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first Crossing the line, which would subject them to the penalties
of the law, which appears to be a fact, your Cantonment
being within the Indian line - permit me to suggest, [w^d?]
it not be well to remove those obsticles [sic]

John Sevier

Copy of letter to
Col^o Butler

19 February 1798
&
19th

N^o 12

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