James G. Dierson, Special Agent, reports to the Office of Indian Affairs that in his opinion there is space for accommodations for an Assistant Laundress and an Assistant Seamstress at the Carlisle Indian School.
1890-1899
February 4, 1897
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 5, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two dozen different blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
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Legal and Government Documents
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 6, 1897
Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has been directed to report to the Office for duty relative to the Indian Department Exhibit at the Exhibition in Nashville, Tennessee. Standing further makes recommendations for the exhibit.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 6, 1897
Alfred John Standing seeks clarifications on the upcoming Office of Indian Affairs exhibit in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 8, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during January 1897. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 9, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Lena McCoonse is too ill to travel and instead recommends Edward Pensoneau for Kickapoo interpreter.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 10, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests a delay until after commencement in moving teachers to different rooms.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 12, 1897
Captain Richard Henry Pratt requests a supply of two dozen different articles of stationery used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
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Legal and Government Documents
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 13, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs circular letter reporting on the music teachers at the Carlisle Indian School as well as the band leader.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 15, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to bring members of the Carlisle Indian School battalion and band participate in the 1897 inaugural parade.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 16, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt updates the Office of Indian Affairs on teaching position changes at the Carlisle Indian School, including his recommendation that two students soon to graduate be hired.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 20, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Nancy Seneca is a member of the Seneca Nation of New York and so is entitled to any funds related to that Nation.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 23, 1897
Assistant Superintendent Alfred John Standing provides sketches of three cases for the Nashville Exhibit in addition to other recommendations and providing a budget.
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Diagrams, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 24, 1897
William G. Rice, Civil Service Commissioner, responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding certification of eligible employees for the assistant laundress position at the Carlisle Indian School.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 24, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of various property which requires the actions of Board of Survey due to having become worn out, broken, or otherwise unfit for service.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 27, 1897
Secretary of the Interior David R. Francis delivers his punishment of Richard Henry Pratt in regards to an article written by him in the Red Man against the Civil Service Commission.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
March 9-11, 1897
An invitation to the Eighteenth Anniversary and Ninth Graduating Exercises held at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School on March 9-11, 1897. A program for the three day event is printed on the reverse side. The invitation is for a Miss Hemminger.
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Memorabilia and Ephemera
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
March 11, 1897
The commencement program for the Eighteenth Anniversary and Ninth Graduating Exercises of the Indian Industrial School at Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The program includes a schedule of events as well as a photograph of the graduating class of 1897.
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Memorabilia and Ephemera
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
March 13, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he will ask for an attending physician from the town of Carlisle, Pennsylvania for the ensuing year.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
March 15, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Kate S. Bowersox's application for a 39-day leave of absence due to sickness.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
March 15, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs granting Lida B. Given's a 20-day leave of absence because of the fatal illness of her father.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
March 15-16, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forward teacher Lizzie M. Lampson's resignation and application for a 20-day leave of absence. Lampson requests to return to the Normal School in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Pratt endorses Lampson's request.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
March 15, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him of teacher Lizzie M. Lampson's resignation and request for a 20-day leave of absence to which she is entitled.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
March 16, 1897 - March 20, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the proceedings of a Board of Survey convened on March 16, 1897.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
March 16, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he is not interested in retaining the services of Miss Paull during the current year.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration