Richard Henry Pratt requests to transfer Nellie Robertson from her teaching position to the clerk position made vacant by an appointment not reporting. Pratt also requests that Malcolm Odell be transferred from the Martinez Day School to the Carlisle Indian School to fill Robertson's position.
BIA Job Appointees Not Showing Up


Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Enoch M. Sherry and Amos R. Frank have not reported to the Carlisle Indian School as ordered.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards Etta Knickerbacker's letter declining to come to Carlisle.

Edgar A. Allen informs the Office of Indian Affairs that James J. Brady and O. F. Gooding have not reported for duty.

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Joseph Kauer who was appointed as a cook has not reported.

Edgar A. Allen informs the Office of Indian Affairs that James J. Brady has not reported for duty as a cook.

William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Karl H. Baker and Andrew H. Wolter have not reported for the positions of printer and florist respectively.

William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Edward J. Howell has not reported for his position as fireman at the Carlisle Indian School.

William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Flora Newman has not reported for the position of assistant matron.

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.

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.

William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Eunice A. Patterson has not reported for the position of assistant matron.

William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that John Curran has not reported for the position of fireman.

These materials include correspondence and an appointment form regarding Henderson Long's declination of his appointment as fireman at the Carlisle Indian School. Long declined his position after learning that the price of employee boarding at the school was too high for him to afford on the allotted salary.

Carlisle Indian School William A. Mercer informs the Commissioner of Affairs that nurse Alice Guess, who transferred from Haskell Institute, is late in reporting for duty in Carlisle.
Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee informs Mercer that Guess will lose pay after Miss Ross starts working at Haskell, then Guess will…

Supervisor in Charge Charles H. Dickson informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that appointed Assistant Laundress Alice Quinsenburry has not reported for duty.

Supervisor in Charge Charles Dickson informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that appointed fireman Walter Stewart has not reported for duty.