Captain Richard H. 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.
National Archives and Records Administration
![Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, May 1893 Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, May 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0981_17531_c3034.jpg?itok=jfWpwrtU)
![Pratt Recommends Lydia L. Hunt for Matron Position Pratt Recommends Lydia L. Hunt for Matron Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0983_18516_0002.jpg?itok=0Mil1wlD)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Lydia L. Hunt and recommends her for a position as a matron.
![Eligible Candidate for Teacher Position Eligible Candidate for Teacher Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0982_18072_0002.jpg?itok=f02P6yQp)
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of one man (Oscar Hugh Bakeless) who is eligible to fill the vacant teacher position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidate's name, address, and their civil service exam grade. Acting Secretary William H. Harris…
![Eligible Candidate for Teacher Position Eligible Candidate for Teacher Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0982_18071_0002.jpg?itok=xQDhPeXO)
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior one man (Jacob A. Ressler) eligible to fill the vacant teacher position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidate's name, address, and their civil service exam grade. Acting Secretary William H. Harris refers the list to…
![Eligible Candidates for Principal Teacher Position Eligible Candidates for Principal Teacher Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0982_18070_0002.jpg?itok=FTkMfnPr)
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three men (Lafayette R. Holland, T. Marcellus Marshall, Horton Howard) who are eligible to fill the vacant principal teacher position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidates' names, addresses, and their civil…
![Eligible Candidates for Teacher Position Eligible Candidates for Teacher Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0982_18069_0002.jpg?itok=w9rjjsus)
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three candidates (Fannie I. Peter, Gussie Stocker, Henry M. Hudelson) who are eligible to fill the vacant teacher position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidates' names, addresses, and their civil service…
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return Flora Patterson Pratt Responds to Request to Return Flora Patterson](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0981_17876_0003.jpg?itok=oeiYp4o2)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to Mary M. Kennedy's request to return her granddaughter Flora Patterson. Pratt notes that Patterson died at the Racine Home in Philadelphia, after having contracted quick consumption.
![Pratt Requests Authority to Rent Henderson Farm in Fiscal Year 1894 Pratt Requests Authority to Rent Henderson Farm in Fiscal Year 1894](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0982_18141_0002.jpg?itok=aVLtGCNK)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay for the lease of the Henderson Farm with Government funds due to a depleted Charity Fund. Pratt notes that the farm is necessary for additional grazing and farming purposes as well as drainage.
![Charles Smith Requests to be Returned Home Charles Smith Requests to be Returned Home](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0985_19551_0001.jpg?itok=bAUuAHmD)
Charles Smith requests to be returned to his home.
![Cornelia Merritt Accepts Transfer to Navajo Boarding School Cornelia Merritt Accepts Transfer to Navajo Boarding School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0984_19124_0002.jpg?itok=GQe09feR)
Cornelia A. Merritt, teacher, accepts transfer to the Navajo Boarding School at Fort Defiance, Arizona.
![Mollie V. Gaither's Application for Leave of Absence Mollie V. Gaither's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0984_18897_0002.jpg?itok=v0mubz4k)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Mollie V. Gaither's application for an 18-day leave of absence. Gaither works as a teacher.
![Pratt Discusses Potential Changes in Employing Teachers Pratt Discusses Potential Changes in Employing Teachers](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0965_10813_0002.jpg?itok=GYrpJm5T)
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the sick leave granted to Miss Phillips. Pratt outlines changes he wishes to make to reduce the expenses of employing irregular employees.
![Pratt Discusses Various Matters Related to the Fort Belknap Agency Pratt Discusses Various Matters Related to the Fort Belknap Agency](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0984_19004_0002.jpg?itok=Ov5VHwd4)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from Lieutenant McAnaney, Fort Belknap Agent, in reference to vacancies at the Fort Belknap school. Pratt states that he did not mean to give a strong endorsement for a cook position for Lucy Enter Lodge and instead recommends Rosalie Ereaux. In addition, he discusses the charge that no one from the Fort…
![Pratt Provides Recommendations on Filling Vacant Superintendent Positions Pratt Provides Recommendations on Filling Vacant Superintendent Positions](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0985_19616_0001.jpg?itok=oleSm_XP)
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding to superintendent vacancies among Indian Schools. Pratt notes that of his employees the Carlisle Indian School disciplinarian William P. Campbell would be disposed to accept a position as well as the school physician C. R. Dixon. Pratt ends by stating that Alfred John…
![David Patterson Requests Office Act on Petition for Return of Students David Patterson Requests Office Act on Petition for Return of Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0984_19002_0001.jpg?itok=t9HCLP3m)
David Patterson requests that Daniel M. Browning act on the petition forwarded to him by A. W. Ferrin requesting the return of children from New York at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Lydia Hunt Declines Appointment as Teacher at Wadsworth Day School Lydia Hunt Declines Appointment as Teacher at Wadsworth Day School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0984_19247_0002.jpg?itok=UFhfoitN)
Lydia L. Hunt informs Frank C. Armstrong that she is declining her appointment as a teacher in the Wadsworth Day School.
![Richard Davis' Application for Leave of Absence Richard Davis' Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0984_19185_0002.jpg?itok=HKbuFlvS)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards dairyman Richard Davis' application for a 45-day leave of absence to visit his tribe at Darlington, Oklahoma Territory.
![Cornelia A. Merritt's Application for Leave of Absence Cornelia A. Merritt's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0984_19214_0003.jpg?itok=7i4u88ve)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Cornelia A. Merritt's application for a 22-day leave of absence to prepare for her transfer to the west.
![Request that Katherine J. Wiest be Assigned to Carlisle Request that Katherine J. Wiest be Assigned to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0984_19246_0002.jpg?itok=7RGRZAb8)
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Katherine J. Wiest be assigned to the Carlisle Indian School as a teacher in addition to Mr. Deavor and Mr. Drum. Pratt notes that Wiest was employed as a teacher at Carlisle after failing to obtain a teacher from the Civil Service Commission and that she has since taken the Civil Service examination and passed…
![Rosa Bourassa's Application for Leave of Absence Rosa Bourassa's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0985_19615_0001.jpg?itok=665I6irE)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Rosa Bourassa's application for an 18-day leave of absence. Bourassa works as an assistant matron.
![Request by John Uyya to Return Home Request by John Uyya to Return Home](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0990_21579_0003.jpg?itok=DbrpbxVE)
John Uyya requests to return home early due to a request by his mother to help her oversee their cattle and livestock.
![Helen A. Lord's Application for Leave of Absence Helen A. Lord's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0986_19815_0001.jpg?itok=VPJQ8ysm)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards dressmaker Helen A. Lord's application for a 19-day leave of absence. Lord will not return to work after the fiscal year and wants to take a leave of absence before then.
![Pratt Returns Papers Related to Three Employees Pratt Returns Papers Related to Three Employees](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0986_19814_0001.jpg?itok=fgyb44Df)
Richard Henry Pratt letter documenting return of the papers of Henry Hudelson, Thomas E. James and W. Grant Thompson.
![Anna S. Luckenbach's Application for Leave of Absence Anna S. Luckenbach's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0986_19944_0001.jpg?itok=IjZ7nIK6)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Anna S. Luckenbach's application for a 21-day leave of absence. Luckenbach works as a clerk.
![Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, May 1893 Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, May 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0986_19945_c2613.jpg?itok=HXBcUFIL)
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for May 1893.