Ella Rickert requests transfer from the Carlisle Indian School to a Western State.
1890-1899
![Ella Rickert Requests Transfer to Western United States Ella Rickert Requests Transfer to Western United States](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1526_16256_0001.jpg?itok=k_vh1ZPS)
![Pratt Provides Update on Carlisle Exhibit for the Omaha Exposition Pratt Provides Update on Carlisle Exhibit for the Omaha Exposition](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1526_16178_0001.jpg?itok=e2mngOn5)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter by providing an update on the Carlisle Exhibit for the Omaha Exposition.
![Efficiency Report of Employees, April 1898 Efficiency Report of Employees, April 1898](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1527_16677_c6222.jpg?itok=uERgnssz)
Captain Richard H. Pratt compiles a report with remarks regarding employees' efficiency, conduct, behavior, dress, health, kindness towards children, and notes on any special skills. The report also lists employees' positions.
![Application for Employment from Lizzie Hill Application for Employment from Lizzie Hill](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1528_17211_0006_0.jpg?itok=WoEdh-z_)
Richard H. Pratt recommends that former student Lizzie Hill be appointed as an assistant matron in the Indian Service. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing forwards Hill's application along with references from chief matron L. R. Shaffner, Hill's outing host, Elizabeth D. Edge, and Pratt himself.
![Pratt Provides Update on Images for Use in Omaha Exposition Pratt Provides Update on Images for Use in Omaha Exposition](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1527_17003_0001.jpg?itok=NL3Q1dEy)
Richard Henry Pratt provides information on the pictures that can be used for the Omaha Exhibit as well as the type of molding for the frames.
![Roberta E. Wilson's Request for Leave of Absence Roberta E. Wilson's Request for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1527_17004_0001.jpg?itok=tFBbnwuQ)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Roberta E. Wilson's request for a 10-day leave of absence to see her sick mother. Wilson works as an assistant matron.
![Standing Forwards Examples from Various Ledgers Standing Forwards Examples from Various Ledgers](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1529_17969_0002.jpg?itok=9p5yl5-7)
Alfred John Standing forwards examples of the Descriptive Record of Students as Admitted, Outing Records, Historical Record, and Discharge Records to the Office of Indian Affairs.
![Pratt Provides Update on Graduates and Correspondence Regarding Omaha Exposition Pratt Provides Update on Graduates and Correspondence Regarding Omaha Exposition](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1530_18321_0001.jpg?itok=O-86zaO1)
Richard Henry Pratt provides information on the graduates of the Carlisle Indian School to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Additional correspondence regarding the Omaha Exposition to and from Alfred John Standing is also included.
![Employee Positions and Salaries, 1898-1899 Employee Positions and Salaries, 1898-1899](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1530_18287_c7824.jpg?itok=TLGVtHTI)
Richard H. Pratt submits his request for positions and salaries for the upcoming fiscal year, compared against the list of positions for the current year. The list includes position titles, the number of employees for each position title, and salary. Pratt requests $43,580 for employee salaries in 1899, compared to $42,980 in 1898. Names of…
![Jessie Cook Requests Transfer to Principal Teacher at Albuquerque Jessie Cook Requests Transfer to Principal Teacher at Albuquerque](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1530_18338_0001.jpg?itok=TXPzzvPu)
Jessie W. Cook requests to be transferred to the position of principal teacher at the Albuquerque School from her current position at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Application for Employment from Ellen Thomas Application for Employment from Ellen Thomas](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1532_19377_0008.jpg?itok=1-Bq8kfj)
Richard H. Pratt recommends that former student Ellen Thomas be appointed as an assistant teacher in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards Thomas' application along with a reference from L. Ruth Shaffner and a certification of her graduation from Carlisle.
![Requisition for Stationery, April 1898 Requisition for Stationery, April 1898](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1531_18872_c6245_0.jpg?itok=5-qfUjSA)
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, 1899.
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R. C. Bauer, Supervisor and Special Disbursing Agent, provides a general inspection report of the Carlisle Indian School focusing particularly on the outing system.
![Application for Employment from Mabel Buck Application for Employment from Mabel Buck](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1533_19952_0005.jpg?itok=s3zMgP_h)
Richard H. Pratt recommends that former student Mabel Buck be appointed as an assistant teacher, assistant matron, or seamstress (combined with music teacher) in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards Buck's application along with a reference from matron L. R. Shaffner.
![L. R. Shaffner's Application for Annual Leave of Absence L. R. Shaffner's Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1532_19528_0001.jpg?itok=UDhcsh_W)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards matron L. R. Shaffner's request for a 43-day leave of absence.
![Supplemental Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, April 1898 Supplemental Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, April 1898](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1532_19529_c6177.jpg?itok=1-vNEpD3)
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of application of an Indian for appointment in Indian Service forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
![Application for Employment from Cynthia Webster Application for Employment from Cynthia Webster](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1533_19951_0005.jpg?itok=SHp0ucdw)
Richard H. Pratt recommends that former student Cynthia Webster be appointed as an assistant teacher in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards Webster's application along with a reference from L. R. Shaffner.
![William Gray's Request for Indefinite Leave of Absence William Gray's Request for Indefinite Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1533_19781_0001.jpg?itok=Br4K8-AB)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards dairyman William Gray's request for an indefinite leave of absence to head to Mt. Gretna Park, PA to "drill for the Cuban War." Gray is a member of the National Guard.
![Request to Fill Dairy Position with Three Students Request to Fill Dairy Position with Three Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1533_19782_0001.jpg?itok=4TZbpmHl)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that William Gray, Dairyman, has been called up to join his National Guard company for duty. As a result Pratt requests to pay three Indian students to fill his position until his return.
![Application for Employment from Frank Shively Application for Employment from Frank Shively](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1533_20032_0011.jpg?itok=YGzvvm0q)
Richard H. Pratt recommends that former student Frank Shively be appointed as a clerk or stenographer in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards Shively's application along with references from I. F. Mountz, and L. B. Given. Pratt also includes copies of Shively's Carlisle Indian School and Carlisle Commercial College degrees.
![Levi St. Cyr's Request for Leave of Absence Levi St. Cyr's Request for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1533_20031_0001.jpg?itok=olUSwoXL)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant printer Levi St. Cyr's application for a 30-day leave of absence.
![Express Co. Received Items for Omaha Exposition Express Co. Received Items for Omaha Exposition](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1533_20134_0001.jpg?itok=HJpx2Nfs)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Express Co. has received four sacks containing grain, oats, corn, and wheat apparently in connection with the Omaha Exposition. He further states that he has no funds to pay the express charges.
![Claude M. Sturm's Request for Leave of Absence Claude M. Sturm's Request for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1534_20424_0001.jpg?itok=ySO7qaau)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Claude M. Sturm's application for a 2-day leave of absence to go on a business trip to Washington, D. C. Sturm works as a clerk.
![Lida B. Given's Request for Leave of Absence for Surgery on Neck Lida B. Given's Request for Leave of Absence for Surgery on Neck](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1538_22252_0003.jpg?itok=qXwgDQGa)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards matron and small boys instructor Lida B. Given's request for a 60-day leave of absence, 30 days for annual leave and 30 days sick leave to recover from a surgery on her neck. Also included is Given's request and a cover letter from Pratt endorsing Givens' request and recommending that the full leave be with pay.
![Receipt Acknowledgement of Circulars No. 9 and No. 10 Receipt Acknowledgement of Circulars No. 9 and No. 10](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1534_20426_0001.jpg?itok=P3h8rEyn)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs acknowledging receipt of Circulars number 9 and 10 concerning promotions and transfers and employee leaves of absence.