Early Governors' Papers

Craig has been raised in my neighborhood has acted as a collecting officer a goodly portion of his term & has been concerned in the mercantile business - and as I have been living here for the last 40 years (and has in place of a better one, been acting in the caapasity [sic] of a Justice of the peace for the last - 30 yrs. from these circumstances. If you can con fide in what I say you can be the mowable to Judge whether of whether my oppertunities [sic] of knowing of his fitness be good or not.

Your Broather [sic] ^Brice was a tmy house the other day in good health he has been ^frequently in our little town M^t. Pleasant for 2 yrs past. has generally made my house his home some times stayed 2 o r 3 days with me and if I was as well acquainted with you as I am with him I would have known better how to have approached you. at some leisure moment. If such you may ahve ^if you would take the trouble to write me I can asure [sic] you that the favor would be thankfully rc^d.

With sentiments of cincere [sic] regard for your welfare both for time & eternity. I subscribe myself your particular friend

Richard Stockord

To his Excellency W^m Trousdale-