Your of the 3^d ins^t has been Rec^d. I am mutch disapointed in hearing that you have not received a list of Democratic names I sent you by mails, about the first of January, least you may not receive them I have enclosed another

As this is a favorable oppertunity, permit me to make a few more statements in relation to the P. O. at Dixon, more perticularly [?] my own case as post Master and the effect produced by Law of 1847. under law of 1845 this office gave a Commition to P. M. about on an everage of $80 per quater under law of 1847 but little over half that sum. under law of 1845 it was considered insufficient to pay expences and labor (by all that was acquainted with its labor & Expences) if this be correct what must it be at the presant rates of 1847

The causes that has produced this is obvious: 1^st by law of 1847 Commitions was reduced in per centage, 2^nd Land Office matter made free, and that class of P. M whos Recepts did not excede two hundred Dollars per anum are entitled to the franking privaledge, add to this two P. O. that has been established within a little over one year that formerly did their business at this Office and the Inlet P O moved 2½ miles nearer this place, all combined has had a very heavy influence against the receipts of this Office. there are efforts making

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to established a P. O. at Franklin Grove ^nearly^ all of that grove are & have received their mail matter at this Office, so you see the resorces of support of this Office is narrowing down very small, at the same time not calculated to lesson the labor of this office, but increas it, as mails [...?] have to be distributed for each and made up for them at this office since I have held this office under law of 1847 it has been been all labor and very little pay, but having full confidence in your Honerable Boddy that, at least you will make such provisions for me as to give a reasonable consideration for servises rendered.whether if what I have done receives respect or not, it is cincerly hoped that you will be able to make such arrangements for the P. O. at Dixon as will draw out our best men to take charge of it, as it now is I do not believe I could get it off my hands, and have the public satisfied

one word in relation to the sistem of per centage on Receipts, it will be unequal as offices difer as to labor performed, and the population of the place where they are located one office of much labor & small population an other much less labor and large population. I will not trouble you with any more at this time