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=== History === | === History === | ||
The Washington Superintendency of Indian Affairs was established in 1853. After the Superintendency was abolished in 1874, after which the agents reported directly to the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC. Some correspondence relating directly to the agencies was filed under "Washington" until a change in the filing system occurred in 1881, however. | The Washington Superintendency of Indian Affairs was established in 1853. After the Superintendency was abolished in 1874, after which the agents reported directly to the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC. Some correspondence relating directly to the agencies was filed under "Washington" until a change in the filing system occurred in 1881, however. | ||
=== Agencies === | === Agencies === | ||
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*[[Yakima Indian Agency (Washington)|Yakima Agency]] | *[[Yakima Indian Agency (Washington)|Yakima Agency]] | ||
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William W. Miller 1861, Bion F. Kendall 1861, Calvin H. Hale 1862, [http://www.worldcat.org/title/correspondence-of-william-h-waterman-1864-1866/oclc/268783363 William H. Waterman] 1864, Thomas | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Nesmith James W. Nesmith] 1857, Edward R Geary 1859, William W. Miller 1861, Bion F. Kendall 1861 ([http://www.worldcat.org/title/papers-1812-1870/oclc/28409025 papers 1812-1870]), [http://jtenlen.drizzlehosting.com/bios/chale.html Calvin H. Hale] 1862, [http://www.worldcat.org/title/correspondence-of-william-h-waterman-1864-1866/oclc/268783363 William H. Waterman] 1864, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_L._McKenney Thomas L. McKenny], Bvt. Col. Samuel Ross 1869, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_L._McKenney Thomas L. McKenny] 1870, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_H._Milroy Robert H. Milroy] 1872<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> | ||
=== Records === | === Records === | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
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Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Press, [1974]. | Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Press, [1974]. | ||