Superintendent William A. Mercer's Resignation and Transfer to Military

Major William A. Mercer requests to resign from the Superintendence of the Carlisle Indian School and return to his regiment. He states that he's been experiencing sharp pains in his head that impair him from thinking, and he believes that a leave of absence and a return to the outdoor lifestyle of military service will improve his health. Commissioner of Indian Affairs F. E. Leupp forwards and endorses Mercer's request to the Secretary of the Interior, and he passes it along to the Secretary of War. Major General J. Franklin Bell orders Mercer's transfer.