Early Governors' Papers

Winchester 13^th July 1818

Dear Sir, I rec^d by M^r Catron your letter of the 3^rd Inst inclosing to me a commission of Circuit Judge via N W Williams Esq^r - I take this method of informing the governor through you that I have con =sented to accept the same-

You will please tender to his Excellency my respectful acknow=ledgements upon his arrival at [of?] the seat of government, and accept sir the sincere regard of your ob^t serv^t

J. C. Isacks

W^m Alexander Esq^r

Lebanon April 30^th 1819

Dear Governor

I would long since have written to you, but the subject was rendered unnecessary by Co^l Ward's declining a Poll. I saw soon after your departure from this place Mr Catron, from the upper Circuit, and he said in White, Overton, &C that you would get three fourths of all the Votes, let who would after. This I would have written long since but I thought you would have neither trouble nor un= easiness.I supposed, when you had opposition that you would feel anxiety, but I really did not suppose, for one moment, that you need apprehend defeat.

I do not know at this time of anything to communicate, that will interest you at this time, - as for myself I am moving on in the business of the Law and do better than I had hoped at the start I am not idle nor lazy, and you will remark a change in this

You may suppose my