Richard Henry Pratt forwards dairyman Richard Davis' application for a 45-day leave of absence to visit his tribe at Darlington, Oklahoma Territory.
1890-1899
![Richard Davis' Application for Leave of Absence Richard Davis' Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0984_19185_0002.jpg?itok=HKbuFlvS)
![Cornelia A. Merritt's Application for Leave of Absence Cornelia A. Merritt's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0984_19214_0003.jpg?itok=7i4u88ve)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Cornelia A. Merritt's application for a 22-day leave of absence to prepare for her transfer to the west.
![Request that Katherine J. Wiest be Assigned to Carlisle Request that Katherine J. Wiest be Assigned to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0984_19246_0002.jpg?itok=7RGRZAb8)
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Katherine J. Wiest be assigned to the Carlisle Indian School as a teacher in addition to Mr. Deavor and Mr. Drum. Pratt notes that Wiest was employed as a teacher at Carlisle after failing to obtain a teacher from the Civil Service Commission and that she has since taken the Civil Service examination and passed…
![Rosa Bourassa's Application for Leave of Absence Rosa Bourassa's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0985_19615_0001.jpg?itok=665I6irE)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Rosa Bourassa's application for an 18-day leave of absence. Bourassa works as an assistant matron.
![Request by John Uyya to Return Home Request by John Uyya to Return Home](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0990_21579_0003.jpg?itok=DbrpbxVE)
John Uyya requests to return home early due to a request by his mother to help her oversee their cattle and livestock.
![Helen A. Lord's Application for Leave of Absence Helen A. Lord's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0986_19815_0001.jpg?itok=VPJQ8ysm)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards dressmaker Helen A. Lord's application for a 19-day leave of absence. Lord will not return to work after the fiscal year and wants to take a leave of absence before then.
![Pratt Returns Papers Related to Three Employees Pratt Returns Papers Related to Three Employees](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0986_19814_0001.jpg?itok=fgyb44Df)
Richard Henry Pratt letter documenting return of the papers of Henry Hudelson, Thomas E. James and W. Grant Thompson.
![Anna S. Luckenbach's Application for Leave of Absence Anna S. Luckenbach's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0986_19944_0001.jpg?itok=IjZ7nIK6)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Anna S. Luckenbach's application for a 21-day leave of absence. Luckenbach works as a clerk.
![Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, May 1893 Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, May 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0986_19945_c2613.jpg?itok=HXBcUFIL)
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for May 1893.
![Emma Abbott Cutter's Request for Leave of Absence to Attend Summer School Emma Abbott Cutter's Request for Leave of Absence to Attend Summer School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0988_20422_0001.jpg?itok=PpgrlnTR)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Emma Abbott Cutter's request for a 32-day leave of absence to attend summer school at Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.
![Annie M. Worthington's Application for Leave of Absence Annie M. Worthington's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0988_20425_0002.jpg?itok=CSEV7bOh)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Annie M. Worthington's application for a 30-day sick leave of absence. Worthington works as the superintendent of the sewing department. Also included is the physician's certificate verifying Worthington's illness.
![Della F. Botsford's Request for Leave of Absence to Attend Summer School Della F. Botsford's Request for Leave of Absence to Attend Summer School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0988_20421_0001.jpg?itok=QfeP8sVg)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Della F. Botsford's request for a 32-day leave of absence to attend summer school at Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.
![Lillie R. Shaffner's Request for Leave of Absence Lillie R. Shaffner's Request for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0987_20225_0001.jpg?itok=NlVpuG-X)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Lillie R. Shaffner's request for a 14-day leave of absence to attend two educational conventions in Chicago. Shaffner works as a matron in charge of girls.
![Request for the Return of Abner Patterson Request for the Return of Abner Patterson](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0988_20659_0002.jpg?itok=sCEmlOL0)
David and Martha Patterson request the return of their son Abner Patterson from the Carlisle Indian School.
![Attention Called to Lillie R. Shaffner's Leave of Absence (Telegram) Attention Called to Lillie R. Shaffner's Leave of Absence (Telegram)](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0988_20367_0002.jpg?itok=hc1dKF_K)
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting to have matron Lillie R. Shaffner's leave of absence granted immediately.
![Attention Called to Lillie R. Shaffner's Request for Leave of Absence (Letter) Attention Called to Lillie R. Shaffner's Request for Leave of Absence (Letter)](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0988_20426_0001.jpg?itok=pMRQ4Zyi)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting to have matron Lillie R. Shaffner's request for leave of absence be granted immediately.
![Pratt Comments on Appointment of Henry M. Hudelson Pratt Comments on Appointment of Henry M. Hudelson](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0988_20423_0001.jpg?itok=xaLr3o8M)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the appointment of Henry M. Hudelson as teacher is acceptable. He further requests that the appointments of Philip L. Drum and T. L. Deavor as teachers be enacted as well.
![Report of Irregular Employees, May 1893 Report of Irregular Employees, May 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0988_20427_0001.jpg?itok=lBnQMGvG)
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in May 1893. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor," whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Apprentice Labor," representing student…
![Attention Called to Lillie R. Shaffner's Leave of Absence Again (Letter) Attention Called to Lillie R. Shaffner's Leave of Absence Again (Letter)](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0988_20555_0001.jpg?itok=kA7P9ITT)
Richard Henry Pratt mails a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting an answer to matron's Miss Shaffner's application for leave of absence.
![Attention Called to Lillie R. Shaffner's Leave of Absence Again (Telegram) Attention Called to Lillie R. Shaffner's Leave of Absence Again (Telegram)](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0988_20370_0002.jpg?itok=46eReNgQ)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards another telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting an answer to matron Lillie R. Shaffner's leave of absence immediately.
![Catharine Caryl Request for Leave of Absence to Attend Summer School Catharine Caryl Request for Leave of Absence to Attend Summer School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0988_20424_0001.jpg?itok=K7_mYBbA)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Cathrine Caryl's request for a 30-day leave of absence to attend summer school.
![Correction to Helen A. Lord's Leave of Absence Request Correction to Helen A. Lord's Leave of Absence Request](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0988_20557_0001.jpg?itok=nqqDnYOO)
Richard Henry Pratt advises the Commissioner of Indian Affairs of the mistake made with Helen A. Lord's (dressmaker) application for leave of absence. Lord wanted to leave on June 12th but her request was made for June 19th.
![Enrollment Recommendations for the 1894 School Year Enrollment Recommendations for the 1894 School Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0988_20559_0001.jpg?itok=4UUNLdKN)
Richard Henry Pratt provides an update on the enrollment for the 1894 school year. He further states that the Carlisle Indian School often receives students who should not have been sent and that an employee of the school should be sent to obtain students rather than have them sent by the agencies.
![Jennie P. Cochran's Request for Leave of Absence to Attend Summer School Jennie P. Cochran's Request for Leave of Absence to Attend Summer School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0988_20554_0001.jpg?itok=YmqYqZsT)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Jennie P. Cochran's request for a 30-day leave of absence to attend summer school.
![Katherine Jane Wiest's Request for Leave of Absence Katherine Jane Wiest's Request for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0988_20700_0001.jpg?itok=MGzjaMNI)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Katherine Jane Wiest's application for a 30-day leave of absence to attend summer school. Wiest works as a teacher.