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 J.Shaw Gregory 1859 and 1860, John B. Hoffman 1861, Joel A. Potter 1865, Maj. W. H. Hugo 1869, Henry C. Gregory 1870, Charles P. Birkett 1872, Arthur J. Carrier 1875, James Lawrence 1876, Arthur J. Carrier 1875, James Lawrence 1876, E. A. Howard 1877, Albert G. Boone 1877, William H. Whiteman 1878, and William Whiting 1880 <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>
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+=== Records ===
-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 these offices.
+The '''majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies'''. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:<br>
+*[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]]
+*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]]
+*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]]
+*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]]
+*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]]
+*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]]
+*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]]
+*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]]
 ==== Records available through the Family History Library  ====
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 Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1886-1927. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 317-328<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 M595, p. 51.</ref>. Copies of these records are also available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm roll number 580765-580770}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com subscription web site.
 *School Records Ponca Reservation school census 1927-1928,1930-1932 FHL Film: 1012662 Item 2
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