Richard Henry Pratt requests permission to sell two old mules, transferred from the War Department, and to purchase two farm horses.
Request to Sell
Requests to sell and seeking permission after things had already been sold, which happens sometimes.
![Request to Sell Mules and Purchase Farm Horses Request to Sell Mules and Purchase Farm Horses](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_79_b574_1880_P0347_0002.jpg?itok=0xWf_WUG)
![Pratt Requests Authority to Sell 50 Uniforms to Sitka Mission School Pratt Requests Authority to Sell 50 Uniforms to Sitka Mission School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0392_11719_0001.jpg?itok=jiHV2_49)
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.
![Request to Sell Old Boilers Request to Sell Old Boilers](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1799_29896_0001.jpg?itok=bBmNfZe_)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to sell the boilers that are being replaced with the new steam plant.
![Sale of 30 Hogs and 20 Calves and Slaughter of 40 Hogs Sale of 30 Hogs and 20 Calves and Slaughter of 40 Hogs](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b016_f34_77927_0001.jpg?itok=M6UKmo-r)
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.
![Sale of Cows Potentially Infected with Tuberculosis Sale of Cows Potentially Infected with Tuberculosis](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b016_f33_73181_0003.jpg?itok=zpvfj1jh)
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.
![Sale of 60 Hogs Sale of 60 Hogs](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b016_f35_13567_0003.jpg?itok=jWlQpLB0)
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.
![Request to Sell 60 Hogs Request to Sell 60 Hogs](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b016_f36_74692_0003.jpg?itok=wcNkKIvf)
Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. G. Valentine grants permission for Superintendent Moses Friedman to sell 60 hogs.
![Requests to Slaughter Calves, Hogs, and Cows and to Sell Cow and Calf Hides Requests to Slaughter Calves, Hogs, and Cows and to Sell Cow and Calf Hides](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b016_f37_1474_0003.jpg?itok=MYoBYvQ1)
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.
![Request to Sell One Horse Request to Sell One Horse](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b016_f38_12184_0003.jpg?itok=G1rNDzGQ)
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.
![Request to Sell 250 Bushels of Rye Request to Sell 250 Bushels of Rye](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b016_f28_34740_0002.jpg?itok=_gYyQISt)
Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to sell 250 bushels of rye. Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. G. Valentine grants Friedman permission to do so.
![Sale of Art Manufactured in the Native Indian Art Department Sale of Art Manufactured in the Native Indian Art Department](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b016_f41_47715_0002.jpg?itok=RIoYqJ9d)
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.
![Sale of 8,000 Pounds of Rags and Articles Sale of 8,000 Pounds of Rags and Articles](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b016_f42_96505_0002.jpg?itok=2jPT01GP)
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.
![Sale of Dried Bones and Old Iron Sale of Dried Bones and Old Iron](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b016_f29_70484_0002.jpg?itok=b6HIVce1)
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."
![Sale of Three Cows that no longer Provide Milk Sale of Three Cows that no longer Provide Milk](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b016_f39_32403_0006.jpg?itok=9lcLktV1)
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…
![Cattle Tuberculosis Testing, 1916 Cattle Tuberculosis Testing, 1916](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b019_f26_8170_0009.jpg?itok=l7RnX8g_)
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…
![Sale of Two Cows Potentially Infected with Tuberculosis Sale of Two Cows Potentially Infected with Tuberculosis](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b016_f40_71929_0003.jpg?itok=-tJO5-8h)
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.
![Request to Sell Old Mattresses Request to Sell Old Mattresses](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b016_f30_88309_0003.jpg?itok=vWnU-sIx)
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.
![Request to Sell 100 Pounds of Sugar Request to Sell 100 Pounds of Sugar](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b016_f31_111387_0002.jpg?itok=49mN7WVW)
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.
![Request to Sell Old Typewriters Request to Sell Old Typewriters](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b016_f32_62033_0006.jpg?itok=5_iEpq0-)
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.