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Articles of agreement made and entered into between
William Blount Governor in and over the territory of the United States
of America south of the river Ohio, and superintendant of indian
affairs for the southern district on the part of the United States on the
one part and David Moore of Knoxville on the other part, respecting
the working a large flat bottomed boat from this place down the tennessee
with a quantity of goods belonging to the Chickasaw and Chactaw
nations of indians, being the same goods that were given by the United
States to the said nations and in July last delivered at Philadel=
=phia to Opoia Mingo and others of his nation than at Philadelphia.

Witness, that the said David Moore engages to hold himself in
readiness to take charge of the said boat now laying in the holston
river near the camp of the said Opoia Mingo about four hundred
yards below this place on saturday the 18^th instant, by which time
it is supposed the whole of the said goods will have arrived at
that place and be put on board the said boat in the character of
commander thereof and to provide six good oarsmen by the afore=
=said day to work the said boat down the tennessee to the mouth
of Bear Creek, or to such other place above as Opoia Mingo shall