Chambers to Harrison
Dear Sir:
I hope you will pardon my long silence the reason of which was that I was informed you had set out to Detroit and not being informed when you were to return I waited, till our last court, where I was told you had return'd, it required some time to get the information necessary respecting the proper Characters for Militia Officers and I have agreeable to your Excellency's request selected such as I conceive will answer
Major — John Brownson
Cap'ts
William Hall, Samuel Fulton, Danl. Linn Barrent Hulick and Jeremiah Johnston
Lieutenants
Israel Standiford. William Spencer, William Cheek, James Hamilton and William Allensworth—
Ensighns
Garsham Lee. Thomas Fulton, Mickl. Flick. William Thompson and James Buchanan—these are the most proper persons that I could get to serve—many to whom I mentioned the matter would not leave I told them that your Excellency
wanted some information respecting the proper persons to fill the offices but never mentioned that the information was to be from myself—. I have been almost determined to except of no Commission what ever, but I concieve I owe something to Society and much to your Excellencys politeness, otherwise I assure you I never would have served in either of the stations in which I am now placed we are much in want of the territorial laws. I have none, nor can I procure them here. When they come forward I will have the Militia law in opperation immediately—W W Clean is now waiting and uneasy to proceed. I will do myself the Honor to write soon. p. post, please to except of my thanks for your
- ↑ John Brownson and others mentioned below were early settlers of Lawrenceburg. Commissions were made out for them by Gov. Harrison March 7, 1803—Executive Journal, 116—, and Samuel Vance, a founder of Lawrenceburg, authorized to swear them into office. This seems to have been done Aug. 15, 1803. History of Dearborn County, 113.. The town of Lawrenceburg was advertised in the Cincinnati Western Spy Mar. 13, 1802; auction sale of lots, April 11, 1802.
