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United States Government. You will, therefore, please to inform the proper officer of the same, and to direct the payment of this year's annuity, without delay, to John Martin, Esq., the national treasurer. We are, Sir, your obedient servants, John Ross, Principal Chief, George Lowry, Assist P. Chief. Benjamin F. Currey, Esq United States Agent The War Department at Washington had informed the Delegation that the strikeout Cherokee annuities were deposited with Lieut: Bateman, strikeout: 2 words who was stationed as Disbursing Officer strikeout: stationed at the Agency. The Principal Chief went thither, naturally imagining that Mr. Currey must have communicated the protest & order; but to his surprise, Mr. Currey had been entirely silent. Mr. Ross then addressed a letter to Lieut: Bateman, as follows * See opposite This letter enclosed the proceedings of the Council to which it refers. strikeout: 2 lines Previous to strikeout: 2 words the reception of strikeout: 3 words report thus forwarded, government had already received one of an opposite nature, but from a source which