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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