State of Mississippi
Perry County
I do hereby certify that, John P. Hampton whose signature is
within subscribed, is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court for the
State aforesaid - Also of Griffin H Hollimon is the Chief Justice
of the said County, Also Thomas A Willis is the District attorney for
the fourth Judicial District of the State aforesaid and their
signatures thereunto subscribed is signed with their own hands
D. B. Dameron,
Clerk C. C. Perry County
Also John Elliott and J R. Nicholson Esqrs are Practicing
attorneys in the said Circuit Court for said State
Given under my hand and private seal for want of Seal of Office
this sixteenth day of October A. D. 1822
G. B. Dameron [Seal]
Clerk. C. C. Perry County
Mr Francis Bigham a respectable Citizen of this County being
about to visit the Province of Texas for the purpose of exploring that
Country where he may think proper to locate himself and family and
having at the same time commercial views: We the subscribers do
with pleasure recommend Mr Bigham to the Civility and protectionf
of such of the Citizens of the Territory through which he may pass
as an enterprizing and industrious and worthy man
State of Mississippi
Perry County To wit:
The undersigned one of the Judges of the Circuit courts and of the
Supreme Court of said state, as far as he is informed and acquainted,
presents the above expressions of recommendation in favor of Francis
Bingham to all who may see these presents
Griffin H. Hollimon, Jn° P. Hampton
Judge of the county C. P. C. Judge S. Court
David Reese J. R. Nicholson
A Representative for said County Jn° Elliot
Thomas A Willis
Dist Atty 4th
Judiciary District.
Walter Leake Governor of the State of Mississippi,
To all who shall see these Presents:
Be it known, that John P Hampton was on the sixteenth-day of
October Eighteen hundred and Twenty two one of the Judges of
the Supreme Court in and for the State of Mississippi and that full
faith and credit are due to all his acts as such.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of said State, at the Town
of Jackson the 26th day of June 1828
Walter Leake