Letters/Correspondence

This material includes correspondence between Superintendent John Francis Jr. and Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Merritt concerning students wishing to enlist in the Navy. 

This document contains correspondence concerning the collected tuition of Clifford Johnson, and a refund due to him.

These materials include correspondence regarding the indictment of Philadelphia bartender Stephen E. Kelly for selling liquor to four Carlisle Indian School students. The students, in Philadelphia for a game against the University of Pennsylvania, were disciplined by the school when they were discovered. Kelly's indictment sparked public outcry…

These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to release John Mathews from Carlisle.

This document contains correspondence concerning the death of Louis Godfrey.

Superintendent John Francis Jr. requests to sell 100 pounds of sugar to the "employees mess" since they cannot purchase it in Carlisle. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt grants him permission.

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Lynah & Read, coal suppliers, made a claim for $2.00 because B. & O. Railroad Company charged them for switching rails while the coal was sent to Carlisle. Assistant Commissioner E. B. Meritt informs Francis Jr. that the claim is an issue between the…

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. requests that the Commissioner of Indian Affairs appropriates $108 from the "Indian Moneys Proceeds Labor, Carlisle School" account to pay for a 10% raise for three employees. 

The next day Francis Jr. requests a $500 allotment from the "Miscellaneous Receipts, Class 4" account…

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. writes to the Commissioner of the Indian Affairs to share an idea he has in which World War I orphans from France and Belgium could be brought to the school and sent on outing. Francis argues that many of his students do not want to go to farms on outing anymore because manufacturing pays…

These materials contain requests from Rose Shenoskey to release her daughter Mary Shenoskey from Carlisle, and regarding the allotment of her son Samuel Leo who was serving in the United States Army in France during World War I.

These materials include correspondence regarding a revised outing policy for the summer of 1918 to met the demand for agricultural work while also satisfying newly established academic requirements.

Superintendent John Francis Jr. informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells that his night watchman caught one of John Griffin's drivers stealing coal from the Carlisle Indian School under the direction of Griffin, who contracts with the school to haul coal from the side track to the school's power house. Both the driver and Griffin were…

These materials include correspondence and a report regarding Supervisor Elsie E. Newton's inspection of facilities and activities for female students at the Carlisle Indian School. Newton discusses topics including girls' dormitories, the school matron, the Domestic Science and Housekeeping departments, and discipline.

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. requests funds be allotted to the "Indiay Moneys, Proceeds of Labor Carlisle School" and "Miscellaneous Receipts Class 4" accounts to cover incidental expenses for fiscal year 1918.

E. B. Meritt allots a total of $4228.71 to the two accounts.

This document contains a list of the senior class of 1918 expected to graduate at the end of the school year. 

This material includes correspondence regarding an incident where Jerome Sultuska had been accused of chewing tobacco. Sultuska complained of harsh discipline and racial insults at the hands of Disciplinarian Wallace Denny. Carlisle's Superintendent and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs both sided with Denny in the matter.

This material includes correspondence concerning graduate Lyman Madison's question about his citizenship.

Note: At the time of scanning at the U. S. National Archives, a document in this file was incorrectly. That document has now been included with the file: RG 75, CCF Entry 121, #72929-1907-Carlisle-130

This document contains correspondence concerning former student Montreville Yuda and his desire to teach a lecture on shipbuilding. Yuda was a shipbuilder with the Emergency Fleet Corporation in Newport News, Virginia. Carlisle's superintendent suggested that such a lecture would be counterproductive to the purposes of the school.

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. requests additional funds be allotted to the "Indian School Transportation 1918" account. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt informs Francis that there's no money to give him and suggests he uses Class IV moneys to cover his expenses. 

Francis informs Meritt…

These materials contain correspondence regarding a request for the return home of Andrew Peters to Breed, Wisconsin to assist his family on their farm.

This material includes correspondence between Superintendent John Francis Jr. and Assistant Commissioner E. B. Merritt concerning the return of Andrew Cuellar to Carlisle. He had been recommended for an Army assignment, but he was denied enlistment after having failed his physical.

This material includes correspondence between Luther H. Jacobs and Assistant Commissioner E. B. Merritt concerning Jacobs's eligibility to enter the army draft.

These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by George Green to find work which pays more than the wages he was making on outing.

These materials include correspondence between Superintendent John Francis Jr. and Colonel R. H. Van Deman concerning student Andrew Cuellar, and his selection for special work in the Military Intelligence Branch during the First World War. 

These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return Emma Williams and George Horn to their homes.