Ihave already answered that sufficiently to show that all these claims grew out of treaty stipulation. they are all claims that the Creeks themselves as a nation might release. and as between the United States and the Creek Nation we know no Creek orphans. The Creeks deal with their own people. and if we pay this money to them it will be administered by the Creeks and divided among them. It is desired to get the money out of the United States that we have already paid to the loyal refugees. and have it paid over again to the nation and then divided in severalty among certain of the Creek Indians. Why not leave the application of the fund with the proper offset to be made of this large sum to be determined in the future ? It is a good deal better to let this matter .stand where it is. and let us see what this new claim for $1.900.000 is.
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