1893

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Request to Buy Hardwood, Coal Oil, and Postage Stamps
October 21, 1893

Captain Richard H. Pratt requests to spend $203.00 on the purchase of hardwood for the bakery, coal oil for lighting buildings, and postage stamps for students.

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Report of Irregular Employees, October 1893
November 8, 1893

Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in October 1893. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor," whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Apprentice Labor," representing student…

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Clarification on Henry M. Hudelson's Request for Leave of Absence
November 13, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt advises the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that teacher H. M. Hudelson is entitled to 19 days leave of absence. 

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Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, October 1893
November 15, 1893

Carlos Montezuma, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for October 1893.

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Pratt Informs Office of Installation of Electric Lights
November 15, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has gone ahead and installed electric lights using the Charity Fund and believing that there would be no objection if the annual cost was less than the previous system. Pratt indicates that there was a small increase in price which he requests to be covered by his Government…

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Details on Assistant Laundress on Report of Irregular Employees, October 1893
November 16, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with additional information on salary in regards to an assistant laundress mentioned in the October 1893 irregular employees report. Pratt informs the Commissioner that the temporarily employed assistant laundress was hired in place of Miss Jamison, whose been sick for months.

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Pratt Responds to Office Inquiry Regarding Appointment of Teachers
November 17, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that T. L. Deavor and Henry M. Hudelson are unable to continue in their present roles due to health and he forwards the name of Philip Drum to replace Hudelson.

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Mary A. Smith Requests Enrollment of Two New York Students
November 20, 1893

Mary A. Smith requests permission from the Office of Indian Affairs to have two New York students enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School.

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Report of Henry M. Hudelson's Leave of Absence
November 29, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him that he received his letter granting teacher Henry M. Hudelson 9 days leave of absence, which Hudelson took from November 11th to November 19th.

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Fanny G. Paull's Application for Leave of Absence
December 1, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Fanny G. Paull's application for a 30-day leave of absence due to sickness. Pratt also sends school physician Carlos Montezuma's recommendation for Paull to take a leave of absence for her "incipient nervous prostration."

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Pratt Reports the Death of Annie R. Jordan
December 2, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt reports the death of Annie R. Jordan, head of the Laundry Department, to the Office of Indian Affairs.

 

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Pratt Requests Teaching Position be Abolished and Replaced with Assistant
December 4, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt requests that the position of teacher previously held by Henry M. Hudelson be abolished and an assistant teacher position which does not fall under the Civil Service Commission be created.

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Starting Date of Fanny G. Paull's Leave of Absence
December 4, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting to have teacher Fanny G. Paull's leave of absence begin on December 15th. 

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Pratt Request to Bring Students from Cherokee, North Carolina
December 8, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt requests to take a party of students from Cherokee, North Carolina to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that the local boarding school is overcrowded and there is great interest among students and parents to be educated at Carlisle.

Pratt further discusses that it would be inadvisable to bring the Alabama…

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Report of Irregular Employees, November 1893
December 18, 1893

Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in November 1893. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor," whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Apprentice Labor," representing student…

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Pratt Responds to Circular Regarding Normal School in New Mexico
December 19, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs circular letter regarding students for a normal training school in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pratt notes that Carlisle has had some limited success in producing students for normal schools and strongly advocates for placing students among established normal schools and colleges. He cites…

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Request to Pay Estate of Annie R. Jordan Amount Owed Her
December 20, 1893

Cover letter in which Richard Henry Pratt forwards accounts of Annie R. Jordan who is recently deceased. Pratt requests to pay the amount due Jordan directly to her husband.

 

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Pratt Responds to Shelby's Complaint Regarding Henry Horse Looking
December 26, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt provides a copy of his letter sent to M. D. Shelby, Acting Superintendent of the Genoa Indian School, in which he provides justification for providing transportation to Henry Horse Looking to Carlisle.

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Request for Annual Medical Estimate Blank Forms
December 29, 1893

Captain Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting a supply of blank annual medical estimate forms.

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M. D. Shelby Requests Answer Regarding Recruiting Students from Genoa
December 20, 1893

M. D. Shelby, Acting Superintendent of the Genoa School, requests an answer from Richard Henry Pratt as to why he is furnishing transportation to students of the Genoa School without communicating with the Superintendent.

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Explanation and Statistics regarding Student Wages and Savings Accounts
January 13, 1894

Captain Richard H. Pratt explains to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs the many benefits of paying student employees for their labor at the school and setting up savings accounts for each student. Pratt provides statistics on how much the school paid students and how many students were paid; he then compares to this to the amount that students…

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Audit of the Financial Transactions of Richard Henry Pratt
August 23, 1904

This audit and report, which concerns the finances of the Carlisle Indian School as administered by Richard Henry Pratt, was prepred immediately following his retirement as superintendent of the school. The report focuses on the use of non-governmental funds - charitable donations to the school, as well as income earned through athletics and…

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Correspondence File, 1918-1966
November 29, 1918 - April 19, 1966

This material is a collection of correspondence received by the Office of Indian Affairs between 1918 and 1966, all related to the Carlisle Indian School. As the Carlisle Indian School closed in 1918, the majority of these letters are either requesting information about the school and its graduates, or inquiring to see if the school is still…

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