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Eaglesfield May 20th, 1822. 



His Excellency Governor WHARTON, 



I am this instant honored by the receipt of your 

 highly esteemed favour of the 16th inst. enclosing the re- 

 port of a committee, appointed for the purpose of furnish 

 ing reasons why it became necessary to relinquish the 

 scite of your old Capitol, and remove to a new one, 

 where your good citizens might be able to follow their 

 usual occupation of fishing in less troubled waters, than 

 in the present state of those they leave, on account of the 

 dam obstruction. Observe my chastity of language in 

 omitting the 'dJ which I fear the fish a scaly set of fellows 

 who are the greatest sufferers, are in their language pro- 

 voked irreverently to indulge in. 



In addition to the favors conferred on me by your as- 

 sociation, I have my feelings excited by the very handsome 

 acknowledgements which the good citizens have made 

 me, for those overrated endeavours of mine to contribute 

 to their comfort and convenience. The tvill I may be al- 

 lowed to say, had always an existence, but the power of 

 showing it, I am too sensible, has fallen short of meriting 

 those kind expressions, which the company prompted by 

 partiality have had the goodness, highly flattering to my 

 feelings to express. It remains for me Sir, to place my- 

 self on your goodness, and request you \vill present to 



