1900-1909

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Sprow Requests Charge be Removed from Record
July 31, 1906 - August 6, 1906

E. G. Sprow requests that the disciplinary charge resulting in his termination from the Carlisle Indian School be removed from his record. A character reference for him from Judge Sadler is also enclosed.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Estimate of Funds, First Quarter 1907
August 1906

Estimate of funds for the first quarter of 1907 amounting to $1,134.85 for returning students to their homes in Alaska.

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Financial Documents
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National Archives and Records Administration
Mercer Requests to Know if July Salaries Have Been Deposited with Treasurer
August 1, 1906

William A. Mercer requests to know if the money for the July salaries has been deposited with the Assistant Treasurer in New York.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Statement of Cost of Employees and Issues and Expenditures, June 1906
August 1, 1906

William A. Mercer submits a statement of cost form that lists the total amounts for subsistence, clothing, school materials and furnishings, light and fuel, miscellaneous expenses, new buildings and repairs, the value of subsistence raised by schools, and pay for regular and irregular employees for the quarter ending June 30, 1906.

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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Susan Zeamer's Application for Leave of Absence
August 1, 1906

W. A. Mercer forwards Susan Zeamer's application for a 30-day leave of absence. Zeamer works as an assistant seamstress.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request to Establish Second Assistant Farmer Position
August 2, 1906

William A. Mercer requests the Office of Indian Affairs authorize an additional assistant farmer position to assist the second school farm.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Genus Baird Requests Mercer's Assistance in Returning to Indian Service
August 3, 1906

William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Service that Genus Baird has requested his assistance in being reinstated in the Indian Service. Mercer provides further information on the Baird.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Angel De Cora's Certificate of Attendance at Summer School
August 4 - September 14, 1906

Major W. A. Mercer forwards Angel De Cora's (Teacher of Native Indian Art) certification of attendance at summer school. De Cora took a one month summer course on Oriental rug weaving at Seven Tatosian Brothers, a rug dealer located in New York City

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Inquiry into Ability to Pay for Escort for Returning Alaskan Students
August 4, 1906

William A. Mercer inquires whether he can pay for the transportation and expenses of Rev. S. H. Rock to be an escort for the returning party of students from Alaska.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Office Informed Benedict Cox Has Not Reported for Duty Despite Extension
August 4, 1906

William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Benedict A. Cox has not reported for duty despite receiving an extension.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Request to Have Various Articles be Dropped Rather than Condemned
August 4, 1906

August Kensler requests certain items be excluded from the list of articles to be condemned and rather be dropped. William A. Mercer forwards the request to the Office of Indian Affairs with the recommendation that it be given favorable consideration.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Ella G. Hill's Application for Leave of Absence
August 6, 1906

W. A. Mercer forwards Ella G. Hill's application for a 24-day leave of absence. Hill works as a laundry manager. 

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request to Fill Dining Room Matron Vacated by Effie Moul
August 6, 1906

William A. Mercer requests the dining room matron position vacated by the transfer of Effie G. Moul be filled through the Civil Service register.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, August 1906
August 7, 1906

Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists new employee (Elizabeth Searight) and employee who has left the school (E. Corbett). The report include position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.

Format:
Reports
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Mercer Requests Various Employees be Exempt from Employees Mess
August 7, 1906

William A. Mercer requests that various employees be excused from participation in the employees' general mess including those who have their homes and reside outside the school.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Request for Charles Guyon to Not Return to Agency Under New Act
August 8, 1906

Card indicating correspondence asking for Charles Guyon to not be required to return to the White Earth reservation to protect his additional allotments.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Report on Staff Living Beyond School Grounds
August 11, 1906

William A. Mercer forwards the names of staff who live outside the limits of the school grounds including staff who live on the school farm.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees,  August 1906
August 13, 1906

Major William Mercer submits a report that lists new employee (Jesse C. Null) and temporary employee (Norman Egolf). The report include position title and salary.

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Reports
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Request to Enroll Nephew of Frank Buteau
August 13, 1906

James Wickersham requests to have the nephew of Frank Buteau sent to the Carlisle Indian School. Wickersham cites the treaty upon which the United States acquired Alaska as providing the same rights as the Indigenous population in the rest of the United States.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Request for Appointment to Fill Vacant Teaching Position
August 16, 1906

William A. Mercer requests the vacant teaching position salary be increased and a white woman be appointed from the Civil Service list of eligible candidates.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Response to Request for Information on John Archuleta
August 16, 1906 - August 23, 1906

William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of Carlisle Indian School student John Archuleta for a position in the Indian Service as a shoe and harness maker.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Chauncey Archiquette Accepts Stenographer Position at Osage Agency
August 17, 1906

William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Chauncey Archiquette will accept the appointment of stenographer for the Osage Agency.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, August 1906
August 18, 1906

Major William Mercer submits a report that lists employee who has temporarily left the school (Ella G. Hill) and an employee switching positions to cover for Hill (Ella Albert). The report include position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.

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Reports
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Proposal to Name the New Library After Mercer
August 18, 1906

Members of the Susan Longstreth Literary Society propose to name the new library after William A. Mercer.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Recommendation for John Archuleta as Harness or Shoe Maker
August 18, 1906

William A. Mercer recommends John Archuleta for a position of harness or shoe maker in the Indian Service.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration