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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]] [[Southern_Superintendency_of_Indian_Affairs|Southern Superintendency]]'' | ''[[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]] [[Southern_Superintendency_of_Indian_Affairs|Southern Superintendency]]'' | ||
== History == | === History === | ||
The Southern Superintendency of Indian Affairs was established in 1851 to replace the [[Western Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Western Superintendency]]. After the Southern Superintendency was abolished in 1870, except for treaty stipulations, and the agents reported directly to the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC.<br> | The Southern Superintendency of Indian Affairs was established in 1851 to replace the [[Western Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Western Superintendency]]. After the Southern Superintendency was abolished in 1870, except for treaty stipulations, and the agents reported directly to the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC.<br> | ||
Superintendents | ===Superintendents=== | ||
John Drennen 1851, Thomas S. Drew 1853, Charles W. Dean 1855, Elias Rector 1857, William G. Coffin 1861, Elijah Sells 1865, William Byers 1866, James Wortham 1867, L. Newton | John Drennen 1851, Thomas S. Drew 1853, Charles W. Dean 1855, Elias Rector 1857, William G. Coffin 1861, Elijah Sells 1865, William Byers 1866, James Wortham 1867, L. Newton Robinson 1868, Bvt. Maj. Gen. W. B. Hazen 1869<ref>Hill, Edward E. The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, pp. 167-168.</ref> | ||
== Agencies == | === Agencies === | ||
*[[ | *[[Cherokee Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Cherokee Agency ]] (Oklahoma) | ||
*[[ | *[[Chickasaw Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Chickasaw Agency ]](Oklahoma) | ||
*[[ | *[[Choctaw Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Choctaw Agency ]] (Oklahoma) | ||
*[[ | *[[Creek Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Creek Agency ]](Oklahoma) | ||
*[[Neosho Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Neosho Agency]] | *[[Neosho Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Neosho Agency]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Seminole Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Seminole Agency ]](Oklahoma) | ||
*[[Wichita Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Wichita Agency]] | *[[Wichita Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Wichita Agency]] | ||
The Southern Superintendency includes records of the Western Superintendency of Indian Affairs which operated from 1832-1851. Its responsibility included the [[Cherokee Indians|Cherokee]], [[Creek Indians|Creek]], [[Choctaw Indians|Choctaw]], [[Chickasaw Indians|Chickasaw]], [[Osage Indians|Osage]], [[Seneca Indians|Seneca]], [[Seminole Indians|Seminole]], Shawnee, and [[Quapaw Indians|Quapaw]] Indians. It also included the [[Wichita Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Wichita]], [[Comanche Indian Agency (Texas)|Comanche]], Cherokee, and [[Creek Indian Agency (Georgia)|Creek]] Agencies and the [[Arkansas Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Arkansas Superintendency]]. The Wichita Agency had responsibility for [[Wichita Indians|Wichita]], [[Caddo Indians|Caddo]], Anadarko, [[Waco Indian Tribe, Oklahoma|Waco]], Tonkawa, Hanai, Kichai, [[Tawakonie Indian Tribe, Oklahoma|Tawakoni]], [[Delaware Indians|Delaware]], Shawnee, and some of the [[Comanche Indians|Comanche]] Indians. The localities included are Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. | The Southern Superintendency includes records of the Western Superintendency of Indian Affairs which operated from 1832-1851. Its responsibility included the [[Cherokee Indians|Cherokee]], [[Creek Indians|Creek]], [[Choctaw Indians|Choctaw]], [[Chickasaw Indians|Chickasaw]], [[Osage Indians|Osage]], [[Seneca Indians|Seneca]], [[Seminole Indians|Seminole]], Shawnee, and [[Quapaw Indians|Quapaw]] Indians. It also included the [[Wichita Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Wichita]], [[Comanche Indian Agency (Texas)|Comanche]], Cherokee, and [[Creek Indian Agency (Georgia)|Creek]] Agencies and the [[Arkansas Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Arkansas Superintendency]]. The Wichita Agency had responsibility for [[Wichita Indians|Wichita]], [[Caddo Indians|Caddo]], Anadarko, [[Waco Indian Tribe, Oklahoma|Waco]], Tonkawa, Hanai, Kichai, [[Tawakonie Indian Tribe, Oklahoma|Tawakoni]], [[Delaware Indians|Delaware]], Shawnee, and some of the [[Comanche Indians|Comanche]] Indians. The localities included are Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. | ||
== Records == | === Records === | ||
Records of the Southern Superintendent of Indian Affairs, 1832-1870, are at the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] and have been microfilmed as their Microcopy Number M640. This set of microfilm of the records of the Southern Superintendency is also available at the {{FHL|589948|title-id|disp=Family History Library}} and its [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|family history centers]]. | Records of the Southern Superintendent of Indian Affairs, 1832-1870, are at the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] and have been microfilmed as their Microcopy Number M640. This set of microfilm of the records of the Southern Superintendency is also available at the {{FHL|589948|title-id|disp=Family History Library}} and its [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|family history centers]]. | ||
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[[Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880|Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs]] from the Southern Superintendency, 1851-1871, 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 [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|family history centers]] on their microfilm roll numbers 1661563 thru 1661569. | [[Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880|Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs]] from the Southern Superintendency, 1851-1871, 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 [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|family history centers]] on their microfilm roll numbers 1661563 thru 1661569. | ||
== References == | === References === | ||
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]. | ||