Cherokee Indian Agency (TN)

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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Source Information

Publication Title

Cherokee Indian Agency (TN)

Total Records

Records: 12,457 · Complete: 100%

Content Source

Allen County Public Library

Publication Number:

M208

Record Group:

75

Published on Fold3

March 26, 2009

Last Updated

March 27, 2009

Description

NARA M208. These records include correspondence, agency letter books, fiscal records, and records of the Agent for Cherokee Removal.