To my surprise, I found that many of the removal treaties with Indian tribes, some as early as 1818, and some into the 1840s,
provided for the federal government to pay for gunsmiths to provide services to these tribes.  Examples: October 12, 1837, Journal Of The Executive Proceedings Of The Senate Of The United States Of America, 1837-1841, 5:45; June 11, 1838, Journal of the Senate of the United States of America, 25th Cong,, 2nd sess., 605-606; Statutes at Large, 29th Cong., 1st sess., ch. 34; Statutes at Large, 30th Cong., 1st sess., ch. 118; Statutes at Large, 30th Cong., 2nd sess., ch. 106.  There are many others.
 
Clayton E. Cramer
 
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