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hundred and twenty-eight, between the United States and the Cherokee nation of Indians, west of the Mississippi:

In consideration of the inconvenient and trouble of removing, as provided for in the fifth article of said treaty, fifty thousand dollars.

For three years annuity, as provided for in the same article, six thousand dollars.

For spoliations committed on them, as provided for in the same article, eight thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars.

For the use of Thomas Graves, same article, one thousand two hundred dollars.

For the use of George Guess, same article, five hundred dollars.

For two thousand dollars, for ten years, for the education of their children, same article, twenty thousand dollars.

Towards the purchase of a printing press, and types, same article, one thousand dollars.

For the compensation proposed to be paid to emigrating Cherokees from within the chartered limits of Georgia, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, upon the supposition that five hundred may emigrate within the year; that is to say:

For rifles, six thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

For five hundred blankets, two thousand five hundred dollars.

For five hundred kettles, one thousand dollars.

For property that may be abandoned, upon the estimate that, of the five hundred, one hundred may be heads of families, and have property worth twenty dollars, two thousand dollars.

For cost of emigration of five hundred, at ten dollars each, five thousand dollars.

For provisions for a year, fifteen thousand dollars.

For ten dollars for each emigrant, as provided for by the eighth article of the aforesaid treaty, five thousand dollars.

For Captain James Rogers, as provided for by the tenth article, five hundred dollars.

For the expense, in part, of running the boundary lines, as provided for by the third article, two thousand dollars.

, May 24, 1828.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of five thousand dollars be, and the same hereby is appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purchase of books for the library of Congress.

. And be it further enacted, That the librarian of Congress be authorized to employ an assistant, who shall receive a yearly compensation of eight hundred dollars, commencing March fourth, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven; to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

, May 24, 1828.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of the