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settled Country, would do, but in an entire new Country
there can be no practise, If M^r P. enters into the great
scheme he mentiond to me rely upon it. Nothing will
come ^of it but disappointment to all the parties accept^g
the large Capitalist if any such be concern'd I hope you
have no difficulties in the wigwam, & that good & perfect
courtesie is high up & brotherly affection excerciz^d in its
utmost lattitude, for if we do not assist each other
we have nothing to expect from any other source, this
world is made up of strange materials, sincere friendship
without selfish motives seldom to be meet with, therefore
to ourselves must we depend chiefly for succor & support
M^r Prentiss politely offer^d me a Concern in the Indiana, if he means
in the Schiam he mentiond to me, I should decline altogether
even had I the means, I should like a Concern in a Township or
two of land, where from 10 to 20 persons might settle direct and
advantage each other, but Indiana is too much a frontier
to the Indians, that do frequently make war & depredate
& the government [damage] and always will leave the frontier
people to suffer much before they will take measures for
their defence, not so the southern Indians, because it is always
in the power of the Tennessee & Kentucky militia to chastize
them & they will do it as well as the Georgians if they
require it, I shall wait your next letters before I say any
thing further about the build^g of the house, y^r mother, [?], brothers
& sisters are all well & desire their love to you all, I am my dear children
your affectionate father J Corlis