August 16^th Mississippi Territory, 18[undecipherable] [undecipherable] Dear [undecipherable] [Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24. 1894. R.R.O. 401310.] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I addressed a letter to the Pre[si]d[en]t or Secretary of State upon the 19^th [undecipherable] having [undecipherable] it were [forwarded?] received that it was entirely [undecipherable] despised [and?] [could?] have [been?] by committing it to the [Post Master?] at [undecipherable] [Philadelphia?] as [perceived?] this is [where?] [undecipherable] his [hands?] [back?] in [undecipherable] [undecipherable] were in his [opinion?] and [because?] I seek his [undecipherable] as necessary to [undecipherable] I [enclose?] some of [our?] papers in a [sup-] [plementary?] you will find the [Justice?] [there?] in a Charge to the [Grand?] Jury [denied?] the [Mississippi?] [occupation?] of this [people?] [undecipherable] [Through?] this [Certify?] [undecipherable] — to wit: that [he?] had [approved?] to [undecipherable] the [people?] [undecipherable] [his?] is the [first?] Term of the [Circuit?] [undecipherable] my [Appears?] — the [Justices?] [formerly?] [tended?] to the [sense?] which has been [undecipherable] in the [present?] [Enclosures?] [or?] want of [Room?] [undecipherable] [papers?] [undecipherable] in the [meantime?] — [Please?] [undecipherable] [papers?] write the [undecipherable] my [letter?] by [some?] private [hand?] that [you?] [thereabouts?] [as?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [the?] [happiest?] [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] — [Please?] send me a [Statement?] for [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] to the [first?] [prices?] — [undecipherable] I [undecipherable] [good?] Wishes attend [you?] and M^rs [Hadden?] adieu [W?] [undecipherable]