Major W. A. Mercer forwards assistant laundress Ida Boger's application for a 26-day annual leave of absence.
1907
May 13, 1907
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May 13, 1907
Major W. A. Mercer requests a six-month supply of request for bids forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
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Legal and Government Documents
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May 17, 1907
Major William Mercer submits a report that list employees who have left the school (Philibert Lutz). The report include position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.
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May 17, 1907
William A. Mercer requests authority to use the regular quarterly school report blank rather than the large blank printed at the Carlisle Indian School.
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Letters/Correspondence
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May 18, 1907
Major W. A. Mercer forwards assistant matron Margaret O. Eckert's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
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May 20, 1907
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay for the travel of J. H. Lewis as an escort of 11 Hopi students from Fort Wingate, Arizona to the Carlisle Indian School.
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May 20-21, 1907
W. A. Mercer forwards applications for leave of absence for three employees: Nellie V. Robertson (clerk) and Anna C. Grove (assistant matron).
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May 20, 1907
J. R. Wise replies to an Office of Indian Affairs by enclosing vouchers used by students to track their financial account at the Carlisle Indian School. In addition, Wise provides reasons for not printing various certificates.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
May 20, 1907
J. R. Wise provides a statement regarding William G. Isham's ability to perform the duties of disciplinarian in the Indian Service.
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Letters/Correspondence
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May 21-31, 1907
Norman Egolf submits his resignation as a dairyman at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation to the Office of Indian Affairs and recommends C. W. Leib as a temporary employee to fill the vacancy with the possibility of permanently filling the position.
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May 22, 1907
J. R. Wise requests information from William A. Mercer related to the height of the ceilings of the one-story wings of the new hospital building. Wise notes that having the ceilings of the wings differ from the rest of the building would make it more difficult to add an additional story later on
Mercer forwards the letter to the…
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May 24, 1907
William A. Mercer provides estimates for the costs of transporting students to and from the Carlisle Indian School for the 1908 fiscal year. Included in the estimate is the actual cost from July 1, 1906 through May 26, 1907 as well as the actual number of students transported.
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Letters/Correspondence
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May 27, 1907
Major William A. Mercer forwards Asssistant Disciplinarian Wallace Denny's application for a 15 day annual leave of absence.
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May 30, 1907 - July 1, 1907
William A. Mercer follows up with the Office of Indian Affairs regarding progress on locating the freight shipment sent to the Jamestown Exposition. Included is correspondence regarding how the shipment was lost and obtaining compensation.
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Letters/Correspondence
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May 31, 1907
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that there is no student who would qualify for the position of clerk at the Cantonment Agency. Mercer does note that he plans on training a few students along those lines in the coming year.
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Letters/Correspondence
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June 1, 1906
William A. Mercer forwards voucher for bill covering medical treatment of Tena Hood while on outing.
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June 1, 1907
William A. Mercer requests that the vacant assistant matron position be filled through the civil service register of eligibles as quickly as possible.
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June 2-25, 1907
Former printer Karl H. Baker asks for the annual leave that he believes he was due before his dismissal/resignation from the Carlisle Indian School. Superintendent Moses Friedman states that Baker has several unpaid debts to Carlisle Indian School employees and to Carlisle businesses.
Furthermore, Friedman forwards clerk S. J. Nori's…
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June 3, 1907
W. A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that E. H. Colegrove, Carlisle Indian School disciplinarian, is not willing to accept the Albuquerque School disciplinarian position and does not desire a transfer.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 3, 1907
William A. Mercer forwards voucher for the return of runaway pupil Joseph Favel.
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Letters/Correspondence
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June 3, 1907
William A. Mercer recommends Sarah Isham for a position as matron or assistant matron in the Indian School Service.
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Letters/Correspondence
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June 3, 1907
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay for medical treatment of students while on outing, taking students to Philadelphia for special treatment as well as board, and medicine and special diets of students in the school hospital.
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June 3, 1907
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay for student labor over the summer months to build, repair, and alter buildings.
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June 4, 1907 - July 8, 1907
Correspondence regarding complaints of Ella G. Hill, Laundry Manager, against William A. Mercer and Mrs. Saxon, the head matron of the small boys quarters in addition to her transfer at a reduced salary to a Western School.
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June 4, 1907
Major W. A. Mercer forwards Elizabeth Searight's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. Searight works as an assistant seamstress.
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