Letters/Correspondence

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Printing Supreme Court Decision (US v. Felipe Sandoval)
November 5-6, 1913

Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells encloses a copy the Supreme Court decision in U. S. v. Felipe Sandoval, and requests that the Carlisle Indian School print 500 copies. 

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman informs Sells that he will send the copies as soon as possible.

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August Kensler Requests to be Excused from Inspection Duty
November 18, 1913 - December 17, 1913

August Kensler informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he is competent to inspect canned tomatoes in Bethlehem, Maryland but requests to be excused from the duty. E. B. Merritt notifies Kensler that other arrangements have been made.

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Requirement for Chaperones for Students Attending Early Morning Mass
November 20, 1913

Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells requests that Catholic Reverend Mark E. Stock, because Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman views chaperones as absolutely necessary for students attending mass early in the morning, either provide chaperones or allow the students to attend mass at another time. Sells also informs…

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Confiscated Postcards Sent to Carlisle Students
November 21, 1913 - February 20, 1914

These materials include postcards sent to female students attending the Carlisle Indian School. These postcards were confiscated by school officials who believed that their subject matter was inappropriate for their recipients. The confiscation was done "in accordance with Section 156 of the Rules for the Indian Service." The confiscated cards…

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Request for Return Home of Paul Jones
November 22, 1913 - December 10, 1913

These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return Paul Jones to his home in Pendleton, Oregon from Carlisle.

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Return Home of Ethel Williams
November 22, 1913 - December 13, 1913

These materials contain correspondence regarding the return home of Ethel Williams.

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Request from Old Soldier to Give Indian Girl his House in Exchange for Her Caring for Him when He is Sick
November 24, 1913 - December 13, 1913

John C. Lloyd, a former soldier currently in his eighties, informs Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman that he would like an Indian girl to come live with him and take care of him in case he gets sick because he lives alone. He specifically requests that she has a "fare complection and can talk good english." He states that he…

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Correspondence Regarding Morris Huff
November 29, 1913 - March 4, 1914

These materials include correspondence regarding a disagreement between Morris Huff and Carlisle's outing authorities regarding his enrollment status at the school. Huff was living with his outing family while no longer a student, and the school objected this arrangement and sought to have Huff reenroll.

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Brief of Charges and Answers Against Superintendent Moses Friedman
December 1, 1913 - May 1, 1914

These materials include legal documents and correspondence regarding charges filed against Superintendent Moses Friedman after an inspection and investigation of the Carlisle Indian School. Included in the documents are the official charges against Friedman, his answers to those charges, correspondence regarding the charges, and the…

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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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Supplemental Request for Funds for 1914 Second Quarter
December 6-19, 1913

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman forwards a supplemental request for funds to use during the second quarter of 1914. He later requests that the Commissioner of Indian Affairs sends him the money requested to pay off a debt owed for coal.

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Request by Charles A. Peters to Return Home
December 11, 1913 - January 9, 1914

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Charles A. Peters to be returned home in order to help his parents. This request was granted upon the condition that Peters pay for his own transportation.

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Request for Enrollment by Wa-co-che Family
December 13, 1913 - January 9, 1914

These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll the Wa-co-che family at Carlisle. The request was denied, as the family had sufficient means to afford their own education and because some members of the family were over Carlisle's maximum enrollment age.

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Return of Michael Abidosh to Carlisle
December 20-31, 1913

These materials contain correspondence regarding the return of Michael Abidosh to Carlisle.

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Inheritance of Samuel Fremont
December 23, 1913 - January 22, 1914

These materials include correspondence concerning the closure of the account of the deceased Samuel Fremont and the inheritance of these funds to Annie F. Kemp and John C. Fremont.

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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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Examination of the School's Water Supply
December 24, 1913

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman transmits an examination conducted by the State Chemical Department of the school's water.

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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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Complaint Made by Percy Parroka
December 27, 1913 - March 24, 1914

These materials include correspondence regarding a complaint made by Percy Parroka that he was made to stay under the school rules while working on a farm in Bucks County, Pennsylvania following the expiration of his term of enrollment.

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Explanation of Differences in Payroll
February 28, 1914 - March 13, 1914

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman forwards employee payroll from the month of February to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. 

Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt forwards the same payroll to Carlisle Indian School Supervisor in Charge Oscar H. Lipps to make corrections regarding how three employees are…

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Complaint by Louis Schweigman
December 31, 1913 - January 27, 1914

These materials contain correspondence regarding the return of Louis Schweigman to his home. Schweigman complained that he was returned to his home without warning. Superintendent Moses Friedman denied the claim, and noted Schweigman's temporary enrollment status. Friedman also complained to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs the Principal…

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Inquiry Into Joseph Northrup
January 26, 1914 - February 18, 1914

These materials include correspondence regarding former student Joseph Northrup.

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Return Home of Charles Kelsey
January 27, 1914 - February 6, 1914

These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return home Charles Kelsey.

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Type-written page of letter addressed to Cato Sells, dated January 29, 1914
January 29, 1914

These documents include a letter from Richard Henry Pratt to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells about an article published in The Public Ledger in January of 1914. Titled "General Pratt Alleged to be Seeking Revenge on Moses Friedman," the article is deemed a "malicious, false and slanderous accusation" by Pratt who blames…

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Condemnation and Sale of Unserviceable Property, 1914
February 3-12, 1914

These materials include correspondence, a supplies list, and a survey regarding unserviceable property at the Carlisle Indian School. Some of the condemned materials were approved for sale on the open market.

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First page of hand-written letter from the dairyman
August 27, 1909-February 4, 1914

This document consists of a letter from the school dairyman W. J. Ryan and two reports for the collection and distribution of dairy at the school.

Addressed to Inspector Linnen, Ryan's letter expresses dismay about the kind and number of male students who are assigned to help him with the work. He says that his request for supplies are…

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Suspension of and Cancellation of Funds Transfer to Superintendent Moses Friedman
February 4, 1914 - February 20, 1914

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests funds for the third quarter of 1914. 

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Lewis C. Laylin requests that the Auditor for the Department of the Interior cancels a $22,592.39 credit to Friedman because he's been temporarily relieved from duty. 

The Auditor…

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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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Typed page with details about payment expected, letter at the top reads George W. Shuler
February 5, 1914

George W. Shuler bills the Carlisle Indian School $53.75 for "services rendered to discover illegal furnishing liquor to Indians."

In Inspector Linnen's main report for the 1914 Congressional investigation at Carlisle, this document is labelled Exhibit A-1.

 

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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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