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Knoxville 15 may 1818
Sir
your first and only resignation that has ever come within my reach or knowledge, was put in my hand yesterday, dated 10th inst -
The earliest attention shall be paid to the subject, as I presume the time for holding courts in the 3d circuit must be fast approaching. mr Isaacks stands highly recommended as any Gentlemen can do, The signatures ^of ten Gentlemen your self one and all the others ^Gentlemen of the Bar as I presume, are attached to the recommendation, of mr Isaacks, and I have frequently when speaking of your successor, to those ^to whose claims I was compelled to attend, altho the [sic] lived out of the limits of the Circuit, I uniformly
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Told them thier [sic] living out of the circuit placed it entirely out of my power, to place put them on a footing with mr Isaacks, and that so soon as your commission resignation was received, I did suppose imagine no discretion was left for me, as I could not suppose any Gentleman could ^would receive an equal weight of Patronage in the district Circuit, which cirumstance I feel bound to regard, more parti =cularly where, I have not even the pleasure of an intimate personal acquaintance ^and of course ^less am ^utterly unable to contrast this ^Legal Talent of opposing Gentlemen ^where they come in question Its [their?] with mr Overton I have the pleasure of ^an acquaintance of some extent, and I assure you sir ^on my part its not less friendly, but except your self I dont believe recollect that any Gentleman has writ =ten ^to me in his favor, on this subject- all things considered I feel it my duty to confer the pro tem appointment on mr Isaacks-
very respetfully your friend
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Letter written 14 June 1818 subject acknowledging the receipt of Judge Williams Resignation
