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But what figuer would Our Government made had it not been for me who was the Sole progeter in the Scheem in Procuering the Powder, and what Thanks have I had for atvancing 1000 Dollers to purches it at a time When thear was not a Doller in the tresurea nether Culd the tresurey hyer it upon aney termes & I atvanced it in Johaneses by which the Goverme[nt] Ganid 10 p. Ct & the powder purchesed [10] pr Ct Cheper than aney Sence & this Goverment would not have had a Cornel of Powder now if it hadent been for me and what thanks do you think I have had [f]or all this, Why truley for asken for the Same Sort of money as I atvanced I am Culd a Torey, and refused aney other pay but paper, I have been against the Pasin Sum Extra vent Acct & Bilding Men of war (at Lest for the present) and [have] shewn my Self Very Desieros of Compremisin the Onhappea Diferance between Grate Briton & this Cuntrea upon the first good Opening when it Culd be Dun In a Constetuneal way, & who Ever is not for Settling it, I have Declared as Inemies to thear Cuntrea, this Ill minded people has taken the atvantag of and Reperesented me as Enemical to the Common Co[u]se But let them put thear hands upon their harts and Say who is Enemical to thear Cuntrea thay or me, who would Ruen thear Cuntrea by a Long & Expencive warr, and by Multen the Goverment in pasen Extravent Accts because thay may git thear one [own] past in the Same way, And by Esuean fluds of paper Currence to pay off the Solderea and not take proper Methods to Esuea it upon a Good footen and to Coule it in Seasonable to Keep the Credit of it up ー I have been Told in publick Companey by one of the Cummetea of warr (or of Safty) That I was two ritch, that thay was Determined to put me upon a Level with the rest of Mancoind, this is the princeples I fear two Maney gos upon But I Sea non that Dus busines for this Goverment But try to git as much as thay Can,