Letters/Correspondence

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Mercer Responds to Office Letter Regarding Printing Vacancy
December 15, 1904

William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs regarding the vacancy in the Superintendent of Printing position. Mercer notes that he is willing to increase the salary if the Office is only able to secure an appointment through the higher salary.

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Report on the Health of Cherokee Students at Carlisle
December 19, 1904

Report on the health of current and former Cherokee students of the Carlisle Indian School.

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Report on Minnie L. Ferree's Leave of Absence
December 20, 1904

W. A. Mercer forwards a report on leave of absence taken by assistant matron Minnie L. Ferree.

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Oella C. Munch's Request for Leave of Absence
December 22, 1904

Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise forwards Oella C. Munch's request for a 9-day leave of absence. Munch works as an assistant matron. 

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George Foulk's Application for Annual Leave of Absence
December 24, 1904

Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise forwards teamster George Foulk's application for a 6-day annual leave of absence. 

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Office Informed Oliver Harlan to Remain as Assistant Farmer Until Replacement Appointed
January 4, 1905

J. R. Wise informs the Office of Indian Service that arrangements have been made for Oliver Harlan to remain as the Assistant Farmer until his replacement has been secured.

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Reports on Five Leaves of Absence
January 4, 1905

Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise forwards reports on leave of absences taken by several employees: W. B. Beitzel (clerk), S. J. Nori (clerk), Emma G. Sky (assistant clerk), George Foulk (teamster), and Oella C. Munch (assistant matron).

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W. C. Smith Requests to Enroll His Sons at Carlisle in 1905
January 4, 1905

W. C. Smith inquires about enrolling his two sons at the Carlisle Indian School.

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Farm Statistics for the 1904 Calendar Year
January 6, 1905

John R. Wise submits the report of farm statistics the Carlisle Indian School farms for the 1904 calendar year.

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Request for Information on Adjusting Telegram Charges
January 7, 1905

J. R. Wise requests information from the Office of Indian Affairs on how to pay for collect telegrams which were not sent at the Government rate.

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Oella C. Munch Resigns Position as Assistant Matron
January 10, 1905

Oella C. Munch resigns her position as an assistant matron from the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he will submit a recommendation for an appointment in a later letter.

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photograph of man standing in front of background in white short and brown pants, holding a hat
January 11, 1905 - April 1, 1939, August 5, 1968

This folder contains documents related to Charles E. Dagenett's time in the Indian Service as Supervisor of Indian Employment. Dagenett enrolled at Carlisle in 1887 and graduated in 1891. Though he did work on and off in the Service in the 1891-1905 period, this folder only covers Dagenett's employment from 1905 onwards, (see his Service Record…

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Mercer Requests Approval of Action to Dismiss Two Students
January 12, 1905

William A. Mercer requests his action in dismissing William White and Josephine Williams be approved by the Office of Indian Affairs.

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Request to Furnish Laura Taylor Funds to Travel to Take Position
January 12, 1905

William A. Mercer requests to be able to furnish Laura Taylor with funds to travel to the Navajo Agency Training School to take a position as an assistant seamstress.

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Quarterly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, December 1904
January 14, 1905

F. Shoemaker, the school physician, compiles the sanitary report for the quarter ending on December 31, 1904.

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Report on W. A. Mercer's Leave of Absence
January 14, 1905

Captain W. A. Mercer (superintendent) forwards a report on his own leave of absence.

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Request to Appoint Charles Dillon as Assistant Blacksmith
January 17, 1905

William A. Mercer requests to appoint Charles Dillon as an Assistant Blacksmith.

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Alice Lamar Submits Resignation as Cook
January 19, 1905

Alice Lamar submits her resignation as a cook at the Carlisle Indian School.

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Mercer Requests Clarification Regarding Appointment of Additional Housekeeper
January 19, 1905

William A. Mercer requests clarification from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the appointment of the wife of Norman Justus as housekeeper. Mercer states that this position is currently held by Anna F. Bennett and that the wife of Oliver Harlan the previous Assistant Farmer was unpaid.

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Request to Increase Three Industrial Positions
January 19, 1905

William A. Mercer requests authority to increase the salaries of the harness maker, tinsmith, and painter at the Carlisle Indian School.

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Request to Abolish Superintendent of Printing Position
January 20, 1905

William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that with the Printing Department being run as efficiently as ever without a Superintendent of Printing that the position should be abolished.

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Application for Employment from Mason M. Maxon
January 21, 1905 - March 8, 1905

Mason M. Maxon writes to Francis Leupp, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, to be the Carlisle Indian School military instructor. Maxon includes a petition and letters of recommendation in support of his application.

Leupp informs U. S. Senator J. V. Quarles that the military instructor position at Carlisle has already been assigned and…

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Request for Florence N. Head to be Appointed to Assistant Matron Position
January 21, 1905

William A. Mercer requests to have Florence N. Head transferred to the Carlisle Indian School as an assistant matron. Mercer notes that the transfer is dependent on Head securing accommodation for her son in Carlisle while she lives in the girls' dormitory.

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Charles Lamar Resigns as Band Leader
January 23, 1905

Charles Lamar submits his resignation as Musical Instructor and Band Leader of the Carlisle Indian School.

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Mercer Provides Plan to Reduce Assistant Positions through Student Labor
January 23, 1905

William A. Mercer outlines a plan to place students in assistant seamstress and assistant laundress positions.

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