1907

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.

These materials include a telegram from William Stimpel that he accepts his appointment as Disciplinarian at the Carlisle Indian School.

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…

This document contains correspondence concerning a check from Harvard for a football game with Carlisle. The check, for $11,433.81, reflects half of the net receipts for the annual Harvard-Carlisle football game. The correspondence also explains how the Harvard-Carlisle game was organized by Harvard's athletic administrators.

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent William A. Mercer requests the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to change the language of resignation letter from being "ordered to join [his] regiment" to being "ordered to report to the Secretary of War." 

The Acting Secretary forwards Mercer's request to the Secretary of War and asks that his…

These materials include an order from Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee to the Carlisle Indian School, asking that three open positions not be filled temporarily but rather with a permanent replacement. Larrabee also requests that the Superintendent identify two or three positions at the school that could be abolished.

Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee informs Carlisle Indian School Superintendent William A. Mercer that the Indian Appropriation Act allows for $163,000 to operate the school, but that the school has over drafted $5,623.94. Larrabee then requests that Mercer prepares a financial statement of the appropriation from his…