Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress Lizzie C. Jacobs' application for a 28-day annual leave of absence.
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![Lizzie C. Jacobs' Application for Annual Leave of Absence Lizzie C. Jacobs' Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1439_29393_0002.jpg?itok=8puyAdtd)
![Supplemental Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1897 Supplemental Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1897](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1439_29390_c5411.jpg?itok=S5Qeq9CV)
Richard Henry Pratt submits a supplemental estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1897 amounting to $1,840.00 to close the account for the fiscal year.
![Alfred J. Standing's Application for Annual Leave of Absence Alfred J. Standing's Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1439_29569_0002.jpg?itok=JW5UVkxj)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant superintendent A. J. Standing's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
![Susan Zeamer's Application for Annual Leave of Absence Susan Zeamer's Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1439_29570_0002.jpg?itok=ScWBKjjF)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress Susan Zeamer's application for a 29-day annual leave of absence.
![Pratt Provides Information and a Recommendation for William F. Campbell Pratt Provides Information and a Recommendation for William F. Campbell](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1447_33414_0001.jpg?itok=AclXHlHu)
Richard Henry Pratt provides information and recommendation regarding former student William F. Campbell being hired to look after the legal affairs of the Chippewa Nation.
![Report of Irregular Employees, June 1897 Report of Irregular Employees, June 1897](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1439_29843_0001.jpg?itok=ZQSdH4_K)
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular "white" employees who worked at the school during June 1897. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
![Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Expenses in Treatment of Three Students Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Expenses in Treatment of Three Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1440_30251_0001.jpg?itok=YJYZSD7z)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay expenses associated with the treatment of three students at the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
![Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Expenses in Recovery of Four Runaway Students Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Expenses in Recovery of Four Runaway Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1440_30250_0001.jpg?itok=x7EB-U2T)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the expenses associated in the capture and return of four runaway pupils from Wittenberg, Wisconsin.
![Inquiry into Authority of Pratt to Intercept Letters Inquiry into Authority of Pratt to Intercept Letters](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1450_35322_0001.jpg?itok=ZXslBHnh)
Robert J. Hamilton inquires of W. A. Jones if Richard Henry Pratt has the authority to intercept any letter sent to the students of the Carlisle Indian School.
![Charles Low Cloud and Samuel Decorah Request Help from Pratt Charles Low Cloud and Samuel Decorah Request Help from Pratt](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1442_31145_0001.jpg?itok=wGE7_k2n)
Charles Low Cloud and Samuel Decora (here Samuel Decorah) request help from Richard Henry Pratt in order to receive their annuity payments.
![Irregular Employees Required for July and August 1897 Irregular Employees Required for July and August 1897](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1442_31035_0001.jpg?itok=hsYHzVJN)
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for July and August 1897. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month, and he notes that all the irregular employees will be student workers.
![Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, July 1897 Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, July 1897](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1450_35280_c5296_A.jpg?itok=4t2RnvpU)
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for July 1897.
![Clinton Duncan's Resignation Modified to Take Effect in June Clinton Duncan's Resignation Modified to Take Effect in June](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1444_32013_0001.jpg?itok=BU4RqlXW)
Acting Secretary of the Interior Thomas Ryan informs Clinton C. Duncan that his resignation from the Indian Service is modified to take effect on June 30, 1897.
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return Marguerite and Louise Provost Pratt Responds to Request to Return Marguerite and Louise Provost](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1531_18815_0001.jpg?itok=szBaMGyN)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request to return Marguerite Provost and Louise Provost to their home. Pratt also encloses two letters from Marianna Burgess regarding the case.
![Pratt Transmits New Lease for the Hocker Farm for the 1898 Fiscal Year Pratt Transmits New Lease for the Hocker Farm for the 1898 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1445_32438_0001.jpg?itok=IAbMyqY_)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the new and old lease for the Hocker Farm and requests that it be approved. Pratt provides information on the purchase of the farm as well as the possibility that it will be sold and further notes that the lease goes into improvements with any remainder going into the Charity Fund.
![Supplemental Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, August 1897 Supplemental Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, August 1897](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1444_32316_c5214.jpg?itok=XOvSjJt4)
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of receipt-supplies-contract (flour and grains) blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
![Funding Explanation for Report of Irregular Employees, May and June 1897 Funding Explanation for Report of Irregular Employees, May and June 1897](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1445_32740_0001.jpg?itok=40BFfqPq)
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with additional information on decisions made in regards to irregular labor mentioned in the May and June 1897 report. He informs the Commissioner that the unauthorized labor was paid for through charitable funds and not by the federal government.
![Levi St. Cyr's Application for Leave of Absence Levi St. Cyr's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1446_32994_0001.jpg?itok=-hJdphOD)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant printer Levi St. Cyr's application for a 30-day leave of absence.
![O. H. Bakeless' Application for Annual Leave of Absence O. H. Bakeless' Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1446_33015_0001.jpg?itok=xGjWg4zI)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards O. H. Bakeless' application for a 15-day annual leave of absence. Bakeless works as a principal teacher.
![Application for Employment from Mark Wolfe Application for Employment from Mark Wolfe](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1447_33872_0001.jpg?itok=FO_v3Ugs)
Richard H. Pratt recommends that former student Mark Wolfe (Cherokee) be appointed as an industrial teacher in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards Wolf's application to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, endorses them in his cover letter, and includes a transcription of Wolf's degree.
![Laura A. Dandridge's Application for Annual Leave of Absence Laura A. Dandridge's Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1446_33016_0001.jpg?itok=yX2KKJZ7)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant cook Laura A. Dandridge's application for a 14-day annual leave of absence.
![Pratt Follows Up on Request for Action on Applications Pratt Follows Up on Request for Action on Applications](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1446_32983_0002.jpg?itok=6C57AfJP)
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on his letters of July 24, 1897 requesting if the Office of Indian Affairs has taken on those applications.
![Form Indicating Howard R. Blanchard is Agent Form Indicating Howard R. Blanchard is Agent](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1447_33457_0001.jpg?itok=WfUuU7PU)
Form indicating to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Howard R. Blanchard is recognized as an agent to represent claims before the department and the bureau.
![Forwards Government Request for Transportation from Idaho to Iowa Forwards Government Request for Transportation from Idaho to Iowa](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1447_33519_0003.jpg?itok=3FpCYUbO)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards government request for transportation on account of the Carlisle Indian School for Hosea Locke and ten students from Blackfoot, Idaho to Council Bluffs, Iowa.
![Pratt Requests Pine Ridge Agent Assist in Recruitment Pratt Requests Pine Ridge Agent Assist in Recruitment](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1447_33803_0001.jpg?itok=_gib-S2z)
Richard Henry Pratt requests the Office of Indian Affairs instruct the U.S. Indian Agent at the Pine Ridge Agency assist Nellie Robertson in bringing a party of students from the agency to Carlisle.