William A. Mercer requests the dining room matron position vacated by the transfer of Effie G. Moul be filled through the Civil Service register.
Letters/Correspondence
![Request to Fill Dining Room Matron Vacated by Effie Moul Request to Fill Dining Room Matron Vacated by Effie Moul](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3218_67778_0002.jpg?itok=yXwxcfda)
![Mercer Requests Various Employees be Exempt from Employees Mess Mercer Requests Various Employees be Exempt from Employees Mess](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3219_68081_0002.jpg?itok=w2MEgWFQ)
William A. Mercer requests that various employees be excused from participation in the employees' general mess including those who have their homes and reside outside the school.
![Request for Charles Guyon to Not Return to Agency Under New Act Request for Charles Guyon to Not Return to Agency Under New Act](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3220_68547_0001.jpg?itok=iwyCMIEt)
Card indicating correspondence asking for Charles Guyon to not be required to return to the White Earth reservation to protect his additional allotments.
![Report on Staff Living Beyond School Grounds Report on Staff Living Beyond School Grounds](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3223_69366_0001.jpg?itok=KGZEuaJv)
William A. Mercer forwards the names of staff who live outside the limits of the school grounds including staff who live on the school farm.
![Request to Enroll Nephew of Frank Buteau Request to Enroll Nephew of Frank Buteau](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3249_78269_0001_0.jpg?itok=OSAUDEMf)
James Wickersham requests to have the nephew of Frank Buteau sent to the Carlisle Indian School. Wickersham cites the treaty upon which the United States acquired Alaska as providing the same rights as the Indigenous population in the rest of the United States.
![Request for Appointment to Fill Vacant Teaching Position Request for Appointment to Fill Vacant Teaching Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3227_71319_0001.jpg?itok=dVaEnroE)
William A. Mercer requests the vacant teaching position salary be increased and a white woman be appointed from the Civil Service list of eligible candidates.
![Response to Request for Information on John Archuleta Response to Request for Information on John Archuleta](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3233_73549_0003.jpg?itok=CKiZE1FV)
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of Carlisle Indian School student John Archuleta for a position in the Indian Service as a shoe and harness maker.
![Chauncey Archiquette Accepts Stenographer Position at Osage Agency Chauncey Archiquette Accepts Stenographer Position at Osage Agency](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3227_71309_0001.jpg?itok=jGHxw6pE)
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Chauncey Archiquette will accept the appointment of stenographer for the Osage Agency.
![Proposal to Name the New Library After Mercer Proposal to Name the New Library After Mercer](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3241_76095_0001.jpg?itok=QO5PpqZM)
Members of the Susan Longstreth Literary Society propose to name the new library after William A. Mercer.
![Recommendation for John Archuleta as Harness or Shoe Maker Recommendation for John Archuleta as Harness or Shoe Maker](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3231_72624_0001.jpg?itok=aMlLN_Y8)
William A. Mercer recommends John Archuleta for a position of harness or shoe maker in the Indian Service.
![Description of a Visit to the Carlisle Indian School in 1906 Description of a Visit to the Carlisle Indian School in 1906](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/PI_1-1-47_0003.jpg?itok=vlUT1u45)
The father of Matthew and Wendell Jones describes his visit to the Carlisle Indian School. He discusses the games many of the students played as well as the work that was being done on the school grounds.
Also included is a letter from the widow of Wendell Jones noting that she had made a copy of the letter in 1988.
![Request for Clarification on Funds to be Placed with U.S. Treasurer Request for Clarification on Funds to be Placed with U.S. Treasurer](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3231_72876_0001.jpg?itok=0zFeCtcy)
William A. Mercer requests clarification on the decision to place student funds, society funds, and the charity funds with the U.S. Treasurer.
![S. J. Nori's Application for Leave of Absence S. J. Nori's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3231_72625_0002.jpg?itok=1Oc56nW4)
W. A. Mercer forwards clerk Siceni J. Nori's application for a 12-day leave of absence.
![Fiscal Year 1908 Financial Estimate Fiscal Year 1908 Financial Estimate](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3232_73061_c6932.jpg?itok=5odS48zM)
William A. Mercer provides an overview of the physical plant of the Carlisle Indian School for the 1906 fiscal year and provides an estimate for the 1908 fiscal year. Mercer further makes suggestions on ways to improve the physical plant.
![Jesse Null Resigns Position as Dairyman Jesse Null Resigns Position as Dairyman](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3236_74889_0004.jpg?itok=ib_PpDUs)
Jesse Null resigns his position as dairyman at the Carlisle Indian School. J. R. Wise forwards the resignation and indicates that the employment of Norman Egolf is again presented to the Indian Office due to his many qualifications.
![Office Informed Two Recent Appointees Have Not Reported for Duty in 1906 Office Informed Two Recent Appointees Have Not Reported for Duty in 1906](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3232_73060_0002.jpg?itok=-blQ9kFj)
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Thomas J. Heffron has not reported for duty following his appointment as a fireman. In addition, James Micklejohn has not reported for duty as a florist.
![Request for H. B. Lamason to be Considered for Mason Appointment Request for H. B. Lamason to be Considered for Mason Appointment](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3232_73056_0002.jpg?itok=4MlrQfec)
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that H. B. Lamason has received notice that he has obtained an average percentage of 99 on his Civil Service examination. Mercer requests that he is considered for the permanent appointment of mason at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Mercer Forwards Voucher Covering Expenses to Return Alaskan Students Mercer Forwards Voucher Covering Expenses to Return Alaskan Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3233_73550_0001_0.jpg?itok=6Irpo_Gt)
William A. Mercer forwards vouchers covering expenses in transporting Alaskan students to their homes.
![Mercer Recommends Susie Rayos be Given Appointment as Teacher Mercer Recommends Susie Rayos be Given Appointment as Teacher](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3232_73058_0001.jpg?itok=eC9jTvNn)
William A. Mercer recommends that Susie Rayos be given an appointment as a teacher in the Indian Service.
![Office Informed Alfred Dietz Has Not Reported for Duty Office Informed Alfred Dietz Has Not Reported for Duty](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3232_73059_0002.jpg?itok=sssMvNBN)
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Alfred Dietz has not reported for duty following his appointment as printer.
![Request for Deposit Lock Boxes in Student Dormitories Request for Deposit Lock Boxes in Student Dormitories](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3233_73547_c6957.jpg?itok=1LJJ7PwA)
William A. Mercer lays out his case for requesting safety deposit boxes in student dormitories.
![Sara Pierre's Application for Annual Leave of Absence Sara Pierre's Application for Annual Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3233_73551_0002.jpg?itok=wGrjXQ9m)
W. A. Mercer forwards hospital cook Sara Pierre's application for a 27-day annual leave of absence.
![Replacing Chauncey Archiquette in School Office Replacing Chauncey Archiquette in School Office](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3233_73548_0001.jpg?itok=CFoPy5sy)
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Chauncey Archiquette is set to leave his position in the school's office to transfer to a positon at the Osage Agency. Mercer provides his qualifications for a stengorapher to replace Archiquette at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Renewed Request for Appointing Assistant Farmer through Civil Service Renewed Request for Appointing Assistant Farmer through Civil Service](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3235_74288_0001.jpg?itok=D0r_nOmX)
J. R. Wise renews the request for filling the position of assistant farmer at the Carlisle Indian School through the Civil Service list of eligible candidates.
![Renews Request for Replacing Chauncey Archiquette through Civil Service Renews Request for Replacing Chauncey Archiquette through Civil Service](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3235_74290_0001.jpg?itok=Qv0aQUxv)
J. R. Wise follows up on the request to replace Chauncey Archiquette as assistant clerk with a young woman through the Civil Service list of eligible candidates.