Richard Henry Pratt forwards two letters from Mary Barada requesting the seamstress position at the Winnebago Agency. Pratt provides information and a recommendation for Barada.
Former Students in Indian Service
![Mary Barada Requests Seamstress Position at the Winnebago Agency Mary Barada Requests Seamstress Position at the Winnebago Agency](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2232_8871_0003.jpg?itok=Ha0MuMos)
![Office Informed Joseph Ruiz Declines Position in Indian Service Office Informed Joseph Ruiz Declines Position in Indian Service](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2249_14713_0001.jpg?itok=R39S2ZG4)
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Joseph Ruiz declines the position offered to him.
![Office Informed of Sophia American Horse Accepting Position in Indian Service Office Informed of Sophia American Horse Accepting Position in Indian Service](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2253_16167_0001.jpg?itok=4CO-Ikhu)
Edgar A. Allen informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Sophia American Horse (here Sophia Americanhorse) accepts the position of assistant matron at the school in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
![List of Former Students Employed in the Indian Service List of Former Students Employed in the Indian Service](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2351_51945_0001.jpg?itok=9X_EK44H)
List of 101 former Carlisle Indian School students including graduates who are employed in the Indian Service. List taken from the Report of Commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1902.
![Pratt Discusses Failures of Civil Service and Temporary Appointments Pratt Discusses Failures of Civil Service and Temporary Appointments](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2384_65484_0001.jpg?itok=GrVnv6EH)
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter approving the temporary appointments of five employees at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that these employees have long been employed at Carlisle and their temporary appointments must be mistaken. In addition, Pratt discusses Ida Swallow, Johnson Bradley, and William…
![Report on Former Carlisle Students Report on Former Carlisle Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2501_25803_0001.jpg?itok=PY6MqbWC)
Richard Henry Pratt provides a report on former students of the Carlisle Indian School to Estelle Reel.
![Letter of Appointment Forwarded to Henry Markistum at Neah Bay Letter of Appointment Forwarded to Henry Markistum at Neah Bay](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2633_73854_0001.jpg?itok=epXAnuIU)
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the appointment of Henry T. Markistum (here Henry Markishtum) to the position of teacher at the Umatilla School has been received. Mercer notes that Markistum has left for Neah Bay, Washington where he has secured some position and that the letter of appointment has been forwarded to…
![Mercer Provides Correct Name of Student to be Appointed Fireman Mercer Provides Correct Name of Student to be Appointed Fireman](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2637_75669_0001.jpg?itok=tvHeV9er)
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the correct name of the student to be appointed to the fireman position at the Carlisle Indian School is Charles Kennedy not Patrick Kennedy.
![Mercer Informs Office of Date of Appointment of Charles Kennedy as Fireman Mercer Informs Office of Date of Appointment of Charles Kennedy as Fireman](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2641_77036_0001.jpg?itok=G5YfMrNg)
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding having Charles Kennedy replace Charles Yeager as fireman.
![Mercer Responds to Request of Laura Taylor to be Reinstated Mercer Responds to Request of Laura Taylor to be Reinstated](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2672_87589_0003.jpg?itok=4c3Wf-XP)
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of Laura Taylor to be reinstated to the Indian Service as an assistant seamstress.
![Request to Furnish Laura Taylor Funds to Travel to Take Position Request to Furnish Laura Taylor Funds to Travel to Take Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2691_03144_0001.jpg?itok=ZJvqyo_r)
William A. Mercer requests to be able to furnish Laura Taylor with funds to travel to the Navajo Agency Training School to take a position as an assistant seamstress.
![Request to Appoint Charles Dillon as Assistant Blacksmith Request to Appoint Charles Dillon as Assistant Blacksmith](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2696_04595_0001.jpg?itok=3eg8NsiZ)
William A. Mercer requests to appoint Charles Dillon as an Assistant Blacksmith.
![Mercer Follows Up on Request to Create Assistant Blacksmith Position Mercer Follows Up on Request to Create Assistant Blacksmith Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2708_08961_0001.jpg?itok=eLIpapgU)
William A. Mercer follows up on his request to authorize the creation of assistant blacksmith and to appoint Charles Dillon to the position.
![Report of the Printing Department of the Carlisle Indian School Report of the Printing Department of the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2716_11256_0002.jpg?itok=2k9ABDTm)
Report of W. G. Thompson on the Printing Department of the Carlisle Indian School providing information asked by the Office of Indian Affairs.
![Office Informed Laura Taylor has Departed for Fort Defiance Office Informed Laura Taylor has Departed for Fort Defiance](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2710_09735_0002.jpg?itok=_VwYu8sg)
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Laura Taylor has left the Carlisle Indian School to take the position of assistant seamstress at the school at Fort Defiance, Arizona.
![Office Informed Tibbetts and Goyituey have been Reexamined for Teaching Positions Office Informed Tibbetts and Goyituey have been Reexamined for Teaching Positions](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2712_10149_0002.jpg?itok=kjHr3bYX)
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Luzenia Tibbetts and Anna Goyituey have passed their reexamination for the Civil Service to becomes eligible for regular appointments for teaching positions.
![Mercer Provides Recommendation for Rosa La Forge Mercer Provides Recommendation for Rosa La Forge](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2718_12250_0002.jpg?itok=tY5CPYjU)
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the employment of Rosa La Forge who temporarily filled a position at the Carlisle Indian School. Mercer recommends that she be given a similar position in the Indian Service if available.
![Mercer Recommends Three Former Students for Indian Service Position Mercer Recommends Three Former Students for Indian Service Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2721_12953_0002.jpg?itok=lh-XyX89)
William A. Mercer provides the names of Hawley Pierce, Edwin Smith, and Jacob Horne for the position of assistant engineer at the Pine Ridge Agency.
![Mercer Follows Up on Rosa La Forge Position Mercer Follows Up on Rosa La Forge Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2722_13501_0002.jpg?itok=fOmW0evM)
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the permanent appointment of Rosa La Forge as assistant matron by referencing an earlier letter and noting that she would like a position in the Indian Service.
![Rosa La Forge Requests Blank to Take Non-Competitive Exam Rosa La Forge Requests Blank to Take Non-Competitive Exam](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2725_14125_0002.jpg?itok=fzJzOpAc)
William A. Mercer forwards letter from Rosa La Forge requesting application blank to take the non-competitive examination for assistant matron in the Indian Service.
![Emma G. Sky Requests Transfer to Riggs Institute Emma G. Sky Requests Transfer to Riggs Institute](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2791_37191_0004.jpg?itok=BhyXyjsM)
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.
![Resignation of Howard E. Gansworth as Boys' Field Agent Resignation of Howard E. Gansworth as Boys' Field Agent](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2806_42382_0005.jpg?itok=YTw7C1cE)
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.
![Salem Moses Requests Position in the Indian Service Salem Moses Requests Position in the Indian Service](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2807_42755_0005.jpg?itok=HvFgIrCZ)
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.
![William H. Miller Resigns as Financial Clerk William H. Miller Resigns as Financial Clerk](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2802_40915_0002.jpg?itok=Y_hyDR-D)
William H. Miller resigns his position as a financial clerk at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation to the Office of Indian Affairs and notes that he will forward the nomination of Frank Hudson at a later time.
![Ida Swallow Resigns as Assistant Clerk Ida Swallow Resigns as Assistant Clerk](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2877_67156_0003.jpg?itok=PMZZDEdZ)
Ida Swallow resigns her position as assistant clerk at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation to the Office of Indian Affairs and recommends it be accepted as tendered.