[Representation from the field Officers of Harrison County] Virginia— Harrison County, February 2^d 1790— The President of the United States. The alarming predicament in which this County now finds as touching the State of Indian affairs, and the small prospect of protection from his Excellency Arthur St. Clair, hath moved us the Subscribers to meet this day in Council in order to concert measures as far in our power to calm the minds of our exposed frontiers who expects early in the Spring to be again harrassed by the Savages— It appears to us by the Address of the General Assembly of Virginia dated the 30^th of October 1789— that official information has been given to your Excellency of the Indians wanton barbarity on the frontiers of this State; we also have the strongest assurance that the Members of the General Assembly from the Western District, did apply by a Subsequent Address separate and apart from the said Address sent by the General Assembly, which we trusted would have fell into your hands before Governor St. Clair left New York, which now appears to us not to be the case— therefore the frontiers is left defenceless, the people who have exposed is complaining they are neglected, that the interior parts of the United States has enjoyed peace since the year 1782, that Government has got thoughtless about the lives of their Citizens, &c— We would undertake to give a full detail of the various incursions made on the frontiers of this County, but expects our County Lieutenant will hand this petition to your Excellency, who we believe will better satisfy your enquiries than our Detail— We presume the aforesaid address of our Legislative body, and the Seperate Address sent by the Members of this Western district fully sets in our minds as touching the mode of Redress and a future Relief— Therefore in the name and behalf of our suffering fellow Citizens over whom we preside as field Officers of the Militia, pray that your Excellency would take our distressed situation under your paternal Care and grant us such relief as you in your wisdom shall think proper, and we in duty bound shall pray, &c Benjamin Wilson, Col. (Signed) Gen. Jackson Lieu^t Col. William [undecipherable] Major