Food and Dining

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Request to Purchase Various Foodstuffs on the Open Market
October 5, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase on the open market various foodstuffs through a bid process.

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National Archives and Records Administration
Request for Various Authorities Including Utensils for Cooking School
October 9, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt requests various authorities to varnish and clean schoolroom desks, purchase a coal truck, purchase 1000 bushels of onions, as well as purchasing utensils and materials for establishing a cooking school, and stamps for student's correspondence.

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Request to Purchase 1000 Bushels of Potatoes in 1900
October 9, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase 1000 bushels of potatoes due to drought causing a decrease in the yield of potatoes at the school farm.

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Request to Increase Authority for Apple Bid
October 12, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the best price he can get for apples is $1.50 per barrel. Notes that he will request authority be amended.

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Pratt Requests Authority to Purchase Additional Food for 1900 Holiday Dinners
November 1, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase additional turkeys, fruits, nuts, and other food items for a Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner for the students of the Carlisle Indian School.

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List of Materials Requested to be Purchased through Carlisle
January 30, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a list of materials from the annual estimate for 1902 which he believes should be purchased through the Carlisle Indian School.

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Request to Purchase Potatoes for 1901
April 4, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase 300 bushels of potatoes for the kitchen and planting at the school farm.

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Request to Purchase Supplies to Expand Dining Hall
July 9, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase supplies in order to expand the dining room. Pratt notes that he will use student labor to reduce the costs associated with project.

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Request to Add Additional Space to Dining Room
August 10, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to make an addition to the southwest portion of the dining room in order to better accommodate the larger number of students at the school.

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Request to Change Position Held by Anna Bennett
December 16, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt requests that the position held by Anna F. Bennett be changed from Assistant Cook to Housekeeper. Pratt provides the justification for the request due to the increase in duties in cooking for students working on the farm.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
1902 Annual Banquet of the Carlisle Indian Football Team
December 5, 1902

Program and menu for the 1902 annual banquet for the Carlisle Indian Football Team. The program includes the scores from the season's games as well as the names of the players.

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Memorabilia and Ephemera
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Cumberland County Historical Society
Report on Health at the Carlisle Indian School
July 1903 - August 3, 1903

S. L. Diven provides a report in compliance with Office of Indian Affairs circular #99. Diven details his connection with the Carlisle Indian School and the most common ailments he has had to treat including consumption and other respiratory diseases. Diven also makes recommendations on the treatment of teeth and eyes as well as improvements to…

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Allen Requests Authority to Purchase Potatoes on the Open Market
October 2, 1903

Edgar A. Allen requests authority to purchase $500 of potatoes on the open market for students. Allen notes that this request is necessary due to the failure of the crop at the school farm.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Requests Authority to Purchase Tableware
January 5, 1904

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to buy various vitrified china marked "Carlisle Indian School" for the school.

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New Hospital Building at Carlisle
April 15, 1905 - May 10, 1905

Correspondence and memorandums regarding the building of a new hospital building at the Carlisle Indian School based on the Haskell Institute Hospital.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request to Purchase Insinger Dish Washing Machine
May 30, 1905

William A. Mercer requests authority to purchase an Insinger dish washing machine.

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Mercer Provides Cost of Maintaining Employees Mess
December 30, 1905

William A. Mercer provides information on the cost of the employees' mess at $2.50 per week.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Mercer Provides a Report on the No. 1 Insinger Dish Washing Machine
June 27, 1906

William A. Mercer provides the Office of Indian Affairs a report on the No. 1 Insigner dish washing machine by noting that it has not be utilized very often due to time limitations. Mercer states that due to the large number of girls the turnaround time is 40 minutes compared to half a day for the machine. As a result, Mercer does not recommend…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Mercer Requests Various Employees be Exempt from Employees Mess
August 7, 1906

William A. Mercer requests that various employees be excused from participation in the employees' general mess including those who have their homes and reside outside the school.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request for Nori and Matlock to be Excused from Employees Mess
September 25, 1906

William A. Mercer requests that Stacy Matlock and Siceni J. Nori be excused from participation in the employees general mess.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request to Hire Assistant Farmer for the 1907 Fiscal Year
January 3, 1907

William A. Mercer requests authority to employ an assistant farmer to work on one of the school farms in order to more effectively produce crops for the school.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Farm Statistics for the 1906 Calendar Year
March 13, 1907

William A. Mercer submits the report of farm statistics for the 1906 calendar year along with a list of farm tools, stock, and buildings. Mercer also includes a map showing the school farms and other "Indian School Lands."

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Letters/Correspondence, Maps, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
Cost of Board at the Carlisle Teachers' Club for Fiscal Year 1906
April 6, 1907

William A. Mercer provides the cost for board at the Teachers' Club for the 1906 fiscal year to the Office of Indian Affairs.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request to Pay for Various Medical Treatments in the 1908 Fiscal Year
June 3, 1907

William A. Mercer requests authority to pay for medical treatment of students while on outing, taking students to Philadelphia for special treatment as well as board, and medicine and special diets of students in the school hospital.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request for Appointment of Married Dairyman without Children
July 3-8, 1907

William A. Mercer requests the appointment of a married dairyman with no children. Mercer notes the wife of the dairyman is expected to cook for student detail at the dairy.

C. F. Larrabee responds to Mercer by noting that he has requested eligibles for the position.

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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration