please permit me through this medium to ask a favour of you I.E the superintending of the establishment of a mail rout As follows to start at Salem Tippah Co Miss thence runnig Eastwardly to Cap^t I H Nortons 10 miles thence to W^m M^cLean’s store ^7 miles^ still Eastwardly thence in the same direction to Fingers cross roads ^6 miles^ where it will intersect a male line from Riply to Purdy Tennessee

Some time last Summer Esqr Mcleane and I got up two pertitions for the establishment of the above male rout I obtained upwards of a hundred assigners to my petition and Esqr M^cLean a goody number to hisI sent the above petitions to M^r Simon R Spight P M at Ripley for him to send on to the general P M at Washington CityMr Spight told me the 1^st of Novr last that he had sent them on to the General P M Since which time we [hard?] never a word of them

We have a large scope of country here entirely destitute of mail facilities therefore if you will see to this matter you will confer a great favour on a large and respectable portion of Tippah CoWe wish an office established at Cap^t I H Norten’s and one at Esqr M^cLean’s storeThe offices names as follows that at Capt Nortons to be called Point-Success and that at Esqr M^cLeanes (M^cLean’s store)

M^cLeane to be P M at his store and N. H. Stockton at Cat Nortons

Location of post offices now established

I feel satisfied that this rout will soon more than [defrarry?] expences and it would be greatley [...?] to the advantage of this section of country

P Please (if you do anything wither it) address the P M in Salem or me at the same office