William A. Mercer requests authority to pay $400 to continue renting the Henderson Tract for the 1905 fiscal year.
Mercer, William A.
July 9, 1904
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July 9, 1904
Request for the purchase of academic supplies for the Carlisle Indian School by William A. Mercer.
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July 9, 1904
Request by William A. Mercer to purchase on the open market postage stamps for student letters and burial expenses in case of student deaths during the year.
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July 9, 1904
W. A. Mercer requests 3 desk letter baskets used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
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July 11, 1904
Captain W. A. Mercer forwards and approves Instrumental Music Teacher Jeannette L. Senseney's request to attend summer school at the Harrisburg Conservatory of Music
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July 11, 1904 - November 7, 1904
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the use of irregular carpenter services. Mercer provides the Office with the original request along with the authority granting the request.
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July 11, 1904
William A. Mercer proposes changing the the accounting of individual student money due to the large amount of small transactions. Mercer requests clarification on what is needed for superintendents and what constitutes proper vouchers.
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July 11, 1904
Superintendent W. A. Mercer forwards clerk Nellie V. Robertson's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
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July 11, 1904
Superintendent W. A. Mercer forwards Oella C. Munch's request for an additional 7-day unpaid leave of absence because of illness in her family. Munch works as an assistant matron. An explanatory cover letter is included.
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July 12, 1904
W. A. Mercer forwards assistant matron Frances A. Veitch's application for a 7-day annual leave of absence.
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July 12, 1904
W. A. Mercer notifies the Office of Indian Affairs that he needs to return to the Uinta and Ouray Agency to provide further instructions to his successor.
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July 13, 1904
William A. Mercer requests that with Charles Lamar having been certified that he be given a probationary appointment as band leader.
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July 14, 1904 - July 25, 1904
William A. Mercer forwards the preliminary property returns for the Uintah & Ouray Agency completed by his successor Captain C. G. Hall. Mercer notes that he will make a supplemental return and complete the transfer when he returns to the agency.
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July14, 1904
W. A. Mercer forwards senior teacher Emma A. Cutter's request for an additional 11-day unpaid leave of absence.
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July 15, 1904
William A. Mercer responds to criticism of the Office of Indian Affairs for a letter signed by Edgar A. Allen related to the closing of Richard Henry Pratt's accounts.
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July 16, 1904
William A. Mercer requests the Office of Indian Affairs inform him how to pay expenses involved to returning students from Alaska to their homes.
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July 23, 1904
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter returning voucher for $8 for transportation expenses at the Uintah & Ouray Agency for May 26, 1903. Mercer resubmits the voucher with the requests that the preliminary special authority be granted.
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July 23, 1904
W. A. Mercer forwards a supplementary estimate of funds for the first quarter of 1905 amounting to $4,906.80 to pay for stokers, water pipes, and building supplies. An explanatory cover letter is included.
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July 25, 1904
W. A. Mercer forwards teacher E. H. Colegrove's application for a 16-day annual leave of absence.
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July 26, 1904 - September 1, 1904
Edgar A. Allen responds to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding a request for the return of Shela Guthrie Brown.
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July 26, 1904 - December 6, 1904
Correspondence regarding the complaint of Joseph C. Hart, Superintendent of the Oneida Indian School, regarding the recruitment of students for the Carlisle Indian School without his consent.
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Student Transfers, Indian School System, Recruitment of Students by Native Americans, School Employees - Printing Office, Request for Reenrollment, Requests from Families to Send Students Home, Factors Affecting Student Recruitment, BIA Policy and Policy Changes, Letters from Families About Students, Students Returning Home at End of Term, Enrollment Policies
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July 28, 1904
Captain William A. Mercer calls attention to Instrumental Music teacher Jeannette L. Senseney's request to attend summer school. Mercer states that he recommended her request be approved but has not heard back from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
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July 28, 1904
William A. Mercer submits a revised contract between the Carlisle Indian School and the Carlisle Gas & Water Company of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Mercer outlines the revised contract locks in the price for ten years.
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July 29, 1904
William A. Mercer forwards the plans and specifications for adding a third story to the small boys dormitory and revises the estimate.
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July 30 - November 14, 1904
Major W. A. Mercer 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 July 1904. Mercer distinguishes between the employees, whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Assistants," who are paid student workers, listed on the…
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