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ROUGH DRAFT OF THE TREATY PAGE 1

This early draft Preamble wording was written by William Hobson, who was engaged in working out the Treaty with the assistance of his private secretary, James Stuart Freeman. The date of this preliminary draft writing was about the 1st of February 1840.