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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==== | ||
A | Edmund A. Starlin 1851, Joseph M. Garrison 1853, 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> | ||
== References == | === 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>. | |||
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