Permit me to introduce to your Excellency the subject of our New disputed Government. In the year 1784 in the Month of June, the Legislature of No. Carolina Ceded to Congress all the   Claim to the Lands West of the Appalachian Mountains on Conditions. I make No doubt you are acquainted with, as the Act On that head Was Shortly after laid before Congress.

The inhabitants of this Country Well knowing that the Congress of the United States Would Accept the Cession And Haveing No Idea that No. Carolina Would Attempt repealing the Act. they formed themselves into a Separate And Independant State by the Name of Franklin.

In November following No. Carolina Repealed this Act of Cession. In May 1785 Congress took the several Acts Under their Consideration and Entered into resolves respecting the same. The purport of Which I presume you Are Acquainted With. The Government of Franklin Was Carried on Unmolisted by North Carolina Until the year 1785 in November that Legislature passed an Act, tolerateing the people in some of our Counties to hold Elections Under Certain regulations unknown to my Former    wherby a   from disaffection and disappointment Might have it in their power to Elect and such to be Considered The Legal delagation of the people; this was done and Countenanced And at their last session November 1786 have Undertaken to Reassume their Jurisdiction and Sovereignty over the State of Franklin. Notwithstanding the whole of their adherants do not Exceed Two or three hundred Against A Majority of at least seven Thousand effective Melitia: They have Contrary to the Interest of the people in two of the Counties to wit, Washington And Sullivan by their Acts removed the former places of Holding Courts to Certain places Conveniant to the disaffected As We Conceive in Order that they Might have a protest to Prevaricate Upon. Have thus Given your Excellancy the outlines of our past and present Situation, beg leave to inform you sir, that, from your known patriotic and benevolent disposition, as also your Great experience and Sageness. I am, by and With the Advice of our Council of State, induced To Make this application, That, Should you from the Simple State of the differant Occurences think our Cause so Laudible, As to Give by Your approbation on the Same, you Would be pleased to Condescend to Write us on the Subject. And Any advice, instruction, or Encouragement, you May think We Shall deserve, Will be Acknowledged In the Most gratefull and Lively Manner.

We Have been informed your Excellancy Some time Since did Us the Honor to Write Us on the Subject of our State, if so, Unfortunately for us the Letters have Miscarried, And is Not Come to hand. Many Safe Conveyances Might be had, the bearer Capt. John Woods if he should return by Way of Franklin, or in a packet directed to the Care of the Honble the Governor of Georgia Would Come safe, And perhaps by A Number of people, Who travel to this Country. I have the Honor to be sir With Much respect and Esteem your Excellencies Most Obedient and Humble Servant.