United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Green Bay Agency
Variant namesGeorge Boyd, agent at Green Bay, was a career War Dept. employee and Indian agent.
Probably a native of Maryland and related by marriage to John Quincy Adams, Boyd served as a private secretary to Secretaries of War William Eustis and John Armstrong and as a courier and special agent of the War Dept., before accepting appointments as Indian agent at Michilimackinac (1818-1832) and at Green Bay (1832-1840).
From the description of Indian agency at Green-Bay : to all whom it may concern---be it known, that Augustin Grignon ... is hereby licensed to reside at the Big Butte des Morts, and there trade with the Indians ... : license, 1836 Oct. 2. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 36374016
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| associatedWith | Boyd, George, ca. 1779-1846. | person |
| associatedWith | Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Grignon, Augustin, 1780-1860. | person |
| associatedWith | Newberry Library. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Oshkosh, Menominee Chief, 1795-1858. | person |
| correspondedWith | Smith, A., of Point Boss (Wis.) | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Office of Indian Affairs. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Wisconsin Superintendency. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Butte des Morts (Wis.) | |||
| Wisconsin--Green Bay | |||
| Wisconsin--Butte des Morts | |||
| Green Bay (Wis.) |
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| Fur traders |
| Indian agents |
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