1899

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Index Card with table recording demographic information and details of employment
October 1, 1880

The service record card for Marianna Burgess's employment with the Office of Indian Affairs. The card indicates that she began working as a teacher at the Pawnee Agency in 1873 then left to become a teacher at Carlisle in 1880. She continued to teach at Carlisle until 1884 when she became a Truant Officer, a Registering Officer, then the…

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Employee Positions and Salaries, 1898-1899
April 19, 1898

Richard H. Pratt submits his request for positions and salaries for the upcoming fiscal year, compared against the list of positions for the current year. The list includes position titles, the number of employees for each position title, and salary. Pratt requests $43,580 for employee salaries in 1899, compared to $42,980 in 1898. Names of…

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Requisition for Stationery, April 1898
April 22, 1898

Captain Richard Henry Pratt requests a supply of two dozen different articles of stationery used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1899.

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Corrected Estimate of Supplies, July 1898
July 6-23, 1898

Richard H. Pratt submits a corrected Estimate of Supplies for the first quarter of fiscal year 1899 amounting to $475.28 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. In an explanatory cover letter, Pratt also…

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Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, First Quarter 1899
July 6, 1898

Estimate of funds for the first quarter of 1899 amounting to $42,284.17 for support of the school and transportation of Indian supplies. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $10,835.00 for regular employee pay.

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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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Estimate of Supplies, July 1898
July 6, 1898

Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the first quarter of fiscal year 1899 amounting to $422.41 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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Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Second Quarter 1899
October 14, 1898

Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1899 amounting to $19,380.03 for support of the school, $11,120.00 of which is for regular employee pay.

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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Estimate of Supplies, October 1898
October 14, 1898

Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the second quarter of fiscal year 1899 amounting to $487.63 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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Response to Pratt's Request to Transfer R. E. Wilson
December 8, 1898 - March 7, 1899

Nathaniel McKay responds on behalf of matron R. E. Wilson in response to Richard Henry Pratt's actions towards asking her to transfer to another school.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Letter from James A. MacAlister to Katharine Drexel
circa 1899-1900

James A. MacAlister writes to Mother Katharine Drexel regarding Nash's ability as a student as well as his tuition bill. Nash "is a bright fellow, an industrious student, and stands well in all his classes," as Drexel notes. MacAlister was the first president of Drexel Institute of Art Science and Industry (now Drexel University) while Drexel…

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Letters/Correspondence
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Drexel University Archives
Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, January 1899
January 3, 1899

Major Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two dozen different blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior. Pratt also includes a note asking that the memorandum books be sent immediately

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Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, December 1898
January 5, 1899

S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for December 1898.

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Report of Irregular Employees, December 1898
January 5, 1899

Major Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing submit a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during December 1898. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month. 

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Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Third Quarter 1899
January 6, 1899

Estimate of funds for the third quarter of 1899 amounting to $20,663.58 for support of the school and purchase of supplies, $11,120.00 of which is for regular employee pay.

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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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Estimate of Supplies, January 1899
January 6, 1899

Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the third quarter of fiscal year 1899 amounting to $471.95 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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Information and Recommendation for Laura Doanmoe Pedrick
January 10, 1899

Alfred John Standing provides information and recommendation for Laura D. Pedrick (former student Laura Doanmoe) to be appointed to the position of field matron at the Kiowa Agency.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Lincoln Institute Requests Official Discharge for Abraham Smith
January 18, 1899

William Hugg writes to W. A. Jones of a letter from Richard Henry Pratt regarding the discharge and transfer of Abraham Smith.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Information Regarding Gertrude Simmons' Music Study
January 20, 1899 - January 27, 1899

Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding Gertrude Simmons' studying at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.

Note: Gertrude Simmons later became known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin and Zitkala-Sa. 

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Standing Requests Discharge Papers for Abram Smith be Sent to Lincoln
January 20, 1899

Alfred John Standing requests the Office of Indian Affairs send the official discharge papers for Abram Smith at the Lincoln Institute in order to complete his transfer to Carlisle.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Approval of Jennie Wolf's Temporary Appointment
January 21, 1899

President of the Civil Service Department John R. Procter extends assistant laundress Jennie Wolf's temporary employment.

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Transfer of Abraham Smith from Lincoln Institute
January 21, 1899

Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the transfer of Abraham Smith from the Lincoln Institute has been accomplished.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Elmer Huff Requests Pratt Search for Glennie Pierce
January 23, 1899

Elmer Huff requests the Office of Indian Affairs direct Richard Henry Pratt to search for Glennie Pierce who has been lost from Carlisle.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Standing Responds to Request for Return of Libby Brothers
January 27, 1899 - February 6, 1899

Alfred John Standing responds to a request from their father for the return of Joseph, Archie, and George Libby. 

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Failure to Enclose Letter Regarding Glennie Pierce
January 30, 1899

Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that their letter regarding Glennie Pierce failed to include the referenced enclosure.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request for Additional Expenditures Surrounding Outing Program
January 30, 1899

Alfred John Standing requests the authority to expend an additional $250 in order to place and visit outing students.

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