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On the 8th of June I repeated to him, "I am positively certain you will Never [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the Debts you contract in this Nation, I wrote you [undecipherable] letter by Michael Elherst on this [undecipherable] that description was not two high Couloured."

On the seventh of December I repeated to him "I must continue to repeat my Opinion, that credit is injurious, no one is benefitted by it, I have [undecipherable] ^given my opinion to the Indians and [undecipherable] without Effect, they have as usual tried to obtain what their immediate calls require on credit, and failing they begin to [undecipherable] out into the woods" After these Repeated Communications to Mr Price accompanied with information of the State of Affairs in the Credit Agency as often as I [undecipherable]professed anything which would be useful, ^{[undecipherable] "} I was infored" That the small White traders had been Checked or Testamied in their credit and that no new indulgencies would be Allowed to that class." ----- If an Indian wants any thing and Cannot obtain it on credit, he will [undecipherable] up his Gun & hunt a Month for the Means. If he is supplied on Credit he will not hunt one day to keep up with his credit. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] is unquestionably the Most powerful Stimulus and it should in no case be Removed by Credit Except in the few Instances of Chiefs who have been in the habit of Punctuality in dealing and who possess a [undecipherable] that would ensure the payment of their debts in the failure of the ordinary Resource. The number of these are but few & can be pointed out to you

2nd [undecipherable] to traders without credit I see no inconvenience in supplying the traders of the supplies suitable for this Market can be obtained and sold as the [undecipherable] sale prices of Merchants, which should be from [undecipherable]

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