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His Excellency

    Joseph Reed Esquire
    President of the State of
         Pennsylvania

From Paul Zantzinger read in Council July 19. 1781.

                                              Lancaster July 14.th 1781

Sir

                      I have the Honor of Inclosing to your Excellency a Petition of the Corparation of the Borough of Lancaster. At the request of the Inhabitants, who are very desirous of having the Convention Troops removed, your Excellency will at the same time receive Doctor Hustons Certificate shewing the necessity of the Removal of those Troops. I hope the Hon.ble Council will take into their serious Consideration. & if possible remove them from this place. I have the Honor to be

Your Excellencys most Ob.d & H.ble Serv.t Paul Zantzinger

[to] His Excellency Joseph Reed Esq.

Lancaster July 14.th 1781 Sir, My Opinion being desired concerning the state of the Fever of the Prisoners in the Barracks in this Borough I think my Duty to assure you that the Jail Fever attended with the most malignant Symptomsprevails very generally among them—that it will be extremely difficult to eradicate it from those already there without some additional Quarters or Buildings, morally impossible if those of the Convention be added—& that the Inhabitants of the Borough especially those any way connected in the Care of them, are in the most imminent Danger of contracting the Contagion

I am Sir Your most Obedient Servant J Houston

[to] Paul Zantzinger Esquire

Petition of Lancaster [Boro] 1781 July 15th