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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BUON.APARTE LAMAR
No. 1820 1840 June 16, J. S. MAYFIELD & OTHERS, NACOGDOCHES, [TEXAS] TO 1\L B. LAMAR, [GALVESTON]H Nacogdoches 16th June 1840 To His Excellency Ji B Lamar Dr Sir By the resignation of His Honor Judge Branch a vacancy of the office of Judge of this District has occured which the public interest requires should be filled by Your Excellency at as early a day as possible and as you are not personally acquainted with very many of the members of the bar here, we take the liberty of recommending to your Excellency for that appointment Col John H Holland Mr Holland is a man of age and experience and a gentleman of good acquiremeuts has been conversant with the proceedings of•Courts of justice nearly all his life (having been sheriff of New Orleans for a number of years) we believe him to be an honest upright man and one who would discharge the duties of the office with fidelity
We are very respectfully Your Excellencys obedient Servants J as. S. Mayfield Chas. P. Taylor, Tho J. Rusk Wm Hart [rubric] D:wid S. Kaufman Alex. H. Strong.
K. H. Douglass [rubric] Frost Thorn [rubric] H. H Edwards Haden Edwards J. Stephen Thorn ,Jas P Kay [rubric] FR Floyd [rubric] Adolphus Sterm [rubric] J. Roberts [rubric] Robt F Millard Henry Raquet [rubric] James Smith
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Jas. S. Mayfield & ots[ ?]
June 22d. His Excellency MB Lamar Austin .. L. S.
June 16. 1840. recommending Mr Holland for Dist Judge.---
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