Thomas Ramsey to James Madison, Feb. 22

I Thomas Ramsey Born in Pennsylvania york County, Rased in Kentucky & Ohio, now forty years of age, and having the Honor of holding a Commission of Captn in the U. S. Rifle Regiment, tho an obscure Individual who is unknown to you, has been bould a nough to address a man in power, it will Reach you when you are Retiard to private life and where homage will be Rendred to you by those only who esteem you—I have now only to say, that I love and Respect you, and trust I may meet you in the happy wourld to Come, it is my furvent prayer to heven, I shall ever feel gratefull for past favours receved from your hands—I also have an exalted opinion of our next Expected President, I hope to Continue the same for Eight years to Come, if abrupt I hope to meet with an Excuse I only Claim the Charicter of an Honest man & a Soldier, but want education, I am sene<ar>ly your friend and Obet servent