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be found that the original papers do not sustain the Commissioners' favorable decision, the conclusion will be justified, that they permitted the Attorneys, or some of them, to prepare their cases as they pleased, and decided upon them without a proper investigation. How many such cases there are cannot be ascertained without an examination of the original papers. Jno T. Cochrane. War Department April 20th 1841. Statement A. Statement of the cases in which Attorneys have received compensation for prosecuting claims for Indians, before the Commissioners under the Cherokee treaty, so far as they can be ascertained without a resort to the confused mass of original papers, or to the accounts and vouchers of the disbursing agents on file in the Auditors office. The cases are only 26 in number; the aggregate amount of the awards of the Commissioners in favor of the Indians, is $106,627.00 of which there has been allowed paid to Attorneys 19,909.86 of this amount, JW Churchwell received $4,370.20 W.F Gillespie -- 5,917.00 N.S Peck -- 2,826.00 N.F. Turnwell -- 3,466.66 Geo: W: Rice -- 2,861.00 Wm Roane -- 469 $19,909.86 These amounts have all been admitted & paid at this place -- part of them on the award of the Commissioners, part on powers of attorney, and part on the evidence of contract on agreement with the Indian to prosecute