Cynthia Webster requests Richard Henry Pratt's assistance in securing a new teaching position in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards the letter along with his recommendation.
Student and Former Student Job Recommendations
That is recommendations of people for jobs.
April 11, 1904 - May 23, 1904
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
May 16-20, 1904
Former student Grace Warren requests Richard Henry Pratt's assistance in permanently securing a position as a teacher at a day school in White Earth, Minnesota. Pratt forwards her letter along with his recommendation.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
August 30, 1904
William A. Mercer requests J. H. Dortch that former student Bertha Jamison be given a place in the Indian Service near the Tomah Indian School due to a miscommunication.
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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
September 8, 1904 - September 15, 1904
Former student Paul Segui requests a position in the Indian Service from W. A. Jones. William A. Mercer provides additional information to the Office of Indian Affairs.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 14, 1904
William A. Mercer provides information and a recommendation for William Denomie for a position of Government Farmer on the Lac Court de' Oreille Reservation in Wisconsin.
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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
December 13, 1904
Apparently in response to a request to recommend former students for a position as assistant disciplinarian at the Phoenix school, William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Hastings Robertson is enrolled in law school and instead recommends two former students, Joseph Blackbear and James King.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
January 28, 1905 - February 1, 1905
William A. Mercer forwards Daniel Eagle's letter declining the carpenter position at the Cheyenne River Agency school in which he explains that he is eager to continue his studies at the local business college. Mercer provides the names of Charles Williams and Seth Ear as possible replacements.
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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
February 11, 1905
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.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 13, 1905
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.
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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
June 5, 1905
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs inquiry by providing information on Harry K. Cole's time at the Carlisle Indian School.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
October 31, 1905
Recommendation for John Archuleta for a position as a harness and shoe maker instructor in a smaller Indian School by William A. Mercer.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
November 6-15, 1905
Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise recommends that John H. Londroche, a member of Carlisle's Class of 1903, be appointed as a disciplinarian in the Indian Service. Wise forwards Londroche's application and references to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and endorses him in his cover letter.
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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
January 13, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter providing the name of four former Carlisle Indian School students to fill two positions as teachers in other Indian schools.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 12, 1906
Juliette Smith applies for the position of baker at the Wittenberg Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the application along with this recommendation.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
April 7, 1906
Adaline Kingsley requests William A. Mercer's assistance in obtaining the seamstress position at the Wittenberg School. Mercer forwards the letter to the Office of Indian Affairs along with his recommendation.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
June 25, 1906 - June 28, 1906
Susie Rayos requests to take the required examinations to enter the Indian Service. William A. Mercer forwards the request along with additional information about Rayos.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
July 2, 1906
W. A. Mercer recommends that former student Susie Maria Rayos be appointed as a teacher in the Indian Service. Mercer forwards Rayos' application to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and endorses her in his cover letter. Mercer advises the Commissioner of a teacher's position awaiting Rayos at Asbury Park, New Jersey, and requests an…
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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
August 3, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Service that Genus Baird has requested his assistance in being reinstated in the Indian Service. Mercer provides further information on the Baird.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
August 16, 1906 - August 23, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of Carlisle Indian School student John Archuleta for a position in the Indian Service as a shoe and harness maker.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
August 18, 1906
William A. Mercer recommends John Archuleta for a position of harness or shoe maker in the Indian Service.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
August 22, 1906
William A. Mercer recommends that Susie Rayos be given an appointment as a teacher in the Indian Service.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
September 3, 1906
William A. Mercer requests to have Susie Rayos, a former Carlisle Student, as a teacher rather than have a white teacher appointed.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 17, 1906
William A. Mercer recommends Roger Venne for the position of disciplinarian at the Fort Apache school, and adds that he would also be valuable as a band leader.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
October 10, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Margaret Martin is interested in the position of laundress at the Greenville, California School.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
December 15, 1906
William A. Mercer recommends Lou French for the position recently vacated by Juliette Smith in Wittenberg, Wisconsin.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration