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| link4=[[Superintendencies of Indian Affairs|Superintendencies]] | |||
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=== History === | === History === | ||
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The Superintendency underwent a complete reorganization in 1865. Several agencies were added and removed to other superintendencies over the years. It was abolished in 1876, after which the agents reported directly to the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC. | The Superintendency underwent a complete reorganization in 1865. Several agencies were added and removed to other superintendencies over the years. It was abolished in 1876, after which the agents reported directly to the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC. | ||
==== Superintendents 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. | ||
=== Tribes === | |||
[[Ottawa_Indians|Ottawa]], [[Potawatomi_Indians|Potawatomi]], [[Menominee_Indians|Menominee]], Oneida, Stockbridge, Mackinac, [[Sault_Ste._Marie_Indian_Tribe_of_Chippewa_Indians_of_Michigan|Sault Ste. Marie]], [[Omaha_Indians|Omaha]], [[Pawnee_Indians|Pawnee]], Otoe, [[Sac_and_Fox_Tribe|Sac and Fox]], Missouri, Iowa, [[Winnebago_Indians|Winnebago]], [[Cheyenne_Indians|Cheyenne]], [[Arapaho_Indians|Arapaho]], [[Sioux_Indians|Sioux]], | |||
==== Superintendents and Appointment Dates ==== | |||
Elias Murray 1851, Francis Huebschmann 1853, William J. Cullen 1857, Clark W. Thompson 1861, Edward B. Taylor 1865, Hampton B. Denman 1866, Samuel M. Janney 1869, and Barclay White 1871 <ref>The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. By Edward E. Hill. Clearwater Publishing Co., New York, NY ©1974. | Elias Murray 1851, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Huebschmann Francis Huebschmann] 1853, William J. Cullen 1857, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_W._Thompson_%28Minnesota_politician%29 Clark W. Thompson] 1861, Edward B. Taylor 1865, [http://www.genealogytrails.com/kan/wyandotte/biosd.html Hampton B. Denman] 1866, [http://www.docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/janney/summary.html Samuel M. Janney] 1869, and [https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A0LEVjHA5INW9p0Ao2AnnIlQ;_ylc=X1MDMTM1MTE5NTY4NwRfcgMyBGZyA3locy1tb3ppbGxhLTAwMwRncHJpZAN6NnN2UEJRVVN0eTF1S21RcTh3QWRBBG5fcnNsdAMwBG5fc3VnZwMzBG9yaWdpbgNzZWFyY2gueWFob28uY29tBHBvcwMwBHBxc3RyAwRwcXN0cmwDBHFzdHJsAzM4BHF1ZXJ5A0JhcmNsYXkgV2hpdGUgU3VwZXJpbnRlbmRlbnQgb2YgSW5kaWFuBHRfc3RtcAMxNDUxNDg0Mzk4?p=Barclay+White+Superintendent+of+Indian&fr2=sb-top-search&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-003 Barclay White] 1871 <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 === | ||
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''' | |||
*[[Chippewa Indian Agency (Minnesota)|Chippewa Agency]] | *[[Chippewa Indian Agency (Minnesota)|Chippewa Agency]] | ||
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=== Records === | === Records === | ||
Records of the Northern Superintendent of Indian Affairs, 1851-1876, are at the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] and have been microfilmed as their Microcopy Number M1166. This set of microfilm of the records of the Northern Superintendency is also available at the {{ | Records of the Northern Superintendent of Indian Affairs, 1851-1876, are at the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] and have been microfilmed as their Microcopy Number M1166. This set of microfilm of the records of the Northern Superintendency is also available at the {{FSC|573492|title-id|disp=FamilySearch Library}} and its [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch centers]. | ||
[[Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880|Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs]] from the Northern Superintendency, 1851-1876, 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 {{ | [[Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880|Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs]] from the Northern Superintendency, 1851-1876, 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 [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch centers] on their microfilm roll numbers 1661328 thru 1661330. | ||
=== 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: | ||
[[Category:Superintendencies_of_Indian_Affairs]] | [[Category:Superintendencies_of_Indian_Affairs]] | ||