Request to Sell

Requests to sell and seeking permission after things had already been sold, which happens sometimes. 

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Request to Sell Mules and Purchase Farm Horses
March 8, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt requests permission to sell two old mules, transferred from the War Department, and to purchase two farm horses.

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Pratt Requests Authority to Sell 50 Uniforms to Sitka Mission School
May 4, 1887

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to produce and sell fifty uniforms for students at the school run by the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions in Sitka, Alaska.

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Request to Sell Old Boilers
June 22, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to sell the boilers that are being replaced with the new steam plant.

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Sale of 30 Hogs and 20 Calves and Slaughter of 40 Hogs
September 20, 1907 - September 28, 1907

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent William A. Mercer requests to sell 30 hogs and 20 calves in the open market and to kill 40 hogs for the students to eat. Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee grants permission for all three requests.

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Sale of Cows Potentially Infected with Tuberculosis
October 30, 1908 - November 7, 1908

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to sell 23 head of cows that reacted to a tuberculosis test. Friedman would like to sell them to a packing house where a Government Inspector is stationed. Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee grants permission.

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Sale of 60 Hogs
February 18, 1909 - February 25, 1909

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to sell 60 hogs. Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. G. Valentine grants permission for Friedman to advertise the sale and to sell them at auction.

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Request to Sell 60 Hogs
September 16-24, 1909

Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. G. Valentine grants permission for Superintendent Moses Friedman to sell 60 hogs.

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Requests to Slaughter Calves, Hogs, and Cows and to Sell Cow and Calf Hides
January 6, 1910 - January 18, 1910

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to slaughter 60 calves, 60 hogs, and 20 old and unproductive cows for their students to eat. He also requests to sell 20 cow and 60 calf hides. Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs F. H. Abbott authorizes all of Friedman's requests.

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Request to Sell One Horse
February 11-25, 1910

Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to sell a horse since it is too small for heavy work and "not safe for single driving." Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs F. H. Abbott grants permission.

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Request to Sell 250 Bushels of Rye
April 26 - May 5, 1910

Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to sell 250 bushels of rye. Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. G. Valentine grants Friedman permission to do so.

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Sale of Art Manufactured in the Native Indian Art Department
June 9, 1910 - June 18, 1910

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to sell nine art bowls, five silver bracelets, six brass candlesticks, and four art plates manufactured in the Native Indian Art Department. Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. G. Valentine grants permission.

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Sale of 8,000 Pounds of Rags and Articles
December 6-19, 1910

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to sell 8,000 pounds of rags and manufactured articles in the metal and art departments. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs F. H. Abbott grants permission.

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Sale of Dried Bones and Old Iron
June 24-29, 1914

Supervisor Oscar H. Lipps informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he sold dried bones and old iron to Jacob Shields and asks the Commissioner which account to report the sale under. Second Assistant Commissioner C. F. Hauke informs Lipps to report the sale under "misc. Receipts, Class IV."

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Sale of Three Cows that no longer Provide Milk
March 19, 1915 - May 12, 1915

Supervisor in Charge of the Carlisle Indian School Oscar H. Lipps requests to sell two old cows because they no longer give milk. Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke grants Lipps permission.

Lipps later states that he sold a third cow and requests approval for this action. Assistant Commissioner E. B. Meritt…

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Cattle Tuberculosis Testing, 1916
January 22 - February 7, 1916

Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry A. D. Melvin informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells that when Dr. F. I. Winant tested Carlisle's cattle herd for tuberculosis in January of 1916, 34 were found to be healthy and 2 were found to be "suspicious."

Sells tells Carlisle Superintendent Oscar H. Lipps to slaughter the 7 infected…

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Sale of Two Cows Potentially Infected with Tuberculosis
July 26, 1917 - August 2, 1917

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. requests to sell two cows to Swift & Co. in Harrisburg. The cows were recently condemned by Bureau of Animal Industry Representative Dr. Winant during the tubercular test. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt grants permission.

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Request to Sell Old Mattresses
September 19, 1917 - September 27, 1917

Superintendent John Francis Jr. requests to sell 300 old mattresses and asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs which bid, either Jacob Shields or Abe Robinowitz, to accept. Assistant Commissioner E. B. Meritt tells Francis Jr. to accept Robinowitz's bid.

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Request to Sell 100 Pounds of Sugar
December 7, 1917

Superintendent John Francis Jr. requests to sell 100 pounds of sugar to the "employees mess" since they cannot purchase it in Carlisle. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt grants him permission.

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Request to Sell Old Typewriters
July 24 - August 15, 1918

Traveling Auditor in Charge Claude V. Peel requests to sell twenty five old Smith-Premier double keyboard typewriters for $10 each. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt grants Peel permission and orders him to advertise the sale.

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