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Jany. [January] 28th, 98
Dr [Dear] Sir,
I have been thinking on the business of the Courthouse, I think it will be best not to fix on a place at the assembly if you should be successful, but confine it to some place not to exceed five miles from the Center, and until such place be ascertained & agreed on. Mr. Crawfords would be a proper place for the business. Tho [Though] I shall not neglect having affairs fixed otherways as we was talking
The Indians have done some mischief lately in this neighborhood, having killed a Cow & Steer for me & some for some of the neighbours [neighbors], it is a pity but they could be prevented from coming down here below [document damaged], and I think that they would not [document damaged] if it was not for the encourage [document damaged: ment ] iven them to come to Colerain to [document damaged] [added text (appears to be different ink and hand): ( ] as the Whites have observed that [document damaged] [unclear text: the laws ] do not prevent Trading with [document damaged] [unclear text: on ] our side the line without a [document damaged] less for Horses & a few other
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articles [added text (appears to be different ink and hand): ) ] and I expect the Consequence will soon be as it was at Traders Hill in
March, 93 which cost several lives many [deleted text: hundred ] thousand Dollas [Dollars] to the public, and a Stagnation to the settlement, please try with the Governor to prevent the business
I am with respt. yr Hbl Ser.t [respect your Humble Servant]
[Signed] N Atkinson
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William Niblack Esqr. [Esquire] Louisville