We would If your <​​> honor should persist in refusing to act on the precedent of your predecessor which on a careful reconsideration of the matter we cannot believe you will <​◊◊◊◊ place​> the citizens of this inhabitants of will be thereby placed in a very embarrassing & vexatious position such an one as the executive officers of this <​​> would not be so suicidal as to inflict upon one of the most flourishing & rapidly increasing cities in the embracing a population of 15 thousand and one which is at least adding as much to the strength and resources of the as any other. The Clerk of the County Commissioners <​Court​> has already refused to on the first to recieve the bonds at his office as being out of his jurisdiction deciding that the proper place to file them was at the recorders office of the City of and <​the Secretary of State​> your honor has refused to forward the Commissions because the bonds were not filed there

Will your your honor <​​> take this matter into serious consideration & act as to you shall seem just and equitable on the premises Respectfully Yours,

<​City of June 6th. 1843.—​>

<​ Governor of Ills.​>

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