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Jonesboro: March 8^th 1819

D.^r Sir

I had the honor to receive your letter of the 24^th Ult.
with a Commission appointing me a Judge of the first
Judicial Circuit of this state therein inclos'd, to prevent a
failure of the administrtion of Justice as far as in my power
I have been prevaild on to undertake to discharge the duties of
that office in the best manner I am capable of. tho' at
a sacrafice [sic] I am illy able to bear. I have but little expec=
=tation that the situation of my business will justify me in
holding the office even until the next stated Session of the
Legislature. and should I come to a determination of
resigning before that period you shall be timely apprizd [sic]
thereof, so as to occasion as little difficulty as possible in
procuring a successor I am very respectfully

y^r. fr^d & ob^t Hb.^l ser^t

S. Powell