General Accounting Office report in re: petition of the Sioux Tribe of Indians, Court of Claims no. C-531. 1932.

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General Accounting Office report in re: petition of the Sioux Tribe of Indians, Court of Claims no. C-531. 1932.

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Audit performed by the General Accounting Office in response to a suit filed in U.S. Court of Claims by the Sioux Tribe of Indians in May 1923, which contended that the United States had not fulfilled its obligations arising from various treaties, acts, and agreements between the tribe and the United States government.

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The Office of the First Comptroller was created in 1789 by the act establishing the Treasury Department. His responsibilities included final approval of all settled accounts, keeping records relating to receipts and disbursements of public funds, and keeping copies of contracts. In 1817 the Comptroller's functions relating to military accounts were turned over to the newly created office of the Second Comptroller, and in 1849 some of his functions relating to customs accounts were turned over to...