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Knoxville 7th January 1798

Gentlemen

Your unanimous letter of the 4th Instant I am
duly honored with. Nothing ever came before me
that would ^could yeild [sic] me more pleasure, then it
would to render you any relief on the present
distressed Situation of you, and your families.

I have done all the assembly empowered
me to do, which was to send forward their memorial
and address in your behalf, these the same
has been laid before the president & Congress
and it is thought, by two some of our members, to wit
Jackson that relief will ^certainly be extended towards
You, and I sincerely pray it may, and ^I feel
a strong certainty in my own mind that your
Sufferings will be recuse surely meet with a remedy.
In the mean time, I know nothing better to
advise