John Fosher was similar to many other correspondence during Montezuma’s early Native American research during his career. Fosher was an acting Indian Agent on a Shoshone Reservation during the 1890’s decade. Here, Fosher held similar power and position that every other acting Indian Agents had during the time period. Montezuma wrote to Fosher to gauge the amount of returning student son the reservation for the following calendar year being discussed, as well as looking for a number of Indians who could speak and write the English language well. This was a part of Montezuma’s research in gaging how many Native Americans were truly becoming “civilized” during the time period. Unlike some other agents during the time, Fosher promptly responded and was very respectful to Carlos Montezuma. He provided Montezuma with an extensive list of names that fit the criteria that he had been asking for. Outside of this list that Fosher sent, there is not a lot of personal information that can be found regarding his views on the Native American and their progress in the United States. Holding a position of being only an acting Indian Agent limited Foshers power, like many other Montezuma correspondents.
