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=== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | === Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | ||
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[[Delaware Indians|Delaware]], [[Stockbridge Munsee Indian Community, Wisconsin|Stockbridge and Munsee ]](Christian), [[Wyandot Indians|Wyandot]] | [[Delaware Indians|Delaware]], [[Stockbridge Munsee Indian Community, Wisconsin|Stockbridge and Munsee ]](Christian), [[Wyandot Indians|Wyandot]] | ||
== History == | === History === | ||
The Delaware Agency was established in 1855 for the Delaware Indians of eastern Kansas, previously under the jurisdiction of the [[Kansas Indian Agency (Kansas)|Kansas Agency]], and before 1851, the [[Fort Leavenworth Indian Agency (Kansas)|Fort Leavenworth Agency and]] its predecessors. The Delaware Tribe agreed to purchase a piece of land in Indian Territory from the Cherokee Nation, and by 1869, most of the Delawares had moved there and were assigned to the [[Cherokee Indian Agency (Arkansas)|Cherokee Agency]]. Some had settled on land within the jurisdiction of the [[Neosho Indian Agency (Kansas)|Neosho Agency]]. | The Delaware Agency was established in 1855 for the Delaware Indians of eastern Kansas, previously under the jurisdiction of the [[Kansas Indian Agency (Kansas)|Kansas Agency]], and before 1851, the [[Fort Leavenworth Indian Agency (Kansas)|Fort Leavenworth Agency and]] its predecessors. The Delaware Tribe agreed to purchase a piece of land in Indian Territory from the Cherokee Nation, and by 1869, most of the Delawares had moved there and were assigned to the [[Cherokee Indian Agency (Arkansas)|Cherokee Agency]]. Some had settled on land within the jurisdiction of the [[Neosho Indian Agency (Kansas)|Neosho Agency]]. | ||
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==== Agents and Appointment Dates ==== | ==== Agents and Appointment Dates ==== | ||
Benjamin F. Robinson March 3, 1855, Thomas B. Sykes (Special) May 3, 1859, Thomas B. Sykes (agent) March 12, 1860, Fielding Johnson March 27, 1861, and John G. Pratt April 14, 1864 <ref>The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. By Edward E. Hill. Clearwater Publishing Co., New York, NY ©1974. FHL Book 970.1 H551o </ref> | Benjamin F. Robinson March 3, 1855, Thomas B. Sykes (Special) May 3, 1859, Thomas B. Sykes (agent) March 12, 1860, Fielding Johnson March 27, 1861, and John G. Pratt April 14, 1864 <ref>The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. By Edward E. Hill. Clearwater Publishing Co., New York, NY ©1974. FHL Book 970.1 H551o </ref> | ||
=== Records === | === Records === | ||