I have been honoured by a letter from your Excellency in answer to my Complaint of the 7th of December last, in which your Excellency was pleased to assure me, that the subject matter of my complaint should be enquired into as soon as possible. I have since heard that your Excellency has been pleased to take the trouble of writing to Genl Hazen on the subject, and that he in his turn, has wrote back to your Excellency a whole history of my transactions since the commencement of the war. As I am unacquainted with the particulars, I cannot (even if it was necessary) undertake a vindication of my conduct; I only wish he may have done it impartially. If my conduct has been reprehensible, why does not Genl Hazen arrest and bring me to justice? Does it proceed from his lenity or freindship? No. He has been my avowed enemy these three years, and not only watched himself, but had his spies on my conduct. If therefore he has charged me with any crimes, they are mere creatures of his own brain; forged on purpose to prevent your Excellency from granting me a hearing.

I have now been better than three months at this Post, with the Camp-Coulour men, Invalids &c. of his Regiment, deprived of my proportion of writing- paper, and without even a single subaltern, nor will he releive me. These are triffles when compared with the injuries I have already complained of, but they will serve to give your Excellency some idea of the treatment I receive. It is my misfortune to belong to a Regiment that has already given your Excellency too much trouble, but thus insulted, injured, oppressed and persecuted, what am I to do? I look up to your Excellency for redress. I pray, I entreat and beseech that your Excellency will please to order me a Court of Enquiry, or point out some other method whereby I may have justice done me. I am, Sir, with the most perfect respect and esteem Your Excellency’s most Obedt mo. Hume Servt