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==== Agents and Appointment Dates ==== | ==== Agents and Appointment Dates ==== | ||
Benjamin F. Robinson March 3, 1855, Thomas B. Sykes (Special) May 3, 1859, Thomas B. Sykes (agent) March 12, 1860, Fielding Johnson March 27, 1861, and [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/kansas/biography-of-rev-john-g-pratt.htm John G. Pratt] April 14, 1864 <ref>The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. By Edward E. Hill. Clearwater Publishing Co., New York, NY ©1974. | Benjamin F. Robinson March 3, 1855, Thomas B. Sykes (Special) May 3, 1859, Thomas B. Sykes (agent) March 12, 1860, Fielding Johnson March 27, 1861, and [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/kansas/biography-of-rev-john-g-pratt.htm John G. Pratt] April 14, 1864 <ref>The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. By Edward E. Hill. Clearwater Publishing Co., New York, NY ©1974. FS Library Book 970.1 H551o </ref> | ||
=== Records === | === Records === | ||
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Agencies and subagencies were created as administrative offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its predecessors. Their purpose was (and is) to manage Indian affairs with the tribes, to enforce policies, and to assist in maintaining the peace. The names and location of these agencies may have changed, but their purpose remained basically the same. '''Many of the records of genealogical value (for the tribe and tribal members) were created by and maintained by the agencies'''. | Agencies and subagencies were created as administrative offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its predecessors. Their purpose was (and is) to manage Indian affairs with the tribes, to enforce policies, and to assist in maintaining the peace. The names and location of these agencies may have changed, but their purpose remained basically the same. '''Many of the records of genealogical value (for the tribe and tribal members) were created by and maintained by the agencies'''. | ||
[[Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880|''Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs'']] from the Crow Wing Subagency, 1855-1873, have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Rolls 274-280<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 | [[Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880|''Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs'']] from the Crow Wing Subagency, 1855-1873, have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Rolls 274-280<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 FamilySearch Library and its FamilySearch centers on their {{FSC|403528|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1661004-1661010}}. | ||
==== Additional Records at the | ==== Additional Records at the FamilySearch Library ==== | ||
Delaware Agency Book, 1866-1867. {{ | Delaware Agency Book, 1866-1867. {{FSC|268301|item|disp= film: 989205 item 1}} | ||
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