To His Excellency William Henry Harrison Governor of the Indiana territory. The Citizens of the town of Madison humbly sheweth unto your Excellency that they halve grate needs of another Majustrate in this place to discharge the ordanary business of this town and agreeable to [your] own request we the undersigners do recommend our worthey friend Abraham T. Fisk to your Excellency to serve us as a majustrate if your Excellency will gratify your petitioners request in the purticular theay will feall them selves in duty bound to pray petitioners names this 28th Day of January 1812 Charles Eastin David Vancleave Phil Eastin William Downey Abraham Smock Jacob Smock Senr Jacob Smock junr Jacob Yunt Jno. Ryker Gerardus R. Robbins Jacob Kelly John Storm Lewis Waggoner Leoanrd Barnes Samuel Hensley Benjamin Devawon (?) Robert Manchus
The document is endorsed: Commission issued 5th March 1812
[The Benjamin Devawon above is probably Benjamin Devore.]Petition printed Hoosier Genealogist Vol. 15.
(Transcribed by Robert W. Scott. Spellings are copied per the original.)