Theodore Roosevelt responds to a communication from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding objections made by Richard Henry Pratt for Civil Service certifications 244, 246, and 247. Roosevelt writes that the Civil Service Commission cannot sustain objections unless specific objections are made against individual candidates.
1890-1899
![Explanation for Overruling Exceptions to Civil Service Certifications Explanation for Overruling Exceptions to Civil Service Certifications](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0993_22536_0002.jpg?itok=Se7WskyD)
![Teacher Catherine Caryl's Request to Transfer to Another School Teacher Catherine Caryl's Request to Transfer to Another School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0994_23134_0001.jpg?itok=_meOcI85)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Catherine Caryl's request for a transfer to a new school and a 30-day leave of absence. Caryl wants to take a leave of absence before the transfer. Pratt also advises the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Caryl's services were no longer needed at the Carlisle School because of unsatisfactory work. Included…
![Pratt Responds to Fort Belknap's Agent Accusations Pratt Responds to Fort Belknap's Agent Accusations](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1001_26094_0001.jpg?itok=xnDQRxt8)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to H. D. McAnaney, Acting U.S. Indian Agent for the Fort Belknap Agency, regarding students from the Agency at Carlisle. Pratt takes issue with the statistics used by McAnaney to determine the death rate of students at Carlisle and further takes issue with the idea that the students suffered from pneumonia at…
![Cover Letter for Enclosures Sent to Office of Indian Affairs from San Carlos Cover Letter for Enclosures Sent to Office of Indian Affairs from San Carlos](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0996_23967_0001.jpg?itok=CPhMxH84)
Cover letter for three enclosures sent by Lewis Johnson, Acting U.S. Indian agent for the San Carlos Agency, to the Office of Indian Affairs. The enclosures provide names of the students returned to the agency, a copy of the descriptive statement of two students sent to the Bowie Station en route to Carlisle, and the descriptive statement of…
![Minnie M. Birch Requests Transfer as a Teacher to Cherokee or Hampton Minnie M. Birch Requests Transfer as a Teacher to Cherokee or Hampton](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0994_23133_0002.jpg?itok=YQpa4FQi)
Minnie M. Birch requests a transfer to either Cherokee, North Carolina or the Hampton Institute as a teacher.
![Oath of Office for Mollie V. Gaither Oath of Office for Mollie V. Gaither](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0995_23620_0001.jpg?itok=xWS0BiMw)
Mollie V. Gaither submits an oath of office for her new position of teacher at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Second Comptroller Forwards Hocker Farm Lease to Office Second Comptroller Forwards Hocker Farm Lease to Office](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0995_23501_0001.jpg?itok=pjw1VlSx)
Charles H. Mansur, Second Comptroller, forwards the lease for the Carlisle Indian School for the Hocker Farm dated August 20, 1890.
![Pratt Informs Office of No Blank Declaration of Appointment Pratt Informs Office of No Blank Declaration of Appointment](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0995_23700_0001.jpg?itok=jEuKk3Wf)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the blank declaration of appointment was not enclosed when the Office appointed Henry M. Hudelson.
![Pratt Requests Special Authority to Recruit Students for 1893 School Year Pratt Requests Special Authority to Recruit Students for 1893 School Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0995_23702_0001.jpg?itok=7_5O3TU6)
Richard Henry Pratt requests special authority to show U.S. Indian Agents while obtaining students for the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt refers to Office Circular of April 21, 1893 and a law which provides for coercion in the Indian Appropriation Bill of the current year and subsequent year.
![Request to Rent the Henderson Tract for the 1894 Fiscal Year Request to Rent the Henderson Tract for the 1894 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0995_23701_0001.jpg?itok=seubUQez)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to rent the Henderson Tract for $400 to be paid in quarterly installments.
![Belle Metcalf Inquires if Position is in the Classified Service Belle Metcalf Inquires if Position is in the Classified Service](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0995_23726_0002.jpg?itok=_NS0kGN9)
Belle Metcalf inquires if the dining room matron position at the Carlisle Indian School is in the classified service.
![Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, June 1893 Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, June 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0995_23809_c2007.jpg?itok=_LWCAVw1)
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for June 1893.
![Eligible Candidates for Dining Room Matron Position Eligible Candidates for Dining Room Matron Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0997_24609_0001.jpg?itok=3OjsaOb8)
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three women (Lizzie L. Payne, Candace B. Kendal, Ella L. Smart) who are eligible to fill the vacant dining room matron position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidates' names, addresses, and their civil…
![Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding Amos Hamilton Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding Amos Hamilton](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0996_24044_0001.jpg?itok=aYrkyDXk)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter and refers to his prior letter on July 20, 1893 and notes that Amos Hamilton is a member of the Osage Nation.
![Civil Service Commission Withholding Action Until Rules Complied With at Carlisle Civil Service Commission Withholding Action Until Rules Complied With at Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0997_24692_0001.jpg?itok=huT_iWHn)
Charles Lyman, President of the U.S. Civil Service Commission, informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Commission has withheld action on Indian Service Requests related to seven vacancies of teacher at the Carlisle Indian School. Lyman states that no action will be taken until the requirements of the rules are complied with.
![Report of Irregular Employees, June 1893 Report of Irregular Employees, June 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0998_24839_0001.jpg?itok=ircFGYZX)
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 June 1893. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor," whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Apprentice Labor," representing student…
![Eligible Candidates for Teacher Position Eligible Candidates for Teacher Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1001_26089_0001.jpg?itok=HOKIPNoG)
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three men (Lafayette R. Holland, Horton Howard, Jacob A. Ressler) who are eligible to fill the vacant teacher position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidates' names, addresses, and their civil service exam…
![Pratt Provides Justification in Request for Stationary Pratt Provides Justification in Request for Stationary](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0998_25190_0001.jpg?itok=V93j8VOW)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter requesting him to examine his request for stationary for the upcoming year. Pratt notes that Carlisle goes through a large amount of paper in order to carry on correspondence with outing pupils, individuals making inquiries, and with parents and friends of students.
![Request for the Return of Samuel Wilson and Minnie Finley Request for the Return of Samuel Wilson and Minnie Finley](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1001_26306_0001.jpg?itok=SU5-o-CN)
John Wilson requests the return of his two grandchildren, Samuel Wilson and Minnie Finley, from the Carlisle Indian School. Wilson states that he needs Samuel to help him with his farm and his wife would like to see Minnie before she dies.
![Report on Classified Employees on Probation for July 1893 Report on Classified Employees on Probation for July 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1001_26095_0001.jpg?itok=ysqNJ0Gb)
Richard Henry Pratt follows up his descriptive statement and proposed changes in school employees with a report on classified employees on probation for 1893.
![Copy of Inquiry into When Carlos Montezuma Set to Report Copy of Inquiry into When Carlos Montezuma Set to Report](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1002_26409_0001.jpg?itok=vOIO2zP4)
Copy of telegram of Richard Henry Pratt inquiring of the Office of Indian Affairs on when Dr. Carlos Montezuma is set to report to the Carlisle Indian School.
![Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Omaha and Winnebago Agency, 1893 Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Omaha and Winnebago Agency, 1893](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1003_27078_c2297.jpg?itok=yoJAb-TG)
These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils regarding 2 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Omaha and Winnebago Agency.
![Inquiry into When Carlos Montezuma Set to Report Inquiry into When Carlos Montezuma Set to Report](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1002_26338_0002.jpg?itok=VNjNSWBk)
Richard Henry Pratt inquires of the Office of Indian Affairs when Dr. Carlos Montezuma is set to report to the Carlisle Indian School.
![Richard Henry Pratt's Request for Leave of Absence Richard Henry Pratt's Request for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1002_26349_0003.jpg?itok=i5oasyfK)
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting a one week leave of absence.
![Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding Fred Penn Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding Fred Penn](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1002_26628_0001_0.jpg?itok=C9eHyDcN)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding Fred Penn. Pratt provides Penn's background and notes that he is quite capable of carrying out his expressed intentions.