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Washington 17th Feb 1817 My dear sir Your letter of the 4th inst has been just rec'd. That of the 30th of Dec. was rec'd and submitted to the President who denoted the commission to be forwarded, and I understood from Mr Graham that it has been sent with a view to reach you before the 1st inst. Your letter on the subject of the public lands, has been rec'd. I have prevailed upon the President to recommend an appropriation in favor of the State of Georgia equal to the amount of Mississippi stock paid in, until the money due the state is satisfied. This message has delayed the settlement of the amount, under an imputation that the amount of Mississippi