Early Governors' Papers

Philadelphia December 28^th 1802

Sir

Conformably to directions received from the Departm^t. of State I transmitted to Pittsburg in the month of November last, a box containing the laws of the United States, and directed to your Excellency at Knoxville ~ Lieutenant J. W. Brownson Assistant Military Agent at Pittsburg was requested to have the box forwarded by the earliest oppertunity; permit me to ask the favour of your Excellency to direct an acknowledgement of the receipt of the laws to be sent to me whenever they come to hand.

I have the honor to be very respectfully Sir your obed^t. Servant

Israel Whelen

His Excellency The Governor of Tennessee