The undersigned beg leave in asking for the establishment of a post office at M^r H M C Strowd’s—M^r H M C Strowd to be post master—humbly to Represent that the position of the office desired is decidedly the most eligible that can be selected for the convenience of those most interested in the establishment of a post office in the neighbourhood. It is immediately at the point of meeting of the high roads regularly travelled by your mail carried with the high road from David [Mebanes?] to Jones ferry, the Market Road to Fayettville and the most Central point to M^r Bingham’s well known School, being in view of & only a few hundred yards from the Academy & on the Road from the boarding houses to the academee. They have the highest respect for M^r John Morrow p.m. at Clover Garden, two miles from the location of the Contemplated office, and would prefer the Continuance of the clover garden office, provided it is compatible with the establishment of a new post office at M^r Strowd’sIn like manner they have no objection to the continuance the Rock Spring office M^r Thompson p.m, on the Same grounds. And as they are aware of the distance offices in N Carolina in nearer proximity, they presume the establishment of the office desired cannot be incompatible with the continuance of Rock Spring three miles from M^r Strowd’s in the derection of Hillsboro’ & Clover garden tow miles in nearly the opposite direction direction

If however contrary to their hopes and belief

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the granting of the new office Should be judged incompatible with the continuance of the old ones, or of either of them, then they beg leave, humbly to State, it is their firm conviction that for ^the^ use & Conveinance of the vast majority of readers & writers & postage payers M^r Strowd’s is obviously the proper locality.

Under these circumstances they hope you will perceive the Reasonableness & justice of granting their petition, & as in duty bound they will ever pray &c.

They will only add that the number might be easily Levelled by the Signatures of M^r Binghams Scholars, but he objects on the ground that voters only Should Sign.