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a different course adopted toward their people from the [illegible] which this threat of "force" would indicate. I cannot but trust that you have never authorized such threats. + [illegible] that they have not been used. Certain I am that their use will destroy all the good intentions of the Indians and that what might have efforted peacably by persuasion + reason will under such threats not be efforted as all [illegible] at all, with great trouble + [illegible].
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a different course adopted toward those people from the one which this threat of "force" would indicate. I cannot but trust that you have never authorized such threats. + [induce? deduce?] that they have not been used. Certain I am that their use will destroy all the good intentions of the Indians, & that what might have effected peacably by persuasion + reason, will under such threats not be effected at all or if at all, with great trouble + expense.
  
 
Respectfully Yours
 
Respectfully Yours
  
Hon W Madill <br>
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Graham Fitch <br>
Graham [illegible] <br>
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Court of Indian Affairs
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Hon W Medill <br> Court of Indian Affairs