_ToCharlesCarroll_
_Philadelphia，April15，1791_
DEARSIR，——Ireceivedlastnightyourfavorofthe10th，withMr。Brown’sreceipt，andthankyouforthetroubleyouhavebeensokindastotakeinthisbusiness。
Ournewsfromthewestwardisdisagreeable。ConstantmurderscommittingbytheIndians，andtheircombinationthreatenstobemoreandmoreextensive。Ihopeweshallgivethemathoroughdrubbingthissummer，andthenchangeourtomahawkintoagoldenchainoffriendship。Themosteconomicalaswellasmosthumaneconducttowardsthemistobribethemintopeace，andtoretaintheminpeacebyeternalbribes。Theexpeditionthisyearwouldhaveservedforpresentsonthemostliberalscaleforonehundredyears；norshallweotherwiseevergetridofanyarmy，orofourdebt。TheleastragofIndiandepredationwillbeanexcusetoraisetroopsforthosewholovetohavetroops，andforthosewhothinkthatapublicdebtisagoodthing。Adieu，mydearSir。Yoursaffectionately。
BURKE，PAINE，ANDMR。ADAMS