To His Excy[Excellency]The President of the United States
The undersigned members of the Legislature of Illinois take great pleasure in presenting to your kind consideration the name of our worthy
fellow-citizen, John A. Clark, of Stephenson County
We beg to say that Mr. Clark is a gentleman of high moral worth and possesses a high standing among his fellow
Citizens and one that gives a guarantee that any Confidence your Excellency may repose
in him will be promptly and faithfully met.
March 1.st 1841Your obdt Servts[obedient Servants]Geo W HarrisonE. D. BakerW. RossWm H DavidsonWm L. SargentA. LincolnE. B. WebbCyrus Edwards<Page 2>
John TylerPresident of the United StatesWashington.