Sir:
I am informed at the Assembly held at Tarborough I was appointed a Judge of the Court Mercantile and Maritime, for the District of Newbern, to which appointment I never applied for a Commission, never thinking myself qualified for the undertaking. Mr. Ellis, who intends making application to your Excellency for a Commission to hold that Office, thinks it necessary I should forward a resignation, which occasions the trouble I now give you. Your Excellency will be pleased to accept this as such.