Early Governors' Papers

Trenton February 7th 1828

Dear Sir

I was on this evening informed by Hugh Dunlap who is spending a few days with Masonic Bretheren in our Town, that Fitsgerald the Attoy General for this section of the District is about [?], he has advised me to make application for the appointment, upon condition there is a vacancy I wish you to understand that I am an applicant for the Office - - Dunlap [saies?] he will write to you concerning it. - - If Fitsgerald resigns I will if necessary make any other provision, you may think necessary - he told Dunlap he intended leaving this section of Country, if so - the appointment of some individual is the consequence -

There is but one Lawyer (besides my partner Brown who accompanied me here) In Trenton who is a young gentleman of sterling character - I am much pleased with my situation, since the third of January we have received promissory to the amount of $145. One hundred for defending a Girl before a magistrate, for the murdering of her own child, she was inspected but was not imprisioned - the ground not being sufficiently strong - we received for security in this case, the richest man in Gibson County whose

James P H Grundy for Himself

Letter to Gov Sam Houston. 1828.

Atty Genl

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Trenton Ten [?] 14

To His Excellency Govr Samuel Houston Nashville