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enough to ark my opinion, who I thought would be a suitable person to fill that appointment, in care of my declining; and in carting round, I am indeed to believe from my knowledge of the man, that General T Smith will fit the station better than any other I know. I have heard from illegible, that William Hawkins the late governor of N. Carolina had told them, he would not accept the appointment if offered to him. More declarations were made some time since when illegible through this place to the Agency. Whether he has since changed his mind I cannot say. I understand he is in very ill health.

I beg you to be illegible my Dear Sir, and to adjure the President, that no service compatable with the welfare of illegible of my family, will be avoided on my part. illegible consideration shall never operate in illegible my course whenever I can be useful to my country.

I am with sincere friendship and illegible

Your very obedient,

D.B.Mitchell