Early Governors' Papers

Paris Feby 26th 1828

Dear Sir

I had not intended procuring commendating letters for the appointment for which my name is before your excel -lency on the list of applicants, but from a conuersation which I held with Mr Hugh Dunlap in which he stated that you would be infuenced by recommendations of qualifications from the district. I haue been in-duced to abandon my original inention and haue forwarded to you letters from Judge Hamilton, J. S. W. Cooke, Colonels J. H. Dunlap and William Dunlap. James Hicks and Wenderson Lewis. General Cooke stated to me that as Mr Cotton and Capt Terrill had both applied to him before he had the least idea that I would be an applicant and he had refused writing in their behalf on the ground that each of them was in some sort a student of his, and as you were already in possession of his opinion in regard to my qualifications to fill this or any other appoint -ment connected with the administration of justice, he deemed it both unnecessary and improper to write Mr Dunlap, the present incumbent, stated to me that he had advised you of what you seemed already sufficiently aware, to wit, that the supreme court sits in tihs solicitaial district, and of the importance

Hon Saml Houston Nashville Ten

pr Mr Cotton

Geo Terrill Dist Attoy 1828

Paris West Dist Feby 16th 1828

Dr Sir

Mr Dunlap, on yesterday made known his determination to resign his office at the end of the present quarter. Mr Cotton who has just informed me that he will become an applicant, is Just on the point of setting out for Hart =ville; consequently I have but time to say to you that I will be an applicant for the protem ap =pointment. I will be in Nash =ville shortly, and will then produce some vouchers of qualification &c

In haste your friend as usual G W. Terrill