Enoch Hoag
Enoch Hoag | |
|---|---|
| Superintendent of the Central Superintendency | |
| In office 1869–c. 1877 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1812 |
| Died | 1884 (aged 71–72) |
Enoch Hoag (1812–1884) was an Indian Agent who was appointed Superintendent of the Central Superintendency in 1869 by President Ulysses S. Grant during his "Peace Policy".[1] His tenure ended after the election of Rutherford B. Hayes. The University of Oklahoma has a collection of his papers.[2] Haverford College also has a collections of his papers.[1]
He was a Quaker, specifically a member of the Iowa Yearly Meeting.[1]
The Central Superintendency had responsibility for Indian affairs with various tribes in the areas including parts of what are now Kansas and Nebraska.[3]
Hoag helped communicate U.S. government interests in Kaw land.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Enoch Hoag Letterbooks 1870-1878". Archived from the original on April 21, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "Enoch Hoag Collection" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2018.
- ^ "Records of the Central Superintendency of Indian Affairs, 1813-1878 - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org.
- ^ Parks, Ronald D. (April 16, 2014). The Darkest Period: The Kanza Indians and Their Last Homeland, 1846–1873. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 9780806145761 – via Google Books.