Change in Language of Superintendent Mercer's Resignation Letter

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent William A. Mercer requests the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to change the language of resignation letter from being "ordered to join [his] regiment" to being "ordered to report to the Secretary of War." 

The Acting Secretary forwards Mercer's request to the Secretary of War and asks that his recommendation be changed to "as requested by Major Mercer." 

Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis E. Leupp endorses Mercer's request.