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of the army, as to the nature and amount of the contribution 
levied on the people, and what are the further and financial re- 
sources of the Chief ; and what is the extent of the power pos- 
sessed by the Chief over his subjects : how far it is limited by law 
or custom, or by powers possessed by his elders or Headmen ; 
and whether the succession to the Chief is hereditary or elective ; 
and also, what is the personal character and influence of the 
present Chief. 
40. You will, in like manner, collect and send to me, the most 
accurate information you can obtain on the state of trade in those 
countries; on the state of agriculture, and the state of the 
mechanical arts ; on the climate, and on the soil ; on the general 
face of the country, and on their animals tame and wild. You will 
learn, so far as you can, and enumerate the several productions of 
the soil, which, either in a raw or prepared state, may be turned 
to uses of commerce ; and the several animals, and parts of 
animals, which may be turned to uses. You will learn and enu- 
merate such of those several articles as now form articles of trade, 
the frequency and duration of the markets, the general supply and 
the price of each article at them, and the quality of eacli article. 
You will state the nations to whom, and the purposes for which 
they are sold. And, in respect of such articles of European pro- 
duce or manufacture as you may see there, y'ou will mark the price 
they bear, and the comparative desire the natives have for them, 
and how far the supply seems equal to the demand ; and you will 
mark which of those articles you take with you, they appear most 
to esteem, and what others they ask for, and how it will be best to 
promote and increase an intercourse of commerce with them. You 
will, when you can procure them, get specimens of the several 
minerals, woods, grains, gums, and dyes, and, folding them in 
paper, state on that paper the name of the article, and place and 
date at which procured ; and you will put down memoranda of the 
uses to which they are or may be probably applied. 
41. You will collect also, and give what information you can 
get, on the religion of the natives, and on their state of civilizadoiiJ 
including any thing particular in their habits and customs; stating 
also their bodily appearance and mental character, and any 
striking virtues, vices, or tideiits, or capabilities of which they are 
