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See the Governor and Mention to him my Wishes and 

 to Call at his office on the 23d 



to Join in Such an enterprise and to leave all I am 

 attachd to, perhaps for ever, produced Many diferent 

 sensations & thought, but all are Counterbalanced 

 When persuaded as I am that My Labours [will all 

 be of use to them] are all for their use & benefit. 



I did not wait late on the 23d but My Spirits were 

 sadly dampened when Mr Hawkins told Me that it 

 was the Governor's opinion that nothing more [than 

 common] would be done than to run the Line in 

 question and that none but the surveyors would be 

 Necessary; 



Disapointed but not less anxious to try further I 

 Calld on Mr Gordon, he Joined me in the Idea of 

 My Adressing the President Directly and that he could 

 Not think that a Journey so Interesting Would be per- 

 formd only to say that Men had gone & Come back — in 

 leaving this truly Kind Gentleman, I Met Mr Grayson 

 of Louisville spoke to him to my thoughts and Wishes. 

 "I Can render a Service I believe Mr A and I Will 

 do it. I will give you some Letters to diferent Members 

 of Congress With whom I am Well acquainted and 

 that will be glad to Meet Your Views, but Write to 

 the President — 



This sounded better to my Ears — 

 full of My plans I went home & Wrote to N Ber- 

 thoud to request his Imediate Assistance — Walkd out 



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