Richard Henry Pratt requests $2,000 additional funding to return students to their homes as well as bringing students to Carlisle.
Student Travel to Enroll
![Request for Additional Transportation Funds in Fiscal Year 1894 Request for Additional Transportation Funds in Fiscal Year 1894](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1085_17359_0001.jpg?itok=zklymLLh)
![Assistance Requested to Arrange for William Campbell to Travel to Carlisle Assistance Requested to Arrange for William Campbell to Travel to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1156_01571_0002.jpg?itok=4Fj90XiJ)
Richard Henry Pratt requests assistance from W. N. Hailmann to arrange with the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to have William P. Campbell bring a group of children to the Carlisle Indian School.
![Pratt Requests Additional Transportation Funds for 1895 Pratt Requests Additional Transportation Funds for 1895](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1163_05276_0002.jpg?itok=w8velOIK)
Richard Henry Pratt requests an additional $3000 for transportation students to and from their homes.
![Peter Oscar Requests Railroad Ticket from Buffalo to Carlisle Peter Oscar Requests Railroad Ticket from Buffalo to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/PI-7-4_B.jpg?itok=8wlG4f-7)
Peter Oscar requests a railroad ticket from Buffalo to Carlisle from Richard Henry Pratt. Oscar notes that he will pay his own way to Buffalo and then reimburse Pratt for the Buffalo ticket.
![Interior Secretary Denies Request for Additional Transportation Funds Interior Secretary Denies Request for Additional Transportation Funds](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1171_09125_0001.jpg?itok=z8HGg0gs)
Hoke Smith, Secretary of the Interior, denies the request of Richard Henry Pratt for an increase in transportation budget and requests additional requests include statements on the need for the funds.
![Pratt Responds to Denial of Additional Transportation Funds in 1894-1895 Pratt Responds to Denial of Additional Transportation Funds in 1894-1895](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1173_09824_0001.jpg?itok=cfMmyHPd)
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding his application to spend an additional $3000 on transportation.
![Pratt Requests Assistance in Transferring Students from Klamath Agency Pratt Requests Assistance in Transferring Students from Klamath Agency](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1204_23042_0002.jpg?itok=OQZ7GTc5)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the W. N. Hailmann that he has directed the Superintendent of the Klamath Agency to send the party of students as quickly as possible in order to fit them on the current fiscal year appropriation. Pratt requests Hailmann's help in furthering this transfer.
![Sadie M. Johnson Informs Office of Escort Trip Sadie M. Johnson Informs Office of Escort Trip](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1236_36997_0002.jpg?itok=swbsoL6m)
Sadie M. Johnson informs W. N. Hailmann that she is going to escort a group of children to the Carlisle Indian School.
![Request to Spend Additional $2,500 on Transportation of Students Request to Spend Additional $2,500 on Transportation of Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1292_8864_0001.jpg?itok=s6RpnxhQ)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to spend $2,500 on transportation of students to and from the Carlisle Indian School for the remainder of the 1896 fiscal year.
![Standing Requests Authority to Spend Money on Transporting Students Standing Requests Authority to Spend Money on Transporting Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1330_24935_0001.jpg?itok=K-TNgYav)
Alfred John Standing requests authority to spend $7000 during the current fiscal year in transporting students to and from Carlisle.
![Request to Pay Overage in Account for Transporting Students in Fiscal Year 1896 Request to Pay Overage in Account for Transporting Students in Fiscal Year 1896](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1331_25528_0001.jpg?itok=yXYLhirB)
Alfred John Standing requests authority to pay for an overage in the accounts of transporting students to and from Carlisle for the 1896 fiscal year.
![Request for Transfer of Lizzie M. Lampson to Carlisle Request for Transfer of Lizzie M. Lampson to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1344_31301_0001.jpg?itok=TWtUgrdO)
Richard Henry Pratt requests W. N. Hailmann transfer Lizzie M. Lampson to the Carlisle Indian School. He further requests meeting with Hailmann to discuss taking the teachers from the Civil Service.
![Nellie Lindsay's Request for Leave of Absence Nellie Lindsay's Request for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1351_34694_0002.jpg?itok=OaR3S_5x)
Joseph Clements from the Santee Agency in Nebraska forwards field matron Nellie Lindsay's request for a 10-day leave of absence to escort ten pupils to the Carlisle School.
![Approval of Irregular Employees Report for March 1897 Approval of Irregular Employees Report for March 1897](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1418_18976_0001.jpg?itok=L2ZF-Ibl)
Captain Richard H. Pratt forwards the approval letter for March 1897 irregular employees report to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Pratt also submits a statement showing the ages of students whose transportation was paid for during the third quarter of 1897.
Note: The actual approval letter and statement were missing when this file…
![Coupons for Travel of Sara K. Smith and Addie R. George Coupons for Travel of Sara K. Smith and Addie R. George](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1433_26384_0002.jpg?itok=oEmp6jYM)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards two coupons covering two half tickets for travel of students Sara K. Smith and Addie R. George to the Carlisle Indian School from different points.
![Request to Spend Money Transporting Students to and From Carlisle, 1897 Request to Spend Money Transporting Students to and From Carlisle, 1897](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1431_25372_0001.jpg?itok=BdB4aDho)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to spend money in the transportation of students to and from Carlisle during the 1898 fiscal year.
![Forwards Government Request for Transportation from Idaho to Iowa Forwards Government Request for Transportation from Idaho to Iowa](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1447_33519_0003.jpg?itok=3FpCYUbO)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards government request for transportation on account of the Carlisle Indian School for Hosea Locke and ten students from Blackfoot, Idaho to Council Bluffs, Iowa.
![Pratt Provides Office with List of Students Transported Pratt Provides Office with List of Students Transported](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1470_44683_0002.jpg?itok=x_2D6DcD)
Richard Henry Pratt provides the Office of Indian Affairs with a list of students transported to the school under Government request #2226, escorted by Hosea Locke.
![Per Capita Expenses of Transporting Students from West of Mississippi River Per Capita Expenses of Transporting Students from West of Mississippi River](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1502_5024_0003.jpg?itok=klLPyxzT)
Richard Henry Pratt provides a breakdown of the cost per capita of transporting students from West of the Mississippi River. Additional cost numbers are also provided.
![Standing Informs Office of Arrival in D.C. of Quanah Parker's Daughters Standing Informs Office of Arrival in D.C. of Quanah Parker's Daughters](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1520_13637_0002.jpg?itok=0OrTRmE0)
Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Quanah Parker's daughters will be arriving in Washington D.C. on March 18, 1898.
![Correspondence Regarding Unstamped Sub-Voucher for Escort Correspondence Regarding Unstamped Sub-Voucher for Escort](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1569_37059_0004.jpg?itok=djSwuHmk)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards correspondence regarding a sub-voucher of Augusta C. Stouch who brought a party of students to the Carlisle Indian School from the Crow Agency as an escort.
![Hart Informs Office of Departure of 17 Students to Carlisle Hart Informs Office of Departure of 17 Students to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1525_15587_0002.jpg?itok=C-ohYsJK)
Joseph C. Hart, Superintendent of the Cherokee Training School, informs the Office of Indian School that 17 students have departed for the Carlisle Indian School.
![Request to Expend $10,000 in Travel Expenses for 1899 Fiscal Year Request to Expend $10,000 in Travel Expenses for 1899 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1556_30381_0002.jpg?itok=eta3aIcS)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to spend $10,000 during the 1899 fiscal year in the transportation of students to and from Carlisle.
![Request for Additional Transportation Funds for California Party Request for Additional Transportation Funds for California Party](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1627_8149_0002.jpg?itok=snIJ5GNT)
Richard Henry Pratt requests an additional $3,000 for the transportation of a party of students from Perris, California.
![Ticket for Chippewa Student to Travel to Carlisle Ticket for Chippewa Student to Travel to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1754_08920_0002.jpg?itok=344GVchz)
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Office of Indian Affairs that he has sent a ticket for a student from the Chippewa Nation to use to travel to Carlisle.