New York [undecipherable] Extract of a Letter You are aware that the Governors of [undecipherable] [N]orth Western Territory and of the Mississippi Territory — [undecipherable] Superintendants of Indian affairs, the [undecipherable] of these Officers under the direction of the Secretary, [undecipherable] appertains to them, the Military in this Respect are [undecipherable] to be Auxiliary to their plans and measures, In saying this, [undecipherable] must not be understood that they are to direct [undecipherable] Communications and Operations, but [undecipherable] of all Negotiations & com[undecipherable] and the Government they [undecipherable] supplies are to be fur[undecipherable] [undecipherable] other Accommodations [undecipherable]tary in Regard to all such [undecipherable] as their Cooperation may [undecipherable]ttendants, avoiding [undecipherable] [undecipherable] with them or otherwise than [undecipherable] views, this will exempt the [undecipherable]bility which had better [undecipherable] where [undecipherable] and it will be also a regular and Uniform [undecipherable] Conduct towards the Indians, which [undecipherable] exist [undecipherable] every Commandant of a Post is to intermeddle [undecipherable]ately and independently in the management of the [undecipherable]gociations which Relates to them. The Communication is made in Conformity with an instruction from the Secretary of War, who desires that the Military Officers may be required to refer the Indians in all matters Relating to their [undecipherable] affairs of grievance to the Governor of the North Western Territory and the Governor of the Mississippi Territory or the Stationary Indian [undecipherable] nearest to their [undecipherable] as occasions may require and that the Commandants of the Posts in the Mississippi Territory may be instructed to furnish on the order of Governor Sargent when the same can be spared, such Rations for the Indians who may visit the said Posts as he may from time to time direct. (Signed) [undecipherable: A.] Hamilton Co[undecipherable]. Hamtramck Extract of a Letter from the Secretary of [undecipherable: War] May 21^st 1799. — The house of Panton and Leslie [undecipherable] [undecipherable] several trading establishments for supplying [undecipherable] [undecipherable] goods, within that part of the Territory of the United States, lately evacuated by Spain, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] as these Gentlemen established and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] with the Indians, under protection of Spain, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] their Agents, will be permitted to collect [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to them among the Indians, and to com[undecipherable] [undecipherable] transactions without [undecipherable] [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 the[undecipherable] [undecipherable] owing to that house, I have [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by the General; that [undecipherable] [undecipherable] issued to the Officers Commanding [undecipherable] last however my letter may not [undecipherable] [undecipherable] received, and to guard against any improper conduct of the Military Officers in that quarter, you will be pleased to issue such orders as may secure to Agents of Panton & Leslie, the necessary and proper freedom, in the lawful prosecution of their business. I think it of some consequence, not to give offence to these Gentlemen, but to aid them as far as may be done with propriety. (Signed) James McHenry Major Gen. Hamilton