Student Illness

Richard Henry Pratt seeks authority to return five students to their homes due to their ill health. Pratt notes that the school physician believes their long term health will prevent the students from taking full advantage of the Carlisle Indian School course, but they are healthy enough to travel without escort.

Richard Henry Pratt requests permission to return Harry Raven and Henry Outa to their homes due to ill health.

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that his physician has recommended sending home four students from the Pine Ridge Agency due to poor health. Pratt requests that the transportation to Pine Ridge be provided to him and that he allowed to return them to their homes.

Richard Henry Pratt requests to return Dessie Prescott and Nancy Iron Son to their home on the recommendation of the school physician due to their health.

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the school physician has declared it safe to return two girls from Pine Ridge with an escort.

Wilson Elm requests the return of his ward Margaret Thomas, a student at the Carlisle Indian School, who is on outing in Colora, Maryland. Elm states that Thomas wishes to return home due to her health.

Richard Henry Pratt notes that his acting school physician has recommended sending Lucinda Hill and Rhoda Red Wolf home due to incipient consumption. Pratt notes that both students are able to travel to their homes in De Pere, Wisconsin and Oklahoma on their own.

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to return four students from the Pine Ridge Agency due to health and character. He notes that the school physician has diagnosed three students with scrofula and incipient consumption. Pratt asks that he be provided with four tickets from Carlisle to Rushville, Nebraska for the students and one ticket for…

Richard Henry Pratt requests permission to return Elliott, William Short Nose, and Robert Left Hand to their homes due to their ill health. Pratt further requests transportation to various locations for the three students.

Richard Henry Pratt provides an update on the Apache prisoners brought from the Mount Vernon Barracks in the winter and spring of 1886-1887. Pratt notes that of the 106 students, 27 have died and two others will likely die within a few days. Pratt describes the generally downward trend of the party of students and requests to return the party…

Thomas Stewart Jr., school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for May 1889.

F. L. Barnum, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for June 1889.

F. L. Barnum, the acting school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for July 1889. Barnum also includes a note about the cases in the "Remarks and Physician's Special Report" section.

Richard Henry Pratt submits his tenth Annual Report for the Carlisle Indian School on September 1, 1889 to the Office of Indian Affairs. Included are statistics related to the school followed up a report from Pratt that provides a brief history followed by the enrollment statistics for the school year as well as an outline of the outing program…

Richard Henry Pratt requests to return one Chiricahua Apache girl who is suffering from phthisis as well as two other girls and three boys who are also in poor health but would likely survive the winter to the Mount Vernon Barracks in Alabama. Pratt notes that he has authority to return students from the Office but he likely needs the consent…

Fordyce Grinnell, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for September 1889.

Fordyce Grinnell, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for October 1889. Grinnell also includes a note about the cases in the "Remarks and Physician's Special Report" section.

Fordyce Grinnell, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for November 1889.

Fordyce Grinnell, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for December 1889.

Fordyce Grinnell, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for January 1890. Grinnell also includes a lengthy note about the cases in the "Remarks and Physician's Special Report" section.

Richard Henry Pratt requests to have two of the students from the Fort Stevenson School by George E. Gerowe returned. Pratt notes that the Carlisle Indian School school physician found the two students should not have been approved by the examining physician but that Gerowe suggests that Carlisle keep the students until more serious ailments…

Fordyce Grinnell, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for February 1890. Grinnell also includes a short note about the cases in the "Remarks and Physician's Special Report" section.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards the report of the school physician regarding one of the recently arrived students from the Fort Stevenson School. The report indicates the student was in an anemic condition due to tuberculosis in his left lung.

Fordyce Grinnell, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for March 1890.

Elijah J. Cornelius requests the return of his two sons James and Jesse from the Carlisle Indian School due to their health. Cornelius notes that both have been at the school nearly five years and desire to come home.