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able to live without the means of making money either
by my practice or something else I am constrained
to solicit said appointment from your Excellancy [sic]
(as it will be sufficient for the support of my fami
-ly untill [sic] my health may by the kindness of heaven be
restored) if your Excellancy [sic] should be of opinion
that I am possessed of the Escential [sic] qualifications
necessory [sic] to the discharge of the important duties devolving
on a Judge or at least in as great a proportion as
my worthy friend the other applicant I shall hope to
receive the Appointment at your Excellances [sic] hands
I am informed that he has porcured [sic] some Gentlemen
of the Bar of West Tennessee to petition you
on the subject this would ^not have ^been done if they had
known I would have been an applicant, as to
the comporitive merit or qualifications of Mr Isacks
and myself I refer you to his Honor Judge Scott
General Parsons Mr. Secretary Alexander and
Matthew Nelson Esq and where there is not a
great disparity in tallents [sic] a mans friend ought to be