III. Henry Dearborn’s Remarks on the Draft, 29 October 1804
III. Henry Dearborn’s Remarks on
the Draft
[29 Oct. 1804]
| 1t. part. | ||
| insted of war |  |
of that scurge to the human race, which has so frequently laid waste many of the best parts of the world, |
| Treaty | Piankashaws, & Delawares, | |
| may it not be advisable to sugjest some improvement in the present sistem of Government in uper Louisiana. | ||
| may it not be expedient to say something in relation to the advantages which results from our trading houses with the Indians. |
RC (DLC: TJ Papers, 144:25071); undated; in Dearborn’s hand; endorsed by TJ as received from the War Department on 29 Oct. 1804 and “Message.”