William A. Mercer replies to the request of Wilford Kennedy to have his money sent to him from his account at the Carlisle Indian School.
Students Running Away
October 8, 1905 - February 21, 1906
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January 6-20, 1906
Augustine Mendoza informs the Office of Indian Affairs of actions taken by James Riley Wheelock regarding the Wheelock's United States Indian Band. William A. Mercer further comments on Wheelock's actions and advises the Office make Wheelock's actions known to agencies and schools to prevent it happening again.
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March 7, 1906
William A. Mercer provides a report on the funds that are confiscated from runaway pupils, detailing that they are deposited into the Emergency Account.
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April 2, 1906 - April 12, 1906
J. R. Wise responds to inquiry of former student Philip Lazore (here Lazor) to have the money he left on deposit at the Carlisle Indian School upon leaving returned to him. Wise recommends that the request be denied due to the policy of runaway students forfeiting the right to their money upon desertion.
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June 5, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that James Maney has left the Carlisle Indian School for his home in Cherokee, North Carolina.
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June 13, 1906
William A. Mercer requests the Office of Indian Affairs return Francis Fremont to the Carlisle Indian School. Frank La Flesche notes that Fremont was at the Office for two days and then left for either Carlisle or Nebraska.
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August 30, 1906 - September 10, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to the request to release Jesse Pierce from his enrollment at the Carlisle Indian School.
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October 16, 1906
Wrap for voucher of Arthur Sutton for returning runaway students.
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December 12, 1906
William A. Mercer forwards voucher of E. H. Colegrove in returning two runaway students.
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December 20, 1906 - March 23, 1907
William A. Mercer responds to the request of the parents of Willis Peconga for his return.
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December 21, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding his omission of available funds to pay for the return of runaway students.
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December 30, 1906
W. S. Olive, Special U.S. Indian Agent, reports on the personal student financial accounts at the Carlisle Indian School. Olive makes a number of recommendations to prevent further fraud.
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January 3, 1907
William Mercer submits the Monthly School Report of the Carlisle Indian School for December 1906.
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January 24, 1907
William A. Mercer forwards affidavit listing the names of students who ran away from the Carlisle Indian School and whose funds were paid out to them or transferred to the Emergency Fund from October 1, 1907 to December 31, 1907.
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February 12, 1907 - February 23, 1907
J. R. Wise responds to the inquiry of David R. Hill regarding the Carlisle Indian School forfeiting the financial account of Amos Thomas.
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February 16, 1907
William A. Mercer forwards additional receipts for accounts of individual students of individual Indian moneys not included in cash papers previously sent. Also included are receipts for disbursements from the Emergency Account as well as documenting other Emergency Account disbursements for which there are no receipts.
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February 21, 1907
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay expenses incurred in returning runaway students.
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February 21, 1907
Monthly report of the Carlisle Indian School for the month of January 1907.
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March 4, 1907
William Mercer submits the Monthly School Report of the Carlisle Indian School for February 1907.
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March 9, 1907
William A. Mercer clarifies his decision to withhold the money at the Carlisle Indian School of Amos Thomas. Mercer outlines the steps to determine the decision to transfer those funds to the Emergency Account.
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April 4, 1907
William Mercer submits the Monthly School Report of the Carlisle Indian School for March 1907.
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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 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 14, 1907 - July 11, 1907
Correspondence regarding William A. Mercer's request to pay for the expenses incurred in the apprehension and return of a runaway student.
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June 24, 1907
William A. Mercer provides an explanation for the voucher submitted for expenses of Fred W. Canfield related to the return of two runaway students.
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