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hold The exchange you propose is maxnaaimou., ane
the interest Of the that have no doubt they
VIII a. once ses tho subject IN the right way and readily
own accord have given half of approximation OF
interest which your contract clearly entities you To- of liz
thing else received il win be through voar ene,ons
The interest," entered into the general fund Of the nation ia
earned aad is yours by the power of attorney IL might
lead bad feelings with the Chickasaws towards the
money from tho Agricultural Bank, and the provisions i'm
properly purchased by the government, already los,
sight of by the Chckasaws You may by trouble and
labor get some remuneration from the provision
iiyosa fall yoa lose your labor My obiec, is hcwever,
exchange II do not succeed (Which haze of
y what YOU wish DONE ON hp % o. aornsy
for the power OF attorney
doctor WV M. GwIs"
The second which i also addressed me, and now
hed Is dated In ths Indian territory, 22d May, l8t5
81 set out on Tuesday Tor Tow.on n--have written
Colonel Upshaw. Benz. Love, dc, 10 meet mo there
very busy with Pitman-ha, nut many stories saos ali
OF whsh are false, aud will be explained"
Let US now comment upon these two letters The frs,
shows how snxious he was that exchange should DO
agreed and thar he wo1d have assented the
one by the rs He says III viii use INV
best exertons TO effect h9 exchange. If do sue
w hs ok
change you propose is maRnanimous, and will receive
ieiest Commissioners, ,ha, have n no doah, M
they will at once see the subject in tho right way,
May Isa5 shows ho had already written Col Up
shaw, Ben Love- &c, (meaning the other commits
answer the false stories that were circulated about the
transacton and explain the WHOLE which his letter OF 81
cumstances them il is clear rhst the commissioners wond
at once gladly sign the contrast and receive back the
old one. y.aH
4th In Major Armstrongs letter of April 1885, before
quoted. he says !" will use my best e1eGtions to
tear) will, Of hold your power of attorney
Write fully what you wish done, and hold this
bound. well in law by his solemn PROMISE
render the old except upon the execution Of the
formally executed by and attested fur
nshes the most conclusive evidence that it properly
persons Indeed suppose otherwise is to charge Major
Armstrong with infamous and disgracelu fraud. sub
reputation. 1t will DO perceived that absent many
hundred mes from the OF opera ions the date OF
whole matter him, (he saperntendent in the territory
and him alone, having neither employed nor written
the business which he had voluntarily and willingly
uncenaken had ve'y heavy ,Pecuniary interests Al
old contract unless the new one, which he obtained
and delivered to me. had been properly and legally
any prsiencs was made, in the midst of so many
other objections that tnls instrument which he procured
was false upon its face AMI a fraud upon me.
the War Dsparmsn the Indian bureau, the Treasury
show that, after full examinaon 1t adJudcae
he VALID and the Of S. l60 Is actually paid upon
Ms & Tss KsS oloss on hs he & In
lowing clause The tnd Gwn shai receive halt 6f
saw IA on on account Of PROVISION. purchased by Leu,
Starlight al Oncinnat In the spring of 1887 and hargod
Sa been or may be- declared Be and the
amount 10 be refunded the Chickasaws by the United
states or any msy 10 them on account
of said purchaser also one-haf of such may be
declared to be due to the Chickasaw naton
of lands sold at Cho.cLuma or Columbus and the pro-
"a sai
oa-s placed in the treasury of the United States
although the lands thus sold located In the Cac
cession."
Now 1t will be perceived that my rish, to recslvs
half oil this land fund embraced in the same power OF
attorney CONFESSED and presented the identical
question sa far as regards It's validity.
authorzing psyment Of land to the Chicka
The question was who was to receive il when
this same Identical power the same substitution OF
Corcoan & RKg. was pres.a,ed to the second Auditor
and Second Conptoes VINO decided the sth aud Ilth
wa. entitled one-hsf of,hts land aud they
ingly issued ceruhcate that effect, Of which the
nexed Is copJ'
"So 2so-Carying INTO effect treaties with the Chlesa. HE
saSs, per act 2olh Apd, 1886 Sa.lSo ID
"TsEAsuRy DKrARrxsyr,
I" Second Audtor's Office August b, lSt6
al certify that there due from United VIII
liam Gwn, as.ignec the sum OF live Thousand one-hun
Of s sa .eooan @ OF the cacsnsaw saon for land.
ousy sold at Chocchuns and Columbus, Mississippi, the
res.ary sy an act indemniyins the Choka.sws Tor tho
sale OF the above lands, approved July = 'sao, and
placed to tue credit Of tho Chckasaw nation
hmount Of sales Mt Chocchuma $3.50 ~
Columbus 1910 o,
10, 800 s.
To one half OF which -aid Gwln is entitled, as
per sgrce with the Chiokassws herewith, l60 IL
ITO be paid Corcosn Riggs, attorneys present. s'
per power of attorney herewith, apPesrs nom the state
ment and vouchers herewith Transmitted for the decision
OF the Second Comptroller Of the Treasury thereon
|" Second Auditor.
p a.. su~o.r (rc1rroo,, or Yur TpxAsuRy
" SECOND CoxrrRoILgR's OfrIcR.
al admit and certify the above this ilth day Of ofAusus
"ALBIoN X. PARIS,
g Second Comptroller"
Upon receiving this certificate and report the Sec rctsry
OF War issued tho following roquison upon the Secretary
of the Treasury for the payment Of this money to said Cor
ooran Riggs, ms my agents
"wAR DEPARTMENT
S5, 100 Is. No ti
To the SECRETARY THK TREASURY
hundred and sixty dollars md fifteen cents to be issued
in Corcoran a. Riggs, present attorneys due WI,
lism M tivin settlement. account second oomp
oIor, No 200, be charged to the undernenonea ap-
Given under my hand thi. iitb day Of Aoga,t, lsis
fSiynea1 w. T. MARCY,
tCoun,ersigned,) ALBION K PARIS,
Second Comptroller
Received and registered Angu.t u ,,.o.,.
Vh" Second Auditor"
soh b.ing the decision Of Second Auditor and SEC
ond Comn,rper their cen feat. went TO Mr. w Mrdil
hs Com as.,oner of Indian Ahss, who theteupon nsdc
the following report 70 the S,cfetsty o. Wat
"tCory-No. 2.7ss)
s5, 100 ,s No. 3i
oi6ce Of Indian Affairs. Aug. II, 1916.
To the srossr.sy OF WARt