Vincennes Indian Agency (Indiana)

History
The Vincennes Agency was an agency established in the early 1800s in what became Indiana. It was discontinued in 1821 as most of the Indians assigned to it had migrated west. Any Indians from the Vincennes jurisdiction remaining in Indiana were assigned to the Fort Wayne Agency.

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