Texas Indian Agency (Texas)

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
All Indian in Texas, including Comanche, Caddo, Anadarko, Waco, Tonkawa, Hainai (Ioni), Kichai, Tawakoni, Delaware, Shawnee, Lipan, Apache, Wichita, and others.

History
The Texas Agency was established in 1847, with responsibility for all of the Indians of Texas. Since the tribes were very nomadic, there was no established headquarters for the agency, and the agenct spent most of his time traveling.

In 1855, two reservations were established in Texas and an agent was assigned to each. The Brazos Agency served the Indians along the main fork of the Brazos River, near Fort Belknap in Young County. The tribes involved were the Caddo, Anadarko, Tonkawa, Tawakoni, Kichai, Delaware, and Shawnee. The Comanche Agency served the Southern Band of Comanche on the Clear Fork of the Brazos River, about 35 miles southwest of Belknap.

In 1859, both agencies and the Indians assigned to them were transferred to the Wichita Agency in Indian Territory.

Records
Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs from the Texas Agency, 1847-1859, have been microfilmed by the National Archives as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Rolls 858-861. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their microfilm roll numbers 1661588 thru 1661591). Correspondence after 1859 concerning the settlement of Indian affairs in Texas is filed under "Wichita."