School Grounds - Land Issues

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Materials Request for Picket Fence
October 6, 1879

Telegram from Richard Henry Pratt to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting materials and funds to erect a "picket fence six feet high to keep Indians in and citizens out" of the Carlisle Indian School campus.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request for Fence Construction Funds
October 11, 1879

Request from Richard Henry Pratt for $430 of previously authorized funds to be credited to his account, for the construction of a fence at Carlisle Barracks.

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Proposed Eminent Domain for South Penn Railroad
September 19, 1884

Richard Henry Pratt writes the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding a proposed plan of the South Pennsylvania Railroad to use eminent domain through the state to build a railroad through the grounds of the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that this would greatly diminish the capability of the school to properly educate students.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Correspondence Requesting Funds for Various Improvements
January 13, 1890 - February 19, 1890

Correspondence discussing a request from Richard Henry Pratt for an appropriation of $19,080 to construct buildings, walks, and fences at the Indian School. The buildings to be constructed are a barn on the school farm, a storehouse, and a blacksmith and wagon shop.

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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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Cumberland County Historical Society
Information Related to the Governments Acquisition of the Carlisle Barracks
September 3-13, 1892

Lewis A. Grant, Acting Secretary of War, responds to a letter from the Department of Interior by providing a copy of the metes and bounds of the Carlisle Barracks along with a plat and the deed by which the U.S. Government acquired the land.

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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Maps
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request for Material and Labor in Macadamizing Roads
October 12, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority pay for supplies and labor involved in macadamizing the roads at the Carlisle Indian School.

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Request to Hire Labor for Fixing Roads and Industrial Supplies
April 2, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to hire labor to repair roads at the Carlisle Indian School and for purchasing supplies for industrial construction.

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Request to Purchase Gravel for Improving Walks and Roads
July 5, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase supplies including gravel to continue the work of improving the roads and walks of the Carlisle Indian School as well as the pay of a mason and plasterer.

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Request to Purchase Timber for Flagpole
August 8, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase two pieces of timber for a flagpole at the Carlisle Indian School.

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Request to Employ Local Horticulturist to Work on the School Grounds
October 29, 1904

J. R. Wise requests authority to employ a horticulturist for no more than 60 days beginning on October 24, 1904.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
H. W. Leaman Submits Application for Exam for Horticulturist Position
February 4, 1905

William A. Mercer forwards the application of H. W. Leaman for a Civil Service examination for the position of horticulturist and gardener position at the Carlisle Indian School.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Mercer Requests Office Consider Creation of Horticulturist Position
February 4, 1905

William A. Mercer calls attention to his prior letter of the Office of Indian Affairs regarding his request to create a position of horticulturist at the school. Mercer notes that as no action has been taken that it be duly considered.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Mercer Further Discusses his Plan to Build Greenhouse and Hire Staff
February 18, 1905

William A. Mercer further discusses his plan to build a greenhouse and to establish the position of florist or horticulturist.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Wise Informs Office of Hydraulic Engineer Report Forthcoming
June 15, 1905

J. R. Wise notifies the Office of Indian Affairs that a hydraulic engineer was employed to provide information on installing a new system of water supply for the school. Wise notes that the plans and cost will be submitted at a later date but that he hopes the cost will be authorized.

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Letters/Correspondence
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H. W. Leaman Resigns as Gardener
June 28, 1906

H. W. Leaman resigns his position as gardener and florist at the Carlisle Indian School. W. G. Thompson forwards the resignation with the note that the position be filled temporary in order to maintain the thousands of plants and prepare the hot house for the fall.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Farm Statistics for the 1906 Calendar Year
March 13, 1907

William A. Mercer submits the report of farm statistics for the 1906 calendar year along with a list of farm tools, stock, and buildings. Mercer also includes a map showing the school farms and other "Indian School Lands."

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Letters/Correspondence, Maps, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
Letter Regarding Outfall Sewer Located Near Carlisle Indian School
October 26, 1907

Letter from T. Chalkley Hatton as consulting engineer to James W. Eckels, the Chairman of the Sewer Committee, regarding an outfall sewer located near the Carlisle Indian School.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Cumberland County Historical Society
Supplementary Permit for Outfall Sewer
November 2, 1907

Supplementary permit for sewerage for an outflow sewer near the Carlisle Indian School. The permit redirects the line from the Carlisle Indian School to the sewer disposal plant and allows the School to use the sewer system with the permission of the borough of Carlisle.

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Legal and Government Documents
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Cumberland County Historical Society
Correspondence Regarding Proposed Sewer System
December 19, 1907 - July 8, 1908

Correspondence regarding a right of way for the Borough of Carlisle to construct and operate an outfall sewer on the grounds of the Carlisle Indian School.

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Blueprints/Architectural Drawings, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Mercer Informs Eckels Sewer Correspondence Forwarded to Washington D.C.
January 2, 1908

William A. Mercer informs James W. Eckels that he has forwarded the correspondence related to the right of way for the outflow sewer to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Washington D.C.

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Legal and Government Documents
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Cumberland County Historical Society
Request for a Map of School Grounds to Allow for the Construction of a Sewer
January 13, 1908 - January 15, 1908

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent W. A. Mercer requests that the Commissioner of Indian Affairs send him a map of the school grounds so that the Carlisle Borough can build a sewer across the campus. Chief Clerk of the Office of Indian Affairs F. M. Conser forwards Mercer a  copy.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Dispute over Gardener's Salary
May 11 - July 21, 1909

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…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request for Funds to Preserve Trees on Campus
August 14, 1911

After an investigation conducted by "expert foresters," Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to spend $239.25 from the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1912" account to preserve trees and to remove dead wood and old branches. Education Division Chief J. H. Dortch confirms Friedman's belief that this work should be done…

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Letters/Correspondence
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Plans to Build Sewer System Underneath School Grounds and Henderson Farm
March 6, 1913 - March 18, 1913

J. Webster Henderson informs Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman that the Carlisle Borough is planning to build a sewage tunnel that will go underneath the school grounds and the Henderson Farm. Friedman then forwards Henderson's letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and asks for the petition to be granted. 

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Permission for Installation of a Sewer System under School Grounds and Henderson Farm
March 18, 1913

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Lewis C. Laylin informs J. Webster Henderson that he grants permission for the Carlisle Borough to begin the construction of a sewer underneath the school's grounds and the Henderson Farm.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration