Richard Henry Pratt informs Fannie Peter that he and Mrs. Pratt are leaving for Denver, Colorado following his departure from the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he remained in Central Pennsylvania for six months in order to address any criticisms.
1904
December 10, 1904
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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
December 12, 1904
Request for the approval of the dismissal of Ida La Fromboise (here Ida La Frumboise) from the Carlisle Indian School.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
December 13, 1904
Edward Marsden responds to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the return of Alaskan students from Carlisle.
Format:
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.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
December 13, 1904
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.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
December 13, 1904
W. A. Mercer forwards a report on leave of absence taken by M. Burgess (superintendent of printing).
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 15, 1904
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs regarding the vacancy in the Superintendent of Printing position. Mercer notes that he is willing to increase the salary if the Office is only able to secure an appointment through the higher salary.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
December 16, 1904
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has no recommendation for the replacement of Oliver Harlan as the Assistant Farmer at the Carlisle Indian School. Mercer requests the Office make an appointment.
Format:
Legal and Government Documents
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
December 19, 1904
Report on the health of current and former Cherokee students of the Carlisle Indian School.
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Format:
Letters/Correspondence, Reports
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
December 20, 1904
Major William A. Mercer submit a report that lists new employees (Stacy Matlack and Ella Matlack), those who have left the school (M. Burgess and Minnie L. Ferree), and those who have changed positions (Effie Moul). The reports include the position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.
Format:
Reports
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
December 20, 1904
W. A. Mercer forwards a report on leave of absence taken by assistant matron Minnie L. Ferree.
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Letters/Correspondence
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
December 22, 1904
Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise forwards Oella C. Munch's request for a 9-day leave of absence. Munch works as an assistant matron.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 24, 1904
Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise forwards teamster George Foulk's application for a 6-day annual leave of absence.
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Letters/Correspondence
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
December 31, 1904
Captain William A. Mercer submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during December 1904. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
Format:
Reports
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
December 31, 1904
William A. Mercer submits a statement of cost form that lists the total amounts for subsistence, clothing, school materials and furnishings, light and fuel, miscellaneous expenses, new buildings and repairs, the value of subsistence raised by schools and issued to pupils, and pay for regular and irregular employees for the quarter ending…
Format:
Financial Documents
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
January 14, 1905
F. Shoemaker, the school physician, compiles the sanitary report for the quarter ending on December 31, 1904.
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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
October 8, 1900 - April 24, 1937
This folder consists of material compiled by Office of Indian Affairs staff in Washington, DC as related to Carlisle Superintendent Moses Friedman's employment with the Indian Service.
The four PDFs are in roughly chronological order, working from Friedman's early career as a government employee and early days as Superintendent at…
Format:
Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Newspapers and Magazines
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National Archives and Records Administration