Eastern Cherokee Indian Agency (North Carolina)

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Cherokee

History
Between 1824 and 1839 there were two Cherokee Agencies in operation, one for the Cherokee Indians living east and one for those living west of the Mississippi River.

Agents
Thomas Lewis 1799, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_J._Meigs,_Sr. Return J. Meigs] 1801, Joseph McMinn 1823, Hugh Montgomery 1825, Benjamin Currey 1835, and Nathaniel Smith1837

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.

Eastern Cherokee Enrolling Commission. Decisions in enrollment cases under the act of June 4, 1924; 1924-1928. FHL film: 847750-847753