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Knoxville 28 March 1798

D^r. Sir

Yours of 15 February ult. I am duly honored with, and
for the information therein, am much obliged- I am
sorry to hear the spirit of party runs so high, and the
Fracas between Lyon, & Griswald, seems to fix an
indealeable [sic] stain- pitty indeed, such an event over
took place within the walls of a house of Legislature-

I hope these the pratling about disorganisers will cease
after this; and M^r. Speaker ^will certainly may decline calling ^to order -

Arrostocracy [sic] appears to have become desperate, and
delarious [sic], and as you have wisely observed, fleabottomry [sic]
will be a well administered remedy -

Col^o. Watts is here on a visit and seems to be
well disposed towards the intended treaty, and the
Indians generally appear very pacific indeed.
I have