Legal and Government Documents

W. A. Mercer 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.

Captain W. A. Mercer sends a request for 55,000 plain white envelopes. An explanatory cover letter is included. 

William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has no recommendation for the replacement of Oliver Harlan as the Assistant Farmer at the Carlisle Indian School. Mercer requests the Office make an appointment.

John R. Wise submits the report of farm statistics the Carlisle Indian School farms for the 1904 calendar year.

This folder contains documents related to Charles E. Dagenett's time in the Indian Service as Supervisor of Indian Employment. Dagenett enrolled at Carlisle in 1887 and graduated in 1891. Though he did work on and off in the Service in the 1891-1905 period, this folder only covers Dagenett's employment from 1905 onwards, (see his Service Record…

Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists new employees (Norman H. Justus), those who have left the school (Mary E. Lininger, Catherine Butler, and Oliver Harlan), and those who have changed positions (Lizzie James). The reports include the position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure. Mercer also sends Justus'…

Captain W. A. Mercer 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.

W. A. Mercer 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, 1906.

W. A. Mercer requests 150 vouchers for open market purchase used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.

Major W. A. Mercer 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.

Major W. A. Mercer 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.

Major W. A. Mercer requests a six-month supply of two dozen different articles of stationery used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior. 

Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise recommends that John H. Londroche, a member of Carlisle's Class of 1903, be appointed as a disciplinarian in the Indian Service. Wise forwards Londroche's application and references to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and endorses him in his cover letter.

J. R. Wise forwards Milton I. Zeigler's suggestions for the improvement of purchasing harness, leather, shoe findings, saddlery, etc. Zeigler also discusses various tools that are not replaced very often due to their durability. The majority of the suggestions are included on the Schedule for securing goods.

Thomas Clarke declines the position of fireman at the Carlisle Indian School. J. R. Wise forwards the letter along with the appointment letter to the Office of Indian Affairs.

Major W. A. Mercer 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.

Major W. A. Mercer requests a six-month supply of 10,000 envelopes used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.

Major W. A. Mercer requests a six-month supply of two dozen estimate of goods for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1906 forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.

Major William A. Mercer submits two reports that list new employees (Amelia D. McMichael), who have left the school (Frank B. Green), and those who have changed positions (Henry M. Scarborough). These reports include the position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure. Mercer also forwards McMichael's oath of office.…

Major W. A. Mercer requests a six-month supply of property return blank sheets used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior. An explanatory cover letter is included.

Major W. A. Mercer requests a six-month supply of four dozen memorandum books used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.

This folder contains documents related to Milton Zeigler's employment in the Indian Service. Zeigler served as the school harness maker and harness making instructor at Carlisle from 1900 to August of 1910. 

This folder includes a few efficiency reports, a document with general biographical details, and a correspondence exchange in…

This folder consists of material compiled about Emma Lovewell by Office of Indian Affairs staff in Washington, DC while she worked in the Indian Service. Lovewell served as a teacher at Carlisle between 1909 and 1914. (She resigned from Carlisle and the Indian Service in general in December of 1914.)

Most of the documents in this folder…

W. A. Mercer 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, 1907.

Major W. A. Mercer 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. A blank "Schedule of Individual Moneys" is attached.