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Indian Rights Association Extract From the Report of Hon. John H. Oberly, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, For 1888, Concerning the Introduction of the Merit Syste, in the Indian Service

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10051.26 Author/Creator: Indian Rights Association Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Pamphlet Date: January 1889 Pagination: 8 p. Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled, "Extract From the Report of Hon. John H. Oberly, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, For 1888, Concerning the Introduction of the Merit System, in the Indian Service," January dated 1889. Pertaining to the employment of officials in the department.

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