Miami Indian Subagency (Indiana)

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Miami

History
The Miami Subagency was established in 1838 for the Miami or Eel River Indians, previously assigned to the Indiana Agency. Much of the correspondence for the agency has to do with the Miami Indians of Kansas, rather that those in Indiana. The agency was located at Logansport, Indiana. The subagency was effectively discontinued in 1856 following the removal of the Miami Indians to the Osage River area in Kansas.

Agents and Appointment Dates
John T. Douglas February 28, 1838, Abel C. Pepper February 6, 1839, John Tipton April 3, 1839, Samuel Milroy May 13, 1839, Allen Hamilton June 21, 1841, Samuel Milroy March 1, 1845, and Joseph Sinclair June 5, 1845

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 Indiana Agency, 1824-1853, have been microfilmed by the National Archives as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Rolls 416-418. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their ).