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The point I prefer -

The forgoing is the outlines of your Mission, but
the principle and sole object is for you to prepare
them for as an extensive disposal of their claim
as can be possibly obtained - recommending to you
silence to be as private on the Occasion as the nature
of the object will admit, making use of all necessary
caution & Circumspection the Nature ^importance of your business
will necessary necessarily require - The f observations which are
stated for you to make, as you will discover, is intended to prepare
them for the primary object, - They are truths, and not [? ?]
intended for to answer peculiar purposes to this state, but will
prove in the end, if attended to, by the Indians, the very salvation
of that nation -

I am &c

(signed)

John Sevier

/Copy/

Instructions to Col^o James
Ore - 12 May 1798

N^o 14

to be recorded in letter book
A -

Recorded