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Port Royal Jany 14. 1818

Sir. The death of Benet Searcy Eqr late Judge
has been anounced to this neigh
=borhood as having Expired in
Nashville a few days Back
and as every Individual in society
has his Weight in ^a new Nominat-
ions in his Neighberhoods or at
least they think so. Permit me
Sir therefore to give you the
Name of James B Reynolds
late Member of Congress as
his successor the time has been
so short, that m^r Reynolds has not
been consulted tho those I have
conversed with from Clarksville
Point him out as the fittesest