These materials include correspondence regarding a request by to Alice E. Patterson to enroll her youngest child at the Carlisle Indian School, where she had recently been appointed as an Assistant Laundress. Patterson's request was granted by the Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
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![Request for Enrollment of Child of Alice E. Patterson Request for Enrollment of Child of Alice E. Patterson](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f31_99227_0005.jpg?itok=khB1asdp)
![$169,000 Appropriation for the Carlisle Indian School $169,000 Appropriation for the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b015_f036_f99584_0001.jpg?itok=zgkgjPaC)
Pennsylvania Representative M. E. Olmsted asks Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. G. Valentine what appropriation was made for the Carlisle Indian School. Valentine answers that the school received a $169,000 appropriation.
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These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Moses Friedman to enroll 26 students over the age of 21 or under the age 14. The request was granted by the Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
![Correspondence Regarding Medical Treatment at Carlisle Correspondence Regarding Medical Treatment at Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b018_f35_69395-1_0001.jpg?itok=TmoIE1Sh)
Correspondence regarding a report made by Joseph A. Murphy, Medical Supervisor, regarding the medical work of the Carlisle Indian School with a focus on tuberculosis. Murphy's report also includes the hospital regulations for the School for 1911 and Dr. A. R. Allen's 1911 report for the previous six months.
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These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Johns Runsclose to leave the Carlisle Indian School. Runsclose later decided to stay at the school to further his education in the print trade or until he could secure work.
![Contract for Dried Fruit and Corrections to Contract with Jacob Wiener Contract for Dried Fruit and Corrections to Contract with Jacob Wiener](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b017_f03_00_0001.jpg?itok=ypm6dqPJ)
John Whitwell, Principal Teacher in Charge, acknowledges receipt of a contract between Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman and Reid, Murdoch & Co. for dried fruit and mails a copy of an advertisement to the company.
Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke tells Friedman that they have to…
![Request to Fumigate Mail from Reservations with Smallpox Outbreaks Request to Fumigate Mail from Reservations with Smallpox Outbreaks](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b019_f04_6650_0002.jpg?itok=kum3kNdR)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman forwards and endorses thoughts from Visiting Physician A. R. Allen. Allen suggests that because smallpox is epidemic at many reservations, the school should be notified whenever an outbreak occurs so that they can fumigate letters coming from places affected by the disease to the school.…
![Notice of Death of Wilson Carpenter Notice of Death of Wilson Carpenter](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f34_7203_0001.jpg?itok=4d5W84zR)
These materials include correspondence regarding the death of Wilson Carpenter from lobar pneumonia. Carpenter was buried at the school cemetery.
![Policy of Confiscating Runaway Students' Earned Money Policy of Confiscating Runaway Students' Earned Money](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b013_f10_7792_0001.jpg?itok=tDh27dMD)
Superintendent Moses Friedman informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that the former superintendents, like William A. Mercer, created an Emergency Fund from any amount of money earned and left by deserting students. Friedman states that the money was placed in a local bank and currently has a balance of $11,39.66. He notes that Mercer did…
![Request for Nehemiah Madison to Leave Carlisle #2 Request for Nehemiah Madison to Leave Carlisle #2](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f35_9104_0013.jpg?itok=Q_8n0PtH)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to allow Nehemiah Madison to return home after he was returned to Carlisle from the outing program. The request was granted.
![Request for Funds of Cyrus Tallchief Request for Funds of Cyrus Tallchief](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f37_12217_0004.jpg?itok=uL-0UMWp)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request for the funds left at the Carlisle Indian School of Cyrus Tallchief when he left the school. The Second Assistant Commissioner informed the school that they should pay the funds to Tallchief directly.
![Request for Nehemiah Madison to Leave Carlisle #1 Request for Nehemiah Madison to Leave Carlisle #1](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f36_9556_0001.jpg?itok=GNBQvYHC)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from J. W. Diamond to have his brother, Nehemiah Madison, leave Carlisle early.
![Condemnation and Sale of Unserviceable Property, 1911 Condemnation and Sale of Unserviceable Property, 1911](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f08_16974_0004.jpg?itok=m4AaWwJr)
These materials include correspondence, a list of supplies, and a survey regarding unserviceable property at the Carlisle Indian School. Some of the condemned materials were approved for sale on the open market.
![List of Contractors for Fiscal Year 1911 List of Contractors for Fiscal Year 1911](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b017_f04_14480_0011.jpg?itok=Oy7egCD7)
Superintendent Moses Friedman forwards a list of contractors who've furnished supplies to the Carlisle Indian School during fiscal year 1911. In total, the school has received $17,349.98 worth of goods. Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke informs Friedman of a few differences in their records that lead to Friedman…
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These materials include Supervisor C. F. Peirce's Inspection Report. Peirce deems that no action is necessary.
![Inspection Report on Dormitories, Boys' Lavatories, and the Guardhouse Inspection Report on Dormitories, Boys' Lavatories, and the Guardhouse](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b017_f40_24771-2_0001.jpg?itok=PkNcbQMr)
Supervisor Charles F. Peirce prepares an Inspection Report on the buildings at the Carlisle Indian School. At the end of the report, he provides a series of recommendations, most notably making general repairs to the dormitories, building two new lavatory buildings for boys, and modernizing the guardhouse.
Three months later,…
![Inspection Report on Record Keeping at the Carlisle Indian School Inspection Report on Record Keeping at the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f39_24771-5_0001.jpg?itok=5nuQKu2t)
These materials include correspondence and reports on the record keeping system for student files at the Carlisle Indian School. Supervisor of Indian Schools Charles F. Pierce was critical of the decentralized nature of the student file records. Pierce recommended that Nellie Robertson Denny, a clerk at the school,…
![School Employee Staff Transfers, Increases, and Promotions School Employee Staff Transfers, Increases, and Promotions](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b009_f12_24771-4_0001.jpg?itok=v9b15Jzg)
These materials include a report and handwritten notes regarding Charles F. Peirce's recommendations for school employee transfers, increases, and promotions at the Carlisle Indian School.
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These materials include correspondence regarding inquires about the health of John Squirrel and James Martin, referred to also as James Squirrel, as well as subsequent requests by their father Joseph Squirrel to have James returned to their home at Elbow Lake, Minnesota.
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These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Edward Eagle Bear to leave the Carlisle Indian School. Eagle Bear's request was denied by the Second Assistant Commissioner at the recommendation of the Carlisle Superintendent, who wanted the school to secure a position for Eagle Bear.
![Errors in Record Keeping for 1911 Fiscal Year Errors in Record Keeping for 1911 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b013_f09_00_0001.jpg?itok=pmnoNS6X)
Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke encloses a transcript of authorities granted to the Carlisle Indian School since July 1, 1910 and orders Superintendent Moses Friedman to cross-examine this transcript with his own records and return any exceptions.
Hauke informs Friedman of several discrepancies in…
![Request for Re-Enrollment of Elizabeth Fish Request for Re-Enrollment of Elizabeth Fish](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f40_25816_0006.jpg?itok=wzin6VrI)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request that Elizabeth Fish be allowed to return to the Carlisle Indian School to take a break from her training at the Holy Cross Academy in Washington D.C. The request was granted and Fish was admitted at Carlisle.
![Correspondence Regarding Nehemiah Madison's Funds Correspondence Regarding Nehemiah Madison's Funds](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b034_f02_18869_0005.jpg?itok=u5M9SLqb)
This material includes correspondence regarding the funds belonging to Nehemiah Madison on deposit at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Departure of Jerome Kennerly Departure of Jerome Kennerly](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b031_f18_20571_0007.jpg?itok=2FfbUq8Y)
These materials contain correspondence regarding various matters surrounding the departure of Jerome Kennerly from the school including his status, funds held by the school, and his return to his home in Montana.
![Request for Unused Architectural Plaster Casts of Indians from the Pension Office Building Request for Unused Architectural Plaster Casts of Indians from the Pension Office Building](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b020_f26_21685_0002.jpg?itok=FWVqhg_C)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman asks if there are still plaster casts of Indians in the Pension Building or Indian Office and requests that they be sent to the school for Angel De Cora Dietz's Art Department. Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke informs Friedman that there are many of these casts,…