ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn, jˈuːlɪsˌiːz ˈɛs. ɡɹˈænts sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌvðɪ ɪntˈɪɹiɚɹ ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɡˈʌŋkəl spˈɛʃəl kəmˈɪʃənɚ tʊ ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪt fɹˈɔːdz əpˌɑːn ðə tʃˈɛɹoʊkˌiː, kɹˈiːk ænd tʃˈɪkɐsˌɔː ˈɪndiənz.
In 1871, Ulysses S. Grant's Secretary of the Interior appointed Gunckel special commissioner to investigate frauds upon the Cherokee, Creek and Chickasaw Indians.