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To the Governor of the State of Tennessee Philadelphia April 1845 The subscribers having entire confidence in the Integrity and Capacity of John Binns, Esquire, many years as Alderman of the city of Philadelphia recommend him to your Excellency as a proper person to be appointed a Commisioner to take the acknowledgments of Deeds, &c, and request from you for him, that appointment; which we feel assured will be particularly aceptable to the members of the Bar and be useful to the community. Richard Vaux Recorder of the city of Phila P M Call Major of the city of Philadelphia
I have an intimate knowledge of all the circumstances [illegible] upon the class application and upon further {illegible} stands almost - strenously recommend [illegible] application
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the object is to unite these powers from the Un States in one [illegible] and if there be no person to appeal[?] at present to wait till a vacency occurs a universal[?] [illegible] of portion of the community [illegible] prosecuted this place[?] and designated John Burris Esq as better qualified to [illegible] the Selection[?] there any Gentlemen[?] has been among us.
Josiah Randle Phila. April 18, 1845
