HAMPSTEAD COUNTY, June 1st, 184l
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HAMPSTEAD COUNTY, June Ist lS44.

 GENTTEMEN-Iha have the honor to acknOW- ledge the receipt of your favor of 18th May, in which, for yourselves, and in behalf of the Democrats of Johnson county, youinYite me to attend balbacue to be given in the town of GIarksyille, at such time as shall best suit my convenience, i'll making my western tour. am deeply sensible of the kindness of your intentions, and grateful for the manner in which you have communicated them to me. shall, with great pleasure, avail myself ol the opportunity thus afforded me of meeting with and forming more intimate acquaint- anee with the Democracy of Johnson county and l will, so soon as ill my power 10 ascer- tain the time when 1 shall be able to make my contemplated western tour, do myself the pleasure of informing you at what time 1t will be practicable for me to meet you and my fellow citizens of Johnson county. In the mean time, be assured, l shall retain the re- collection of your kind notices as the strong est incentive to greater exertion in the noble struggle in which we are now engaged

 Accept, for yourselves, gentlemen, and for those in whose behalf you address me, the assurance of my high regard,

 CHESTER ASHLEY.

 To Messrs. WM. ". FLOYD, WM. ADAMS, DAN- TEL WARD, SR., J JoHN w. PATMIsT, AUGUsTUs NJ. WARD, M. RosE, COLEMAN JACKSON, A. SMITH.