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== History == | == History == | ||
The Southern Superintendency of Indian Affairs was established in 1851 to replace the [[Western Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Western Superintendency]]. After the Southern Superintendency was abolished in 1870, except for treaty stipulations, and the agents reported directly to the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC.<br> | The Southern Superintendency of Indian Affairs was established in 1851 to replace the [[Western Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Western Superintendency]]. After the Southern Superintendency was abolished in 1870, except for treaty stipulations, and the agents reported directly to the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC.<br> | ||
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John Drennen 1851, Thomas S. Drew 1853, Charles W. Dean 1855, Elias Rector 1857, William G. Coffin 1861, Elijah Sells 1865, William Byers 1866, James Wortham 1867, L. Newton robinson 1868, Bvt. Maj. Gen. W. B. Hazen 1869<ref>Hill, Edward E. The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, pp. 167-168.</ref> | |||
== Agencies == | == Agencies == | ||