Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding cutting down one of the large exposition cases. Pratt includes a diagram of the case with suggestions from the carpenter on how to reduce its size.
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![Pratt Provides Information on Reducing Size of Exposition Cases Pratt Provides Information on Reducing Size of Exposition Cases](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1924_26300_c2004.jpg?itok=locAsXSP)
![Request to Purchase Additional Uniforms for Boys Request to Purchase Additional Uniforms for Boys](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1925_26712_0001.jpg?itok=KrEsQanB)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase additional uniforms for male students.
![Report of Ella G. Hill's Leave of Absence Report of Ella G. Hill's Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1925_26714_0001.jpg?itok=XOeZ0Fx2)
Richard Henry Pratt advises the commissioner about two days of leave already taken by laundry manager Ella G. Hill.
![Request to Purchase New Threshing Machine Request to Purchase New Threshing Machine](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1925_26713_0001.jpg?itok=BRsHOQRR)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase a new threshing machine to replace the worn-out machine currently used by the Carlisle Indian School.
![Kittie Odell's Application for Leave of Absence Kittie Odell's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1926_26985_0001.jpg?itok=r5npsCg_)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Teacher Kittie Odell's application for a 15 day leave of absence. Odell will be on duty at the small boys' quarters starting July 1, 1901.
![Malcolm W. Odell's Application for Leave of Absence Malcolm W. Odell's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1926_26984_0002.jpg?itok=oc23thAe)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Malcolm W. Odell's application for a 15 day leave of absence. Odell expects to take charge of small boys' quarters July 1, 1901.
![Request for Authority to Purchase Shingles for Kutz Farm and Dining Room Request for Authority to Purchase Shingles for Kutz Farm and Dining Room](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1926_26983_0001.jpg?itok=ZbKMzpdd)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to add 112,000 shingles to the Carlisle Indian School lumber supplies for both the Kutz Farm buildings as well as the dining room roof.
![Auditor Request for Additional Paperwork to Process Kutz Farm Purchase Auditor Request for Additional Paperwork to Process Kutz Farm Purchase](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1929_28405_0001.jpg?itok=PQqzGhDD)
William Youngblood, Auditor for the Interior Department, informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that his examinations of the accounts of Richard Henry Pratt that the voucher for the payment of $20,000 for the purchase of the Kutz Farm needs additional paperwork.
![Request to Pay Voucher Covering Treatment of Harrison Waterman Request to Pay Voucher Covering Treatment of Harrison Waterman](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1929_28428_0001.jpg?itok=BK6yWJJ2)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the voucher for the treatment of Harrison Waterman at the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
![Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding Sophia American Horse Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding Sophia American Horse](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1930_28938_0001.jpg?itok=RfW0Oqyu)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding his suggestion to have Sophia American Horse oversee the exhibit in Buffalo.
![Report of Irregular Employees, May 1901 Report of Irregular Employees, May 1901](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1934_30622_c2321.jpg?itok=2NEatnG7)
Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during May 1901. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
![Requisition for Proposal Blanks, May 1901 Requisition for Proposal Blanks, May 1901](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1930_28858_0001.jpg?itok=BTpCxuxS)
Superintendent Richard H. Pratt requests more proposal blank forms because he only received 70 out of the 200 that he ordered in January.
![Daisy Laird Requests Transfer to Carlisle Daisy Laird Requests Transfer to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1937_32092_0001.jpg?itok=BqEdvrUr)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the request of Daisy C. Laird for a position as a grade school teacher at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt recommends her transfer from Fort Lewis due to other staff transfers.
![Blank Proposal for Indian Supplies Form Blank Proposal for Indian Supplies Form](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1931_29410_c2159.jpg?itok=xXuhyMjX)
Richard Henry Pratt sends Commissioner of Indian Affairs W. A. Jones a sample of blank form 5-202 per Jones' request. Form 5-202 is a proposal for Indian supplies.
![Request to Employ Students Over the 1901 Summer Request to Employ Students Over the 1901 Summer](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1931_29476_0001.jpg?itok=AtoYqKzk)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to employ students over the summer at the school farms, industrial shops, and other skilled work.
![Pratt Provides Information on John H. Lonestar Pratt Provides Information on John H. Lonestar](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1939_32905_0001.jpg?itok=yQvV7J2V)
Richard Henry Pratt provides information on the application of John H. Lonestar for a position as a farmer or as a industrial teacher.
![Requests to Attend Summer School and Annual Leave Requests to Attend Summer School and Annual Leave](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1933_30130_0001.jpg?itok=yASefSgn)
Richard H. Pratt forwards twenty-one applications for leave of absence for employees: Jessie L. McIntire (Teacher), Jeannette L. Senseney (Music Teacher), Irne Marie Vander Mey (Assistant Cook), W. Grant Thompson (Disciplinarian), Sadie E. Newcomer (Teacher), Florence M. Carter (Teacher), Fanny G. Paull (Teacher), Josephine R. Walter (Teacher…
![Daisy C. Laird's Request for Leave of Absence before Becoming Teacher at Carlisle Daisy C. Laird's Request for Leave of Absence before Becoming Teacher at Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1933_30391_0001.jpg?itok=wmhZtC2j)
Richard Henry Pratt advises the Commissioner of the Indian Affairs of the need for several new teachers. Pratt also informs the Commissioner that Daisy C. Laird (teacher) is interested in transferring to Carlisle and wants to take a leave of absence before reporting for duty.
![Wrap for Pratt's Return to Duty Wrap for Pratt's Return to Duty](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1935_31128_0001.jpg?itok=aKqgMn0D)
Wrap for letter concerning War Department letter relative to return of Richard Henry Pratt to duty.
![Supplemental Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1901 Supplemental Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1901](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1935_31431_c2337.jpg?itok=UhTzoxTW)
Supplemental estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1901 amounting to $2,273.00 for support of the school and to pay for beef and mutton contracts.
![Pratt Forwards Letter Regarding Appointment of Chauncey Yellow Robe Pratt Forwards Letter Regarding Appointment of Chauncey Yellow Robe](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1938_32398_0004.jpg?itok=gfzIvHnK)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from W. H. Winslow, Superintendent of the Genoa Indian School, regarding appointing Chauncy Yellow Robe to the position of disciplinarian at the school.
![Howard Gansworth to be Sent to the Buffalo Exposition Howard Gansworth to be Sent to the Buffalo Exposition](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1937_32093_0001.jpg?itok=moHvq6Z5)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he plans on sending former student Howard Gansworth to the Buffalo Exposition as requested. Following the Gansworth's return, Pratt indicates that he will employ him on the irregular rolls in place of Elmer Simon.
He adds that Sophia American Horse takes the objections of the…
![Pearl McArthur's Application for Leave of Absence Pearl McArthur's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1938_32399_0001.jpg?itok=TR8GcgUT)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Assistant Matron Pearl McArthur's application for a 42 day leave of absence to attend conferences in Detroit, Michigan and Buffalo, New York and for annual leave.
![Four Applications for Leave of Absence Four Applications for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1938_32640_0001.jpg?itok=ZZzdOs3y)
Richard H. Pratt forwards applications of four employees for leave of absence: Mattie A. Harn (laborer), Mary E. Lininger (assistant seamstress), Beckie L. Goodyear (assistant seamstress), and Bertha Canfield (seamstress).
![Fidel Pueto Elias Information Cards (Visitor Only) Fidel Pueto Elias Information Cards (Visitor Only)](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_1327_b029_f1372_0001.jpg?itok=5g1a_Z76)
Information cards of Fidel Pueto Elias from Puerto Rico, who visited on June 19, 1901 and departed on June 20, 1901.
Note: Elias was identified on the cards as a visitor and was only at the school for one day. It's unclear why a file and card was made for him.