pain to their Christian friends throughout the world.

This is sent under cover to General Houston, who will give it a safe
conveyance to you.

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

ANDREW JACKSON.

JANUARY 19, 1837.

_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:

I herewith transmit a copy of the annual report of the Director of the
Mint, showing the operations of the institution during the past year and
also the progress made toward completion of the branch mints in North
Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana.

ANDREW JACKSON.

WASHINGTON, _January 20, 1837_.

_To the Senate and House of Representatives_:

In compliance with the act of Congress of the 3d of March, 1829, I
herewith transmit to Congress the report of the board of inspectors of
the penitentiary of Washington, and beg leave to draw their attention to
the fact presented with the report, "that the inspectors have received
no compensation for their services for two years, viz, 1829 and 1830,"
and request that an appropriation be made for the same.

ANDREW JACKSON.

WASHINGTON, _January 21, 1837_.

_To the Senate of the United States_:

I transmit, for your constitutional action, a report from the War
Department, accompanied by a treaty with the Stockbridge and Munsee
Indians.

ANDREW JACKSON.

WASHINGTON, _January 21, 1837_.

_To the Senate of the United States_:

I transmit, for your constitutional action, a report from the War
Department, accompanied by a treaty with a portion of the New York
Indians.

ANDREW JACKSON.

WASHINGTON, _January 25, 1837_.

_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:

In compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of
the 17th instant, I transmit a report[25] from the Secretary of State,
together with the documents by which it was accompanied.

ANDREW JACKSON.

[Footnote 25: Relating to the condition of the political relations
between the United States and Mexico, and to the condition of Texas.]

WASHINGTON, _January 27, 1837_.

_To the Senate and House of Representatives_:

I transmit herewith certain papers from the War Department, relative to
the improvement of Brunswick Harbor, Georgia.

ANDREW JACKSON.

WASHINGTON, _January 30, 1837_.

_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:

I herewith transmit to the House the copy of a letter addressed to
me by the governor of the State of Maine on