Davis writes to Jasper Yeates seeking support for appointment to the prothonotaryship of Chester County, Pennsylvania: 

 “Sir,

      Under the permission of Mr. Burd, I have presumed to address this to you, requesting you will not be offended at the liberty I have taken. In consequence of an idea that prevailed sometime since that the prothonotaryship of Chester County would soon become vacant – and encouraged thereto by the recommendation of the Chief Justice, Mr. Rush, Mr. Shippen, Mr Burd, and the several Gentlemen of the bar residing in this city. I had prepared an application to council praying for the appointment, that event not taking place my application was never presented. The assembly at their present session it is expected will pass a bill for the division of Chester County, which petition I flatter myself will be recommended by the several Gentlemen who honored me with their former signatures – Having thus assumed the freedom of acquainting you with these circumstances, will you permit me respectfully to solicit your interest in my behalf, and, if you should be pleased to consider me deserving your good opinion, that you will honor me with recommendatory letters to your friends in Council, which I may present in time, as other applications I believe are now onfoot; and if you should not think me too humblesome I would earnestly solicit your influence with the other Gentlemen of the bar in Lancaster who are acquainted with me, for their names to a Recommendation in my favor, which signed by yourself and them will be in addition to that at the foot of my petition, I hope I shall here be able to obtain … Geo. Davis”

Jasper Yeates (b. Philadelphia 1745 – d. Lancaster, 1817), lawyer, jurist. Studied law under Edward Shippen (1728-29-1806). Admitted to the bar, 1765, he practiced successfully in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was active in local politics, Yeates was a moderate Whig and chairman of the Lancaster County committee of correspondence, 1775. He opposed the Pennsylvania constitution of 1776;  later he was instrumental in ratification of the Federal Constitution at the Pennsylvania convention. Associate justice, Pennsylvania supreme court, from 1791 until his death.