File #5891: "Preston Sept 18 1820 p2.pdf"

�taken, and the course I have persued; and if I
have any claims to this, or any office of Honor or
profit they are [inserted over word crossed out] or may be, known to your Excellency ----
It will be recollected, I was appointed one of the
Sessions Justices, (it having been done without
my knowledge,) but I have not been qualified
as this interferes with my professional duties
and would therefore be of no profit, if not a
sacrifice [?] of interest, whereas the office of Judge [underlined]
of Probate [underlined] would not. As it is now a time
of general quiet, I should prefer, having this
question laid before the Hon-- [?] Council at
their next meeting of the Board, should your
Excellency, be pleased to favour my application.
As I am the eldest Councellor at Law in
the County, and now my own advocate, [underlined]
in justice to my Client, [underlined] I must say I think
myself competent to discharge the duties

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