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In my letter as early as the 29<sup>th</sup> of may 1790. to your predecessor I gave him my opinion of it in these words -- | In my letter as early as the 29<sup>th</sup> of may 1790. to your predecessor I gave him my opinion of it in these words -- | ||
"I find Credit is unquestionably prejudicial to this Country No man here Red or White is benefited, it is a loss to both; as they consume all they get, it increases their extravagance while it lessens the Means of Supporting it. -- If they were taught to be provident they would know the Value of labour which they are totally unacquainted with. | "I find Credit is unquestionably prejudicial to this Country No man here Red or White is benefited, it is a loss to both; as they consume all they get, it increases their extravagance while it lessens the Means of Supporting it. -- If they were taught to be provident they would know the Value of labour which they are totally unacquainted with. | ||
| − | If they were taught to provide the Means before hand for their support they would be vigilant careful and Econimical. But the [undecipherable] of this is Manifest. If a Man wants a keg of Laffia he will give a horse for it; If he wants a hunting [undecipherable] <s>if he parts </s> he [undecipherable] on a piece of fine calico. If he wants a whore he cloaths her in fine Calicoe with rich silver ware. ^ <sup> if he wants a [undecipherable] he gives 10 chalk a [undecipherable] for it - </sup> If he wants <s>[undecipherable]</s> fowls or eggs he gives chalks for them. 30.40.50.100.200.400 - Chalks are nothing for a horse. - he must have his hireling and they must all have sugar coffee every day. the last | + | If they were taught to provide the Means before hand for their support they would be vigilant careful and Econimical. But the [undecipherable] of this is Manifest. If a Man wants a keg of Laffia he will give a horse for it; If he wants a hunting [undecipherable] <s>if he parts </s> he [undecipherable] on a piece of fine calico. If he wants a whore he cloaths her in fine Calicoe with rich silver ware. ^ <sup> if he wants a [undecipherable] he gives 10 chalk a [undecipherable] for it - </sup> If he wants <s>[undecipherable]</s> fowls or eggs he gives chalks for them. 30.40.50.100.200.400 - Chalks are nothing for a horse. - he must have his hireling and they must all have sugar coffee every day. the last want is the Means, these are Credits, they are goods. The Merchant will [undecipherable] furnish them, The traders trust them out to the [undecipherable] or Confirms them & the Indians [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] their [undecipherable] in the squares & [undecipherable] down on the frontiers to beg. there they steel a horse & [undecipherable] to their Credit with their Leader or to Sell the horse for |