M. L. McKenzie, Clerk in Charge of the Pawnee Agency, requests the return of Luther Kuhns to the agency in order for him to employed as a carpenter at the agency. Richard Henry Pratt forwards the request to the Office of Indian Affairs stating Kuhns qualifications and noting that he will only be leaving school a month early and asks for…
1880-1889
![Request to Return Luther Kuhns Request to Return Luther Kuhns](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0466_14310_0003.jpg?itok=k6NS5TqD)
![Transfer of Students from the Martinsburg Indian School to Carlisle Transfer of Students from the Martinsburg Indian School to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0466_14235_0007.jpg?itok=E37SqyKD)
P. H. Bridenbaugh, head of the Martinsburg Indian School, writes to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the transfer of Oneida students at Martinsburg to Carlisle. Bridenbaugh states that he has asked a policeman at the agency to ask for consent for the transfer. Bridenbaugh also includes a letter from Thomas E. Watt, passenger agent for the…
![Request to Enroll Henry E. Harris at Carlisle Request to Enroll Henry E. Harris at Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0467_14956_0003.jpg?itok=xmTgYKKW)
Thomas H. Breen, the Superintendent of the Grand Junction Industrial School, requests that Henry E. Harris a student at his school be transferred to the Carlisle Indian School in order to become a teacher.
![Cover Letter Forwarding Plans and Specs for New School Building Cover Letter Forwarding Plans and Specs for New School Building](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0467_14896_0003.jpg?itok=yxEsVPHK)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards copy of plan and specifications for the proposed school building. Pratt requests that he be allowed to advertise for bids to construct the building.
![Pratt Requests Upshaw Allow for Advertising of New School Building Pratt Requests Upshaw Allow for Advertising of New School Building](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0467_14897_0003.jpg?itok=UDPY9keV)
Richard Henry Pratt informs General A. B. Upshaw that he has sent plans and specifications for the new school building to the Office of Indian Affairs. Pratt requests that he be given permission to advertise immediately in order to overcome the delay in passing the Indian Bill.
![Request to Return John Elm Request to Return John Elm](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0468_15371_0003.jpg?itok=VVwwDhH_)
Lewis Elm requests the return of his son, John Elm, from the Carlisle Indian School. Elm states that his son has been at Carlisle for three years which is the term he agreed to when he enrolled. Elm states that Pratt is willing return his son but at his own expense; however, Elm claims that he is too poor to pay the travel expense and asks the…
![Response to Request to Enroll Henry Harris Response to Request to Enroll Henry Harris](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0468_15362_0002.jpg?itok=HDKh9XNz)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the enrollment of the Henry Harris at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he would be happy to accept Harris at Carlisle to further his desire to become a teacher.
![Five Apache Students Transferred to Mount Vernon Barracks Five Apache Students Transferred to Mount Vernon Barracks](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0469_16057_0003.jpg?itok=0ncvPWzB)
William Endicott, Secretary of War, that he has directed the five youths referred to in the Department of Interior letter have been transferred from Fort Pickens to Mount Vernon Barracks. They will be held at Mount Vernon until an appropriation is available to transport them to the Carlisle Indian School.
![Inability to Add to Exhibits Currently in Washington D.C. Inability to Add to Exhibits Currently in Washington D.C.](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0469_15812_0002.jpg?itok=RTjD6cLS)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding an upcoming exhibit in Cincinnati. He notes that Carlisle cannot add to the exhibits currently in Washington D.C. at the Office of Indian Affairs and Senate Committee Room on short notice with the exception of some photographs of which he includes various size frames…
![Irregular Employees Required for July 1888 Irregular Employees Required for July 1888](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0469_15813_0002.jpg?itok=hhjmVc3I)
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for July 1888. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.
![Pratt Responds to Request to Return John Elm Pratt Responds to Request to Return John Elm](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0469_15811_0002.jpg?itok=D_APIgew)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request to return John Elm to his home in the Green Bay Agency. Pratt notes that Elm's father has properly stated his position in regards to Elm's return that he is willing to return him at his own expense as he is being returned before five years. Pratt ends by…
![Request to Enroll Two Sioux Boys from Minnesota Request to Enroll Two Sioux Boys from Minnesota](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0469_15832_0003.jpg?itok=ACh_wEbS)
Richard Henry Pratt requests permission to arrange transportation for two Sioux boys currently under the care of Bishop Whipple in Minnesota. Pratt states that Whipple believes the boys would benefit from the discipline at Carlisle.
![Travel Arranged for Henry Harris from Grand Junction Travel Arranged for Henry Harris from Grand Junction](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0469_15814_0003.jpg?itok=XWVBZ7c_)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has arranged transportation for Henry Harris from Grand Junction to Carlisle.
![List of Students to be Returned to their Homes for June 1888 List of Students to be Returned to their Homes for June 1888](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0469_15874_0003.jpg?itok=1WIxXWsQ)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of the Indian Affairs of the 60 students who are entitled to return to their home at the end of the school term due to the expiration of their enrollment or sickness.
![Pratt Transfers Students from Martinsburg to Carlisle Pratt Transfers Students from Martinsburg to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0469_15857_0003.jpg?itok=n6X6nJo0)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has 25 Oneida and 7 Osage students transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Martinsburg Indian School. In addition, he notes that he has left the Oneida girls for work who will come to Carlisle when the 5 Osage and 12 Oneida students are returned to their homes.
![Proposal to Use Leftover Appropriation for Transportation of Crow Prisoners Proposal to Use Leftover Appropriation for Transportation of Crow Prisoners](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0469_15935_0003.jpg?itok=pqC9aYv4)
Richard Henry Pratt notes that after paying for beef, flour, and other bills the school will have $400 in the current quarter at the Treasury. Pratt proposes using this money to transport the Crow prisoners at Fort Snelling ordered to Carlisle by the President.
![Report on the Transfer of Students from the Martinsburg Indian School to Carlisle Report on the Transfer of Students from the Martinsburg Indian School to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0469_15964_0002.jpg?itok=yQzHQEtN)
Richard Henry Pratt provides an account of transferring students from the Martinsburg Indian School to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he and P. H. Bridenbaugh told the group of students of the benefit of staying in the East and continuing their education but that it was up to them if they wanted to stay. After a discussion in…
![Pratt Requests to Send Physician to Green Bay with Martinsburg Students Pratt Requests to Send Physician to Green Bay with Martinsburg Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0469_15958_0003.jpg?itok=vyPd987X)
Richard Henry Pratt requests to send the Carlisle Indian School physician to the Green Bay Agency to settle with parents of the returned Martinsburg Indian School students. Pratt notes that the physician has requested to go on leave in July and wishes to spend it in Kansas but is willing to go to Green Bay first.
![Pratt Inquires if Office Telegram Authorizes Him to Send Physician to Green Bay Pratt Inquires if Office Telegram Authorizes Him to Send Physician to Green Bay](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0469_16113_0003.jpg?itok=jqR2fGC6)
Richard Henry Pratt inquires if the Office of Indian Affairs telegram from the day before authorizes him to send the Carlisle School physician to Green Bay and cover expenses.
![Follow Up to Transfer of Martinsburg Students to Carlisle Follow Up to Transfer of Martinsburg Students to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0470_16215_0003.jpg?itok=CS_IO0Ap)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that P. H. Bridenbaugh that two of the girls who stayed behind to assist with some of the work while students remained. Pratt writes that he believes the girls should come to Carlisle and asks that if any Office decision is needed that they instruct Bridenbaugh to send the students to…
![Pratt Expresses Frustration with Office of Indian Affairs Over Transportation Pratt Expresses Frustration with Office of Indian Affairs Over Transportation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0471_16777_0003.jpg?itok=ivntJ83D)
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Office of Indian Affairs of the delay in returning students to their homes due to a lack of communication between the Office and the Passenger Agent. The Passenger Agent informed Pratt that he only just learned that his bid was accepted but he does not have sufficient information to fulfill the order.
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![Proposals for New Construction of a New School Building Proposals for New Construction of a New School Building](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0474_18511_0012.jpg?itok=aWm6IqBQ)
A. B. Upshaw, Acting Commissioner of the Office of Indian Affairs, forwards a copy of the proposal of Andrew Wetzel as well as Samuel Wetzel for the construction of a new building at the Carlisle Indian School. The Acting Secretary of the Interior H. L. Muldrew approves the contract if there are no objections.
![Descriptive Statement of Pupils Discharged to Multiple Agencies, 1888 Descriptive Statement of Pupils Discharged to Multiple Agencies, 1888](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0471_17272_c2982_combined.jpg?itok=qmu6gwi5)
These materials include a cover letter and a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 61 individuals discharged from the Carlisle Indian School and transferred back to their homes in the San Carlos, Laguna, Wallace, Isleta, Quapaw, Eufaula, Omaha, Winnebago, Nez Perce, Crow, Kiowa and Comanche, Cheyenne and Arapaho, Ponca, Rosebud, and Pine…
![Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, First Quarter 1888 Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, First Quarter 1888](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0471_17097_c2967.jpg?itok=oWNMCZ36)
Estimate of funds for the first quarter of 1888 amounting to $13,183.62 for support of the school and for transportation of Indian children. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $8,095.00 for regular employee pay.
![Pratt Requests Authority to Spend Money Visiting Outing Students Pratt Requests Authority to Spend Money Visiting Outing Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0471_17100_0001.jpg?itok=es845CZT)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to spend money allowing Carlisle Indian School staff to visit outing students during the 1889 fiscal year.