William A. Mercer requests authority to pay an additional $600 to pay for student labor over the 1906 summer.
National Archives and Records Administration


William A. Mercer requests authority to pay Mary Lininger as an irregular employee as a replacement for Beckie L. Goodyear who was under leave without pay for the period.

Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists new employees (Flora M. Newman), those who have left the school (Sara Pierre), and those who have changed positions (Norman Egolf). The report includes position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.

William A. Mercer requests authority to pay for the temporary employment of Annie E. Steel, probably as a laundress, although that is not stated.

William A. Mercer requests that Stacy Matlock and Siceni J. Nori be excused from participation in the employees general mess.

William A. Mercer requests the plans for the new hospital building be completed as soon as possible in order to begin construction.

W. A. Mercer forwards assistant seamstress Beckie L. Goodyear's request for a 17-day leave of absence due to illness in her family.

William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has sent Frank Keshena home and requests approval of his action.

F. Shoemaker, the school physician, compiles the sanitary report for the quarter ending on September 30, 1906.

William A. Mercer provides clarification on his request to pay Annie E. Steel as an irregular employee in the assistant laundress position during the leave of Etta S. Fortnoy.

W. A. Mercer forwards assistant cook Charles Sorrell's application for a 4-day leave of absence.

Major William Mercer submits a report that lists new employees (Cathrine Morrette and Julia Catharine Kensler) and employees who have left the school (Bridget A. Dorey, M. S. Barr, and Annie E. Steele). The reports include position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.

William A. Mercer refers to his previous letter regarding students from the Fort Berthold Agency who are being prevented from attending Carlisle by the Superintendent.

William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs regarding the inability to place a student in the home of William H. Ball.

William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Martha D. Bennett has failed to report for duty as an assistant clerk. Mercer requests that another appointment be made as early as possible.

Charles M. Sorrell submits his resignation as assistant cook at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation to the Office of Indian Affairs and informs the Office that he plans on nominating Nikefer Shoushick (here spelled Nekifer Shouchuk).

William A. Mercer renews his request for an investigation into the Superintendent of the Fort Berthold Agency for discriminating against the Carlisle Indian School.

Estimate of funds for the first quarter of 1907 amounting to $77.30 for transportation of Alaskan student to their home. An explanatory cover letter is attached.

William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Margaret Martin is interested in the position of laundress at the Greenville, California School.

William A. Mercer requests authority to pay for the return of Louis Paul (here Lewis Paul) to his home in Alaska.

William A. Mercer submits voucher for travel expenses incurred by Harry F. Weber to inspect a stone crusher offered for sale to the Carlisle Indian School.

J. R. Wise responds to the request of Florence White for the money she left behind in her student bank account.

William A. Mercer forwards a catalog requesting the purchase of a revolving screen for a stone crusher. Mercer notes that the screen is needed to obtain fine crushed stone for macadamizing and concrete work.

Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee forwards reports on leaves of absence taken by two employees, John F. McKey (clerk) and Cora B. Hawk (teacher), from 1903-1906. due to sickness. Mercer also forwards physician's certificates verifying employees' illness. Included is an explanatory cover letter.

Major William Mercer submits a report that lists new employee (Lucretia F. Ross) and employee who has left the school (Julia Catharine Kensler). The report include position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.