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Cherokee Indian Agency (TN) record example

Cherokee Indian Agency (TN)

Records: 12,457Complete: 100%

NARA M208. This publication includes the records of the agent of Indian Affairs in Tennessee whose duties included preserving or restoring peace, and inducing Indians to cede their lands and move to areas less threatened by white encroachment. The agency distributed money and goods and carried out other provisions of treaties with the Indians. As the Indians were increasingly confined on reservations, the agents became more concerned with educating and "civilizing" them.

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Publication Title
Cherokee Indian Agency (TN)
Total Records
12,457Complete: 100%
Content Source
Allen County Public Library logoAllen County Public Library
Publication Number
M208
Record Group
75
Published on Fold3
26 Mar 2009
Last Updated
27 Mar 2009
Description
NARA M208. These records include correspondence, agency letter books, fiscal records, and records of the Agent for Cherokee Removal.