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Indian Archives Microfilm Guide Series 11: Quapaw National Records Compiled by Katie Bush Series 11: Quapaw Agency Records Table of Contents Census and Enrollment p. 3 Vital Statistics and Related Material p. 3 Agents and Agency p. 4 Quapaw Agency Letterpress Books p. 4 Letters Received, Copies of Letters Sent, and other Documents – Miscellaneous Tribes p. 5 Letters Received, Copies of Letters Sent, and Other Documents Pertaining to the Modoc p. 7 Letters Received, Copies of Letters Sent, and Other Documents Pertaining to the Ottawa p. 7 Letters Received, Copies of Letters Sent, and Other Documents Pertaining to the Peoria and Miami p. 7 Letters Received, Copies of Letters Sent, and Other Documents Pertaining to the Ponca p. 7 Letters Received, Copies of Letters Sent, and Other Documents Pertaining to the Quapaw p. 7 Letters Received, Copies of Letters Sent, and Other Documents Pertaining to the Seneca p. 8 Letters Received, Copies of Letters Sent, and Other Documents Pertaining to the Shawnee p. 8 Letters Received, Copies of Letters Sent, and Other Documents Pertaining to the Tonkawa p. 8 Letters Received, Copies of Letters Sent, and Other Documents Pertaining to the Wyandotte p. 9 Quapaw Agency Records: Miscellaneous p. 9 Indian History, Culture, and Acculturation p. 10 Land Ownership and Use p. 11 Schools and Churches p. 11 Series 11: Quapaw Agency Records Introduction In 1865 a special agent was stationed on the Spring River in northeastern Oklahoma, then Indian Territory, to care for the affairs of the Indian tribes living on their reservations east of the Neosho River and north of the Cherokee Nation. Some tribes had been residents since 1832. The Neosho Agency was the main agency and was located in Montgomery County, Kansas. In 1871, the Neosho Agency and the subagency were separated jurisdictionally with the latter being named the Quapaw Agency. The tribes, bands, and fragments of tribes, who were assigned reservations or lived temporarily at the agency, are listed below: Cayuga Chippewa Citizen Potawatomi (not assigned to the agency) Delaware (not assigned to the agency) Kaskaskia Miami (Eastern and some Western branch members) Modoc Munsee Nez Perce (temporary residence before moving to their own reservation at Oakland Agency) Oneida Ottawa of Blanchard’s Fork, Ottawa of Rock de Boeuf Peoria Piankashaw Ponca (temporary residence before moving to their own reservation at Ponca Agency) Quapaw Seneca of Sandusky and Seneca of Lewiston Shawnee, including Eastern, some Western and temporarily, Black Bob Shawnee Band members Wea Wyandotte Fragments of the Six Nations, not always identified as to the tribe, and called New York Indians Below is a summary of the dates and congressional acts concerning the establishment of the different reservations, or the changes that occurred as land was ceded for settlement of other tribes. According to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs’ Annual Report, 1872, the combined original acreage assigned to all reserves was 289,920 acres. The figure cited in 1876 was 212,298 acres. The figure in brackets below each tribal name is the numbers of acres held in 1876. Reservation Establishment Quapaw Reservation May 13, 1833 (vii, 424), Feb. 23, 1867 (xv, 513) (1876, 56,685 acres) 56,245.21 acres allotted to tribal members Shawnee, Eastern Reservation July 20, 1831 (vii, 351), Feb. 23, 1867 (xv, 513) (1876, 13,088 acres) 10,484.81 acres allotted to tribal members 1 Seneca Reservation Feb. 23, 1831 (vii, 348), Dec. 29, 1832 (vii, 411), Feb. 23, 1867 (xv, 513) (1876, 51.958 acres) 25,821.55 acres allotted to tribal members Wyandotte Reservation Feb. 23, 1867 (xv, 513) (1876, 21,406 acres) 20,695.54 acres allotted to tribal members Peoria and Confederate Tribes (Kaskaskia, Miami, Piankashaw, Wea) Reservation Feb. 23, 1867 (xv, 513) (1876, 50,301 acres) 43,450 acres allotted to tribal members Ottawa of Blanchard’s Fork and of Roche de Boeuf Reservation Feb. 23, 1867 (xv, 513) (1876, 14,860 acres) 3,976 acres allotted to tribal members Modoc Reservation June 23, 1874 agreement with Eastern Shawnee, Mar. 3, 1875 (xviii, 447) (1876, 4,000 acres) 3,976 acres allotted to tribal members History of the Records The Quapaw Agency records, composed of papers and a few bound volumes, were brought to the Historical Society following the passage of the Congressional Act of Mar. 27, 1934 (. R. 5631 Public No. 133), which placed these and other noncurrent tribal records in the custody of the Oklahoma Historical Society. The records are composed of 26,073 pages including files for the different tribes and the agency schools’ records. They date from 1864-1909 with the majority falling in the 1870- 1880s period. When brought to the Historical Society, the records were in various states of order, and it was decided by Dr. Grant Foreman of the Society’s Board of Directors and Mrs. Rella Looney, Archivist (1929- 1974), to place them in usable research categories according to subject. This order in many files varied from their original agency filing order which could not be ascertained. Within each category, documents were filed chronologically and the subject categories were placed in file cases or shelved in alphabetical order under each agency. The records have proved to have had extensive research value and use to students of Indian culture and history in the past 42 years. Use of the records has been facilitated by an unpublished inventory of the categories within each agency’s holdings. This includes the name of the agency, the subject category, the inclusive dates, numbers of pages contained within each group, and location within the archives. In addition, indexing of the records has continued, but is as yet incomplete. In microfilming these documents, an attempt has been made to combine related categories, i.e. land allotment, leases and sales. This will not follow the present organization within the Archives, but it is thought that it will be the most convenient arrangement for research use. Individual tribal files in this agency may contain census, per capita, vital statistics and other data in addition to that contained in the general categories. 2 QA 1 Quapaw Agency Records: Letters and Documents Received – Correspondence Relating to Census, 1877-1897 Quapaw-Census: Dec. 10, 1877-June 11, 1897 Quapaw-Census: July 18, 1880-Feb. 3, 1893 Nez Perce-Census: Feb. 10, 1879 Ottawa-Census and Issues: 1878-1883 New York Indian Lists: Undated and Jan. 20, 1874 Confederated Peoria, Wea, Piankashaw, Kaskaskia, Peoria, and Miami-Census and Payment Rolls: Sep. 20, 1874-Apr. 16, 1899 Quapaw-Census-Eastern Shawnee - Census, Per Capita Payment Rolls, and List of Guardians and Administrators: Jan. 1872-Oct. 3, 1902 QA 2 Quapaw Agency Records: Vital Statistics and Related Material – Letters Received and other Documents: June 20, 1864-Dec. 28, 1901 Contains agency letters received and other documents pertaining to vital statistics, including births, deaths, divorce, marriages, per capita payment rolls, and other records listed below in their order of filming. Some cross references to other documents containing similar types of information are given. The files listed under tribal names, i.e. Quapaw Agency-Seneca, which are filmed on another roll, also contain information pertaining to vital statistics. Quapaw-Allotments: Aug. 13, 1878-July 10, 1896 Quapaw-Births: Mar. 21, 1884-Jan. 3, 1899 Quapaw-Citizenship: June 20, 1864-Jan. 17, 1885 Quapaw-Deaths: Sep. 25, 1878-Oct. 12, 1898 o See also, Police Book filmed on this roll Quapaw-Divorce: Jan. 13, 1884-Nov. 18, 1889 Quapaw-Estates: Jan. 28, 1876-Apr. 12, 1900 Quapaw-Guardianship: Apr. 11, 1876-Oct. 19, 1897 o See also Roll QA 1, census of Eastern Shawnee and Seneca for lists of guardians. Quapaw-Indian Children, Adoption of: Apr. 18, 1881 Quapaw-Indigent: Feb. 9, 1875 Quapaw-Insane: July 19, 1884-Aug. 4, 1884 Quapaw-Issues: Dec. 11, 1873-July 10, 1901 3 o Letters received, forms, circulars, supply reports; a volume, Miscellaneous Supplies, 1879-1880, listing Modoc, Quapaw, and Seneca School issues, Police list, etc. Quapaw-Marriages: Dec. 29, 1876-Aug. 26, 1890 o See also, Police Book filmed on this roll Quapaw-Pensions: May 20, 1876-Feb. 1, 1888 Quapaw-Per Capita: May 24, 1873-Dec. 28, 1901 o Pertaining to per capita payments to individuals of different tribes residing at the agency. Quapaw-Police Book: July 1, 1878-1881 o This volume contains certain vital statistics and has been filmed here as well as in its file category (Police) with other correspondence there. The volume has an index which includes pages of births, deaths, and marriages. Quapaw-Relations, Family: Apr. 28, 1886-Mar. 16, 1887 Quapaw-Vital Statistics : Oct. 4, 1875-July 24, 1888 Quapaw-Civil War: Sep. 16, 1864-Aug. 18, 1887 QA 3 Quapaw Agency Records: A Register of Letters Received from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and Secretary of the Interior Quapaw-Agents and Agency: June 15, 1880-July 18, 1884 o This volume lists the date received, the writer’s name and briefly describes the contents of each letter. Quapaw-Agents and Agency: Jan. 20, 1871-Nov. 22, 1898 QA 4 Quapaw Agency Records: Letterpress Books Volume 1 – Letters Sent: Dec. 10, 1879-Aug. 14, 1880 o This volume contains letterpress copies of letters and other documents sent by U. S. Indian Agents T. S. Kist and D. B. Dyer to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Secretary of the Interior, merchants, banks and others concerning agency and Indian affairs. o There is a partial index. Pages 96, 116, and 342 are missing. Volume 2 – Letters Sent: Apr. 11, 1881-Mar. 29, 1884 o This volume contains letterpress copies of letters and other documents sent by Daniel B. Dyer, U.