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Halliday Jackson's Journal, 1806

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And as you think you can buy tools Cheaper than our friends sell to you -- we think it will be best not to send on any more tools, The tools that was sent, has been sold to you at the same price the cost us, and we can not afford them at a lower Price - You may remember that the first par- cel of tools we brought among you, was all given up three years ago, and you were desir'd to chose some of your Chiefs to take care of them -- You were then told our young men, must quit lend- ing you tools &; this account was car- ried back to the Counsel at Philadelphia and our friends was satisfied with it. But you now complain that we assisted you but a short time - that for three years past you could get no tools to Borrow, and say when we quit lending you tools, you were just like a man - wakeing out of a sleep, reaching out his hands for help and the necessary assistence was