The Treaties are all ratified, with two or three amendments that will cut no great figure. As to the _money_ part, nothing has changed. Congress appropriated $681,000 and over, under the Treaties, including Charley Johnson's money up to middle of February, of the whole sum, $265,000 and odd is to be paid in specie. I shall get the Treasury notes to-morrow, and the Specie in New Orleans, and shall bring it all to you. The Secretary agreed, indeed proposed, to send it out by me. Among them, they fixed my compensation at $3,750. I mean to be at Head Quarters by the 25th of January. I hope the different Tribes will ratify the amendments, so that you can pay them pretty soon after that time. I think you had better buy all the goods, of Cochran and others, for the Comanches, that you can. I want them to meet me at Head Quarters, and it will be necessary to have _some_ goods for them. Congress would not agree to give them any arms. I hope when we pay the Indians their money, and I get some white troops in the Country, we shall settle the difficulties there. God knows. Give my kind regards to Mrs. Rector and the children. Always yours. ALBERT PIKE. I send Dr. Duval's appointment, and Mr. Sandals', by the Messenger. CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, WAR DEPARTMENT Office of Indian Affairs, Richmond, December 30th, 1861. MAJOR ELIAS RECTOR, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Fort Smith, Arkansas. Sir: The first session of the Congress of the Confederate States will be held on the 18th February next; and it is important that the Report, from this Bureau, in regard to Indian Affairs, for the benefit of that Body, should be as full as possible. That this may be so, it is essential that information should be sent here, at least by the 15th of that month, of the true condition of affairs, in each of the several Agencies under your supervision. You will, therefore, write to all of the Agents, and state to them these facts. Advise them also to give you _full reports_ of all matters connected with their respective charges, and forward them, when received to this office. Very respectfully, S. S. SCOTT, Act'g Commr. of Ind. Affairs. CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, WAR DEPARTMENT Office of Indian Affairs, Richmond, Jany. 1st, 1862. MAJOR ELIAS RECTOR, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Fort Smith, Arkansas. Sir: An Act was recently passed by the Congress of the Confederate States, and approved December 26th, 1861, "making appropriations to comply, in part, with Treaty stipulations made with certain Indian Tribes." The whole amount appropriated by this Act was six hundred and eighty one thousand, eight hundred and sixty nine dollars, and fifteen cents. By sundry requisitions of the Secretary of War upon the Secretary of the Treasury, this sum has been placed in the hands of General Albert Pike, for delivery to you, as Superintendent of Indian Affairs.