Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman transmits a letter from Dr. Milton Fairchild, the Director of Instruction of the National Institution for Moral Instruction. Friedman requests to spend $100 from the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1914" account to have Fairchild speak at the school.
Financial Documents
![Request for Funds for Dr. Milton Fairchild to Lecture on Morality at the School Request for Funds for Dr. Milton Fairchild to Lecture on Morality at the School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b020_f97632_0002.jpg?itok=4jsqUeT7)
![Request for Funds for the 1914 First Quarter Request for Funds for the 1914 First Quarter](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b013_f27_107227_0001.jpg?itok=nucPUYek)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests funds from the Department of the Interior for the first quarter of 1914.
![Policies Regarding Large Deposits for Student Accounts Policies Regarding Large Deposits for Student Accounts](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b015_f004_f124719_0005.jpg?itok=Grxgriw2)
These materials include correspondence concerning the funds of a group of students, and how large checks for individual pupils should be deposited and controlled by the Superintendent. This includes students from the Pawnee and Winnebago Nations.
![Request for Funds for Edward Paul Request for Funds for Edward Paul](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b015_f001_f11122_0001.jpg?itok=6tgPCwAt)
This document contains correspondence concerning a check sent to Edward Paul.
![Request for Funds for Outing System Expenses Request for Funds for Outing System Expenses](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b032_f31_111550_0005.jpg?itok=q5Ha_GOb)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to spend $250 from the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa, 1914" account for general traveling expenses associated with the Outing System and for expenses incurred while visiting the students. C. F. Hauke grants authority.
![Request to Spend $50 for General School Purposes Request to Spend $50 for General School Purposes](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b012_f11_123125_0001.jpg?itok=ndTA_0x3)
Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to spend $50 for general school purposes from the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1914" appropriation. Second Assistant Commissioner E. B. Meritt asks Friedman how he spent the money from a previous, similar request. Friedman complies with Meritt's request and sends him another request to spend $50.
![Closure of Account of DeForest Doxtater Closure of Account of DeForest Doxtater](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b015_f002_f124569_0003.jpg?itok=OUeddRUJ)
These materials include correspondence concerning a request by DeForest Doxtater to approve checks and close his student account.
![Request for Funds by Anna Pierce Request for Funds by Anna Pierce](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b015_f003_f124570_0001.jpg?itok=v_efeWUX)
These materials include correspondence concerning a request by Anna Pierce to approve checks closing out her account.
![Request for Funds by John Martinez Request for Funds by John Martinez](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b015_f005_f126739_0001.jpg?itok=m3Ri_08S)
These materials include correspondence concerning a request by John Martinez to withdraw money from his account.
![Request for Funds for the 1914 Second Quarter Request for Funds for the 1914 Second Quarter](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b013_f28_130817_0001.jpg?itok=DGMcZFkS)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests funds from the Department of the Interior for the second quarter of 1914.
![Supplemental Request for Funds for 1914 Second Quarter Supplemental Request for Funds for 1914 Second Quarter](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b013_f29_144390_0001.jpg?itok=NH49Nxne)
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.
![Inheritance of Samuel Fremont Inheritance of Samuel Fremont](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b015_f006_f152144_0001.jpg?itok=jD7oZJkS)
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.
![Suspension of and Cancellation of Funds Transfer to Superintendent Moses Friedman Suspension of and Cancellation of Funds Transfer to Superintendent Moses Friedman](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b013_f31_19794_0001.jpg?itok=tZclpJI_)
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…
![Bill for Detective Typed page with details about payment expected, letter at the top reads George W. Shuler](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b007_f04_10144_0002.jpg?itok=lwB1OLSO)
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.
![Request for Funds and Suspension of Superintendent Moses Friedman Request for Funds and Suspension of Superintendent Moses Friedman](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b013_f30_16128_0001.jpg?itok=bu02eqVg)
Supervisor in Charge of the Carlisle Indian School Oscar H. Lipps requests funds for the third fractional quarter of 1914.
Lipps requests that the Commissioner of Indian Affairs refrains from placing a $22,592.29 credit on Moses Friedman's account and instead places it on his own because Friedman has been suspended from his duties…
![Injuries to Francis Pambrun Injuries to Francis Pambrun](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b031_f33_19085_0012.jpg?itok=N1gIiCaf)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a serious injury Francis Pambrun suffered while returning home after having run away from the school.
![Documents Regarding School Financial Matters Documents Regarding School Financial Matters](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b013_f16_17294_0086.jpg?itok=eTs7ANBL)
These materials include financial documents, legal documents, and correspondence concerning multiple financial concerns of the school, such as railroad bonds, legacy trust funds, fundraising, donations, and checks for minors.
![Trusteeship for Funds Willed to School (Main Report Exhibit U-1) type-written letter with "Ex. U-1" hand-written in top right corner](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b007_f04_10144_0097.jpg?itok=EJO6oT7B)
These documents recount changes in the trusteeship for two funds donated to the school--the Peale and Ropes Funds.
In Inspector Linnen's main report for the 1914 Congressional investigation at Carlisle, this document is labelled Exhibit U-1.
![Bills for Clothing Purchases by Student Athletes First bill for clothing purchases, typed up](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b007_f02_10144_0050.jpg?itok=2X5huO44)
These materials detail clothing and shoe purchases made by Carlisle athletes between 1907-1914. Most purchases were made at M. Blumenthal & Co. or other stores in the town of Carlisle.
In Inspector Linnen's main report for the 1914 Congressional investigation at Carlisle, this document is labelled Exhibit F.
![Expenditures and Invoices for Fiscal Year 1914, Quarters 1-3 Expenditures and Invoices for Fiscal Year 1914, Quarters 1-3](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b012_f12_21246_0003.jpg?itok=dbpYE9iC)
Supervisor in Charge of the Carlisle Indian School Oscar H. Lipps sends a list of all expenditures under the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1914" and all of the invoices from various warehouses. Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells replies with a transcript of the various Carlisle funds.
![Financial Vouchers Connected to 1914 Congressional Investigation Type-written receipt for a railroad fare, dated December 20, 1908, with a hand-written "Ex D" in the top right corner](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b007_f02_10144_0072.jpg?itok=bBTmu72W)
This collection of receipts and financial vouchers were compiled as part of Indian Inspector Edward B. Linnen's investigation into Carlisle in 1914. Due to the nature of the evidence and a lack of clear labelling, it is unclear which vouchers are supposed to correspond to which exhibits in Linnen's reports. Most vouchers are for transportation…
![List of Athletic Fund Payments (Main Report Exhibit I) Typed written page with hand-written "Ex I" on the top right](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b007_f02_10144_0159.jpg?itok=uRTCFUku)
This document is a list of checks paid out the Carlisle Athletic Association funds. Compiled by Inspector Linnen during the 1914 Congressional investigation at Carlisle, Linnen explains that this is not comprehensive but covers payments he thought relevant to his report. The list is in chronological order and begins on February 11, 1907 and…
![List of Reading Railway Bonds A typed list showing bond number and relevant dates (purchase and sale) and prices](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b007_f02_10144_0048.jpg?itok=heE7lBW3)
This document lists the railway bonds purchased from Reading Railway by school administrators. The bonds were purchased on January 2, 1909 and sold in 1909-2011 for a total profit of $488.
In Inspector Linnen's main report for the 1914 Congressional investigation at Carlisle, this document is labelled Exhibit E.
![Newspaper and Travel Receipts (Main Report Exhibit Z) a hand written note that reads "Expenses to New York City, going and coming, and while there June 22-23. $22. M. Friedman"](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b007_f04_10144_0127.jpg?itok=SpqXnox7)
Four receipts for expenses incurred by Superintendent Moses Friedman while travelling on two trips and for subscriptions for two newspapers The Sentinel and the Philadelphia Press. All four were paid for out of Athletic Association funds.
In Inspector Linnen's main report for the 1914 Congressional investigation at…
![Receipts of Athletic Fund 1907-1914 (Main Report Exhibit C) First page of the itemized list, type-written, "Ex C" handwritten in the top right corner](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b007_f02_10144_0040.jpg?itok=ygSU9W_O)
This document lists money deposited into the Carlisle Athletic Fund from 1907 to 1914. The category “From Whom Received” lists the place or college where an athletic event was held.
For a text-searchable version of this list, see William H. Miller’s Second Testimony under Related Entries.
In Inspector Linnen's main report for the…