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== Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency == | === Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency === | ||
== History == | === History === | ||
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 ==== | ||
[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 === | ||
<references /> | The '''majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies'''. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:<br> | ||
*[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]] | |||
*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]] | |||
*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]] | |||
*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]] | |||
A small amount of [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html#75.19.88 correspondence and financial records] for the Puget Sound District Agency, 1854-1861, are in the Pacific/Alaska Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Seattle<ref>Guide to Federal Records, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html Available online].</ref>. | |||
=== 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. | ||