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date of Octt. 7. 1820, replies "It does not appear from your statement that Maj: Walker has any claim to the land where the Agency is located; and as his land will be enhanced by the change (of the agency) it is thought no compensation aught to be made to him." This leaves no room to. doubt what were the views of the Commissioners of the United Ststes, who made the Treaties of 1817 + 1819, as to the light in which they viewed the reservees under those treaties; + that they had no right in the Cherokee Nation, + were by their own voluntary acts beco!e citizens of the United States. The following is a list of some of the principal Reservees + and Enrolled Emigrants, with their descendants + persons holding in the alleged right of the same. 1 John Ross, (Ten) 2 Lewis Ross 3 Geo: Lowry 4 Edward Gunter (Al. 5 John Martin (Ga. 6 Richard Taylor " 7 Thos Foreman (Ten. 8 Geo: Hicks (Ga. 9 Inowatts (Ten. 10 Ias Brown " 11 unclear Duncan Ga. 12 Joseph Lynch " 13 Ias Foreman (Ten. 14 John Benge (Ga 15 Ias Spencer (Al. 16 John GumterTen 17 Michl Hilterbrand (T. 18 Peter Hilterbrand " 19 The Axe (N.C. 20 Saml Parks (Ten. 21 Huffington Ga 22 Turtle Fields Al. 23 Gid: F. Morris N.C. 24 Ino G. Ross A. 25 Edw. Duncan Ga. 26 Richd Walker N.C. 27 John Brown Ten. 28 Beaver Toater NC. 29 U. Hubbard Ga. 30 Wm Bolkn, N.Car. 31 John Miller, Ten. 32 unclear McIntosh unclear 33 Danl Davis , Ga 34 Jos. Phillips, Ga 35 Fox Taylof, Ten. 36 Boot, Ala. 37 Muskrat, N.C. 38 Geo: Parris, Ga. 39 Walter Adair, Ga. 49 unclear]] Baldridge Al. 41 Goe. Aldridge A. 42 Walter S. Adair. a. 43 Edward Adair " 44 Saml Adair " 45 Andrew Adair " 4 6 James A. Thomson " 47 Sapsucker N.C. 48 B. f. Thompson Ga. 49 Saml Mayo " 50 Gideon Morgan (Ten. 51 John Walker (Ten 52 Geo: Fields Al. 53 Richd Fields " 54 Jacob West Ga. 55 Pigeon " 56 Danl Ross (Tem. 57 James Landrum Ga. 58 James Starr Ten. 59 Jno Riley, Al. 60 Danl Davis, Ga. 61 Parker Collins " 62 Taylor Eldridge " 63 Andrew Taylor, Ten. 64 Geo: Ward, Ga 65 Sitwa Kee N.C. 66 Alex: Drumgold, Ten. 67 unclear Ward, Ga 68 Chs Ward, Ga 69 Jas Bigley, Ten. 70 Andrew Miller " 71 James Lee Al. 72 Saml Candy Ten: 73 Jno Welch, N.C. 74 Antoweh " 75 And sense ". 76 Deer in the Water T. 78 Richard Downing ". 79 James Lowry " 80 Mink Watts " Every person acquainted with the affairs of the Cherokee, and the above persons, know that they have controlled every thing according to their own pleasure + after their own interest. Not content with the limited number of the Committee of Thirteen to manage the National affairs, they first divided the nation into eight districts + created a National Committee + Council, composed of four persons from each district, with Judges + Marshalls in each, who were all paid out of the National Funds and thus confused the annuity of the people. These offices were principally held by themselves + a few of the Common Indians when they associated with them; in order to perpetuate their own