Jonathan Shaw letter to Thomas Rotch, Upper Sandusky 3rd mo 28, 1820

              B-172-6 
			Upper Sandusky  3rd Mo. 28  1820
	Respected Friend,
			        This will inform thee that I am	
	now at this place with my family,   an appointment as
	Sub-Agent for Indian Affairs at this place had issued
	from the the War Department in the 6th mo last for me
	compensation 500.$ pr annum- I accepted for my compen
	-sation to commence on the 1st of the 10th mo. Last, this delay
	was owing to my appointment having been sent to Gov Cap
	the Superintendant of Indian Affairs, and had lain in his
	Office until he had returned from his north western Tour on the
	Upper Lakes, it was him that urged my appointment, on the Govt.
	          At first I felt rather discouraged at the prospect,
	the compensation was so small, and without any perquisity
	whatever- but I now feel satisfied that I acted correctly
	my wife although very delicate, and uncommonly timid
	has been very agreeably disappointed, for instead of being
	occationally interrupted and alarmed with the yells of drunk-
	en Indians etc which she had anticipated she has found them
	very kind, Modest and uncommonly Civil Neighbours, and
	has yet I believe never seen one of them intoxicated, except
	one or 2 of the Delawares who formerly resided at Green &
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