These materials include a telegram from Carlisle Superintendent Moses Friedman informing the Bureau of Indian Affairs that he was leaving for a trip to the Walters Sanitarium in Wernersville, Pennsylvania. John Whitwell was left in charge of the school in Friedman's absence.
1900-1909
![Leave of Absence for Sanitarium Trip for Moses Friedman Leave of Absence for Sanitarium Trip for Moses Friedman](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b004_f14_31642_0001.jpg?itok=K6s7Lt87)
![Status of "Indian Moneys, Proceeds of Labor" Account Status of "Indian Moneys, Proceeds of Labor" Account](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b013_f20_34631_0003.jpg?itok=Wp9NHez0)
Chief of the Accounts Division of the Department of the Interior H. Dimick informs Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman that he can't send him the "Indian Moneys, Proceeds of Labor" funds because that account is overdrawn.
Friedman requests that the Commissioner of Indian Affairs send him a list of authorities…
![Dispute over Gardener's Salary Dispute over Gardener's Salary](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b011_f30_36789_0001.jpg?itok=jd0oc-oo)
Carlisle Gardener Reinholt H. Hoffman writes to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs because he was tasked with working as a temporary agricultural teacher but only received a gardener's salary. Superintendent Moses Friedman argues that Hoffman should not receive a higher salary since he did not actually teach. However, even though Hoffman's work…
![Request for Return Home of Renville Children Request for Return Home of Renville Children](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b023_f11_41688_0011.jpg?itok=RAcHg3KA)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by Sampson H. Renville to have his two daughters, Germaine and Fleeta, returned to their home in Peever, South Dakota from the Carlisle Indian School. Renville's request was granted after determining the children had access to public schools.
![Commissioner of Indian Affairs' Best Wishes Regarding Mrs. Friedman's Accident Commissioner of Indian Affairs' Best Wishes Regarding Mrs. Friedman's Accident](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b019_f08_62416_0001.jpg?itok=jurk_geT)
The Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs expresses his best wishes to Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman's wife, who recently had an accident and fractured a bone. He also informs Friedman that he could potentially visit the school soon.
![Postponement of Trip Due to Mrs. Friedman Injury Postponement of Trip Due to Mrs. Friedman Injury](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b009_f10_3745_0001.jpg?itok=UhO2GXNg)
Superintendent Moses Friedman informs the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs that his trip to Washington DC must be postponed because Mrs. Friedman fractured her hip.
![Request to Return Alaskan Students in May 1909 Request to Return Alaskan Students in May 1909](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b033_f37_39454_0002.jpg?itok=i7bZlLSV)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return three Alaskan students to their homes from Carlisle.
![Request to Return Clarence De Graff Request to Return Clarence De Graff](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b033_f38_40722_0010.jpg?itok=gb26Jcmg)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by Clarence De Graff to end his enrollment at Carlisle early and return home.
![Inquiry into Denial of Enrollment of St. Regis New York Pupils Inquiry into Denial of Enrollment of St. Regis New York Pupils](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b023_f10_41520_0002.jpg?itok=Dj68A8sc)
These materials include correspondence regarding a complaint made by Volney J. Ellis, Superintendent of the St. Regis Indian Schools, that the Carlisle Indian School was rejecting all pupils from the St. Regis Reservation. In response, Ellis was instructed that New York State had made provisions to educate Indian children in schools near their…
![Request for Return Home from Louis Bear Request for Return Home from Louis Bear](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b023_f12_42435_0006.jpg?itok=B-385Tju)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Louis Bear to return to his home before his term of enrollment had expired.
![Process to Place "Support Funds" and "Miscellaneous Funds" to Friedman's Credit Process to Place "Support Funds" and "Miscellaneous Funds" to Friedman's Credit](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b013_f21_42809_0002.jpg?itok=3SjoXAxK)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs how soon re-deposits of the "Support Funds" and "Miscellaneous Funds" can be placed to his official credit.
Chief of the Accounts Division of the Department of the Interior H. Dimick informs Friedman that the funds cannot be placed to his…
![Request for Return Home by Taquah Wolfe Request for Return Home by Taquah Wolfe](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b023_f20_64441_0002.jpg?itok=xo1qf1AD)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Taquah Wolf to be sent home.
![Request By Peter Cole Request By Peter Cole](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b033_f40_49708_0005.jpg?itok=g9-MPx_c)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by Peter Cole to have his son returned home to Hogansburg, New York over the summer break.
![Request to Purchase Ventilators for the School Gymnasium Request to Purchase Ventilators for the School Gymnasium](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b017_f37_47379_0001.jpg?itok=3-2T7Cwb)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to purchase six 30 inch Burt Glass Top ventilators for the school gymnasium. Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. G. Valentine approves the expenditure and returns the request.
![Disagreement about a Potential Nurse Raise Disagreement about a Potential Nurse Raise](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b011_f31_48894_0003.jpg?itok=zUeRK5w6)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests that the nurse's salary not be raised from $720 to $780 per year because "the work here is not arduous, there being a number of student apprentice nurses who render valuable assistance." In addition, the costs in food supply bids have increased between 5% and 20%.
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![Request to Return Albert Scott Request to Return Albert Scott](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b033_f39_49432_0002.jpg?itok=JcMKyzbH)
These materials contain correspondence regarding the return of Albert Scott to his home Blue Lake, California from Carlisle.
![Resignation of Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis E. Leupp Resignation of Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis E. Leupp](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b011_f23_60580_0002.jpg?itok=rjIMt4x5)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman informs the new Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. G. Valentine that he received the copies of the previous Commissioner Francis E. Leupp's resignation and will print and send back 100 copies. Friedman states that he is disappointed that Leupp had to resign due to poor health.
Friedman…
![Request for Return Home from Clifford Taylor Request for Return Home from Clifford Taylor](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b023_f13_50385_0007.jpg?itok=hqy9FfQB)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Clifford Taylor to return to his home to assist his father. Taylor's request was granted.
![Complaint Regarding Band Students Complaint Regarding Band Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b011_f43_51164_0063.jpg?itok=lviF57Ty)
This document contains correspondence concerning a complaint made by bandmaster James Wheelock that students from the school band were improperly disciplined by being locked in the guard house. The complaint, which made headlines in national newspapers including The Outlook, was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.…
![Request for Copies of Appropriation Bills Request for Copies of Appropriation Bills](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b001_f01_50871_0001.jpg?itok=KclmEy_5)
Superintendent Moses Friedman informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that their office sent the wrong copies of several appropriation bills and asks that this mistake be fixed.
![Agreement to Rent Henderson Farm, 1909 Agreement to Rent Henderson Farm, 1909](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b017_f31_60082_0001.jpg?itok=BH0lEm-u)
Superintendent Moses Friedman forwards the "approval memorandum of agreement" for renting the Henderson farm for fiscal year 1910.
![Update on Investigation of Wheelock Indian Band Update on Investigation of Wheelock Indian Band](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b005_f05_53530_0002.jpg?itok=ryib-CEg)
These materials include two telegrams regarding an update on Supervisor Holcombe's investigation of the Wheelock Indian Band, which was accused of maladministration and disorganization in relation to its employment of former Carlisle Indian School students. Holcombe requested permission to have someone named Dougherty follow him to Chicago as a…
![Anonymous Complaint Against School Farmer Anonymous Complaint Against School Farmer](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f19_54294_0001.jpg?itok=gbW-18XG)
These materials include an anonymous letter, most likely written by a group of students, complaining about a recently hired farmer at the Carlisle Indian School and requesting an investigation. The letter specifically complains against his sanitation practices and tobacco usage.
![Approval to Purchase Water for "Domestic Purposes" for 1910 Fiscal Year Approval to Purchase Water for "Domestic Purposes" for 1910 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b018_f10_55466_0001.jpg?itok=Z7mVBUmD)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to spend $700 from the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1910" appropriation on water supplies for "domestic purposes" from the Carlisle Gas and Water Company. First Assistant Secretary of the Interior Frank Pierce approves the expenditure.
![Request for Return Home of William Little Wolf Request for Return Home of William Little Wolf](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b023_f15_56190_0001.jpg?itok=nV-o_iar)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to return William Little Wolf to his home at the Tongue River Agency in Montana.