[Sr] [Heads?] of War Feb 29^th 179[3?] Sir Agreeble to my intention I had the [undecipherable] of [addressing?] a [few?] [undecipherable] correspondence [ago?] as I have been able to [collect?] [respecting?] the [trade?] with the [Southern?] Indians I [undecipherable] every [effort?] [undecipherable] find by the intelligence I have collected that it has been [customary?] to [supply?] the whole [bands?] on credit in the [undecipherable] [depositary?] of [some?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the Indians by [filling?] them not with [undecipherable] [necessary?] for their [wants?] by that means [giving?] their [nation?] of [those?] [undecipherable] this [seems?] to have been the custom with the [leaders?] of the U[nited] S[tates] & then [rendering?] in the [Spanish?] & [therefore?] the principal rival to this Country [addresses?] in an [undecipherable] [on?] [house?] of Pensacola and the [firm?] of Panton [Leslie?] &c. then [profitably?] [engaged?] by long [stands?] [among?] [a?] part of the [land?] of the Creeks & [Cherokees?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] they have an extensive credit from the [gov?] of Spain & have established houses in various parts of the Country but they have had the misfortune of one of their principal [shops?] [undecipherable] I carried out. [Charleston?] [furnished?] [a?] new [one?] able to [furnished?] [undecipherable] of [assortment?] of goods which has been on [account?] of a number of [traders?] coming to this [post?] full of [grapefulness?] of getting [a?] credit [supply?] how [far?] it will be practicable to establish a trade with the Indians independent of these whole [leaders?] I without credit I [cannot?] [undertake?] to determine but I conceive it will be attended [undecipherable] much difficulties the Indians have long been [tolerated?] [undecipherable] their [supplies?] [through?] these people I now [appears?] to overcome long [standing?] habits you must [deadly?] concern me, nor do I [undecipherable] [deemed?] it [public?] to attempt [such?] it altogether at this [time?] that [they?] must be [accountable?] risk in giving them a [undecipherable] from [credit?] appears to me very certain they are [undecipherable] [made?] [to?] [undecipherable] people they can easily [remove?] themselves [undecipherable] [only?] [enough?] [placing?] so as to be out. The [result?] of this government & their [transaction?] [as?] not more than an Indian [woman?] I [some?] [miserable?] [Indian?] [dealing?] with [they?] & [for?] the latter they may [supply?] & [have?] is a [ready?] [get?] & [destroy?] [the?] Indian Country as a [hand?] to [feed?] [those?] children they [die?] me [are?] not all under the [command?] of the [father?], but [mind?] [naturally?] of the [land?] of [lands?] of the [same?] [back?] in [family?] [many?] of them are [dispersed?] [built?] [camps?]. [Cherokees?] [shine?] [undecipherable] [Indian?] [trade?] to [depend?] on as [foresaid?] I [acknowledge?] [perhaps?] the [aspect?] of the United States by having on this [place?] to [take?] away their [leaders?] & [connect?] them for the [towns?] they sit down in has a [considerable?] [influence?] & those with caution [every?] to be the [young?] of [his?] [deputies?], [have?] [such?] [connection?] with the Indians [action?] of peace to [undecipherable] on their [public?] [cattle?] very [delay?] on [appearance?] of [attempts?] a [diversion?] of peace or [doubt?], but is the [subjects?] is [only?] [provided?] [his?] [prevention?] among the Indians & [that?] is very [founded?] [principally?] among them [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] them [only?] [judged?] by the [people?] of [filling?] their they can easily [calculated?] by filling on our side [some?] of [a?] [mean?] they always [have?] in company as [purposes?] [undecipherable] these goods the [claim?] most of the [foresaid?] [were?] from this [place?] I [foresee?] [undecipherable] they [pay?] a Common [hand?] or to [poor?] not [perhaps?] [water?] [born?] to come to a a [discovery?] like [born?] the [only?] of the [journey?] would be very [undecipherable] [slaughter?] [from?] would cut up his whole pack & I am [told?] they are too [prosperous?] of each other to [bear?] I [remain?] that [undecipherable] their [undecipherable] to be [from?] [they?] [trouble?] to the [second?] [pleasure?] of our own country from the [subjects?]. [then?] [must?] be [leaders?] [done?] is not [subjects?] [for?] every [Independent?] to [go?] [to?] [those?] [only?] [for?] [who?] [letter?] keeping his [wants?] & I have no doubt [fifty?] [talent?] would make Indians as [liable?] to [select?] as White traders. If I [were?] to [hazard?] my opinion (the my ideas must be crude [as?] [yet?] [undecipherable]) [should?] I would recommend [giving?] a [firm?] [important?] conduct [with?] [respect?] to the [mode?] of [supplying?] & [as?] [far?] as [bounty?] as [possible?] they [will?] regulate one another [with?] [which?] the [prices?] to the Indians [more?] to [consecrate?] [the?] giving of only one [trader?] to [advance?] to be [altogether?] [probable?] it gives [from?] an opportunity to [select?] I believe much Caution is necessary on [Confiding?] traders [for?] [ought?] it to be [confirmed?] to those of the best known [reputation?] [making?] a [schedule?] [too?] on price [between?] prompt payment & credit [should?] be [common?] of [buying?] them into the habits of [hand?] traffic [firm?] than [allow?] how certainly [make?] [to?] much difficulty at present or [implicitly?] [adopt?] the [mode?] [directed?] on [undecipherable] [considerations?] [the?] [action?] [from?] it [gives?] [undecipherable] [form?] of [fermentation?] for the [recent?] [figures?] by [a?] [accomplishment?] mode of conduct. It may [perhaps?] be [brought?] about, on [time?] I cannot [indulge?] to my [spare?] [form?] of [affairs?] my caution to [attend?] the [Missing Page/s — Some or all of the pages of this file are wholly or in part missing, and we have not been able to locate a more complete copy of the document.]