Transcript: "To His Excy, The President of the United States. The undersigned members of the Legislature of Illinois take great pleasure in presenting [?] your kind consideration the name of our worthy fellow citizen, John A. Clark, of Stephenson County. We beg to say that Mr. Clark is a gentleman of high moral worth and possesses a high standing among his fellow citizens and one that gives a guarantee that any Confidence your Excellency may repose on him will be promptly and faithfully met. March 1st, 1841. Your obdt servts, [unclear], [unclear], W. Ross, Wm. H. Davidson, Wm. L. Sargent, A. Lincoln, E.B. Webb, Cyrus Edwards."
