Edgar A. Allen requests to be considered for the special agent vacancy created by the transfer of Mr. McNichol.
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![Edgar Allen Requests to be Considered for Vacant Special Agent Position Edgar Allen Requests to be Considered for Vacant Special Agent Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2594_58997_0002.jpg?itok=vlHMUQCw)
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Edgar A. Allen (acting superintendent) asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs if clerk Fannie I. Peter's request for sick leave of absence is approved or denied.
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Notice of the death and burial of Mabel Stack of tuberculosis.
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Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he will accept the position of Special Agent.
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William A. Mercer reports to the Office of Indian Affairs that he has returned from his trip to the Uintah and Ouray Agency to finish transferring Agency property to his successor.
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This audit and report, which concerns the finances of the Carlisle Indian School as administered by Richard Henry Pratt, was prepared immediately following his retirement as superintendent of the school. The report focuses on the use of non-governmental funds - charitable donations to the school, as well as income earned through athletics and…
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William A. Mercer provides a report to the Office of Indian Affairs on the state of the Carlisle Indian School during the previous fiscal year. Mercer focuses on the physical plant of the school including the sewage and electric plants and proposes building additional rooms to split the small and large girls. He ends by requesting the…
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William A. Mercer informs W. A. Jones that he would like time before making a recommendation regarding the replacement of Edgar A. Allen as Assistant Superintendent.
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This document contains correspondence written by Superintendent William A. Mercer, the Chief of the Purchase Division of the Department of the Interior, Chief Clerk F. M. Conser, and two auditors for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company named John S. Donaldson and John T. Denniston. The correspondence is about bills of lading and goods shipped by…
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William A. Mercer responds to a letter from H. C. Clevenger, General Freight Manger of the Cumberland Valley Railroad regarding freight charges on goods shipped to the Carlisle Indian School.
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Senator Porter J. McCumber thanks W. A. Jones for his assistance in helping Maggie Venne return to her home.
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William A. Mercer forwards a request from two married teachers, Enoch and Mabel Sherry, for a transfer from the Carlisle Indian School. Mercer provides information about both individuals.
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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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Major W. A. Mercer submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in August 1904. Mercer distinguishes between the employees, whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Assistants," who are paid student workers, listed on…
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W. A. Mercer sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs calling attention to the stationery supplies requested on the previous requisition in April that have not been received.
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William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Mary A. Yarnell will be nominated as a Teacher rather than her current position as a vocal music teacher. Mercer requests that the position of vocal music teacher be filled immediately.
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William A. Mercer forwards for approval a voucher for the casket of Mabel Stack.
![Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, September 1904 Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, September 1904](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2598_60645_c5130.jpg?itok=XPQoIiIt)
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Estaiene M. Depeltquestangue). The report includes position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.
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W. A. Mercer forwards assistant clerk Emma G. Sky's application for a 4-day annual leave of absence.
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William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the status of a school physician at the Carlisle Indian School. Mercer states that he has continued the contract with Dr. S. L. Diven but would like a young unmarried man to be appointed to the position.
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W. A. Mercer forwards Charles W. Yeager's application for a 6-day annual leave of absence. Yeager works as a fireman.
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William A. Mercer forwards the contract between the Carlisle Indian School and Dr. S. L. Diven to furnish medical services for the School on a temporarily basis.
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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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William A. Mercer corrects the name of Nikefer Shoushick (here spelled Nekifer Shouchuk) and Ed. A. Lau on the Office of Indian Affairs approval of changes in school employees at the Carlisle Indian School.
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William A. Mercer provides an explanation for why oats were purchased by the Uintah & Ouray Agency before the close of the 1904 fiscal year.