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To His Excelency

Saml Houston Govenor of the State of
Tennessee ~

We the undersigned Citizens of Stewart
County do represent to your Excelency that William
Bayliss former Surveyor of Said County departed
this life on the 3rd Inst We do therefore recommend
Majr John Bracow ^for this protem appointment to your Excelency, as a suit-
able person to fill the Vacancy - he is a young
man Well qualified to perform the duties of a
Surveyor, and of a good moral Charactor.

March 6th 1828

Cullen Bayliss
C. C. Clements
William Ray
W Williams