Richard Henry Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he will reach Washington D.C. later that night on August 3, 1900 and will see him in the morning.
1900
![Pratt Informs Commissioner of Arrival in Washington D.C. Pratt Informs Commissioner of Arrival in Washington D.C.](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1815_37885_0002.jpg?itok=i1LSZuDz)
![List of Runaway and Expelled Students List of Runaway and Expelled Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1815_38203_0005.jpg?itok=Ifjzrnbs)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a list of students who he recommends not be accepted at any other Government school.
![Pratt Provides Recommendation for Isabel Cornelius Pratt Provides Recommendation for Isabel Cornelius](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1817_39100_0004_A.jpg?itok=MCtL_4s4)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Isabel Cornelius and provides a recommendation for her to be appointed to a position at the Day School in the Oneida Agency, although he says he would greatly prefer her to stay teaching in Connecticut.
![Application for Employment from Milton I. Zeigler Application for Employment from Milton I. Zeigler](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1816_38665_c1765.jpg?itok=x3xpM7M2)
Richard H. Pratt recommends that Milton I. Zeigler be appointed to replace George W. Kemp as the harness-maker and instructor at the school. Pratt forwards Zeigler's application along with references from John Lindner and Joseph Einstein.
![Proposal Related to Runaway Students Enrolling at Different Schools Proposal Related to Runaway Students Enrolling at Different Schools](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1816_38664_0001.jpg?itok=bW01Hmt3)
Richard Henry Pratt proposes the Office of Indian Affairs send out instructions banning the enrollment of students who have runaway from another non-reservation school. He particularly notes a previous case related to the Haskell Institute.
![Request to Cancel Bid for Coal and Purchase on Open Market Request to Cancel Bid for Coal and Purchase on Open Market](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1816_38636_0001.jpg?itok=53p8jDch)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to cancel bids for sixteen hundred tons of coal and instead purchase coal on the open market.
![Request to Pay for Hauling Coal Delivered to Carlisle Request to Pay for Hauling Coal Delivered to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1816_38662_0001.jpg?itok=GfA8-VlN)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay for hauling coal delivered to the Carlisle Indian School.
![Request to Pay Joseph Scholder on Irregular Rolls Request to Pay Joseph Scholder on Irregular Rolls](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1816_38663_0001.jpg?itok=wJDbZQYm)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay Joseph Scholder as an apprenticed blacksmith on the irregular rolls.
![Pratt Asks Indian Office About Proposed Coal Contract Pratt Asks Indian Office About Proposed Coal Contract](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1816_38731_0001.jpg?itok=wGjucCcU)
Telegram from Richard Henry Pratt to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding whether he should continue with the proposed coal contract.
![Request to Purchase Timber for Flagpole Request to Purchase Timber for Flagpole](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1817_38836_0001_0.jpg?itok=IfFebXmb)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase two pieces of timber for a flagpole at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Response to Application for Reinstatement to the Indian Service Response to Application for Reinstatement to the Indian Service](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1817_38835_0001.jpg?itok=DxnA1bcM)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding an inquiry into the application of J. Banks Ralston for reinstatement to the Indian Service.
![Work Diary - Harness Shop of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School Work Diary - Harness Shop of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/PI-6-1_001.jpg?itok=1WYjqMN6)
Work diary of Milton I. Zeigler, harness maker and instructor, at the Carlisle Indian School. Zeigler notes that he took over the harness shop on August 9, 1900 and details daily information related to the shop.
![Pratt Provides Information and Recommendation for George Means Pratt Provides Information and Recommendation for George Means](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1827_43650_0004.jpg?itok=1eFW9i5m)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from George Means and further provides information and recommendation for him in his application for a position as an assistant clerk in the Pine Ridge Agency.
![Marion W. De Loss's Application for Leave of Absence Marion W. De Loss's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1819_39788_0002.jpg?itok=R7Bp-QFW)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant matron Marion W. De Loss's application for a 30 day leave of absence.
![Standing Responds to Request to Return James Lock Standing Responds to Request to Return James Lock](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1819_39883_0002.jpg?itok=enSI18qA)
Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request to return James Lock to his home.
![Fran R. Sudson's Application for Leave of Absence Fran R. Sudson's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1819_40204_0002.jpg?itok=S6ppnm6b)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant clerk Fran R. Sudson's application for a 24 day leave of absence.
![James R. Wheelock's Application for Leave of Absence James R. Wheelock's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1820_40695_0001.jpg?itok=6ZdWH0dI)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Assistant Printer James R. Wheelock's application for a 17 day leave of absence.
![Two Applications for Leave of Absence Two Applications for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1820_40485_0001.jpg?itok=3bILMYKE)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards two applications for leave of absence: Mattie A. Harn (laborer) and Carrie L. Miller (clerk). There are also doctor's notes for each employee that verify that they were sick.
![Standing Corrects Names of Lau and Hudson in Correspondence Standing Corrects Names of Lau and Hudson in Correspondence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1821_41159_0002.jpg?itok=YK3AdzjL)
Alfred John Standing corrects the names of Ed A. Lau and Frank Hudson in correspondence from the Office of Indian Affairs.
![Standing Requests Authority to Spend Additional Money in Purchase of Books Standing Requests Authority to Spend Additional Money in Purchase of Books](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1821_41158_0002.jpg?itok=vJD9k60r)
Alfred John Standing requests authority to spend more money in the purchase of Reed & Kellog's Higher Lessons in English due to higher than anticipated costs.
![Inquiry Regarding Price to Invoice Wagon Harness Inquiry Regarding Price to Invoice Wagon Harness](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1822_41484_0002_0.jpg?itok=FLQw_8Qd)
Alfred J. Standing inquires of the Office of Indian Affairs the price the Carlisle Indian School should invoice for supplying the Chicago warehouse 140 sets of double harness with collars to be distributed to various agencies and schools in the Indian Service.
![School Statistics Accompanying the Annual Report, 1900 School Statistics Accompanying the Annual Report, 1900](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1822_41264_0003.jpg?itok=jW3M7zqB)
Alfred John Standing forwards the school statistics accompanying the annual report for fiscal year 1900.
![Standing Responds to Request to Return Moses and Stansill Powell Standing Responds to Request to Return Moses and Stansill Powell](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1822_41263_0002.jpg?itok=ay504MnS)
Alfred John Standing responds to the request of John Powell to return his children Moses and Stansill from the Carlisle Indian School.
![Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees and Resignations, September 1900 Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees and Resignations, September 1900](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1828_44226_c1774.jpg?itok=8o5wD2wc)
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (Dora S. Dutton, S. J. Nori and Annie B. Moore), those who have left the school (Jamie P. Cochran, E. H. Brock, Lida C. Sabin, and Frank Hudson), and those who have changed positions (Nellie V. Robertson and E. B. Simon). These reports include personal information about those…
![James Cavett Complains of Treatment Resulting From Appointment James Cavett Complains of Treatment Resulting From Appointment](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1834_47461_0005.jpg?itok=U5VsaiJG)
Ohio Congressman Charles Dick forwards a letter of James E. Cavett to W. A. Jones regarding his appointment as a wagonmaker to the Carlisle Indian School.