Extract of a letter from the Secretary of [undecipherable] May 21^st 1799 — The house of Panton and Lesli[e] [undecipherable] several trading establishments for supplying [undecipherable] [undecipherable] goods, within that part of the Territory of the United States, lately evacuated by Spain, agreeabl[e to] treaty as these Gentlemen established and carrie[d on] trade with the Indians, under protection of Spain, [and] respect their Agents, will be permitted to colle[ct] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to them among the Indians, and to con[clude] [undecipherable] transactions without interuption on [undecipherable] the expectation to be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] General Wilkinson in a [undecipherable] of January last that it was [undecipherable] Panton & Leslie be permitted to [undecipherable] of winding up their business, and [undecipherable] owing to that house, I have a[lso] [undecipherable] received by the General; that [undecipherable] [undecipherable] then issued to the Officers Comman[ding] [undecipherable] but however my letter may [undecipherable] [undecipherable]