William A. Mercer responds to the Office of Indian Affairs of why he did not provide a statement of available funds for the return of Alaskan students.
1906
![Mercer Responds to Office Inquiry Regarding Omission of Funds Available for Returning Alaskan Students Mercer Responds to Office Inquiry Regarding Omission of Funds Available for Returning Alaskan Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3382_110985_0002.jpg?itok=mIU51a-q)
![Stacy Matlack's Application for Leave of Absence Stacy Matlack's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3382_110987_0001.jpg?itok=C226rYO3)
Major W. A. Mercer forwards assistant disciplinarian Stacy Matlack's application for an 11-day leave of absence.
![Mercer Responds to Request to Return Willis Peconga Mercer Responds to Request to Return Willis Peconga](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3564_31900_0004.jpg?itok=sebOI8GI)
William A. Mercer responds to the request of the parents of Willis Peconga for his return.
![Mercer Responds to Office Inquiry Regarding Omission of Funds Available for Returning Runaway Students Mercer Responds to Office Inquiry Regarding Omission of Funds Available for Returning Runaway Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3385_111554_0002.jpg?itok=I2mOYm2o)
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding his omission of available funds to pay for the return of runaway students.
![Request for Office to Appoint Assistant Matron Position Request for Office to Appoint Assistant Matron Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3385_111556_0002.jpg?itok=zfb-uvdF)
William A. Mercer requests the Office of Indian Affairs appoint suitable person from the list of eligibles for the vacant assistant matron position at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Mercer Recommends Fred Mart as an Interpreter for the Uintah and Ouray Agency Mercer Recommends Fred Mart as an Interpreter for the Uintah and Ouray Agency](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3388_112511_0001.jpg?itok=deBBPPuK)
William A. Mercer responds to a request of the Ute Chiefs for Robert Ouray to serve as an interpreter for their upcoming trip to Washington by recommending another student Fred Mart.
![Lou French Accepts Position of Baker at Hayward School Lou French Accepts Position of Baker at Hayward School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3388_112510_0001.jpg?itok=EFCh7CxX)
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Lou French has accepted the position of baker at the Hayward School in Wisconsin.
![Michael Gumbriell Resigns as Assistant Carpenter Michael Gumbriell Resigns as Assistant Carpenter](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3390_113161_0001.jpg?itok=pHXycm3X)
Michael J. Gumbriell resigns his position as assistant carpenter at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation and requests the position be filled through the civil service list.
![Mercer Requests to Keep Assistant Clerk Salary at Current Level Mercer Requests to Keep Assistant Clerk Salary at Current Level](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3393_0218_0003.jpg?itok=8tHy1bCC)
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter by noting that the assistant clerk position should be retained at $420 per year due to the work of the temporary employee.
A note indicates that the Office has little hope of filling the position through the Civil Service list at the current salary.
![Report on Individual Student Financial Accounts at Carlisle Report on Individual Student Financial Accounts at Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3393_0036_c0905.jpg?itok=gvMWnHP0)
W. S. Olive, Special U.S. Indian Agent, reports on the personal student financial accounts at the Carlisle Indian School. Olive makes a number of recommendations to prevent further fraud.
![Statement of Receipts and Disbursements, Second Quarter 1907 Statement of Receipts and Disbursements, Second Quarter 1907](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3427_7009_c1167.jpg?itok=xk1zFII_)
Major William A. Mercer forwards a statement of receipts, cash, property, disbursements, issues, and expenditures, and a record of all contracts for the second quarter of 1907 amounting to $89,721.73
![Quarterly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, December 1906 Quarterly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, December 1906](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3443_10825_c1332_A.jpg?itok=qwTuC8pK)
F. Shoemaker, the school physician, compiles the sanitary report for the quarter ending on December 31, 1906.
![Monthly School Report for December 1906 Monthly School Report for December 1906](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3403_2341_0003.jpg?itok=KCsgyLu-)
William Mercer submits the Monthly School Report of the Carlisle Indian School for December 1906.
![Request to Hire Assistant Farmer for the 1907 Fiscal Year Request to Hire Assistant Farmer for the 1907 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3398_1088_0002.jpg?itok=87kZrO5E)
William A. Mercer requests authority to employ an assistant farmer to work on one of the school farms in order to more effectively produce crops for the school.
![Personnel Folder of Moses Friedman light blue paper with text "Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary" and "Status of Employes--Moses Friedman of Ohio" typed on it](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/Friedman_Moses_1875_OPF_cover.jpg?itok=8hTusfIm)
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…
![Athletic Association Charter and By-Laws Front cover of the Carlisle booklet, gray blue color](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b008_f04_10144_0185.jpg?itok=_RU6oORO)
A printed copy of the Carlisle Indian School Athletic Association Constitution and By-Laws (circa 1908) and a printed copy of the Charter and By-Laws of the Athletic Association of the University of Pennsylvania (circa December 1906).
These booklets were part of the materials compiled for the Congressional Investigation of 1914. …