the construction of the Girls Quarters, the Hospital addition, and the barn. In addition, he provides an update on the status of the number of students at Carlisle and on outing, the harvest from the farms, and the…
![Guardian of Henry Keoke Responds to Office Letter Guardian of Henry Keoke Responds to Office Letter](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0781_34855_0001.jpg?itok=aYj1viZo)
T. J. Quinn responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the return of Henry Keoke. Quinn notes that in the letter Pratt promised to return Keoke at the end of the summer and that the Office instruct Pratt to return him according to his promise.
![Pratt Responds to Morgan's Telegram Regarding Bennett Pratt Responds to Morgan's Telegram Regarding Bennett](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0780_34607_0002.jpg?itok=gORbBCzR)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a telegram from Thomas J. Morgan, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, regarding a Mr. Bennett. Pratt states that Bennett would be all right for Sisseton.
![Request to Return Maggie Thomas to Carlisle from Outing Request to Return Maggie Thomas to Carlisle from Outing](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0782_35390_0001.jpg?itok=QPnqn9Uh)
Wilson Elm requests that his adopted daughter Maggie Thomas be returned to the Carlisle Indian School from her outing. Elm states that he sent Thomas to Carlisle to get an education and that she wants to return to Carlisle. He further states that he has written to Richard Henry Pratt but has heard nothing in reply.
![Inquiry into Runaway Caddo Student Inquiry into Runaway Caddo Student](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0783_35906_0001.jpg?itok=OQmYM5wj)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding an inquiry from James R. O'Beirne about a Caddo student who had run away from his farming outing. Pratt states that he sent William P. Campbell after the student to New York and he is now back at Carlisle.