J. R. Wise informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the continued need for Philibert Lutz to remain as a fireman at the Carlisle Indian School and addresses his rating from the Civil Service exam. Wise also addresses the resignation of Stephen Albanez as a fireman.
1900-1909
![Wise Addresses Continued Need for Philibert Lutz to Remain as Fireman Wise Addresses Continued Need for Philibert Lutz to Remain as Fireman](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3135_41868_0001.jpg?itok=KNIrH3Wj)
![Wise Responds to Lillian Adams Declines Transfer to Carlisle Wise Responds to Lillian Adams Declines Transfer to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3136_42653_0001.jpg?itok=FvABOBWS)
J. R. Wise responds to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding Lillian B. Adams has declined the transfer to the Carlisle Indian School as an assistant matron. Wise further states that if Adams makes a new application for the transfer that Carlisle would accept it otherwise no decision should be made until William A. Mercer returns.
![Request Extension for Completion of Contract for Installation of Water System at Farm Request Extension for Completion of Contract for Installation of Water System at Farm](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3137_42839_0001.jpg?itok=JxZtU7Vw)
J. R. Wise requests an extension to complete the contract with George Bridges for the installation of engine, tank, tower, and other materials for the water system at the school farm.
![Mercer Requests Action be Suspended to Fill Assistant Matron Position Mercer Requests Action be Suspended to Fill Assistant Matron Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3139_44131_0001.jpg?itok=NRpDX9rW)
William A. Mercer requests actions to fill the position of assistant matron be suspended in order that Miss Macy of Oneida, Wisconsin is interested in the position.
![Request to Purchase Stove for Tailor Shop Request to Purchase Stove for Tailor Shop](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3141_44708_0001.jpg?itok=INJmOoNI)
William A. Mercer requests authority to purchase on the open market a stove with extra grate for the tailor shop.
![Etta Fortney Resigns as Assistant Laundress Etta Fortney Resigns as Assistant Laundress](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3146_46390_0002.jpg?itok=xKu3Wllb)
Etta S. Fortney resigns her position as an assistant laundress at the Carlisle Indian School due to her health. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation and requests it be accepted.
![Frank Buteau Requests to have Son Enrolled at Carlisle Frank Buteau Requests to have Son Enrolled at Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3184_56612_0001.jpg?itok=hevaHv7q)
Frank Buteau requests to know the steps necessary to enroll his son at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Office Informed Macy Declines Transfer to Fill Assistant Matron Position Office Informed Macy Declines Transfer to Fill Assistant Matron Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3145_45951_0001.jpg?itok=SO-i8Y3p)
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Miss Macy has declined the transfer to the Carlisle Indian School. Mercer states that he has no further recommendations to fill the vacancy and requests the appointment be made from the Civil Service list.
![Request to Promote Charles Dillon as Blacksmith Request to Promote Charles Dillon as Blacksmith](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3146_46392_0004.jpg?itok=ODrT-8GE)
William A. Mercer requests the promotion of Charles Dillon from assistant blacksmith to blacksmith. Mercer further states that if necessary it be arranged for Dillon to take a non-competitive examination to qualify for the position.
![Mercer Recommends Changes to Harnessmaker and Blacksmith Salaries Mercer Recommends Changes to Harnessmaker and Blacksmith Salaries](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3146_46391_0002.jpg?itok=y0R2QYRg)
William A. Mercer requests to make changes to the salaries of the blacksmith and harnessmaker positions for 1907. Mercer provides additional justification for the increase in the harnessmaker salary and requests to promote Charles Dillon to blacksmith.
![Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, June 1906 Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, June 1906](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3152_48273_c6536.jpg?itok=0fYfIAGD)
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists an employee who changed positions due to a promotion (Charles C. Dillon). The report includes position title and salary.
![Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, June 1906 Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, June 1906](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3147_46696_c6393.jpg?itok=QEwR49G5)
Major William Mercer submits a report that lists new employee (Annie E. Steel) and an employee who left the school (Etta S. Fortney). The reports include position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.
![Mercer Elaborates on Plans for Photograph Gallery Mercer Elaborates on Plans for Photograph Gallery](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3148_46975_0002.jpg?itok=tmUN4FfK)
William A. Mercer elaborates on his plan for building a photographic gallery at the entrance to the Carlisle Indian School using the bequest of Harriet W. Taber. Mercer states that he has already begun construction using athletic funds.
![Mercer Responds to Request to Return Sophia Green Mercer Responds to Request to Return Sophia Green](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3151_47811_0002.jpg?itok=kVonwPfs)
William A. Mercer responds to the request of Sarah White for the return of her daughter Sophia Green from the Carlisle Indian School.
![Loring Asks Office to Respond to Stauffer's Complaints Loring Asks Office to Respond to Stauffer's Complaints](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3167_52436_0003.jpg?itok=1NUGSMeB)
Harold A. Loring, Supervisor of Native Music, requests the Commissioner of Indian Affairs responds to two complaints made by Carlisle Indian School bandleader C. M. Stauffer related to Stauffer not receiving credit in various publications.
![Seamstress Required for June 1906 Seamstress Required for June 1906](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3151_48047_0002.jpg?itok=vHgEgdGE)
Major William A. Mercer requests permission from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to employ a seamstress for the remaining balance of the 1906 fiscal year at $25 per month.
![Seven Requests for Leave of Absence to Attend Summer School Seven Requests for Leave of Absence to Attend Summer School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3162_50675_0002.jpg?itok=ygrQHbRQ)
Major William A. Mercer forwards leave of absence requests to attend summer school for seven teachers: Emma H. Foster, James E. Henderson, Frances R. Scales, Sarah E. Gedney, Cora B. Hawk, Mary A. Yarnall, and Mariette Wood.
![Mercer Forwards Plans for Physician's Cottage Mercer Forwards Plans for Physician's Cottage](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3152_48269_c6527.jpg?itok=dKzbsCWp)
William A. Mercer forwards an outline of plans for the physician's cottage at the Carlisle Indian School and requests that the draftsman go over the outlines and plan the cottage.
![Mercer Informs Office of James Maney Return to his Home Mercer Informs Office of James Maney Return to his Home](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3152_48271_0002.jpg?itok=Md85wPea)
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that James Maney has left the Carlisle Indian School for his home in Cherokee, North Carolina.
![Office Informed Kingsley Passed Exam and Desires Position in Wisconsin Office Informed Kingsley Passed Exam and Desires Position in Wisconsin](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3152_48272_0002.jpg?itok=mAscWJIR)
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Adaline E. Kingsley passed the Civil Service Commission examination for matron. As a result, she desires a position at the Wittenberg School or another school in Wisconsin.
![Angel De Cora Reports on the Condition of the Art Department at Carlisle Angel De Cora Reports on the Condition of the Art Department at Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3152_48453_0002.jpg?itok=5S4oM1dl)
Angel De Cora makes a report on the art department of the Carlisle Indian School to Francis E. Leupp. De Cora requests to spend the summer learning how to make Persian rugs as well as allowing students the option of copyrighting their designs to profit from their work.
In addition there are two Office of Indian Affairs notes indicating…
![Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, June 1906 Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, June 1906](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3153_48807_c6571.jpg?itok=086yYuPo)
Major William Mercer submits a report that lists new employee (Mary D. Maddren) and an employee who has left the school (Evalyn MacKey). The reports include position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.
![Mercer Forwards Leases for the Henderson and Alexander Tracts Mercer Forwards Leases for the Henderson and Alexander Tracts](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3156_49556_0002.jpg?itok=Kj-DAPY3)
William A. Mercer forwards to the Office of Indian Affairs the leases for the Henderson and Alexander Tracts with his recommendation they be approved.
![Mercer Requests Office Return Francis Fremont Mercer Requests Office Return Francis Fremont](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3156_49716_0004.jpg?itok=vYpf6Ebg)
William A. Mercer requests the Office of Indian Affairs return Francis Fremont to the Carlisle Indian School. Frank La Flesche notes that Fremont was at the Office for two days and then left for either Carlisle or Nebraska.
![Mercer Forwards Voucher for Treatment of Elizabeth Johnson on Outing Mercer Forwards Voucher for Treatment of Elizabeth Johnson on Outing](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3162_50670_0002.jpg?itok=Jl27b_rD)
William A. Mercer forwards vouchers for the medical treatment of Elizabeth Johnson for diptheria while on outing.