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Rh  Mss. in Indiana State Library

Dear Sir:

I hope you will pardon my long silence the reason of which was that I was informed you had set out to Detroit and not being informed when you were to return I waited, till our last court, where I was told you had return'd, it required some time to get the information necessary respecting the proper Characters for Militia Officers and I have agreeable to your Excellency's request selected such as I conceive will answer

William Hall, Samuel Fulton, Danl. Linn Barrent Hulick and Jeremiah Johnston

Israel Standiford. William Spencer, William Cheek, James Hamilton and William Allensworth—

Garsham Lee. Thomas Fulton, Mickl. Flick. William Thompson and James Buchanan—these are the most proper persons that I could get to serve—many to whom I mentioned the matter would not leave I told them that your Excellency wanted some information respecting the proper persons to fill the offices but never mentioned that the information was to be from myself—. I have been almost determined to except of no Commission what ever, but I concieve I owe something to Society and much to your Excellencys politeness, otherwise I assure you I never would have served in either of the stations in which I am now placed we are much in want of the territorial laws. I have none, nor can I procure them here. When they come forward I will have the Militia law in opperation immediately—W W Clean is now waiting and uneasy to proceed. I will do myself the Honor to write soon. p. post, please to except of my thanks for your