[Extract of a letter dated 11^th of Sept^r 1798 from the Hon^ble the Secretary of War to his Excellency the Governor of Georgia] "The adoption of a Constitution which is, "no doubt well calculated to promote the interests "& happiness of the Citizens of Georgia is a subject of "much [underline: Congratulation] — and I am Confident that "with respect to the Western lands which have "heretofore been the subject of so much altercation "& disquiet, the Federal Government, whenever it is "necessary, will take . . . up the business on fair, just "and honorable terms and with dispositions not "less amicable and Conciliatory than those I with "pleasure see expressed in your letter." "The [underline: vigorous measures pursued by the "States of Georgia & South Carolina] to prevent the[e] Refugees from Port au Prince from intruding them- "selves into their States are proofs of a vigilant and "active Executive"