1885

Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for October 1885. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Bureau of Indian Affairs that he has received word from the Green Bay Agency of a number of Oneida students who desire to enroll at Carlisle. As a result he has sent Marrianna Burgess to select 20 students to bring back to Carlisle and requests transportation for that number to be made available at Oneida,…

Richard Henry Pratt requests to have transportation for fifty Pueblo students from the Santa Fe, Laguna, and Albuquerque agencies.

Alfred John Standing refers Office of Indian Affairs to an earlier letter regarding students at the Sisseton Agency for transportation to the Carlisle Indian School.

R. S. Hair informs the Office of Indian Affairs that twenty Oneida students are ready to go from Oneida to Carlisle but cannot all go from De Pere or Green Bay to Chicago.

Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Marianna Burgess has reported there are no tickets waiting for her and 20 Oneida students at De Pere, Wisconsin.

Richard Henry Pratt requests transportation for forty be placed at Laguna for Pueblo students to travel to Carlisle.

Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a receipt for a ticket for Henry Kendall travel to Washington D.C.

Richard Henry Pratt inquires from the Bureau of Indian Affairs as to why his request for transportation for four students from the Sisseton Agency has not been granted.

Richard Henry Pratt requests to employ a vocal music teacher in addition to the irregular labor estimated on September 19, 1885.

Richard Henry Pratt follows up his letter from October 3, 1885 regarding transportation for four students from the Sisseton Agency to Carlisle. Pratt notes that due to a delay the Sisseton Agency did not receive the order placed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs until after Pratt had sent his letter.

Charles H. Potter, U.S. Indian Agent for the Winnebago Agency, forwards a request from Sin da ha-ha to have his son returned from the Carlisle Indian School due to his age and living conditions. John Oberly denies the request.

Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for November 1885. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.

Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 3 children transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Sisseton Agency.

Samuel Chapman Armstrong of the Hampton Institute writes to Richard Henry Pratt discussing Superintendent of Indian Schools John Henry Oberly's recent comments at the Mohonk Conference, suggesting that Oberly will become the Commissioner of Indian Affairs eventually and discussing President Cleveland's Indian policy.

H. J. Armstrong, U.S. Indian Agent for the Crow Agency, informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he can send six or ten students to the Carlisle Indian School.

Richard Henry Pratt requests transportation for John W. Olmstead and 20 students from De Pere, Wisconsin to Carlisle.

Richard Henry Pratt requests that Kent Black Bear be sent home due to poor health at the request of his father.

Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1885 amounting to $7,530.71 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $6,055.00 for regular employee pay. 

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a newspaper clip to the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding four students who had been transferred to the Martinsburg Indian School. He notes that he regrets sending the students to Martinsburg and the students mentioned in the clipping were exemplary students while at Carlisle. He recommends transferring the…

Richard Henry Pratt discusses the desire of Standing Bear to have his daughter returned home from the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt provides the circumstances surrounding the request including Standing Bear's long support of the school. However, he notes that the student does not desire to go home and he believes the office should commend…

These materials include a cover letter, correspondence, and a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding Moses Neal of the Sac & Fox Agency requesting admission for Christina Moore (Coch-na-qua) and Stanley (Po-po) at the Carlisle Indian School. Neither individual ever enrolled at Carlisle.

Richard Henry Pratt submits a voucher for travel expenses of a Carlisle Indian School employee in attempting to recover Henry Keoke. Pratt also provides a history of how Keoke came to the school.

Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the lease of the Hocker Farm. Pratt notes that he believed the lease which was renewed in 1884 was for five years and was confirmed in this belief when the funds for the second quarter were granted without question and have already been paid.

Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for December 1885. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.