Spotted Tail Agency
(See also Rosebud Agency and Whetstone Agency)

Spotted Tail Agency, established in 1874, succeeded Whetstone Agency, which had replaced the Upper Platte Agency in supervising the Sicangu Lakota under Chief Spotted Tail as well as some Sans Arcs, Oglala, Hunkpapa, and Miniconjou people. In 1878 the agency moved to Rosebud Creek and was renamed Rosebud Agency.

Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1875-80 (M-234).
Inventory available from NARA.
Inclusive dates NARA roll # SD Archives roll #
1875-76 (H338 840 1479
1876 (H345)-1877 841 1480
1878 (A183-L394) 842 1481
1878 (L395)-1879 (H400) 843 1481
1879 (H606-W1923) 844 1482
1880 845 1483

 Publications

Title Location
Report of the Commissioners appointed by the Secretary of the Interior to examine the Red Cloud and Whetstone Indian Agencies. Washington, D.C.: GPO, 1874. E99. D1 G6 R42

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