William A. Mercer provides estimates for the costs of transporting students to and from the Carlisle Indian School for the 1908 fiscal year. Included in the estimate is the actual cost from July 1, 1906 through May 26, 1907 as well as the actual number of students transported.
1900-1909
May 24, 1907
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May 27, 1907
Major William A. Mercer forwards Asssistant Disciplinarian Wallace Denny's application for a 15 day annual leave of absence.
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May 30, 1907 - July 1, 1907
William A. Mercer follows up with the Office of Indian Affairs regarding progress on locating the freight shipment sent to the Jamestown Exposition. Included is correspondence regarding how the shipment was lost and obtaining compensation.
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May 31, 1907
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that there is no student who would qualify for the position of clerk at the Cantonment Agency. Mercer does note that he plans on training a few students along those lines in the coming year.
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June 1, 1906
William A. Mercer forwards voucher for bill covering medical treatment of Tena Hood while on outing.
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June 1, 1907
William A. Mercer requests that the vacant assistant matron position be filled through the civil service register of eligibles as quickly as possible.
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June 2-25, 1907
Former printer Karl H. Baker asks for the annual leave that he believes he was due before his dismissal/resignation from the Carlisle Indian School. Superintendent Moses Friedman states that Baker has several unpaid debts to Carlisle Indian School employees and to Carlisle businesses.
Furthermore, Friedman forwards clerk S. J. Nori's…
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June 3, 1907
W. A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that E. H. Colegrove, Carlisle Indian School disciplinarian, is not willing to accept the Albuquerque School disciplinarian position and does not desire a transfer.
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June 3, 1907
William A. Mercer forwards voucher for the return of runaway pupil Joseph Favel.
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June 3, 1907
William A. Mercer recommends Sarah Isham for a position as matron or assistant matron in the Indian School Service.
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June 3, 1907
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay for medical treatment of students while on outing, taking students to Philadelphia for special treatment as well as board, and medicine and special diets of students in the school hospital.
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June 3, 1907
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay for student labor over the summer months to build, repair, and alter buildings.
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June 4, 1907 - July 8, 1907
Correspondence regarding complaints of Ella G. Hill, Laundry Manager, against William A. Mercer and Mrs. Saxon, the head matron of the small boys quarters in addition to her transfer at a reduced salary to a Western School.
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June 4, 1907
Major W. A. Mercer forwards Elizabeth Searight's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. Searight works as an assistant seamstress.
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June 4-12, 1907
W. A. Mercer forwards twenty-seven applications for leave of absence for several employees: Hattie M. McDowell (teacher), Cora B. Hawk (teacher), Mariette Wood (teacher), Lida M. Johnston (teacher), Lydia E. Kaup (teacher), James E. Henderson (teacher), John L. Walters (teacher), Emma H. Foster (teacher), Frances R. Scales (teacher), John F.…
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June 5, 1907
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay for the medical treatment of Louise Kachicum (here Louise Kechicum) for tuberculosis while on outing.
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June 5, 1907
W. A. Mercer forwards superintendent of industry W. Grant Thompson's application for a 21-day annual leave of absence.
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June 6, 1907
E. H. Colegrove requests a transfer to the position of disciplinarian at the Albuquerque School or another similar position after previously declining the position. William A. Mercer forwards the request along with his recommendation. Mercer requests that the transfer be delayed until the beginning of the new fiscal year as well as noting that…
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June 7, 1907
John F. Mackey resigns as clerk at the Carlisle Indian School at the close of the 1907 fiscal year. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation to the Office of Indian Affairs with the recommendation that it be accepted.
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June 7, 1907
William A. Mercer forwards the Oath of Disinterestedness for the lease of the Henderson Farm.
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June 7, 1907 - June 11, 1907
Sadie F. Robertson requests transfer from the Girl's Matron position at Carlisle to a school in the southwest preferably Albuquerque or Phoenix as either a principal teacher or teacher. William A. Mercer forwards the request along with additional information about the various transfers that have been made.
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June 8, 1907
Major William A. Mercer submits report that lists new employee (C. W. Leib) and those who have left the school (Norman Egolf). The report includes position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.
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June 8, 1907
William A. Mercer provides an explanation to his request to pay the expenses of a runaway pupil from the Miscellaneous Receipts, Class IV rather than the appropriation.
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June 8, 1907
William A. Mercer replies to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding changes to Carlisle Indian School employees.
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June 10, 1907
Major W. A. Mercer forwards painter Charles H. Carns' application for a 26-day annual leave of absence.
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