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Coat, which was of heavy cloth, were not exactly
suited to the season - He had habituated himself
to the one of artificial stimulus when speaking
& had on the bar before him, a pitcher of
Whiskey today, of which he touched occasionally.
He was by Nature, a man of ardent temperment,
entered warmly into the feelings of
his elements & generally spoke with zeal and
vehemence. On this occasion, (the only time, I
ever heard him speak) he was more than usually
animated - & the effect upon the outer man
was very perceptible. He did not at any time, either
in, or out of Court, wear a cravat, and
he had even to unbutton his shirt collar - the
perspiration rolled down his noble face in streams
& he commenced pulling off his coat - when Judge
Catron, who was a great stickler for judicial
decorum, saw to him "Col. M. please, keep on
your coat". Fortunately, I had a light Linen one
at the Tavern, which I had brought to him, & he
was permitted without further objection, to
exchange the one he had on for it. Col. Miller
was a man (I hope he is yet living) who possessed
a kind, benevolent heart, & was universally respected
& admired by his acquaintances. With
out the advantage of an early education, he
had attained to distinguished eminence in his
profession, & must have an "ugly customer" in
any sort of a case, particularly one in which
he could indulge his wit & satire, of which at
a more early period of his life, he must
have possessed a large fund

One anecdote related to me, by his son in law,
Genl Alexander Bradford (brother of I.T.B.) and
which is characteristic of the man, is too
good to be lost. I have never seen it, in print.