Superintendent William A. Mercer forwards Assistant Carpenter William H. H. Austin's resignation to Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee and notes that there is no urgent need to hire a replacement. Commissioner Larrabee accepts the resignation and agrees with Mercer's request.
Mercer, William A.
December 3, 1907 - December 7, 1907
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 9-23, 1907
This material includes correspondence about a vacant fireman position which the administration was hoping to fill by a former student of the school, and about a vacant position as a teacher of mechanical drawing.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 10-19, 1907
This material includes newspaper articles alleging that the Carlisle Football Team had been using professional players during the season, and correspondence from members of the Bureau of Indian Affairs answering the charges.
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Letters/Correspondence, Newspapers and Magazines
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 10-27, 1907
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.…
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 16, 1907 - January 15, 1908
Rapid City School Superintendent J. F. House proposes to Carlisle Indian School Superintendent William A. Mercer that they exchange farmers, with C. W. Cranford going to Carlisle and Norman H. Justus going to Rapid City. None of Mercer, the farmers, nor officials from the Office of Indian Affairs have an objection to the exchange, and it is…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 19, 1907 - July 8, 1908
Correspondence regarding a right of way for the Borough of Carlisle to construct and operate an outfall sewer on the grounds of the Carlisle Indian School.
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Blueprints/Architectural Drawings, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 21-26, 1907
Carlisle Indian School William A. Mercer informs the Commissioner of Affairs that nurse Alice Guess, who transferred from Haskell Institute, is late in reporting for duty in Carlisle.
Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee informs Mercer that Guess will lose pay after Miss Ross starts working at Haskell, then Guess will…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 24-26, 1907
This document contains correspondence concerning a check from Harvard for a football game with Carlisle. The check, for $11,433.81, reflects half of the net receipts for the annual Harvard-Carlisle football game. The correspondence also explains how the Harvard-Carlisle game was organized by Harvard's athletic administrators.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 26-28, 1907
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent William A. Mercer requests the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to change the language of resignation letter from being "ordered to join [his] regiment" to being "ordered to report to the Secretary of War."
The Acting Secretary forwards Mercer's request to the Secretary of War and asks that his…
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 28, 1907
Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee informs Carlisle Indian School Superintendent William A. Mercer that the Indian Appropriation Act allows for $163,000 to operate the school, but that the school has over drafted $5,623.94. Larrabee then requests that Mercer prepares a financial statement of the appropriation from his…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
January 2, 1908
William A. Mercer informs James W. Eckels that he has forwarded the correspondence related to the right of way for the outflow sewer to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Washington D.C.
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Legal and Government Documents
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Cumberland County Historical Society
January 4, 1908 - May 11, 1918
This document contains correspondence concerning the funds of student Dana Black.
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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
January 11, 1908
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent William A. Mercer writes Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis Leupp to endorse Principal Teacher John Whitwell as his successor as Superintendent.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
January 11-17, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding approval of the return home of Moses Raub from the Carlisle Indian School. Superintendent W. A. Mercer's request for the same was approved by the Office of Indian Affairs.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
January 13, 1908 - January 15, 1908
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent W. A. Mercer requests that the Commissioner of Indian Affairs send him a map of the school grounds so that the Carlisle Borough can build a sewer across the campus. Chief Clerk of the Office of Indian Affairs F. M. Conser forwards Mercer a copy.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
January 13-27, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Charles Honyoust to be returned to his home. Also included is an additional request from Jack Shawbooes to have his son Henry Shawbooes returned to his home in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Both requests were granted.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
January 16, 1908 - April 3, 1909
These materials include numerous letters regarding Moses Friedman's transfer from the Assistant Superintendence at Haskell Institute to the Superintendence of the Carlisle Indian School. Friedman replaces Major William A. Mercer, who is required to return to his military regiment. As part of his transfer, Friedman's annual salary increases from…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
March 6 - 30, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding the outing situation of Susan Littleshield and Sarah Chubb at the Columbus Barracks in Columbus, Ohio.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 16-26, 1908
W. A. Russell from the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company informs Superintendent Moses Friedman that he has not yet received a voucher covering Hugh Taylor's trip from Kentucky to Carlisle.
Friedman encloses an estimate of funds and outlines several financial equations to show that the Carlisle Indian School is due at least $4,…
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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 19 - July 1, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Sara Avery McIlhenny to allow the Carlisle Indian School to continue its previous policy of recruiting Chitimacha students from around Charenton, Louisiana. Previously, agents from Carlisle recruited these students, but new enrollment policies ended the practice. McIlhenny's…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
November 5-12, 1908
These materials include inquires on how to disperse the funds of Henry Rose remaining at the Merchants National Bank of Carlisle following his death. As Rose's heirs and family could not be located, the money was directed to be held until Rose's brother could be found.
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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
November 27 - December 15, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll Margaret Burgess at the Carlisle Indian School.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 27 - July 23, 1909
This document contains correspondence concerning a complaint made by bandmaster James Wheelock that students from the school band were improperly disciplined by being locked in the guard house. The complaint, which made headlines in national newspapers including The Outlook, was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.…
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Books and Pamphlets, Letters/Correspondence, Newspapers and Magazines
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National Archives and Records Administration
January 28 - March 15, 1911
Superintendent Moses Friedman informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that the former superintendents, like William A. Mercer, created an Emergency Fund from any amount of money earned and left by deserting students. Friedman states that the money was placed in a local bank and currently has a balance of $11,39.66. He notes that Mercer did…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 15 - August 30, 1912
These materials include materials related to a request by James Riley Wheelock to have his brother, Hugh Wheelock, released from the Carlisle Indian School. James claimed that his brother was being held at the school to prevent him from playing in Wheelock's band, and to make him play for the Carlisle football team. James further claimed that…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration