Correspondence and memorandums regarding the building of a new hospital building at the Carlisle Indian School based on the Haskell Institute Hospital.
1900-1909
April 15, 1905 - May 10, 1905
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April 18, 1905
William A. Mercer notifies the Office of Indian Affairs that he has received the money order reimbursing him for expenses of Quanah Parker and seven others to interview the President.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
April 19, 1905 - April 24, 1905
William A. Mercer discusses a letter from Emily B. Parke requesting to be allowed to enroll three students from Alaska at the Carlisle Indian School.
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April 20, 1905
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has shipped a box of industrial goods direct to Portland, Oregon for the Lewis and Clark/Portland Exposition. Included is a list of articles in the exhibit for the Carlisle Indian School.
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April 22, 1905 - April 25, 1905
George Zeigler, Comptroller of the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company, returns a letter to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the lack of a blank to certify the rates charged were current and the lowest charged to the public for the same service.
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Letters/Correspondence
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April 29, 1905
J. R. Wise reports the death of Delia Williams of tuberculosis to the Office of Indian Affairs.
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April 30, 1905
Captain William A. Mercer submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during April 1905. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
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May 3, 1905
W. A. Mercer forwards Etta S. Fortney's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. Fortney works as an assistant laundress.
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May 4, 1905
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that H. W. Leaman has written to the Civil Service Commission regarding obtaining blanks and instructions for the required examination for florist.
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Letters/Correspondence
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May 5, 1905
Captain W. A. Mercer forwards boys field agent Howard E. Gansworth's application for a 12-day annual leave of absence.
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May 6, 1905
William A. Mercer requests authority to spend $500 in the open market to purchase supplies and in labor costs to make emergency repairs to buildings and other school property.
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May 6, 1905
Captain W. A. Mercer request permission from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to employ irregular student labor to build and improve school facilities during the spring and summer of 1905. Mercer notes that he hopes to pay his students between 50 and 75 cents per day, and that hiring students will allow the school to save money and for the…
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Letters/Correspondence
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May 8, 1905
Captain W. A. Mercer requests permission from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to employ twenty female students in the sewing room to make shirts for male pupils. Mercer also includes details on compensation and the number of workdays required to make enough shirts.
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May 9-12, 1905
William A. Mercer forwards estimates and proposals for the construction of a new hospital building at the Carlisle Indian School.
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Blueprints/Architectural Drawings, Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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May 9, 1905
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay voucher for the casket used in the burial of Delia Williams.
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May 10, 1905
W. A. Mercer forwards E. H. Colegrove's application for a 21-day annual leave of absence. Colegrove works as a teacher.
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May 11, 1905
William A. Mercer requests authority to build an addition to the Carlisle Indian School Chapel and provides details on the procurement of supplies and cost of labor.
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May 11, 1905
William A. Mercer forwards voucher covering the expense of W. G. Thompson's travel to visit trade schools in Philadelphia and New York.
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May 12, 1905 - May 13, 1905
Emma G. Sky applies for the assistant clerk position at the Riggs Institute in Flandreau, South Dakota through William A. Mercer. Mercer recommends the transfer in order to comply with his earlier recommendation to eliminate one of the assistant clerk positions at Carlisle.
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May 13, 1905
This document features the cover sheet for four applications for leave of absence. The applications are missing.
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May 15, 1905 - July 7, 1905
Frances A. Veitch, employed as a matron, requests a transfer through William A. Mercer to a clerk position in the Civil Service.
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May 15, 1905
W. A. Mercer forwards a report on leave of absence taken by nurse M. S. Barr.
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May 15, 1905 - May 29, 1905
Howard E. Gansworth submits his resignation as the Boys' Field Agent at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation along with his plan to have John F. Mackey and his wife come to Carlisle as replacements for Gansworth and Frances A. Veitch.
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May 16, 1905 - May 23, 1905
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request from C. H. Asbury, Superintendent of the Carson Indian School, to purchase a wagonette and surrey and a set of double driving harness for the surrey from the Carlisle Indian School. Mercer states that the letter was not enclosed but provides images of vehicles…
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Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
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May 18, 1905 - June 3, 1905
William A. Mercer forwards a letter from Salem L. Moses requesting to qualify either as a carpenter, assistant disciplinarian, or industrial teacher. Mercer also includes a recommendation from W. G. Thompson.
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Letters/Correspondence
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