The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-01-14

" mtsrepfCBent tho aSen-; perhaps cc
cause you are not posted. An agent
could not possibly do as you represent.
The agent disburscs and takes vouchers Tor
what he is directed to pay out and then
settles with the Indian Department. by his
vouchers.
will give you copy Of the Treasury
warrant here and you can see that you
did me great injustice here again. "Oct
14tA, 1874. Anauity funds for the fdn pay
mcnt Of Sac and For Indians IN Ioica
Annuity paid to them. ......... 50, lS7. -
Set apart by the Secretary OF the
Interior Gas he had the right to
dol for educational, agricul-
tural and beneficial purposes. 400
Total. .SSoo',oO
Ipaid The annuity to $40 or 847 Indians
~ near as can now rccollact q have not
She enrolment at handy Ipaid each In
dian $500 making the total s5l9o. l
had about $40 or ST. over from former
pay day, which added makes the annuity
for last pay day s5l97.S3, I paid out $3.50
There is balance OF $7.33 annuity funds
due tie Indians which will be transferred
to my successor. That amount and $500
more, part of which is the money set apart
by the Indian Department, is on deposit
with the q. s. Assistant Treasurer at Chi
cago, Ill. Ipresumc you did not know
that the Indian Department have the priv
ilege Of setting apart for the purposes
above named 50'per cent OF the annuity
funds Of the Sac and Fox Indians both in
the Indian territory and in Iowa.
It is also limited that there was careless
ness in paying. think not. Payment
was made exactly according to the enroll
ment, and the money and the enrolment
tailed exactly as those present will remem-
Der. The last enrolment was made under
difficult circumstances owing to the fact
that large number of Indians were not
present and did not intend returning till
spring. They feare 70 come into camp Or
to Toledo lest they would be detained as
witnesses in tie murder case now pend
ing. l was compelled under the circum-
stances to allow more than usual number
to draw and receipt for those absent. That
money and some that other Indians de-
sired should be put in bank was handed
to my son and | assisted in placing it to
the credit Of those Indians in the Savings
Bank at Toledo, Iowa.
Again am charged wrongfully in re-
gard to receiving pay as agent. wish to
say to you that | an not under pay. II
the Indian Department choose to pay me
for the time, have put in and my actual
expenses, it is all / ask. Ileceived during
this fiscal year $l25. This amour; will
not more than pay my travelling expenses
and board
But few words in regard to not esta-
blishing mission as was contemplated
l was told by the Indian Department soon
after entering upon my duties as agent
that it was the wish of the department
that these Indians should be moved to the
Indian Territory and was instructed so
to prepare them. This, Of course, at once
cut short my plans and the designs Of
my church. l advised the Board of Home
Missions of the facts in the case. Under
these circumstances my church would
not agree to start mission there, unless
the Indian Department would agree to
allow the Indians to remain in Iowa I'M
molested The Department could not
give assurance as to the permanency Of
these Indians in Iowa AS evidence that
the Department designed the removal of
these Indians, Superintendent Enoch
Hoag was sent to hold council with
these Indians on the subject, and he as
surcd me that they would be removed.
In view of all these unfayorable circum-
stances my church has come to the con-
ect to try to b. 81. nss.t-s ;::,gs
these Indians. | view Of all the circum
stances | offered my resignation nearly
one year ago, which was not accepted, the
Commissioner saying that ''he saw no
reason why should resign"
! have since again offered my resigna-
ton and do not desire longer to act in a
position that will expose tho best men to
vindictiveness of individuals who write
and talk at random. l trust you will treat
my successor if any is appointed in a
better manner.
must close, this most painful task for
the present. Now | ask of you as an
honorable man to make amends to me Is
far as you can by publishing this hastily
gotten up article and ask the press that
also
Your Respectfully,
A. r. HowBERT.