War Department Approves Supplying Carlisle with Military Equipment

Date
October 3, 1904

Robert Shaw Oliver, Acting Secretary of War, approves request of William A. Mercer to furnish 400 carbines, with equipment, and 20 old pattern swords or light sabers for the use of students at the Carlisle Indian School.

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Time Period
1900-1909
Year
1904
People
Mercer, William A.
Oliver, Robert Shaw
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Topics
Supplies – Requests and Fulfillment
Military-Style Training and Organization
Repository
National Archives and Records Administration
Location
RG 75, Entry 91, box 2619, 1904-#69384
War Department Approves Supplying Carlisle with Military Equipment
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