Puget Sound District Indian Agency (Washington): Difference between revisions

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The Puget Sound District Agency was established in 1851 at Steilacoom, Washington. It was located at Olympia, Washington during the years 1857-1861. By 1862, this agency had ceased to exist since [[Puyallup Indian Agency (Washington)|Puyallup Agency]], [[Tulalip Indian Agency (Washington)|Tulalip Agency]], [[Neah Bay Indian Agency (Washington)|Neah Bay Agency]], Skokomish Agency and [[Quinaielt Indian Agency (Washington)|Quinaielt Agency]] had all been established<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 125.</ref>.  
The Puget Sound District Agency was established in 1851 at Steilacoom, Washington. It was located at Olympia, Washington during the years 1857-1861. By 1862, this agency had ceased to exist since [[Puyallup Indian Agency (Washington)|Puyallup Agency]], [[Tulalip Indian Agency (Washington)|Tulalip Agency]], [[Neah Bay Indian Agency (Washington)|Neah Bay Agency]], Skokomish Agency and [[Quinaielt Indian Agency (Washington)|Quinaielt Agency]] had all been established<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 125.</ref>.  


==== Agents and Appointment Date ====
==== Agents and Appointment Date ====


Edmund A. Starling 1851, Joseph M. Garrison 1853, Michael T. Simmons 1856, and Wesley B. Gosnell 1860 <ref> Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Press, [1974]. </ref>  
[http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/History/History-idx?type=div&did=History.AnnRep52.i0012&isize=text Edmund A. Starling] 1851, Joseph M. Garrison 1853, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Simmons_%28American_pioneer%29 Michael T. Simmons] 1856, and Wesley B. Gosnell 1860 <ref> Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Press, [1974]. </ref>  


=== Records  ===
=== Records  ===
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