SIR : I have the honor to transit, herewith, copies of such accounts as have been rendered by persons charged or intrusted with the disbursement or application of moneys, goods, or effects, for the benefit of the Indians, from the 1st of October, 1840, to the 30th of September, 1841, inclusive, marked No. 1 to No. 35, together with a statement containing a list of the names of all persons to whom goods, moneys, or effects, have been delivered within the same period, specifying the amount and object for which they were intended, the amount accounted for, and the balances under each specific head still remaining in their hands; prepared in obedience to an act of Congress of the 30th June, 1834, entitled "An act to provide for the organization of the department of Indian affairs."