If any of the people of should invade for the purpose of rescuing persons there in jail, the consequence would be that indictments would be presented against them and demands made upon me for their arrest and Surrender. Which demands I would [be] compelled to obey and thus they would be harrassed by interminable demands and prosecutions And very likely it would lead to a species of border warfare which would be exceedingly annoying to a peaceably City; and if you could be placed in the wrong might lead to exceedingly unpleasant consequences with reference both to law and public opinion

You inform me that you are informed that is about to make a new demand for you; and you implore my protection from what you term this renewed persecution[.] In the month of August last I was furnished by your friends with a very large amount of affidavits and evidence, said to be intended to show cause why no further writs should be issued against you[.] As they are very volumenous I have not yet read them and probably never will, unless a new demand should be made in which case they will recieve a careful perusal and you may rest assured, that no steps will be taken by me but such as the Const[it]ution and laws may require