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.[3] Hoag was 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.[4] Letters to and from Hoag remain a resource for understanding the times.
Hoag helped communicate U.S. government interests in Kaw land.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://lib.ou.edu/sites/default/files/HoagEnoch.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Scarce Letterbook and Presidential Appointment of Enoch Hoag, Superintendent of Indians". www.cowanauctions.com.
- ^ "Records of the Central Superintendency of Indian Affairs, 1813-1878 - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org.
- ^ Parks, Ronald D. (16 April 2014). The Darkest Period: The Kanza Indians and Their Last Homeland, 1846–1873. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 9780806145761 – via Google Books.