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Wishes to my Correspondent and the Command- ant of the militia at Randolph County to make all necessary Communication to me without Delay and to forward to me by Express the very first Intelligence they may receive that shall seem to portend Ill to our Country - making myself responsible for the Expense, though I am not furnished with the means - for which Sir I take Leave to request your Consideration as also to repeat my Desires, at least, that the Governour' s Official Correspondence within the Territory be exempt from Tax as I ex- perience the same a very great Injury to my small Income.

In this Letter I likewise again take Leave to state to the general Government the very great Increase of Intruders upon the Lands of the United States who are lessening the Value thereof by a waste of Timber - and may soon become formidable from their numbers -- Immediately over the great miami (In Knox County) report makes them nearly two hundred Families, amongst whom are many that have fled from this County merely to defraud their Creditors - their very remote situation from many of the magistrates of the County of Knox effects such purpose - and I forbear to commission