Gentlemen

Inclosed you will receive a very sedicious and dangerous paper said to be in the hand writing of one William Clark now a prisoner on his parole in the Town of Nixonton sent there by an order of the last Congress the Council have to desire that you will immediately on the receipt hereof meet in Committee and cause the said William Clark to be brought before you and also to summon such persons as are acquainted with his handwriting. Perhaps Mr. William Cumming in your County may be able to give some information and should the fact be proved to your Satisfaction in that case you will order him to the Gaol of the district of Edenton and there to be kept a close prisoner until it shall be farther ordered by this Council of the Congress