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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
Office a.t the Post of Arka.nsaw, this 10 th day of July 1820 and of the Independence the 45th By the Governor
JAMES MILLER RoaT CnrrrENDEN
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Sec1·etary .
•Territory of Arkansaw
I Andrew Scott Judge of the Superior Court in and for the said Territory, do certify that Stephen F. Austin personally appeared before me and took an Oath to support the Constitution of the U. S. and further an Oath to perform the duties·appertaining to the Office of Circuit Judge to the best of his abilities Given under my hand this 11 th day of July 1820 ANDREW SCOTr Territory of Arkansas County of Arkansas Be it remembered that on the 12 th day of July in the year of ·our f..,ord 1820, the foregoing commission and above Certificate were filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County afore- said and ex-officio Recorder and duly recorded in Liber C. Folio 512
ELI J. LEVY Clk and ex off. Recorder . pr O H THOMAS Depty Clk
Territory of Arkansaw •
County of Lawrence Be it remembered that on this first day of August'A. D. 1820 the foregoing commission and Certificate was filed for record and the s~me is duly recorded in Book B folio 208 RICHd SEARCY Clk Office of Commissioner Agriculture Insurance Statistics a.nd llistory • Austin Texas Oct 15 th i894. . - I, .Tohn E. Hollingsworth, Commissioner of Agriculture Insurance Statistics and History, do hereby certify that the ;within and fore- going documents are a true and correct copy _of S. F. Austin's Com- 'rnission as Circuit Judge in Arkansaw Territory and of Attached ·certificate thereto on file in this Office • • • • In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the·impress of my official [seal] at the city of Austin this 15 th day of Oct. A. D. 1894. J No. E. HoLL1Noswon~H () ommissioner.
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