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Authority sought by Richard Henry Pratt to cover expenses in returning Joseph Roubidoux to his home due to his mother's failing health.
Richard Henry Pratt notes that he postponed the departure of students to their homes due to not having time to notify Agents to meet the students on their arrival. As a result he delayed the trip and met with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Agent to make the arrangements which should be complete...
Richard Henry Pratt forwards transportation requests covering students and employees over the Union Pacific and the Sioux City & Pacific railroads which were disallowed to the Secretary of the Interior.
Richard Henry Pratt requests that transportation from Mitchell, Dakota to Carlisle, Pennsylvania be forwarded to the Agent at Mitchell Station. Pratt further requests to be notified so that he make necessary arrangements for the girls expenses enroute.
George W. Norris, the newly appointed U.S. Indian Agent for the Nez Perce Agency, replies to an Office of the Indian Affairs letter that he will travel to the Nez Perce Agency via Carlisle, Pennsylvania in order to pick up Harriet Mary to return her to her home.
J. T. Gregory, U.S. Indian Agent for the LaPointe Agency, seeks guidance from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the transfer of Henry and Frank (here Francis) Blatchford from Odanah, Wisconsin to the Carlisle Indian School. The student's grandfather, Henry Blatchford, had written Gregory...
J. T. Gregory, U.S. Indian Agent for the LaPointe Agency, notifies the Office of Indian Affairs that Henry and Frank Blatchford have departed Odanah, Wisconsin for Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the telegraph and post office address is Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Pratt also notes that the most direct Railroad routes are the Pennsylvania and Reading line to Harrisburg and then the Cumberland Valley Railroad to Carlisle when coming...
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a statement from the Second Auditor of the Treasury in settlement of his accounts from the fourth quarter of 1884 to and including the fourth quarter of 1885. Pratt goes through a list of transportation costs that were disallowed due to a portion of the road being...
Request for transportation to placed with the Officer in Charge of Fort Barrancas for Go-So or Jose from Pensacola, Florida to Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Richard Henry Pratt provides the Office of Indian Affairs with a list of 80 students to return to their homes due to expiration of their terms and sickness. Pratt also details the travel arrangements for travel to the various agencies and locations. He also notes that 68 pupils whose terms have...
Richard Henry Pratt requests that when transportation is furnished for students returning home have Gettysburg Junction be made the starting point rather than Carlisle.
Richard Henry Pratt refers to a letter from the Office of Indian Affairs authorizing him to send George Thomas to the Fort Stevenson school to take over the Harness Shop. However, he notes that no provision was made for transportation.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs forwards the...
Richard Henry Pratt forwards expense vouchers related to the recruitment of students in the Omaha and Winnebago Agency as well as the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Agencies.
Richard Henry Pratt seeks clarification on whether an Office of Indian Affairs letter gives him authority to arrange transportation for two girls from the Green Bay Agency to travel to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt asks for transportation be provided or for authority be granted for him to...
Robert A. Parke, the Passenger Agent for the South-Eastern District of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, quotes the Office of Indian Affairs a rate of $12.15 per ticket for six first class tickets from De Pere, Wisconsin to Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Percy G. Smith, City Passenger Agent for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, provides a quote for transporting students from De Pere, Wisconsin to Carlisle.
Richard Henry Pratt requests confirmation from the Office of Indian Affairs that his actions in placing seven more tickets at De Pere, Wisconsin through the Pennsylvania Railroad due to a request from the Oneida Nation to send six more students and an escort be approved.
Richard Henry Pratt requests that a ticket be provided for an escort of Oneida students back to De Pere, Wisconsin.
Richard Henry Pratt asks the Office of Indian Affairs to confirm his actions in placing two additional tickets for girls from the Green Bay Agency at the request of the U.S. Indian Agent for the Agency.
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs actions he has taken regarding Simon Powlas, the escort of the Oneida Nation students recently arrived at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that as Powlas had already waited a number of days he purchased a ticket for him to return...
War Department orders directing Geronimo and other prisoners be sent from Fort Barrancas, Florida to Mount Vernon Barracks, Alabama in addition to sending certain youths to the Carlisle Indian School.
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the delay in providing tickets to two students to Rushville leaves them two weeks to go alone. Pratt requests that the Office order round trip tickets for them and authorize expenses of escort.
A note indicates the ticket for...
William Endicott, Secretary of the War, replies to an Commissioner of Indian Affairs report on the transportation of Chappo and Go-So who are prisoners at Fort Pickens to the Carlisle Indian School. Richard Henry Pratt has indicated that while he is willing to enroll them at Carlisle but does...
P. A. Bridenbaugh, head of the Martinsburg Indian School, writes to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the transfer of Oneida students at Martinsburg to Carlisle. Bridenbaugh states that he has asked a policeman at the Agency to ask for consent for the transfer. Bridenbaugh also includes a...
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