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Washington City, July 7th, 1836. Wm F Coody SIr, In a conversation with Mr Thomas of North Carolina he informed me he had talked with you and you had stated to him that Mr John Ross's course in relation to the difficulties of your people with the government, had been shaped in a great measure by the advice he had received from members of both branches of Congress, and who, when the Treaty came up to be finally acted on, and when the appropriation was voted in the lower house, acted in bad faith either to their position or implied pledges. As the question is now settled, except so far as individual character is concerned, it is hoped you will have no scruples in saying how true the foregoing may be, and also whatever particular facts you may be possessed of in support of the statement made by Mr Thomas; with the names of such persons as were !let active in counselling Mr Ross's course. Most respectfully Your most obedient servant Ben: F: Currey. P.S. Be pleased also to say whether any of these persons were concerned in obtaining for Mr Ross the $10.000 and what effect this accommodation had on said Delegation in causing them to hold out against signing a.Treaty at Washington. Maj: B:F: Currey Wahington City 8th July, 1836. Sir Your letter of yesterday has been handed to me, relative to a conversation with Mr Thomas of North Carolins. It was near the close of the session, and I could not resist the impression that some of the members of Congress had been using the subject of the Cherokee difficulties for political effect. It is true in speaking from the impulse of my feelings at that particular time,I may have charged