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Knoxville 10 April 1804

Sir

I have the honor of enclos acknowledging the receipt of your
duplicate, and am some what surprised to find my answer to
your first had not went to hand, tho trust ere this will
reach you it will have Arrived - At the time I
did myself the honor to write, Ihad strong expectations our
assembly would have been convened, but the object then contemplated
to occasion a call such a measure ^the meeting have ^since been dispensed with,
and it is now very uncertain whether our assembly will be
in session shortly or not, never the less I have sanguine
hopes that we shall be able to meet you on the business
of the road, as it is being ardently wished for by a very large
number of the ^respectable Citizens of Tennessee who are taking entering
^into on measures to affect the measure purpose - so soon as any [decision?] you the
plan is regulated I shall do myself the honor of communicating
to your Excellency immeadiately - enclosed as is a Dup
=licate of my answer to your Excellencys first letter

Ihave the honor to be &c &c

Governor of George