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TEXAS STATE LIBRARY
No. 1103 1839 Feb., D. C. DUFFIELD & OTHERS. PETITION To his Excellency the President of the Republic of Texas vVe the undersigned subscribers having seen a petition circulat- ing in the County of San Augustine "Requesting your Excellency to appoint one James B Johnson as Notary Public in and for the county of San Augustine"-As Citizens of said County of San Augustine we Respectfully Represent to your Excellency that there is no necessity for an Extra Notary Public-- the Chief Justices of this County Court, and in their absence one of the associate Justices has heretofore performed the duties of Notary Public to the satis- faction of the county, and will doubtless continue to do so - 'I'he combination of the Offices of Chief Justice and Notary Public in the present condition of the county and meager compensation of officers is by the undersigned deemed prudent and economical, and a competitor to the Notry Public would not only injure the office, but would prevent intelligent and qualified men from accepting the appointment of Chief Justice in consequence of the inability of the office to support the incumbent - The present Chief Justice we are authorized to say will be at his office continiially during business hours and will reside in town - the two associate Justices also reside in town- \Ve would therefore res_pectfully recommend to your Excel- lency to rnake no change in the perquisites of office by any appoint- [ment] of Another Notary Public as we humbly conceive the present incumbent competent to discharge the duties to the community aris- ing out of his Office • Very Respectfully, your Excellency's
obedient servants
Owen Sponcer John Gorman Ebenezer Pettres James vV Frazer Thomas Fowler D. Simpson [rubric] Chas. Smith Leander Thomas Thos Powers James Payne Geo. Harrison James Browman Levi Compton Asa Hopkins Benj. Myers Leroy Patton Michael Thurman Simeon Talbut Ely Jones Morris Jones Aurthur Dixon
W C Duffield James Jones Thos Kirtly Amos Frazer Leander Cowon P C Loggins John Waters Chas Myers Aron Masters
R Wiers J Carson Alexander Thomas Saml. Murphy S Truman Jacob Garrett William Jones W. D. Ratliff D A Saml Davis Blackstone Hardeman Jacob Davis John Tomlinson James Kirtly
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