Raccoon River Indian Agency (Iowa)

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Sauk and Fox

History
The Raccoon River Agency is another name for the Sac and Fox Agency. In 1843, the Sac and Fox Agency was moved from its location west of Fairfield, Iowa, to a location on the Des Moines River near the mouth of Raccoon River, at the site of the present city of Des Moines, Iowa. When the Indians moved again in 1845 to the Osage River, west of the Missouri River, in present-day Kansas, it was then called the Osage River Agency.

Agents and Appointment Dates
Felix St. Vrain, Joseph M. Street, John Beach 1840

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs from the Raccoon River Agency, 1843-1845, have been microfilmed by the National Archives as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Roll 714. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the FamilySearch Library and its FamilySearch centers on their.