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In the latter part of 1867 he felt it necessary, on account of feeling health, to retire from the bench. He announced his intention to retire on
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Governor Briggs to a seat on the old court of Common Pleas. The appointment "was much criticized, but the criticism did not continue long". One who knew him well has said, "From the first day he took his seat, he was every inch a judge. In the despatch of business,
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