1899

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Request to Purchase Additional Winter Coats for Girls
December 6, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase an additional 100 winter coats with a local supplier to furnish all female students with a winter coat.

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Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, December 1899
December 6, 1899

Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of monthly reports, memorandum books, and voucher for open market purchase forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.

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Temporary Appointment Approved for George W. Taylor
December 6, 1899

John R. Procter, President of the Civil Service Commission, notes that George W. Taylor has been approved for a temporary appointment as Assistant Disciplinarian.

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Request to Approve Open Market Purchase of Various Foods
December 7, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to have his open market purchases of various food stuffs covered due to immediate needs resulting from an increase in the student population.

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Bills of Lading and Weigher's Returns for Snaths and Hardware
December 11, 1899

Richard H. Pratt forwards duplicate copies of bills of lading and weigher's returns for one bundle of snaths and two boxes of hardware delivered to the Carlisle Indian School.

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Request to Purchase Bedsteads from Local Army Contractor
December 12, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase 50 woven wire bedsteads at the local Army Supply Depot.

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Request to Pay Veterinarian Bill Forwarded to Office
December 15, 1899

Alfred John Standing requests authority to pay veterinarian bills related to the treatment of distemper in three horses.

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Request for Vaccine Supplies
December 16, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt requests that 100 vaccine points be sent to the Carlisle Indian School to vaccinate incoming students.

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Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees and Resignation, December 1899
December 15-18, 1899

Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Inga M. Erickson), and those who have changed positions (Fannie I. Peter, Clara L. Smith, Herbert W. Boyer, Mattie A. Harn, and Dora M. Peters). These reports include reasons for departure for those leaving. Included is a resignation letter from Inga M.…

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Efficiency Report of Employees, December 1899
December 18, 1899

Richard H. Pratt compiles a report with remarks regarding employees' efficiency, conduct, behavior, dress, health, kindness towards children, and notes on any special skills. The report also lists employees' position titles.

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Request to Promote Smith and Have Civil Service Appointee
December 18, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt requests that Smith be promoted and to have a civil service appointee report to Carlisle rather than take someone from a Western School. It is not clear who this refers to. 

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Eligible Candidates for Teacher Position
December 19-20, 1899

John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three women (Nellie H. Nixon, Emma C. Schaner, and Katherine Riley) who are eligible to fill the vacant teacher position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidates' names, addresses, and their civil service exam…

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Pratt Requests Answer on Various Purchasing Authorities
December 20, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt asks for an update on authorities he previously asked for including purchasing additional winter coats for girls, dried fruit, and acquiring a Crowell physical apparatus (equipment for school room physics experiments).

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Pratt Responds to Health of Samuel Kenoi
December 20, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the health of Samuel Kenoi.

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Request for Authority to Cover Purchase of School Furniture
December 20, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he omitted to ask for the number of feet covered by the 70 seats previously requested. Pratt notes that he has saved money on the authority by having students build teacher's desks and requests that the difference be applied.

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Request for Probationary Appointment of Emma Schaner as Teacher
December 28, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt requests probationary appointment of Emma C. Schaner as a teacher at the Carlisle Indian School.

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Civil Service Commission Ad for Upcoming Exam for Assistant Disciplinarian
December 29, 1899 - January 2, 1900

John R. Procter, Civil Service Commission President, forwards 10 copies of a newspaper ad to be circulated for the competitive examination of assistant disciplinarian at the Carlisle Indian School.

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Pratt Informs Office of Return Home of Hyson John
December 30, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he is sending Hyson John home.

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Report of Irregular Employees, December 1899
December 31, 1899

Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during December 1899. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.

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Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, December 1899
January 3, 1900

S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for December 1899.

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Request for A Month's Leave of Absence for Ernest Robitaille
January 26, 1900

Richard H. Pratt requests that Band Manager Ernest Robitalille's unpaid leave of absence for the month of December 1899 be approved. 

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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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