Creek Indian Agency (Georgia)

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Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Creek

History
An agent for the Creek Indians was appointed as early as 1792 and was permanently established by 1800. For a time, his responsibilities included all the Indians south of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River. The Creek Agency in the eastern part of the United States was located principally east of the Flint River near Knoxville, Georgia. At least one agent operated out of Mardisville, Alabama.

At the end of 1832, the Creek Agency was reduced to a subagency and was abolished in 1836. Any remaining duties of the subagent for the Creek Indians in the east were then delegated to military officers in the area.

Agents and Appointment Date
East 

James Seagrove 1792, Benjamin Hawkins 1796, David B. Mitchell 1816, John Crowell 1821, and Leonard Tarrant 1833

West

David Brearly 1826, John Campbell 1829, Luther Blake 1830, John Campbell 1830, Robert A. McCabe 1834, Wharton Rector 1835, Francis Audrain 1836, John W. A. Sandford 1837, James Logan 1838, James L. Dawson 1842, James Logan 1844, Philip H. Raiford 1849, William H. Garrett 1853, George A. Cutler 1861, James W. Dunn 1865, Capt. F.A. Field 1869, Francis S. Lyon 1871, and Edward R. Roberts

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 the agencies.

Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs from the Creek Agency in the east, 1824-1836, have been microfilmed by the National Archives as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Rolls 219-225. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their ).

Some correspondence for the Creek Agency, 1794-1818, is housed in the National Archives in Washington, DC.