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[undecipherable] [undecipherable] Manner of traders in the Nations and <s>terms</s> <sup>terms</sup> used by the traders. - | [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Manner of traders in the Nations and <s>terms</s> <sup>terms</sup> used by the traders. - | ||
| − | There <s>has</s> is no custom that adopted since the <s>tariff</s> tariff of Sir James Wright Governor of Georgia of the 8<sup>th</sup> of November 1794. The traders of the upper towns generally put an Advance on the Articles for sale to cover Charges and they sell at cost & charges but Estimate the sale price at a pound of Leather or Chalk, for which they receive two pounds of leather - Among the lower Creeks , they add in [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and sell at cost & Charges & they receive three pounds of leather for two Chalks ^<sup>& chalk is</sup> a Mark upon the Ground ([undecipherable] [undecipherable]) when the leather is weighed the pounds are chalked down , formerly a puound of [undecipherable] leather valued a 2/- [undecipherable] was a Chalk, and a yard of strands from chalks or from pounds of [undecipherable] <s>letters</s> leather. The value has been changed from the receipt of raw skins, the Names are retained of the value lessened a chalk, here is <s>Estimated</s> <sup>Estimated</sup> at a pound of raw skins or 25 Cents - It has been so long in use that it would create disgust to alter it now. Care must be taken to | + | There <s>has</s> is no custom that adopted since the <s>tariff</s> tariff of Sir James Wright Governor of Georgia of the 8<sup>th</sup> of November 1794. The traders of the upper towns generally put an Advance on the Articles for sale to cover Charges and they sell at cost & charges but Estimate the sale price at a pound of Leather or Chalk, for which they receive two pounds of leather - Among the lower Creeks , they add in [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and sell at cost & Charges & they receive three pounds of leather for two Chalks ^<sup>& chalk is</sup> a Mark upon the Ground ([undecipherable] [undecipherable]) when the leather is weighed the pounds are chalked down , formerly a puound of [undecipherable] leather valued a 2/- [undecipherable] was a Chalk, and a yard of strands from chalks or from pounds of [undecipherable] <s>letters</s> leather. The value has been changed from the receipt of raw skins, the Names are retained of the value lessened a chalk, here is <s>Estimated</s> <sup>Estimated</sup> at a pound of raw skins or 25 Cents - It has been so long in use that it would create disgust to alter it now. Care must be taken to raise on the Sale Articles to <s>meet</s> <sup>meet</sup> it |
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| + | If I had not clearly ascertained that the Indian Trader is so much on the decline as within three years at most to be no object | ||
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| + | If the Creeks remain in peace, I would now advise that the skins be weigh<sup>d</sup>, as usual, & ^ third<sup>or</sup>/4 deducted for hair <s>o</s> A term in Use among the traders & known to the Indians. | ||
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| + | (*Bag) is half Bushel or if flour 25<sup>th</sup>/Basket is now fixed at 1/[undecipherable] Bushel. | ||
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| + | I am with due regard and Esteem | ||
| + | [undecipherable] your Obt. Serv<sup>t</sup>, | ||
| + | Benjamin Hawkins | ||
| + | [flourish] | ||
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| + | M<sup>r</sup>. Edward Wright | ||
| + | [undecipherable] [undecipherable] L [flourish] | ||