W. A. Mercer forwards applications for leave of absence for three employees: Lizzie James (cook), and Bertha Canfield (seamstress). Mercer also sends new and corrected reports on leave of absence for twelve employees: Wilson Charles (assistant carriagemaker), Beckie L. Goodyear (assistant seamstress), M. S. Barr (nurse), Margaret O…
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November 8, 1906
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November 8, 1906
J. R. Wise responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the mechanical drawing teacher position. Wise refers to his prior letter requesting the position be suspended and that the position will be adjusted in the next few days.
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November 9, 1906
William A. Mercer submits voucher for the application medical examination of five students to be admitted to the Carlisle Indian School.
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November 9, 1906
William A. Mercer forwards voucher for payment of examination fees of candidates for admission to the Carlisle Indian School.
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November 9, 1906
Milton I. Zeigler provides a report to the Office of Indian Affairs on the list of shoe and harness tools and supplies requested for the Fort Shaw School.
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November 10, 1906
John F. MacKey requests a transfer from his position as a clerk at the Carlisle Indian School to the head of an agency in the Indian Service. Included are recommendations from various Indian agents supporting his previous promotions as well as office notes related to MacKey's previous tenure in Omaha.
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November 17, 1906 - November 19, 1906
Correspondence regarding the cook vacancy at the Southern Ute School and the possibility of Ella Beck or Louisa French filling the position.
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November 22, 1906 - December 7, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to the request of Anna Doctor for the return of her daughter Jemima Doctor from the Carlisle Indian School.
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November 27, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter which claims that the liabilities of the Carlisle Indian School have exceeded the appropriation by going over the appropriation and liabilities.
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November 28, 1906
Sarah Gedney submits her request for a transfer to the position of copyist in the Office of Indian Affairs from her current position as a teacher at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the request to the Office and requests that it be approved.
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December 1, 1906
William A. Mercer compiles a report with remarks regarding employees' efficiency, conduct, behavior, dress, health, attitude towards children, and notes on any special skills. The report also lists employees' salaries and position titles.
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December 3, 1906
Charles C. Dillon submits his resignation as the blacksmith at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer submits the resignation along with additional information.
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December 3, 1906
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists new employees (Anna C. Groove and Scott J. Porter), those who have left the school (Charles C. Dillon), and those who have changed positions (Cathrine Morrette). The report includes position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure. Attached is Dillon's letter of resignation…
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December 4, 1906
W. A. Mercer forwards carpenter John A. Herr's application for a 6-day annual leave of absence.
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December 4, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of Stacy Matlock, assistant disciplinarian, to a position of assistant clerk in the Indian Service. The office is asking for Mercer's assessment of Matlock's character, which Mercer reports to be excellent.
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December 6, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer forwards housekeeper Mae Justus's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
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December 6, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter by providing clarification on the $1,000 carried as the Charity Fund.
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December 6, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer forwards farmer Norman H. Justus' application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
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December 6, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer requests a six-month supply of memorandum books and sub-voucher books used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
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December 6-7, 1906
Sadie Elizabeth Newcomer submits her resignation as a teacher at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation to the Office of Indian Affairs along with his recommendation to fill the vacancy through various promotions. Mercer also requests the last remaining vacancy be filled by a white woman through the Civil Service…
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December 7, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the death of Albert Jackson (here Alfred Jackson) of pneumonia.
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December 7, 1906
William A. Mercer requests authority to purchase Christmas gifts for students on the open market in order to place them under the school Christmas tree.
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December 8, 1906
William A. Mercer forwards voucher covering surgery for Edith Bartlett who was attending the State Normal School at Bloomsburg.
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December 10, 1906
William A. Mercer nominates Marie McCloud to fill the hospital cook position temporarily until she returns to her home in Alaska.
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December 11, 1906
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists new employees (Maire McCloud and C. W. Leib) and those who have left the school (Cathrine Morrette). The report includes position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.
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