Records of the Choctaw Trading House
Series: Indigenous Peoples: North America; Indigenous Peoples: North America
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
Published: 1803
Place of publication: [Place of publication not identified]
Language: eng
Subjects: Choctaw Indians; Sources; History; Government relations
Description: The Bureau of Indian Affairs, usually known as the Office of Indian Affairs, was established as a separate agency within the War Department in 1824. Congress established the position of Commissioner of Indian Affairs in 1832. The Office of Indian Affairs was transferred in 1849 to the newly created Department of the Interior, where it has remained. In 1947 the Office of Indian Affairs was renamed the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Notes: Date range of documents: 1803-1824.

Reproduction of the originals from the National Archives (United States).