1894

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Pratt Responds to Request to Enroll Peter Deer
February 9, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request by Thomas Dominic to enroll Peter Deer at the Carlisle Indian School.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Responds to Request to Re-Enroll Peter Deerfoot
February 9, 1894 - February 13, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request to enroll Peter Deer at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that if this is the same person who was previous enrolled as Peter Deerfoot, then he should not be reenrolled.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Carlisle Able to Receive Students Displaced by Fire at Pine Ridge
February 10, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Indian School can take care of a large number of students displaced by the fire at the Pine Ridge Agency Boarding School.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency, 1894
February 13, 1894

These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils regarding two individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency.

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Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Withdraws Approval of Botsford's Transfer
February 13, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he is withdrawing his approval and recommendation of the transfer of teacher Della F. Botsford.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Request for the Return of Sallie Face
February 13, 1894

Charles G. Penney, Acting U. S. Indian Agent for the Pine Ridge Agency, requests the return from the Carlisle Indian School of Sallie Face (here Sally Face) from the Carlisle Indian School.

Daniel G. Browning forwards copy of the letter to Richard Henry Pratt with a directive to transfer Face to her home on the Pine Ridge Reservation.…

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Responds to Request to Return Sallie Face
February 14, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request by the agent to return Sallie Face to her home.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Report of Irregular Employees, January 1894
February 14, 1894

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 January 1894. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor," whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Apprentice Labor," representing student…

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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
Chiefs from Various Agencies Coming to Carlisle Commencement
February 21, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that students from the Kiowa and Comanche Agency as well as the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency have contributed funds to allow one chief from each Nation to attend commencement ceremonies.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Follows Up on Request for Chiefs to Visit Carlisle for Commencement
February 23, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt requests answer to his previous telegram seeking authority to have a number of chiefs visit Carlisle for the commencement ceremonies.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Request to Have Parker and Lone Wolf Travel to Washington D.C.
February 24, 1894 - February 28, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt forwards letter requesting his assistance in having Quanah Parker and Lone Wolf come to Washington D. C. to discuss a proposed treaty before Congress.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Eligible Candidates for Teacher Position
February 27-28, 1894

John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three men (Reed J. Snyder, Jacob A. Ressler, James Daniel Coleman DeJarnette) who are eligible to fill the vacant teacher position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidates' names, addresses, and their civil…

Format:
Legal and Government Documents
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Request to Enroll Two Students from Chemawa Indian School
March 1, 1894 - March 9, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Stella M. Cannon, teacher at the Chemawa Indian School, requesting that two students be enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he can arrange the transfer of the two students in order to have them continue their education at a higher level.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Expenses in Recovery of Two Runaway Students
March 5, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay expenses incurred in the return of two runaway pupils located near Winchester, Virginia.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
William Balderston Outing Materials
March 5, 1894 - 1900

Outing rules and other items from students who were on outing with William Balderston in Darlington, Pennsylvania.

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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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Repository:
Mercer Museum Research Library
Request to Return Incorrect Supply Order
March 6, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt requests the return of a hundred pairs of Canal Hames which were sent by the Warehouse instead of the Concord Hames as requested.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Anna S. Luckenbach's Application for Annual Leave of Absence
March 9, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt forwards Anna S. Luckenbach's application for a 9-day annual leave of absence. Luckenbach works as a clerk. 

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Withdraws Objections to Bill for Treatment of Seth Clear Eyes
March 15, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt withdraws objection regarding bill covering the medical treatment of Seth Clear Eyes at the St. Joseph's Hospital.

 

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Responds to Letters Concerning Sibbald Smith
March 16, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt responds to letters from Mary E. Smith regarding her son Sibbald Smith. Pratt provides Sibbald's history as a student at Carlisle and provides recommendations to keep him at the school for some time.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding J. Grover Ground
March 16, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs regarding a letter from John G. Ground (also known as J. Grover Ground). Pratt recommends that Ground's affairs be left in his hands. He further discusses the circumstances surrounding Ground's requests.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Report of Irregular Employees, February 1894
March 16, 1894

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 February 1894. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor," whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Apprentice Labor," representing student…

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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Forwards Two Letters Regarding Sibbald Smith
March 17, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt forwards two letters from the family of Sibbald Smith. Pratt notes that an Office insistence that Smith will receive a proper punishment and deny the request for his return will be accepted by his family.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
New York Warehouse Responds to Harness Complaint
March 19, 1894

Henry D. Graves, Superintendent of the New York Warehouse, responds to complaint of Richard Henry Pratt that the harness sent to the Carlisle Indian School was not the harness that was indicated on the annual estimate.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Requests Approval for Trip to Perform Musical Exhibitions
March 24, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt requests approval for 70 students to visit Washington D.C. to perform for Congress and other Government Officials in addition to taking the students to other cities.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Details Reasons for Sending Stailey Norcross to Navajo Agency
March 28, 1894 - April 30, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt encloses correspondence regarding the employment of former student Stailey Norcross as a tailor at the Navajo Agency.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration