Polk_Letter_213_50228

I am informed that judge V D Barry will resign his seat upon the bench of this judicial circut to take effect some time in april whereupin it will become your duty to make aprotion appointment, for which (?) to present the clause of your friend P T Seruggs when qualifiation in the lace and in morrals and belive to under him (?) (?) to give general satisfaction, his (?) is of an (?) and (?) character, will (?) to study and of (?) apply cation, I do not when that a men (?) appointment can be made in this circut among these who will accept the station, these men may have been (?) at the bar, but i thought you will (?) with me that the age of a lawer is not always the (?) by which his legal (?) are apertained. (?) and (?) may have (?) so me (?) (?) at the (?) of living years as others have made in five without (?) to know whne (?) major urged for this important and respensible slation, I may say that I can (?) to my mind no one who would accept it with the presant salary, with (?) (?) of public approation (?) Very respectfully You Obt Servt B Douglas