Florida Superintendency of Indian Affairs

United States American Indian Research  Bureau of Indian Affairs  Superintendencies  Florida

History
The Florida Superintendency of Indian Affairs was established in 1824. This Superintendency was abolished in 1834, although some correspondence was filed under Florida Emigration and Florida Reserves as late as 1853.

Records for Superintendencies exist in the National Archives and copies of many of them are also available in other research facilities.

Governors and Ex Officio Superintendents
Andrew Jackson (provisional) March 31, 1821 and William DuVal; April 17, 1822

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.


 * Apalachicola Subagency
 * Seminole or Florida Agency 

Records
Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs from the Florida Superintendency, 1824-1853, have been microfilmed by the National Archives as part of their Microcopy Number M234. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the and its family history centers on their microfilm roll numbers 1661016 thru 1661019.