William A. Mercer recommends the appointment of W. H. Beck as an Indian Agent.
Agency/Reservation Business
April 13, 1905
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 17, 1905 - September 25, 1905
The Commissioner forwards a letter from former student Edith Bartlett in which she requests a new U.S. Indian Agent for the Fort Hall Agency based on her observations over the summer. William A. Mercer was asked how much credence should be placed on her request, and he responds by providing information related to her time at Carlisle.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
November 10, 1906
John F. MacKey requests a transfer from his position as a clerk at the Carlisle Indian School to the head of an agency in the Indian Service. Included are recommendations from various Indian agents supporting his previous promotions as well as office notes related to MacKey's previous tenure in Omaha.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
January 15 - May 14, 1909
Carlisle Superintendent Moses Friedman asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for the exact amount of money used from the support fund of the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. 1909" account to transport pupils to Carlisle from July 1 - December 31, 1908.
Chief Clerk F. M. Conser states that Indian agents and superintendents used $12,194.17…
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 7, 1909
John B. Brown writes to Richard Henry Pratt discussing his recent reading of a story by Captain Jack Hart in which he claims he encountered a former Carlisle student named Charlie Bent in the West in 1865. Brown also discusses his work in Fort Shaw, Montana.
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Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
January 17, 1913
James H. Bell writes to Richard Henry Pratt thanking him for his work in supporting planning for a Wanamaker expedition stop in New Mexico. Bell promises to repay Pratt for his personal expenditure for his work, and praises him highly for his support and that of his friends. Bell also notes that Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Walter send their regards.…
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Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
May 11, 1914 - January 23, 1915
Charles W. Buck writes to Richard Henry Pratt over 8 months discussing the Indian agent in Browning, Montana, and issues on the Blackfeet reservation. Buck begins by discussing life on the reservation, and in following letters describes a potential change in agent from Mr. McFatridge. In the final letter, signed by Buck and other former…
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Letters/Correspondence
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Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
February 1, 1915 - April 29, 1915
Correspondence and investigative material related to a charge that Oscar H. Lipps made a sale of Indian allotments in the Nez Perce reservation for personal gain. The investigation concluded that Lipps was innocent.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration