Unnamed Indian Agent

Submitted by ekp23@cornell.edu on Sat, 2018-05-19 22:12
Text: 
"Appendix: Compson"
Character Key: 
Unnamed Indian Agent 2
Display Name: 
Unnamed Indian Agent
Sort Name: 
Unnamed Indian Agent
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Lower Class
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Dead
Occupation: 
Administrative
Specific Job: 
Indian Agent
First Mentioned: 
Indian Agency in "Appendix: Compson" (Location)
Home: 
Indian Agency in "Appendix: Compson" (Location)
Biography: 

The Indian agent in "Appendix" also runs a successful "tradingpost store" (325). Indian agents represented the U.S. government in its interactions with indigenous people. Since a primary job of the agent is to ensure that land sales concerning Native Americans are recorded and licensed, Jason Compson I's receipt of a square mile of land from Ikkemotubbe is likely made all the easier by his becoming first clerk for and then partner with the Chickasaw Agent in Jefferson (328).

Individual or Group: 
Individual
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