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== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency == | === Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | ||
[[Seminole Indians|Seminole]] | [[Seminole Indians|Seminole]] | ||
== History == | == History === | ||
In 1842, a separate subagency for the western Seminole was established on the Deep Fork of the Canadian River and was moved to the Little River in 1845. Many of the Seminoles of Florida moved to Indian Territory in 1858 and came under the Seminole Agency there, which had become a full agency in 1855. During the Civil War, the Seminole Indians who remained loyal to the United States went to Kansas and the agency operated at Neosho Falls. It was moved back to Wevoka in Indian Territory in 1867. | In 1842, a separate subagency for the western Seminole was established on the Deep Fork of the Canadian River and was moved to the Little River in 1845. Many of the Seminoles of Florida moved to Indian Territory in 1858 and came under the Seminole Agency there, which had become a full agency in 1855. During the Civil War, the Seminole Indians who remained loyal to the United States went to Kansas and the agency operated at Neosho Falls. It was moved back to Wevoka in Indian Territory in 1867. | ||
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In 1874, this Seminole Agency in the West was consolidated with the [[Choctaw Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Choctaw Agency]], [[Creek Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Creek Agency]], and [[Cherokee Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Cherokee Agency]] into what became the [[Union Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Union Agency]] in Oklahoma. In 1913, the Seminoles who remained in Florida had a separate agency created for them, called the [[Seminole_Indian_Agency_(Oklahoma)|Seminole Agency]].<ref>Hill, Edward E. (comp.). ''Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981, pp. 182-183.</ref> | In 1874, this Seminole Agency in the West was consolidated with the [[Choctaw Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Choctaw Agency]], [[Creek Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Creek Agency]], and [[Cherokee Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Cherokee Agency]] into what became the [[Union Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Union Agency]] in Oklahoma. In 1913, the Seminoles who remained in Florida had a separate agency created for them, called the [[Seminole_Indian_Agency_(Oklahoma)|Seminole Agency]].<ref>Hill, Edward E. (comp.). ''Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981, pp. 182-183.</ref> | ||
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John McKee 1842, Thomas S. Judge 1842, Marcellus Du Val 1845, Bryant H. Smithson 1853, Josiah W. Washbourne 1854 | John McKee 1842, Thomas S. Judge 1842, Marcellus Du Val 1845, Bryant H. Smithson 1853, Josiah W. Washbourne 1854 | ||
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==== Agents and Appointment Dates ==== | ==== Agents and Appointment Dates ==== | ||
Josiah W. Washbourne 1855, Samuel Rutherford 1857, | Josiah W. Washbourne 1855, Samuel Rutherford 1857, William P. Davis 1861, George C. Shaw 1862, George A. Reynolds 1865, Capt. T. A. Baldwin 1869, Henry Breiner 1870<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> | ||
== Records == | === Records === | ||
Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1901 thru 1921. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 461-470.<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 M595, p. 51.</ref> Copies of these records are also available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 581498-581499 and 581479-581480}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site.<br> | |||
[[Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880|''Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs'']] from the Seminole Agency, 1824-1876, have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Rolls 800-807<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 on their {{FHL|403528|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1661530 thru 1661537}}. | [[Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880|''Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs'']] from the Seminole Agency, 1824-1876, have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Rolls 800-807<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 on their {{FHL|403528|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1661530 thru 1661537}}. | ||
== References == | === References === | ||
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*''Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Services. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~texlance/records/bia(dc)intro.htm Available online] | *''Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Services. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~texlance/records/bia(dc)intro.htm Available online] | ||
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