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will be a source of great mortification, dis- 

 appointment, and serious inconvenience, if 

 they are not sacredly fulfilled. You may 

 have various other prospects in view, and 

 other countries may be anxious to have 

 you to superintend their hunting establish- 

 ments ; therefore, before you close, I should 

 strenuously advise your having a clear and 

 explicit understanding of what is expected 

 on both sides, that neither party may have 

 it in their power to complain at a future 

 period. The country may probably expect 

 you to do impossibilities, and more than 

 mortal man can perform; and you may 

 expect more from them than they had any 

 intention of doing. The best plan, there- 

 fore, to keep all things right, is to have 

 the agreement put down in black and 

 white, and signed by both parties. The 

 deviating from these instructions may be 

 productive of mutual disputes and dissatis- 

 faction. 



