[3052 [strikethrough: XXL]-5] [▲] Maj. [undecipherable] Marietta December the 7^th 1799 A few Days [since?] my Dear G[eneral?] I was honoured with your favour of the 9^th Ult. I thank you for the Assurance of your Disposition to promote my Interests & Occasions should offer — your Observation that Agriculture might afford me Satisfaction & Profit is I believe a pretty just one — but it can not be pursued, by me, to any considerable Advantage, with the proper Devotion to these Duties, which alone can entitle me to the [Prospect?] of the 700 Dollars — I only Prospect because I have not yet been able to obtain a [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] Pay [undecipherable] living upon my [undecipherable], [I?] with all the Economy I am Master of, am more [undecipherable] than my Salary can Admit [The?] G[overnor?] has not arrived, but we every moment expect him, when we shall [undecipherable] our [undecipherable] for the [undecipherable] &c. I believe [that?] [it?] as we hear [undecipherable] of Judge [Turner?] [undecipherable] the Death of Governor [Parsons?] there is only Judge [Symmes?] left — the Territory must con— —tinue to suffer for the Want of [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] of good [underline: wholesome] Laws — From various Causes there has been but Little attention by the Gentlemen of the Bench to this important Business of their [Commission?] — I have given to the President to request the earlier [undecipherable] of Judge [Turner's?] Death, as it is most [essential?] to us that he should be pleased to [fill?] the [undecipherable] as soon as [possible?] Of Indians we hear nothing — the [best?] [Intelligence?] which was in a Speech from the [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] to G[eneral?] [undecipherable], [amounted?] only to [Professing?] Friendship [&?] has been committed [in?] I suppose by the [Genesee?] — The Migration from the Head Waters [&?] under the Observations of [Fort?] [Harmar?] from [August?] [the?] 1786 to [Dec?] [Dec?] the 2. inclusive stands [Thus:?] 1264 Boats — 23610 [undecipherable: Persons?], 10244 [undecipherable: Houses?] — 2539 [undecipherable: Cows?] — 2,200 [undecipherable: Sheep?] — 687 Wagons — in which is comprehended [undecipherable] Settlements — I am my Dear Sir with great Respect your affectionate Winthrop [undecipherable]