Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase 450 army regulation uniform caps at a cost not to exceed $292.50 for students.
Request to Spend Funds
Currently being used to cover any requests for money, requests for authorization to spend money, vouchers being submitted, and requests for reimbursement. Essentially any time money is being requested for a specific purpose. Correspondence related to annual funding should be tagged with the Topic tag "Financial Affairs - School Budget."
![Request to Purchase Army Caps for Students Request to Purchase Army Caps for Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0553_25661_0001.jpg?itok=0GpigNin)
![Request to Purchase Men's Linen Collars Request to Purchase Men's Linen Collars](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0553_25662_0001.jpg?itok=hIvr43Qw)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase 125 dozen boys and men's linen collars for $100 for the use of students at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Pratt Requests Authority to Expand Employee Accommodations Pratt Requests Authority to Expand Employee Accommodations](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0556_26989_0001.jpg?itok=zx1_oeo2)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to expand the accommodations for teachers and employees at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Request to Purchase Desks and Seats for New School Building Request to Purchase Desks and Seats for New School Building](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0563_29958_0001.jpg?itok=_s5dVGcn)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase 75 single desks as well as 35 rear seats for a total cost of $348.75 to furnish the new school building.
![Request to Purchase New Furniture for Quarters, Hospital, and Farm Request to Purchase New Furniture for Quarters, Hospital, and Farm](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0598_05959_0001.jpg?itok=_arA-W6f)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase various furniture to replace old furniture in the teachers' quarters as well as hospital furniture and a new feed mill for the school farm.
![Request to Cover Expenses Incurred due to Ill Students on Outing Request to Cover Expenses Incurred due to Ill Students on Outing](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0614_11737_0001.jpg?itok=M4rIK_b2)
Alfred John Standing requests authority to pay expenses incurred due to the illnesses of students on the outing program as well as a funeral of a student on the outing program.
![Standing Forwards Account for Treatment of Fred Harris Standing Forwards Account for Treatment of Fred Harris](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0628_17088_0001.jpg?itok=pNSEM_tQ)
Alfred John Standing forwards account of E. H. Doan for the medical treatment of Fred Harris while Harris was on outing. Standing notes that Harris was brought back to Carlisle as soon as he was able to travel.
![Request for Postage for Sending Letters and Report Cards to Parents Request for Postage for Sending Letters and Report Cards to Parents](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0689_39942_0002.jpg?itok=di93EQch)
Richard Henry Pratt requests additional funding in order to pay postage for sending letters from students as well as their report cards to their parents. Pratt notes that Agents and Postmasters have in some cases not delivered the letters when sent under frank.
![Request to Purchase Reference Library for Staff Request to Purchase Reference Library for Staff](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0707_07117_0002.jpg?itok=3EuJbHy7)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase 33 books for a staff reference library.
![Forwarding Expense Report Related to Death of John W. Pipe Forwarding Expense Report Related to Death of John W. Pipe](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0723_13720_0002.jpg?itok=k1if-hFk)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards an account of expenses related to Alfred John Standing in attending to the funeral of John W. Pipe who died while on outing. Also included in the report are expenses related to Pipe's sickness, death, and burial.
![Return of Expense Voucher Related to John W. Pipe Return of Expense Voucher Related to John W. Pipe](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0725_14686_0001.jpg?itok=0QR2f7fu)
Richard Henry Pratt returns voucher of Alfred John Standing for $145.95 covering expenses incurred from the sickness and burial of John W. Pipe while on outing.
![Plans and Specifications for Addition to Girls Building Plans and Specifications for Addition to Girls Building](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0736_19247_c1320.jpg?itok=f4rBwain)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards sends plans and specifications for adding on to the girls dormitory due to only receiving half of the appropriation for the building. Pratt also discusses the need for the new building in order to eliminate crowding. Included are seven enclosures including blueprints for the building, plan for the water closets, and…
![Pratt Submits Plans and Estimates for New Blacksmith and Wagon Shop Pratt Submits Plans and Estimates for New Blacksmith and Wagon Shop](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0745_22710_c1715.jpg?itok=xP5feHgz)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to build a new blacksmith and wagon shop at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt submits specifications, estimate of supplies and labor, and blueprints.
![Proposal to Add Additional Wing to School Hospital Proposal to Add Additional Wing to School Hospital](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0750_24111_c1380.jpg?itok=Wir9Q7vu)
Richard Henry Pratt cites the epidemic of measles and following pneumonia that caused the hospital to become overcrowded. Included in the correspondence is plans to add an additional wing to the present hospital for $1,000 in material and labor.
![Request for Authority to Pay for Freight Shipping Request for Authority to Pay for Freight Shipping](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0751_24641_0001.jpg?itok=T0rxVUIj)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay for freight shipment of articles manufactured at the Carlisle Indian School and shipped to various Indian Agencies. In addition, Pratt requests authority to pay for freight shipment on articles shipped by the department for the school.
![Request for Funding to Visit Pupils on the Outing Program Request for Funding to Visit Pupils on the Outing Program](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0751_24643_0001.jpg?itok=B64WF92l)
Richard Henry Pratt requests $400 for expenses incurred during the current fiscal year in traveling to visit pupils on the outing program.
![Forwards Account for Tickets Furnished for Transportation of Students Forwards Account for Tickets Furnished for Transportation of Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0753_25254_0001.jpg?itok=Ssof9UaK)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards account of J. R. Wood, general passenger agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, for tickets furnished to escorts and pupils during the previous fiscal year.
![Request to Purchase Various Supplies on the Open Market Request to Purchase Various Supplies on the Open Market](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0764_29130_0002.jpg?itok=WM88UWe4)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase needed supplies on the open market due to being out of various contract goods that are not being replaced quickly enough.
![Request to Pay Costs Associated with Rebuilding Parker Farm Barn Request to Pay Costs Associated with Rebuilding Parker Farm Barn](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0774_32293_0002.jpg?itok=Ly7ntqg9)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay half the cost of restoring the arch and rebuilding the walls of the collapsed barn on the Parker Farm.
![Forwarding Expense Voucher in Pursuit of Runaway Student Forwarding Expense Voucher in Pursuit of Runaway Student](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0778_34030_0001.jpg?itok=0-50Ogkk)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards expense voucher of William P. Campbell regarding traveling and incidental expenses incurred in the pursuit of Ralph Naltuey.
![Various Books Requested for Nursing Training and Hospital Various Books Requested for Nursing Training and Hospital](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0788_37858_0003.jpg?itok=Xh-CVdek)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authorization to buy books listed in letter to be used to train students in nursing as well as for the use of the school hospital.
![Pratt Requests Authority to Purchase 110 Bushels of Apples Pratt Requests Authority to Purchase 110 Bushels of Apples](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0798_41702_0002.jpg?itok=aOXSB8rF)
Richard Henry Pratt notes that C. R. Dixon, School Physician, recommends that pupils have a liberal supply of fruit available. With the delay in dried fruit, Pratt requests authority to purchase 110 bushels of apples.
![Pratt Forwards Expense Voucher in Return of Three Runaway Students Pratt Forwards Expense Voucher in Return of Three Runaway Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0810_46066_0002.jpg?itok=N87S0ey5)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards expense voucher of W. P. Campbell incurred in the return of three runaway students.
![Pratt Forwards Vouchers Relating to Return of Two Runaway Students Pratt Forwards Vouchers Relating to Return of Two Runaway Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0872_22815_0001.jpg?itok=fPxS5HP0)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards vouchers covering the expense of Alfred John Standing incurred in the return of two runaway students to the Office of Indian Affairs.
![Request to Expend $5,000 in Travel Expenses in 1892-1893 Fiscal Year Request to Expend $5,000 in Travel Expenses in 1892-1893 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0884_24768_0001.jpg?itok=C6uE6Uj3)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to spend $5,000 during the current fiscal year for necessary travel and incidental expenses of bringing students to the school and returning them to their homes.