United States. Office of Indian Affairs. St. Peters Agency
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United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Saint Peters Agency
United States. Office of Indian Affairs. St. Peters Reserves
United States. Office of Indian Affairs. St. Louis Superintendency. St. Peters Agency
United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Wisconsin Superintendency. St. Peters Agency
United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Minnesota Superintendency. St. Peters Agency
United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Northern Superintendency. St. Peters Agency
St. Peters Agency (U.S.)
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Identifies RWO
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Sources
found: Great father, c1984:p. 300 (Superintendency of Wisconsin Territory, St. Peter's Agency)
found: In the Senate of the United States, 1881?:p. 1, etc. (Upper or Northern Bands of Sioux assembled at Yellow Medicine Agency and the Southern or Lower Bands, at Red Wood Agency; Upper or Yellow Medicine Sioux Agency)
found: Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880, c1974:p. 160-161 (St. Peters Agency, 1824-1870; est. in 1819; in 1822 assigned to St. Louis Superintendency; in 1836 it was transferred to the Wisconsin Superintendency and in 1838 to Iowa Superintendency; in 1849 it was assigned to the Minnesota Superintendency and in 1856 to the Northern Superintendency; permanent agency buildings were finished in 1858 on both the lower reserve [near the mouth of the Redwood River] and at Yellow Medicine, the agent divided his time between the two locations and the two places were known respectively as the Lower Sioux Agency and the Upper Sioux Agency, for filing purposes, the name "St. Peters" was retained; after 1866 the agency was usually known as the Santee Sioux or Santee Agency; for the years 1839-49 there are some letters filed [in Off. of Ind. Aff.] under the subhdg. "St. Peters Reserves.")
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Change Notes
1994-03-22: new
1995-10-10: revised
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