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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Bureau of Indian Affairs|Bureau of Indian Affairs]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Superintendencies of Indian Affairs|Superintendencies]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Central_Superintendency_of_Indian_Affairs|Central Superintendency]]''
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=== History  ===
== History  ==


The records of the Central Superintendency relate to almost all aspects of Indian administration within its jurisdiction. There are documents relating to negotiation and enforcement of treaties; land surveys and allotments; Indian removal; annuity and other payments; Indian delegations; intrusions on Indian lands; traders and licenses, enforcement of federal laws and regulations; hostilities and military operations; depredation claims; location of agencies; school attendance and curricula; medical treatment; production at blacksmith, gunsmith, and wheelwright shops; construction and repair of buildings; and purchase and transportation of goods and supplies.  
The records of the Central Superintendency relate to almost all aspects of Indian administration within its jurisdiction. There are documents relating to negotiation and enforcement of treaties; land surveys and allotments; Indian removal; annuity and other payments; Indian delegations; intrusions on Indian lands; traders and licenses, enforcement of federal laws and regulations; hostilities and military operations; depredation claims; location of agencies; school attendance and curricula; medical treatment; production at blacksmith, gunsmith, and wheelwright shops; construction and repair of buildings; and purchase and transportation of goods and supplies.  
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The Central Superintendency succeeded the [[St. Louis Superintendency of Indian Affairs|St. Louis Superintendency]] in 1851. The Central Superintendency originally was responsible for most of the Indians in what is now Kansas and Nebraska, and in the upper regions of the Missouri, Platte, and Arkansas Rivers in the Dakotas, Wyoming, and Colorado.  
The Central Superintendency succeeded the [[St. Louis Superintendency of Indian Affairs|St. Louis Superintendency]] in 1851. The Central Superintendency originally was responsible for most of the Indians in what is now Kansas and Nebraska, and in the upper regions of the Missouri, Platte, and Arkansas Rivers in the Dakotas, Wyoming, and Colorado.  


==== Agents and Appointment Dates  ====
Records for Superintendencies exist in the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] and copies of many of them are also available in other research facilities.


David D. Mitchell March 13, 1851, Alfred Cumming April 23, 1853, John Haverty August 19, 1857, Alexander M. Robinson March 1, 1858, Harrison B. Branch April 8, 1861, William M. Albin March 2, 1864, Thomas Murphy July 1, 1865, Enoch Hoag April 22, 1869, and William Nicholson January 19, 1876 <ref>The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. By Edward E. Hill. Clearwater Publishing Co., New York,  NY ©1974. FHL Book 970.1 H551o </ref>
== Tribes ==


=== Agencies  ===
[[Delaware_Indians|Delaware]], [[Shawnee_Indians|Shawnee]], [[Wyandot_Indians|Wyandot]], [[Kickapoo_Indians|Kickapoo]], [[Kansa_Indians|Kansa]], [[Sac_and_Fox_Tribe|Sauk and Fox]], Iowa, [[Potawatomi_Indians|Potawatomi]], [[Chippewa_Indians|Chippewa]], [[Ottawa_Indians|Ottawa]], [[Munsee_Indians|Munsee]], [[Peoria_Indians|Peoria]], Wea, Kaskaskia, Piankeshaw, [[Miami_Indians|Miami]], [[Oto_Indians|Oto]], Missouri, [[Omaha_Indians|Omaha]], [[Pawnee_Indians|Pawnee]], Ponca, [[Kiowa_Indians|Kiowa]], [[Apache_Indians|Apache]], [[Comanche_Indians|Comanche]], [[Cheyenne_Indians|Cheyene]], [[Arapaho_Indians|Arapaho]], [[Sioux_Indians|Sioux]], [[Osage_Indians|Osage]], [[Quapaw_Indians|Quapaw]], [[Seneca_Indians|Seneca]], [[Eastern_Shawnee_Tribe_of_Oklahoma|Eastern Shawnee]], [[Modoc_Indians|Modoc]], Mexican Kickapoo, [[Wichita_Indians|Wichita]]


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'''.
== Superintendents and Appointment Dates  ==
 
David D. Mitchell March 13, 1851, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Cumming_%28governor%29 Alfred Cumming] April 23, 1853, John Haverty August 19, 1857, Alexander M. Robinson March 1, 1858, Harrison B. Branch April 8, 1861, William M. Albin March 2, 1864, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gerow_Murphy Thomas G. Murphy] July 1, 1865, [https://libraries.ou.edu/locations/docs/westhist/pdf/HoagEnoch.pdf Enoch Hoag] April 22, 1869, and William Nicholson January 19, 1876 <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>
 
== 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'''.  


Original agencies and tribes of Indians assigned to them were:  
Original agencies and tribes of Indians assigned to them were:  
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*The Omaha were placed under a separate [[Omaha Indian Agency (Nebraska)|Omaha Agency]] near Decatur, Nebraska.
*The Omaha were placed under a separate [[Omaha Indian Agency (Nebraska)|Omaha Agency]] near Decatur, Nebraska.


In 1861 the [[Yankton Indian Agency (South Dakota)|Yankton]], [[Ponca Indian Agency (Nebraska)|Ponca]], and [[Upper Missouri Indian Agency|Upper Missouri ]]Agencies were transferred to the [[Dakota Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Dakota Superintendency.]]  
In 1861 the [[Yankton Indian Agency (South Dakota)|Yankton]], [[Ponca Indian Agency (Nebraska)|Ponca]], and [[Upper Missouri Indian Agency|Upper Missouri]] Agencies were transferred to the [[Dakota Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Dakota Superintendency.]]  


The [[Ottawa Indian Agency (Kansas)|Ottawa Agency]] was established in 1863 for the Ottawa and Chippewa. Attached to the [[Wichita Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Wichita Agency]] were the Wichita, Caddo, Anadarko, Waco, Tonkawa, Hanai, Kichai, Tawakoni, and Delaware. The [[Kiowa Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Kiowa Agency]] was established for the Kiowa, Kiowa-Apache and Comanche in western Kansas. The Upper [[Arkansas Indian Agency (Arkansas)|Arkansas Agency]] remained with its headquarters in Kansas.  
The [[Ottawa Indian Agency (Kansas)|Ottawa Agency]] was established in 1863 for the Ottawa and Chippewa. Attached to the [[Wichita Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Wichita Agency]] were the Wichita, Caddo, Anadarko, Waco, Tonkawa, Hanai, Kichai, Tawakoni, and Delaware. The [[Kiowa Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Kiowa Agency]] was established for the Kiowa, Kiowa-Apache and Comanche in western Kansas. The Upper [[Arkansas Indian Agency (Arkansas)|Arkansas Agency]] remained with its headquarters in Kansas.  
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In 1876 the Central Superintendency received the [[Pawnee Indian Agency (Nebraska)|Pawnee Agency]], which had been established in Nebraska; the [[Ponca Indian Agency (Nebraska)|Ponca Agency]] was in Nebraska, and the [[Yankton Indian Agency (South Dakota)|Yankton Agency]] for the Yankton Sioux was near Greenwood in South Dakota.  
In 1876 the Central Superintendency received the [[Pawnee Indian Agency (Nebraska)|Pawnee Agency]], which had been established in Nebraska; the [[Ponca Indian Agency (Nebraska)|Ponca Agency]] was in Nebraska, and the [[Yankton Indian Agency (South Dakota)|Yankton Agency]] for the Yankton Sioux was near Greenwood in South Dakota.  


=== Records  ===
== Records  ==


Records cover 1813-1850, when it was known at the [[St. Louis Superintendency of Indian Affairs|St. Louis Superintendency]] and1851-1878, while it operated under the name of the Central Superintendency. The collection of records for this Superintency has been microfilmed by the National Archives under their Microcopy Number M856. Copies are available at the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives], and the [http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/index.html Kansas City], [[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)]], and [http://www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/seattle/index.html Seattle] Regional Archives and at the [http://www.kshs.org/research/collections/documents/businessrecords/business_records_findingaids/central_superintendency_nara.htm Kansas State Historical Society]. This same set of microfilm of the records of the Central Superintendency are also available at the {{FHL|589935|title-id|disp=Family History Library}} and its [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|family history centers]].<br>  
Records cover 1813-1850, when it was known at the [[St. Louis Superintendency of Indian Affairs|St. Louis Superintendency]] and1851-1878, while it operated under the name of the Central Superintendency. The collection of records for this Superintency has been microfilmed by the National Archives under their Microcopy Number M856. Copies are available at the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives], and the [http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/index.html Kansas City], [[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)]], and [http://www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/seattle/index.html Seattle] Regional Archives and at the [http://www.kshs.org/research/collections/documents/businessrecords/business_records_findingaids/central_superintendency_nara.htm Kansas State Historical Society]. This same set of microfilm of the records of the Central Superintendency are also available on {{FSC|589935|title-id|disp=FamilySearch.org}}<br>


[[Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880|Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs]] from the Central Superintendency, 1851-1880, have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M234. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the {{FHL|403528|title-id|disp=Family History Library}} and its family history centers on their microfilm roll numbers 1660785 thru 1660800.  
[[Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880|Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs]] from the Central Superintendency, 1851-1880, have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M234. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the {{FSC|403528|title-id|disp=FamilySearch Library}} and its FamilySearch centers on their microfilm roll numbers 1660785 thru 1660800.  


=== References  ===
== References  ==


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Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Washington, DC:  
Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Washington, DC:  


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