This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5R.2ADI/1197.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hello, They were suppose to keep up with what went on in the early Indian country. They handled affairs between the Native Americans and the government. One popular Indian agent was Benjamin Hawkins. There is a book by Florette Henri "The Southern Indians and Benjamin Hawkins 1798-1816" to find out what he did as a indian agent.