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United States as an event to be avoided if possible.

That this disposition, comibined with copies of just policy have induced the attempts to explain to the Indians the moderate and humane views of the United States, in order that such explanations may lead to the conclusion of a peace upon proper terms.

That as is probable these negotiations may occupy a considerable portion of time, the President of the United States requests that you would be pledged to issue the most preemptory orders, that no in roads by the Militia of Kentucky by made into the Indian Country until the effects of a pacific overtures be known.

That it is however to be explicitly understood that this restriction is not to extend to any depredatory parties of Indians, whom it is to be desired, may be punished in an exemplary manner.

The President of the United States expresses his confidence that in case the pacific offers should fail of producing the dersigned effect

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