His Excellency

I am sorry to inform you, that the Mob is still prowling between and — waiting for an opportunity to come in and burn and destroy— the mob party are continually threatning us— and are driving our people away from their homes, who are obliged to come here for protection— I want you to send about one hundred or two hundred men who you can depend upon as loyal— to quarter in the woods between here and , so that they can be between us and the mob— and who will protect us— our troops are worn out, and I shall soon expect an order from you to discharge my men from the duty they are obliged to perform, to fulfil your order