William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Flora Newman has not reported for the position of assistant matron.
1900-1909
September 22, 1906
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September 22, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that James Phillip Ryder has not reported for the position of assistant farmer at the Carlisle Indian School.
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September 22, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Margaret Clark has not reported for duty as assistant clerk. Mercer requests a woman from Pennsylvania or an adjoining state be appointed in order to fill the position as soon as possible.
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September 22, 1096
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding an open shoe and harness maker position at the Moqui School and the possibility of John Archuleta being appointed if he is interested.
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September 22, 1906
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay an additional $600 to pay for student labor over the 1906 summer.
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September 22, 1906
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.
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September 24, 1906
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.
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September 24, 1906
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay for the temporary employment of Annie E. Steel, probably as a laundress, although that is not stated.
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September 25, 1906
William A. Mercer requests that Stacy Matlock and Siceni J. Nori be excused from participation in the employees general mess.
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September 26, 1906
William A. Mercer requests the plans for the new hospital building be completed as soon as possible in order to begin construction.
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September 28, 1906
W. A. Mercer forwards assistant seamstress Beckie L. Goodyear's request for a 17-day leave of absence due to illness in her family.
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October 1, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has sent Frank Keshena home and requests approval of his action.
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October 1906
F. Shoemaker, the school physician, compiles the sanitary report for the quarter ending on September 30, 1906.
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October 2, 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.
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October 3, 1906
W. A. Mercer forwards assistant cook Charles Sorrell's application for a 4-day leave of absence.
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October 3, 1906
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.
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October 6, 1906
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.
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October 8, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs regarding the inability to place a student in the home of William H. Ball.
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October 8, 1906
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.
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October 9, 1906
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).
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October 9, 1906
William A. Mercer renews his request for an investigation into the Superintendent of the Fort Berthold Agency for discriminating against the Carlisle Indian School.
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October 10, 1906
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.
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October 10, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Margaret Martin is interested in the position of laundress at the Greenville, California School.
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October 10, 1906
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay for the return of Louis Paul (here Lewis Paul) to his home in Alaska.
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October 10, 1906
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.
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