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But we have not and if they are refused Rum they go directly to a Spanish port and get a supply. The application for it is generally by the keg this is taken to their Towns & there they meet & drink together. The small quantity which they get ^drink at the factory must always when when furnished be accompanied with an injunction to drink it at their Camp[undecipherable] [hole in page] now in the habit of respecting such injunctions. -

[undecipherable] [undecipherable] Manner of traders in the Nations and terms ^terms used by the traders. -

There has is no custom that adopted since the tariff tariff of Sir James Wright Governor of Georgia of the 8^th 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 ^^{& chalk is} 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] letters leather. The value has been changed from the receipt of raw skins, the Names are retained of the value lessened a chalk, here is Estimated ^Estimated 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 meet ^meet it

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

If the Creeks remain in peace, I would now advise that the skins be weigh^d, as usual, & ^ third^or/4 deducted for hair o A term in Use among the traders & known to the Indians.

(*Bag) is half Bushel or if flour 25^th/Basket is now fixed at 1/[undecipherable] Bushel.

I am with due regard and Esteem [undecipherable] your Obt. Serv^t, Benjamin Hawkins [flourish]

M^r. Edward Wright [undecipherable] [undecipherable] L [flourish]