1'HE AUSTIN PAPERS. 547 of such of the Citizens of the .Territory through which he may pass as an enterprizing and industrious and worthy man Peny County To wit: The undersigned one of the Judges of the Circuit courts and of the 8upreme Court of said state, as far as he is infoi:med and acquainted, presents the above expressions of recommendation in favor of Francis Bingham to all ·who may see these presents GRIFFIN H. HOLLIMON, JN°· P. HAMPTON J1tdge of tlze county C. P. C. Judge S. Court D,\\'ID REESE J. R. NICHOLSON A Representative fo1' said County JN°· ELLIOT THOMAS A "WILLIS Dist A tty 4th Judiciary District. ·walter-Leake Governor of the State of Mississippi, 1'0 all wlw shall see tliese Presents: STATE OF J\11SSISSIPPI Be it known, that John P Hampton was on the sixteenth-day o: I October .Eighteen hundred and Twenty two one of the Judges of the Supreme Court in and for the State of Mississippi and that full faith and credit are clue to all his acts as such. Given under my hand and the Great Seal of said State, at the Town of Jackson the 26 th day of J tme 1823 ,v ALTER LEAKE
ROBERT C. BRUFFEY TO AUSTIN
Colorado October 16 th 182~.
DEAR Srn I have detained here upwards of 6 months for the Purpose of having an Interview with you but now am forced to leave the country unsatisfied I left the papers relative to the Business for which I wanted to see you with your Brother there you may see what the True State of it is. God onley knows what it may yet cost me now allready it has been Ruinous from last years Trip to New Orleans and this year to this country in addition to what I have actually paid and what I may actually have to pay hereafter with loss of Time and all included will leave me in a State but little better than wreatchecl if not quite so in a pecuniary sence if not attended with loss of peace of mind I am also Truly Sorry that it was impossible to obtain the satisfaction of gaining one scrap of information RelntiYe to your clailll the Terms of Settlement thP constitution of the government on its politica: situatio\1 as J had a strong intention to emigrate and thereby could have induced many
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