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== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency == | === Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | ||
[[ | [[Winnebago Indians|Winnebago]], [[Chippewa Indians|Chippewa]], [[Sioux Indians|Sioux]], [[Menominee Indians|Menominee]], and the [[Sac and Fox Tribe|Sac and Fox]]<br> | ||
== History == | === History === | ||
The Prairie du Chien Agency was established in 1807 to serve the Indians in Louisiana living along the Mississippi River above the Iowa River; and the Indians living in Indiana Territory north of the Illinois River and west of a line running north and south from a point on the Illinois River about 20 miles north of Peoria. The agency headquarters was located at Prairie du Chien, north of the mouth of the Wisconsin River, on the east bank of the Mississippi River. | The Prairie du Chien Agency was established in 1807 to serve the Indians in Louisiana living along the Mississippi River above the Iowa River; and the Indians living in Indiana Territory north of the Illinois River and west of a line running north and south from a point on the Illinois River about 20 miles north of Peoria. The agency headquarters was located at Prairie du Chien, north of the mouth of the Wisconsin River, on the east bank of the Mississippi River. | ||
Other agencies were formed from the area covered by this early agency -- the [[St. Peters Indian Agency (Minnesota)|St. Peters Agency]], the [[Green Bay Indian Agency (Wisconsin)|Green Bay Agency]], and the [[ | Other agencies were formed from the area covered by this early agency -- the [[St. Peters Indian Agency (Minnesota)|St. Peters Agency]], the [[Green Bay Indian Agency (Wisconsin)|Green Bay Agency]], and the [[Sac and Fox Indian Agency (Iowa)|Sac and Fox Agency]] at Rock Island, Illinois. The Prairie du Chien Agency eventually became responsible primarily for the Winnebago Indians, although other tribes continued to have some contact with it. | ||
Because this agency was in existence so early, its supervision was changed rather often as new territories and states came into existence. From its establishment, the agent received some conflicting instructions about to whom he was to report. At various times, he was told to take his instructions from the general Indian agent for Louisiana (Territory), and the Governors of Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Michigan, and Wisconsin, as these territories were created, and the Missouri and St. Louis Superintendencies of the Office of Indian Affairs. | Because this agency was in existence so early, its supervision was changed rather often as new territories and states came into existence. From its establishment, the agent received some conflicting instructions about to whom he was to report. At various times, he was told to take his instructions from the general Indian agent for Louisiana (Territory), and the Governors of Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Michigan, and Wisconsin, as these territories were created, and the Missouri and St. Louis Superintendencies of the Office of Indian Affairs. | ||
In 1837, Prairie du Chien was reduced to a subagency. This subagency was moved to [[Turkey River Indian Subagency (Iowa)|Turkey River]] by the end of 1840 and the name "Prairie du Chien" was no longer used after 1842<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, pp. 142-145.</ref>. | In 1837, Prairie du Chien was reduced to a subagency. This subagency was moved to [[Turkey River Indian Subagency (Iowa)|Turkey River]] by the end of 1840 and the name "Prairie du Chien" was no longer used after 1842<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, pp. 142-145.</ref>. | ||
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== Records == | == Records == | ||
[[Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880|''Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs'']] from the Prairie du Chien Agency, 1824-1842, have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Rolls 696-701<ref>''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998, Microcopy M234, p. 8.</ref>. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their {{FHL|403528|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1661426 thru 1661432}}). Some correspondence for this agency will be found under a number of other headings -- St. Louis Superintendency, Michigan Superintendency, Wisconsin Superintendency, Iowa Superintendency, Sac and Fox Agency, Winnebago Agency, and perhaps others.<br> | [[Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880|''Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs'']] from the Prairie du Chien Agency, 1824-1842, have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Rolls 696-701<ref>''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998, Microcopy M234, p. 8.</ref>. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their {{FHL|403528|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1661426 thru 1661432}}). Some correspondence for this agency will be found under a number of other headings -- St. Louis Superintendency, Michigan Superintendency, Wisconsin Superintendency, Iowa Superintendency, Sac and Fox Agency, Winnebago Agency, and perhaps others.<br> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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*''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998. | *''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998. | ||