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Title: Letter from Archibald Campbell, 22 Dec 1823

Author(s): Campbell, Archibald

Edinr22 Decr 1824
Dear Sirs

I received Mr [¿] letter accepting
my Resignation some days ago in which he sys
that his Majesty will grant me the full Pension
allowed by the act 4893 c145
Since that I have head nothing
of the warrant but I had a letter yesterday from
Mr Reid of the [¿] here stating that no
time should be lost in getting the Warrant from
the Treasury as the Establishment for the warrant
quarter will be made up in the course of ten
days & it can include me he would require
to see the warrant in order to ascertain at what
period my [¿] as a judge will fall to be
stopt & my [¿] allow once commence
I beg you will try what you can do to get the

Warrant from the Treasury set down
Mr [¿] letter to me is dated the 13th
this month & my letter tendering my Resignation is
dated the 16th Nov I should suppose the acceptance
wil be the period from which the serving
as a Judge will cease
I shall expect to hear from you &
beg you will addreſs to me at Whittinghame
Prestonbark as I go to Balfour's on the 24th for
ten days

I am your obedt Faithfull Sert
Archd Campbell