Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that there are 25-30 small Individual Indian Money checks that were shipped 5-6 years ago and have never been cashed due to being lost, destroyed, or too low of an amount of money. He requests to remove the balances of these checks because he…
1910-1919
![Disposal of Outstanding Student Check Balances Disposal of Outstanding Student Check Balances](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b015_f031_f79538_0003.jpg?itok=zGbECHoE)
![Request to Host a Male Student at Farm because White Boys are Quitting School to do the Work Request to Host a Male Student at Farm because White Boys are Quitting School to do the Work](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b034_f30_87527_0005.jpg?itok=SCQd7zJ2)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. denies Alfred A. Marlatt to host a student on outing over the winter because the school's new policy requires all students to stay at the school over the winter unless they can attend public school for a full term while on outing.
Marlatt forwards Francis Jr.'s letter to Secretary of…
![Notice of Illness of Nora Buffalo Notice of Illness of Nora Buffalo](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b019_f18_79876_0002.jpg?itok=PQrEo8Ev)
This document contains a letter concerning the appendicitis case of Nora Buffalo.
![Request to Return Dennis Thomas Home Request to Return Dennis Thomas Home](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f06_78451_0002.jpg?itok=q7_R8biQ)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by Martha Napawat Thomas to have her son Dennis Thomas returned home in order to attend a local business college.
![Request to Enroll Helen White Calf Request to Enroll Helen White Calf](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f09_81301_0003.jpg?itok=wVjo0zWY)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to enroll Helen White Calf at Carlisle to take courses in sewing and dressmaking.
![Request to Enroll Student from Oklahoma Request to Enroll Student from Oklahoma](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f08_80707_0003.jpg?itok=4rQ1A75q)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request from Congressman Tom D. McKeown to enroll the son of G. W. Harkins at Carlisle.
![Margaret House File (Not a Student) Margaret House File (Not a Student)](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_1327_b122_f4928_0001_combined.jpg?itok=BzNaLZaC)
File of Margaret House, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on August 27, 1917, and departed on June 8, 1918. This file includes information cards, an application for enrollment, and correspondence.
House was not a student attending classes at the school due to her young age. Instead, she attended the local public…
![Request to Waive Age Requirement for Lonie Evans Request to Waive Age Requirement for Lonie Evans](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f10_81390_0004.jpg?itok=Jb4WLr4B)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to waive the age requirement to enroll Lonie Evans in Carlisle.
![Mary Lone Chief Competency Evaluation Mary Lone Chief Competency Evaluation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b003_f05_49886_0017.jpg?itok=v1FZn0wz)
Correspondence concerning Mary Lone Chief and her trust allotment, including competency evaluations, a photograph, and her memorandum.
![Request to Release Lizzie Kemp Request to Release Lizzie Kemp](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f11_81662_0003.jpg?itok=iks-hzVg)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by the guardian of Lizzie Kemp to have her released from her term of enrollment at Carlisle.
![Request to Release Mary Lieb Request to Release Mary Lieb](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f12_81737_0003.jpg?itok=hof4Vt7g)
These materials contain correspondence regarding correspondence a request by the guardian of Mary Lieb to have her released from Carlisle in order to have her enrolled at the Haskell Institute.
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This material includes correspondence related to the request of George Gore, a farmer and outing patron in Newton, Pennsylvania, to retain some outing students beyond their normal term. Specific correspondence relates to students John Wolfe and Cornelius Hardman (here Cornelius Hartman). Additionally, this material discusses the decision of…
![Request to Enroll Nellie Hawkins Request to Enroll Nellie Hawkins](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f13_83990_0002.jpg?itok=g5J1ocOl)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to enroll Nellie Hawkins at Carlisle.
![Request to Return Outing Student to George Gore Request to Return Outing Student to George Gore](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f15_84910_0004.jpg?itok=tIAeP6rz)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request from E. P. Davis, through the office of the President, to have Cornelius Hardman (referred to as Cornelius Hartman here) returned to the home of outing patron George Gore.
![Report on Health of Edward Williams Report on Health of Edward Williams](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f14_84727_0002.jpg?itok=Dyaf4VAt)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a report on the health of Edward Williams who was admitted to the hospital at the Carlisle School with a case of pneumonia aggravated by tuberculosis.
![Request to Enroll Lucile and Kenneth Abert Request to Enroll Lucile and Kenneth Abert](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f16_88229_0008.jpg?itok=uk4tdfvZ)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by the grandfather of Lucile and Kenneth Abert to have them enrolled at Carlisle.
![Notice of Death of Edward Williams Notice of Death of Edward Williams](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b020_f07_88303_0002.jpg?itok=bBVDodfE)
This document contains a letter concerning the death of Edward Williams.
![Request from New York Indian to Enroll Request from New York Indian to Enroll](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f17_88818_0002.jpg?itok=jeZodKeK)
Mrs. T. S. Buckley asks if there is an Indian School that someone from Chatham, New York, could attend. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt informs Buckley that the New York Indian can attend the Carlisle Indian School and sends her an application to mail to Superintendent John Francis Jr.
![Request to Sell Old Mattresses Request to Sell Old Mattresses](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b016_f30_88309_0003.jpg?itok=vWnU-sIx)
Superintendent John Francis Jr. requests to sell 300 old mattresses and asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs which bid, either Jacob Shields or Abe Robinowitz, to accept. Assistant Commissioner E. B. Meritt tells Francis Jr. to accept Robinowitz's bid.
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These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return Harry Laursen from Carlisle to his home in Shell Lake, Wisconsin.
![Invitation to Commissioner of Indian Affairs to Attend Football Game at the Naval Academy Invitation to Commissioner of Indian Affairs to Attend Football Game at the Naval Academy](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b020_f19_101346_0004.jpg?itok=ZOIGStkO)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that the football team is playing the Naval Academy at Annapolis and that no tickets will be issued because there will be plenty of room for everyone who would like to attend. Francis suggests that Commissioner Cato Sells and all of his friends…
![Notice of Illness of George Swanson Notice of Illness of George Swanson](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b019_f01_96782_0007.jpg?itok=PGDWDGzb)
This document contains correspondence concerning the illness of George Swanson with smallpox. Quarantines were placed on the hospital and the school by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and by County Health Inspector Dr. Harvey B. Bashore, respectively.
![Notice of Combined School Publication Notice of Combined School Publication](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_1327_b009_f0417_0011.jpg?itok=m-atHcKt)
John Francis Jr. informs graduates and ex-students of the Carlisle Indian School of the combination of The Arrow and Red Man moving forward. Francis describes this measure as a result of increased costs and further cancels all free subscriptions. However, he notes that a discounted former student rate is offered and that this…
![Reimbursement of Demurrage Charges Caused by Smallpox Quarantine Reimbursement of Demurrage Charges Caused by Smallpox Quarantine](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b016_f06_105829_0004.jpg?itok=fIiA5a4E)
Coal Supplier John Giffie informs Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. that a smallpox quarantine at the school prevented him from dropping three cars of coal at the school the day he was supposed to do so, which caused him a loss of $6 in demurrage. He requests that Francis pays for the demurrage because it was not his fault…
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This document contains a letter inquiring about the account balance of Samuel Tingley.