Arizona Superintendency of Indian Affairs

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History
The Arizona Superintendency of Indian Affairs was established in 1863. After the Superintendency was abolished in 1873, agencies under its jurisdiction reported directly to the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC. Some correspondence from those agencies was filed under the Arizona Superintendency heading until 1881, however.

Superintendens and Date of Appointmens
George D. Poston, March 13, 1863, George W. Leihy, March 3, 1865, George W. Dent, August 9, 1866, BVT. Col. George W. Andrews, July 7, 1869, Herman Bendell, January 12, 1871, and John A. Tonner March 26, 1873.

Agencies
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.


 * Colorado River
 * Gila River
 * Moqui Pueblo
 * Papago
 * Pima
 * Pima, Papago and Maricopa
 * Camp Grant Agency
 * Rio Verde Agency
 * Chiricahua Agency
 * Camp Apache Agency
 * San Carlos Agency

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.

Records of the Arizona Superintendent of Indian Affairs, 1863-1873,(M734) are at the National Archives and have been microfilmed as their Microcopy Number M734. Copies are also available at the Regional Archives at Laguna Niguel and Denver, and at the University of Arizona, and Family History Library and it's centers first film of six

Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs from the Arizona Superintendency, 1863-1880, have been microfilmed by the National Archives as part of their Microcopy Number M234. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the and its family history centers on.