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though particularly in such Case as we find ourselves here so remotely situated The nearest Courthouse isor wasthree days Ride and in the constant Unrest that has followed the Regulation Matters have decayed even from this unsatisfactory State The Governor and his Council are in constant Conflict with the Assembly the Circuit Court has effectually ceased to exist Judges are no longer appointed and there is no Sheriff of Surry County at present the latest Holder of that Office having resigned under Threat of having his House fired The Sheriffs of Orange and Rowan Counties still boast Officebut their Corruption is so well known that no one may depend upon them save those whose Interest is invested in them We hear frequent reports these Days of House burnings Assaults and similar Alarums in the Wake of the recent War of Regulation Governor Tryon officially pardoned some of those involved in the Conflict but did nothing to prevent local Retribution against them; his Successor is still less able to deal with such Eventswhich are in any Case occurring in the Backcountry far from his Palace in New Bern and thus the more easily ignored (In all Justice the Man doubtless has Troubles nearer at Hand to deal with )Still while Settlers here are accustomed to defend themselves from the normal Threats of the Wilderness the Occurrence of such random Attacks as theseand the Possibility of Irruption of the Indians so close to the Treaty Lineis sufficient to unnerve them and cause them to greet with Relief the Appearance of any Body willing to undertake the Role of public Protection Hence the Vigilantes of the Committees are welcomedat least to begin with I give you so much Detail by way of explaining my Thoughts regarding the Appointment My friend Major MacDonald (late of the 32nd Cavalry) had told me that should I ultimately decline to become an Indian Agent he would approach Mr Richard Brown Brown being in the way of doing substantial Trade with the Cherokee and thus in a position of Acquaintance and presumed Trust that would predispose his Acceptance by the Indians My Acquaintance with Mr Brown and his Brother inclines me to regard this Prospect with Alarm With such Rise in Influence as such an Appointment would bring Brown s Stature in this unsettled Region might shortly become so great that no man could easily oppose him in any Ventureand that I think is dangerous My Son in law astutely observes that a Man s sense of Morality tends to decrease as his Power increases and I suspect that the Brothers Brown possess relatively little of the Former to begin with It may be mere Hubris on my part to assume that I have more I have seen the corrosive Effects of Power upon a Man s Souland I have felt its Burden as you will understand having borne it so often yourself Still if it is a choice between myself and Richard Brown I suppose I must resort to the old Scottish Adage that the Devil you ken is better than the Devil you don t I am likewise made uneasy at the Thought of the long Absences from Home which my new Duties must require And yet I cannot in Conscience allow the People under my Dominion to be subject to the Vagaries and possible Injuries of Brown s Committee I could of course convene my own such CommitteeI think you would urge such a Coursebut will not Beyond the Inconvenience and Expense of such a Move it would be Tantamount to declaring open War with the Browns and I think that not prudent not if I must be frequently away from home leaving my Family unprotected This new Appointment though will extend my own Influence andI trustput some Limit to the Browns Ambitions So having reached this Decision I sent Word at once to accept the Appointment and essayed my first Visit to the Cherokee in the Office of Indian Agent during the last Month My initial Reception was most Cordial and I hope my Relations with the Villages will remain so I shall visit the Cherokee again in the Autumn If you should have any Matters of Business that my new Office 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