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Raleigh. 5th Dec. 1821

Dear Sir

I have only time to say that the
documents herewith, will give you a
more correct view of the business of the
Legislature than I could probibly detail in
the short limits of a Letter, had I time to
enter into such detail. In addition to
what you will learn by the Papers &c
I will however inform you that, we
yesterday had thru the Ballotings for our
next Governor (Franklin having
declined on re-election) without Succeeding
in the Election of any one: there are
four names in nomination (to wit.)
Hut. G. Burton of Halifax, Gabriel Holmes
of Sampson, James Mebane of Orange
and Joseph H Bryan of Granville.

The Balloting was as follows,

1st Balloting	Burton 49	Holmes 60	Mebane 41	Bryan 33
2nd Balloting	Burton 49	Holmes 65	Mebane 44	Bryan 24
3rd Balloting	Burton 49	Holmes 68	Mebane 47	Bryan 18

The friends of each, are very indefatiguable
in their exertion for their particular favourites;
but how the Election will terminate is as
yet very uncertain: we are all doubt and
all expectation, I should for one despair of
Burton's success, were it not that his friends
are so true to their post & trust. I can only
hope that we may succeed in confering
on him the appointment-- A Convention
is spoken of out of doors; but no Bill
has yet been introduced; tho we expect