Letters/Correspondence

William A. Mercer forwards voucher covering surgery for Edith Bartlett who was attending the State Normal School at Bloomsburg. 

William A. Mercer nominates Marie McCloud to fill the hospital cook position temporarily until she returns to her home in Alaska.

Major W. A. Mercer forwards Fred W. Canfield's application for a 22-day leave of absence. Canfield works as a boys' outing agent. 

William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs accepting the resignation of Charles C. Dillon as blacksmith. Mercer requests that an unmarried white man who is a good horseshoer in order to teach that branch of blacksmithing be taught in the school.

William A. Mercer appeals through the Office of Indian Affairs the decision of the Auditor of the Interior Department not to credit the Carlisle Indian School with the proceeds of harness sold to the Blackfeet Agency in the following fiscal year.

William A. Mercer forwards voucher of E. H. Colegrove in returning two runaway students.

William A. Mercer withdraws his request for the appointment of a white woman from the civil service register of eligibles as a teacher and requests that Lida M. Johnston be transferred from the Fort Totten Indian School.

Major W. A. Mercer forwards a report on leave of absence taken by Anne S. Ely (superintendent of outing). 

Major W. A. Mercer forwards engineer Harry F. Weber's application for a 10-day annual leave of absence. 

William A. Mercer recommends Lou French for the position recently vacated by Juliette Smith in Wittenberg, Wisconsin.

William A. Mercer clarifies his previous letter requesting to pay for the treatment of Edith Bartlett by noting that there are funds available to pay for the operation.

Major W. A. Mercer forwards C. M. Stauffer's application for a 6-day leave of absence. Stauffer works as a bandleader. 

William A. Mercer responds to the Office of Indian Affairs of why he did not provide a statement of available funds for the return of Alaskan students.

Major W. A. Mercer forwards assistant disciplinarian Stacy Matlack's application for an 11-day leave of absence. 

William A. Mercer responds to the request of the parents of Willis Peconga for his return.

William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding his omission of available funds to pay for the return of runaway students.

William A. Mercer requests the Office of Indian Affairs appoint suitable person from the list of eligibles for the vacant assistant matron position at the Carlisle Indian School.

William A. Mercer responds to a request of the Ute Chiefs for Robert Ouray to serve as an interpreter for their upcoming trip to Washington by recommending another student Fred Mart.

Stacy Matlock submits his resignation as an assistant disciplinarian at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation and notes that he has separately employed Wallace Denny has his successor.

William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Lou French has accepted the position of baker at the Hayward School in Wisconsin.

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.

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.

William A. Mercer provides a list of former Carlisle Indian School graduates who could fill seamstress or assistant matron positions in the Indian Service.

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.

William A. Mercer requests the transfer of Bertha D. Canfield as seamstress and the promotion of Beckie L. Goodyear and Elizabeth Searight.