Chartered Responsibilities of the Southern Indian Department
Political Relations with the various Indian Nations
Protection of Indians against lawless land speculators and evildoers.
Control of Indian Trade (1765-1768 - continued sporadically afterwards
without official sanction)
Negotiation, Surveying and Maintenance of Indian Boundary Lines
Apprehension of criminals who have taken refuge in Indian Territory and
return of same to the colony from which they had fled
Special Wartime Duties (During Revolutionary War)
Maintenance of British influence among the tribes
Enlistment and support of Indian Auxiliaries to harass the Americans.
Raising of Loyalist troops and coordination of their efforts against the
Americans.
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