William A. Mercer requests authority for the purchase of underwear for the treatment of a student with Brights' disease.
1905
![Request for Approval of Underwear for Treatment of Brights' Disease Request for Approval of Underwear for Treatment of Brights' Disease](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2986_98890_0002.jpg?itok=bJnrWzqG)
![Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, December 1905 Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, December 1905](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2993_100702_c6325.jpg?itok=Tsf_nJPD)
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists new temporary employee (Norman Egolf). The report includes position title and salary.
![Wise Forwards Copies of the Lease for the Henderson Tract Wise Forwards Copies of the Lease for the Henderson Tract](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2988_99382_0002.jpg?itok=d-u7C_ek)
J. R. Wise submits to the Office of Indian Affairs a lease between A. P. and R. M. Henderson as well as the Carlisle Indian School for the lease of the Henderson Tract.
![Thomas Clarke Declines Appointment as Fireman Thomas Clarke Declines Appointment as Fireman](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2996_101607_0001.jpg?itok=BQhVLp0f)
Thomas Clarke declines the position of fireman at the Carlisle Indian School. J. R. Wise forwards the letter along with the appointment letter to the Office of Indian Affairs.
![Request for Sale of Surrey to be Credited to 1906 Fiscal Year Appropriation Request for Sale of Surrey to be Credited to 1906 Fiscal Year Appropriation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2991_100063_0002.jpg?itok=i5vhn7QD)
J. R. Wise requests that the $94 for a surrey sold to Grand Junction School be credited to the 1906 fiscal year appropriation.
![Request to Transfer Cloy Montgomery from Oklahoma to Carlisle Request to Transfer Cloy Montgomery from Oklahoma to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2991_100065_0005.jpg?itok=zhAbfCBU)
J. R. Wise requests the transfer of Cloy Montgomery from the Sac & Fox Indian School in Oklahoma to the Carlisle Indian School as a teacher. Wise includes the Montgomery's letter accepting the transfer if offered.
![Wise Replies to Office in Regards to Appointment of Fireman in 1905 Wise Replies to Office in Regards to Appointment of Fireman in 1905](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2992_100419_0001.jpg?itok=eAm3DNl9)
J. R. Wise responds to the Office of Indian Affairs appointing Stephen Albanez as a fireman at the Carlisle Indian School. Wise also discusses the retention of Philibert Lutz who is temporary employed in the position as well as the appointment of Thomas Clarke.
![Wise Responds to Complaint of John Wahbnum Wise Responds to Complaint of John Wahbnum](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2991_100066_0002.jpg?itok=7xq9TpLz)
J. R. Wise responds to the complaint of John Wahbnum regarding his claim that he was unable to obtain the money he had left at Carlisle.
![Report of Zeigler Regarding Request of Fort Shaw School for Shoe and Harness Materials Report of Zeigler Regarding Request of Fort Shaw School for Shoe and Harness Materials](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2996_101605_c6081.jpg?itok=qMLsMXfX)
J. R. Wise forwards the comments of Milton I. Zeigler regarding the shoe and harness materials requested by the Superintendent of the Fort Shaw Indian School.
![Notice of Death of John Quagin Notice of Death of John Quagin](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2996_101606_0002.jpg?itok=A8wS92Jx)
J. R. Wise reports the death of John Quagin of pneumonia to the Office of Indian Affairs.
![Voucher for Physician Examining Applicants in Hogansburg Voucher for Physician Examining Applicants in Hogansburg](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2998_102182_0001.jpg?itok=f4rCJZtu)
J. R. Wise submits voucher for services of C. McConnel in examining applicants for the Carlisle Indian School in Hogansburg, New York.
![Request to Pay Voucher Covering Burial Expenses of John Quagin Request to Pay Voucher Covering Burial Expenses of John Quagin](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2998_102181_0001.jpg?itok=naS-OFY4)
J. R. Wise requests authority to pay the voucher for the burial of John Quagin.
![Mercer Forwards Henderson Tract Lease with Corrections Mercer Forwards Henderson Tract Lease with Corrections](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3000_102724_0002.jpg?itok=ZIo8cKpK)
William A. Mercer returns the contract for the lease of the Henderson Tract to the Office of Indian Affairs for correction. Mercer requests that the contract be renewed for one year beginning on January 1, 1906.
![Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, December 1905 Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, December 1905](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3003_104084_c6135.jpg?itok=nJUNhUDY)
Major William A. Mercer submits two reports that list new employee (Michael J. Gumebriell), employees who have left the school (Daniel A. Reed), and a temporary employee (Frank B. Green). The report includes position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.
![Luzena Tibbetts Resigns Position as a Teacher Luzena Tibbetts Resigns Position as a Teacher](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3007_919_0003.jpg?itok=TC8VJtLC)
Luzena E. Tibbetts resigns her position as a teacher at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards her resignation to the Office of Indian Affairs along with a note that he will will provide a recommendation to fill the vacancy in a later letter.
![Mercer Follows Up on Transfer of Henry Vertreace Mercer Follows Up on Transfer of Henry Vertreace](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3002_103725_0002.jpg?itok=fZS2f8p2)
William A. Mercer follows up on the transfer of Henry Vertreace, blacksmith, to a position in the Indian Service that does not require educational qualifications.
![Mercer Provides Cost of Maintaining Employees Mess Mercer Provides Cost of Maintaining Employees Mess](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3006_220_0002.jpg?itok=odGnBtH1)
William A. Mercer provides information on the cost of the employees' mess at $2.50 per week.
![Report of Irregular Employees, December 1905 Report of Irregular Employees, December 1905](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3011_1886_c6225.jpg?itok=dVL25CLM)
Captain William A. Mercer submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during December 1905. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
![Statement of Cost of Employees and Issues and Expenditures, December 1905 Statement of Cost of Employees and Issues and Expenditures, December 1905](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3035_9177_20180726_0002.jpg?itok=xVgNR4hY)
William A. Mercer submits a statement of cost form that lists the total amounts for subsistence, clothing, school materials and furnishings, light and fuel, miscellaneous expenses, new buildings and repairs, the value of subsistence raised by schools, and pay for regular and irregular employees for the quarter ending December 31, 1905.
![Quarterly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, December 1905 Quarterly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, December 1905](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3143_45227_c6312_A.jpg?itok=2h-sZean)
F. Shoemaker, the school physician, compiles the sanitary report for the quarter ending on December 31, 1905.
![Personnel Folder of Moses Friedman light blue paper with text "Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary" and "Status of Employes--Moses Friedman of Ohio" typed on it](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/Friedman_Moses_1875_OPF_cover.jpg?itok=8hTusfIm)
This folder consists of material compiled by Office of Indian Affairs staff in Washington, DC as related to Carlisle Superintendent Moses Friedman's employment with the Indian Service.
The four PDFs are in roughly chronological order, working from Friedman's early career as a government employee and early days as Superintendent at…
![Trusteeship for Funds Willed to School (Main Report Exhibit U-1) type-written letter with "Ex. U-1" hand-written in top right corner](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b007_f04_10144_0097.jpg?itok=EJO6oT7B)
These documents recount changes in the trusteeship for two funds donated to the school--the Peale and Ropes Funds.
In Inspector Linnen's main report for the 1914 Congressional investigation at Carlisle, this document is labelled Exhibit U-1.