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Knoxville 30 July 1804

Permits me to observe in the course of your negociation
with the Virginia Mission, it will may be proper to observe, that should
there be any proposition for the demolishing the Dam, after a
givin time, that an accession to such a proposal would tend
wholy to discourage and prevent the owner from improving
and preparing his works for future purposes and would
wholy prevent tend to obstruct the benefit and advantage of such a
works and useful Factory within our own Government

Secondly it would may be to the interest of some certain
characters Individuals, that every Factorys of this kind within Tennessee
might be demolished - and thirdly lastly - It is illegal improper
and unjustifiable ^unlawful to injure or damage the private
property of any person without making
property of any person without making just and adequate
compensation - This is intended as a private communication

John Sevier
Quarles.
1906

I beg not to be understood as having
any objections to the navigation
of the river