1896

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Pratt Requests Additional Clerks to Meet New Duties
September 19, 1890 - July 2, 1898

Richard Henry Pratt requests two additional clerks tp meet the demands recently imposed by the Office of Indian Affairs circular of June 23, 1898. Pratt notes that the administrative burden is quite high and would lead him to abandon his current financial recordkeeping of student money of which he encloses a copy.

Format:
Financial Documents, Ledgers, 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.

Format:
Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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Repository:
Mercer Museum Research Library
Correspondence Regarding Request for the Return of John Covert
November 30, 1894 - August 14, 1896

Correspondence regarding requests of Daniel Covert for the return of his son John Covert from the Carlisle Indian School.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Estimate for School Books and Supplies, Fiscal Year 1895-1896
February 11- July 3, 1895

Richard H. Pratt forwards duplicate Estimate of School Books and Supplies for the fiscal year ending June 1896 amounting to $250.59. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated cost, and how the item will be used at the school.

Note that there is a duplicate copy in this document.

Format:
Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Second Quarter 1896
October 7, 1895

Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1896 amounting to $21,634.41 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $10,070.00 for regular employee pay. 

Format:
Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Estimate of Supplies, October 1895
October 7, 1895

Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the second quarter of fiscal year 1896 amounting to $499.46 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated cost, and how the item will be used at the school.

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Financial Documents
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Responds to Request for William Archiquette's Money
December 20, 1895 - January 20, 1896

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request by William Archiquette to receive the money he had on deposit at the Carlisle Indian School.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Forwards Board of Survey Report, 1895
December 28, 1895 - January 22, 1896

Richard Henry Pratt forwards the proceedings of a Board of Survey convened on December 27, 1895.

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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
John V. Carroll Requests Appointment as Physician
January 2, 1896

John V. Carroll requests an appointment as physician at the Carlisle Indian School.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Third Quarter 1896
January 8, 1896

Estimate of funds for the third quarter of 1896 amounting to $21,283.84 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $1,0070.00 for regular employee pay. 

Format:
Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Estimate of Supplies, January 1896
January 8, 1896

Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the third quarter of fiscal year 1896 amounting to $499.39 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated cost, and how the item will be used at the school.

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Financial Documents
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Request to Buy Seeds, Stamps, and Small Boys' Shoes
January 8, 1896

Captain Richard H. Pratt requests to spend $290 on the purchase of field and garden seeds, postage stamps for students, and small boys' shoes.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Report of Irregular Employees, December 1895
January 9, 1896

Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during December 1895. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.

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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Transfer of Seven Students from Menomonee to Carlisle
January 18, 1896

Leslie Watson reports to W. N. Hailmann that five boys and two girls from the Menominee Boarding School have been sent to the Carlisle Indian School.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Lulu Thomas Informs Hailmann that She Will Accept Transfer to Santa Fe
January 22, 1896

Lulu M. Thomas informs W. N. Hailmann that she would accept transfer to Sante Fe as per his message.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Correspondence Regarding Ghost Dance Article in Indian Helper
January 24, 1896 - March 3, 1896

Correspondence regarding an Indian Helper article regarding a Ghost Dance with participants from a local school on the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Provides Recommendation for John Morrison
February 1, 1896

Richard Henry Pratt provides W. N. Hailmann a report on John Morrison in relation to his appointment as a teacher in the Indian service.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Poster for Mary Kolbe the Elocutionist
February 8, 1896

This poster advertises the performance of Mary Kolbe, "the little nine year old elocutionist," who was assisted by the Carlisle Indian School Band.  The event was held at Bosler Hall at Dickinson College on February 8, 1896. 

Format:
Broadsides and Posters
Repository:
Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Pratt Writes to Flora Campbell at Haskell, 1896
February 10, 1896

Richard Henry Pratt writes to former student Flora Campbell at the Haskell Institute, expressing concern that he has not heard from her and encouraging her to be mindful of her behavior.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Invitation by Pratt to Antonio Apache to Speak at Graduation
February 12, 1896

Letter of Richard Henry Pratt to Antoino Apache sending copy of New England Magazine and requesting his presence at Carlisle Commencement along with Dr. Carlos Montezuma.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Jackson Responds to Concerns About Flora Campbell, 1896
February 12, 1896

Rev. Sheldon Jackson responds to a letter from Richard Henry Pratt which shared concerns about former student Flora Campbell, who was now employed at Haskell, and acknowledges receipt of a copy of a letter Pratt had written to Campbell. He discusses some arrangements for train tickets for a visit. 

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Report of Irregular Employees, January 1896
February 13, 1896

Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during January 1896. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, the number of days worked during that month, and what each employee did.

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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Provides Recommendation for Robert J. Jackson
February 21, 1896

Richard Henry Pratt provides a recommendation for a position as a teacher in the Indian Service for Robert J. Jackson as well as a certificate of graduation.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Program of the 1896 Commencement Exercises
February 27, 1896

Program for the commencement exercises of the Carlisle Indian School on February 27, 1896.

Format:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Request to Spend Additional $2,500 on Transportation of Students
March 5, 1896

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.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration