1. This letter is listed as No. 31 on a “List of 51 Papers Relative to Contract Between the United States and John C. Symmes” (Carter, Territorial Papers description begins Clarence E. Carter, ed., The Territorial Papers of the United States (Washington, 1934–1952). description ends , II, 389–91). For information on the Symmes purchase, see H to William Rawle, January 6, 1793, note 2.