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                         (unknown Writing) Bates Nov. 6, 1820 

Dear Governor, as making an apologies (unknown Writing) a (unknown Writing) info of wrong, I shall not trouble you with any, when I ask your attention to the office of Judge of Probation as it is now filled in Somerset.

I take it to be considered that when a large majority of the citizens wish for the removal of any public officer and there is no earthly reason for his firing retained except his bring an incumbent a change may be safely made to say the least.

that this is the state of Judge McSollasis(?) case, I have not a single doubt.

Should yourself (?) then or able council think proper to make a change in this department. I can say that Warren (unknown Writing) Esquire will much the approbation of as large a proportion of our citizens as any man a (unknown Writing) us as (unknown Writing).

His personal and legal qualifications being person (unknown Writing) will known to you, need no community from now.

I think them will not at present be an application for any other of this, of course I can not be intown but have heard no (unknown Writing in rest of sentence.)