Early Governors' Papers

Country and up the river of that name; as to any other part bordering on the frontiers of Washington & Hamilton Districts, I well know they care nothing about it, whatever may be said to the contrary, and time will prove the truth of my Ideas. opinions observations

I observe that part of your letter in which wherein you mention, that Hawkins and Pickens have wrote the secretary that a number of respectable inhabitants ^who would be effected [sic] by the line had informed them they had been made ^the [Dupes?] of a party - I believe with you, that they have wrote falsly [sic] on that head - the Commandant of the federal troops is present, and has read your letter who declares, notwithstanding ^(and he lives among those people,) that he never heard the smallest Hint of any such imputation - you will know the commissioners (two of them) and you also know the people have long viewed them ever since the treaty of Hopewell ^and justly too as inveterate enemies to this Country, and they also suppose from their known principles they were appointed, and I believe their opinion