Michael J. Gumbriell resigns his position as assistant carpenter at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation and requests the position be filled through the civil service list.
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December 26, 1906
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December 29, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter by noting that the assistant clerk position should be retained at $420 per year due to the work of the temporary employee.
A note indicates that the Office has little hope of filling the position through the Civil Service list at the current salary.
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January 3, 1907
William A. Mercer provides a list of former Carlisle Indian School graduates who could fill seamstress or assistant matron positions in the Indian Service.
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January 3, 1907
William A. Mercer requests authority to employ an assistant farmer to work on one of the school farms in order to more effectively produce crops for the school.
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January 8, 1907
William A. Mercer requests the transfer of Bertha D. Canfield as seamstress and the promotion of Beckie L. Goodyear and Elizabeth Searight.
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January 11, 1907
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Anna C. Grove was appointed assistant matron and that Cathrine Morette resigned as hospital cook shortly after her appointment.
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January 12, 1907
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Fred Mart and Robert Ouray are set to report to Captain Johnson at Washington barracks.
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January 14, 1907
William A. Mercer forwards a letter he sent to Sheldon Jackson where he recommends modifying legislation to allow for returning an unlimited number of Alaskan students to their homes.
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January 14, 1907
William A. Mercer reiterates his request for an assistant matron for the dining room. Mercer ends by noting that "an Indian will not do for the place."
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January 14, 1907
William A. Mercer reports the dismissal of Wallace Tyndall and requests approval of his action.
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January 14, 1907
William A. Mercer requests authority to have Kate S. Bowersox and W. G. Thompson travel to the Hampton Institute and the Tuskegee Institute to learn from their teaching methods.
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January 17, 1907
William A. Mercer requests authority to purchase extra material for graduation dresses' for the Senior Class.
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January 24, 1907
William A. Mercer forwards affidavit listing the names of students who ran away from the Carlisle Indian School and whose funds were paid out to them or transferred to the Emergency Fund from October 1, 1907 to December 31, 1907.
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January 24, 1907
William A. Mercer requests a modification of the Deficiency Appropriation Act to allow for returning an unlimited number of Alaskan students to their homes.
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January 24, 1907
William A. Mercer renews his request to employ a horse shoer a couple days a week until a blacksmith is appointed.
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January 25, 1907
Henry Gordon submits his resignation as the tinner at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation to the Office of Indian Affairs.
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January 25, 1907
William A. Mercer forwards voucher and bill of farrier's service due to the inability of the blacksmith to handle the feet of the horses. Mercer requests authority to pay for the service.
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January 25, 1907
Major W. A. Mercer forwards assistant farmer William B. Gray's application for a 10-day annual leave of absence.
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January 28, 1907
J. R. Wise responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the Jamestown Exposition. Wise provides a list of articles to be provided by the Carlisle Indian School as well as building the exhibition cases. In addition, Wise states that the Johnston photographs can be used along with newer photos along with Native work from Angel De Cora…
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February 1, 1907
Major W. A. Mercer forwards disciplinarian Edward H. Colegrove's application for a 3-day annual leave of absence.
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February 1, 1907
Major W. A. Mercer forwards boys' field agent Fred W. Canfield's application for a 3-day annual leave of absence.
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February 1, 1907 - February 4, 1907
William A. Mercer requests forms for posters printed requesting bids for the new hospital building at the Carlisle Indian School to be forwarded to him.
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February 2, 1907
William A. Mercer forwards the bill of the Cumberland Valley Railroad Co. covering the tickets of Fred Mart and Robert Ouray to Washington D.C.
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February 2, 1907
William A. Mercer forwards proposed rules for the oversight of individual student bank accounts at the Carlisle Indian School. Mercer provides justification for making amendments to the Office's rules and informs them that he has transferred the student's funds from the Girard Trust Co. to the Merchants National Bank in Carlisle and taken out a…
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February 2, 1907
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has forwarded by separate mail papers consisting of papers from the academic department along with items from Angel De Cora's Indian Art Department.
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