Nez Perce Agency correspondence
Scope and Contents
Letters written by John B. Monteith, 1871-1876; Charles D. Warner, 1880-1882; and Charles E. Monteith, 1873-1875 and 1882-1883, mostly to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington D.C., transmitting financial accounts, notices of appointments of teachers and other reservation employees, reports on the number of students in the boarding school, and other reservation affairs. There are also some letters to merchants requesting supplies.
Dates
- Creation: 1871-1883
Creator
- Monteith, John B. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
The Nez Perce Agency was established in 1861 to provide services to the Nez Perce Indians of northern Idaho. It was a continuation of an agency called Washington East of the Cascades, which had been formed in 1857 to serve the Nez Perce and other Indians. The Nez Perce Agency’s name was changed in 1902 to the Fort Lapwai Agency when the Superintendent of the Fort Lapwai Indian School was assigned the duties of Indian agent for the Nez Perce tribe. Charles D. Warner and John B. Monteith were agents in charge of the Agency, they were appointed in 1879 and 1870 respectively.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Nez Perce Agency correspondence collection contains letters written by John B. Monteith, 1871-1876; Charles D. Warner, 1880-1882; and Charles E. Monteith, 1873-1875 and 1882-1883, mostly to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington D.C.
- Title
- Guide to Nez Perce Agency correspondence
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Daniel Olortegui.
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository