The Clerk read as follows: "It appearsthat the petitioner was employedby the U.S. under the provmions of sundry treaties, us a blacksmith for the Delaware, Shawnee, andSenecatribesof Indians. From August.1835u, ntil November. 1838. v "During portions of this period it becamenecessary to employ an asSistnntor striker. und Mr.Pool employeda striker and paid him out of his private funds.under the assurance.asis alleged.of the cominissioners or Indian agents. that the moneyshould be refunded as soon asappropriationscould be obtained. In consequenceof the death of Governor Stokes and Captain Vuishon. the Indian agents, the properestimatesandvouchersfailed to beforwarded and althoughthe claim was repeatedly and urgently irpssedupon the Government.it was not paid until be"inIng 1851be renewed the application. but there no fund out of which '0could be paid. a clausewasinscrtedin the deficiencybill for that year ( 32nd congress. 1st session.page 19,) for payment for servicesof blacksmith and for use of tools for the Senecatribes of Indians. from July I to November8. 18388.21333.’ And in the deficiencybill for 1852.( 32nd Congress. 2nd session, page 186.)‘for the servicosofa striker in the shopof the De aware Indians. from Augustldfifi. to August 31, 18' and for the servicesofa smith and striker in the shopof the Schema and Shawnceeof Lewiston, from17thNovember, 1823t.olath Febriiary. $38, de ducting all amounts paid for such serviceduringsaid period and for balance due for sci Viceson Seneca IllilL (jiyflma.s estimatedby the proper Dept, hBoth of the above sums were found by the accounting ofieeru to bedue to the memorialist and we“rlIec.paid to him. nowasks that interestmay be allowed‘him from the time the sumsbecameduo until provmon wa“smadeby Congressfor their aymont. The chiefs of the tribes certify hat. the payment wasdemanded.at the time. of Major Graham, the Indian agent and that he had no funds in his hands out ofwhich ho‘could paylit "Tho memorialist furt or states that this money was actually paid out‘hy him at the time; that he oxpectedimmediatereimbursement: thatupon making tbe domand it was found that there we: no fund applicable to that object, although the treatystipu lotions with those tribes required the expenditure that the successivedeaths of Governor Stokes an Captain Vaishon. Indian commissionersp. prevented the properapplication being madeat the timefor the appropriation; and that his laboriousduties and the care 0 a family dependenton his labor for sulilport in that remotesection of country. together wit. the repeatedpromisesof successive cats that his case shouldbeattendedto.preventedhis comingto Washington to demandpaymentat anearlier day. When he did come the indebtednesswas admittedby the Dept and an imprgpriation was asked a granted to pay the princip. but no allowance was madefor interest.”