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Washington 3d Apr 1818 Dear Sir Your letter of the 25th of Dec. 1817 was submitted to the President with the view of obtaining from the cabinet, some opinion upon the circumstances there detailed. No opinion however was obtained. It was afterwards communicated to the committee of the Senate to whom the subject had been referred, for the purpose of enlightening them as to the provisions which ought to be made. Upon the rect of your letter of the 19th of Feby 1818. I submitted the whole matter to the Atto. General, and every exertion was made to obtain a copy of the laws of Georgia upon that subject. In the course of the last winter you had sent to me for Mr Telfair a copy of the laws of Georgia. The 1st volume was placed in his hands and is now not