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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