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His Excellency

    Joseph Reed Esquire
    President of the State of
         Pennsylvania

From Paul Zantzinger read in Council July 19. 1781.

                                              Lancaster July 14.th1781

Sir

                      I have the Honor of Informing to your Excellency a Petition of the Cooperation of the Borough of Lancaster. At the request of the Convention Troops recovered, your Excellency will at the same time receive Doctor [Hurton] Certificate ahearing the [necefity] of the Removal of their Troops. I hope the Hon.th Council will take into this serious consideration. [I] if horrible [remour] them from this place. I have the Honor to be

Your Excellency most Obde H.ble Servnt.

His Excellency Joseph Reed Esq.

Paul Zantzinger

Lancaster July 14.th 1781 Sir, My Opinion being desired concerning the state of the fever of the Prisoners in the Barracks in this Borough