[draft] Hermitage June 5th 1843 - To his Excellency A. Mouton Governor of Louisiana I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your [text loss: letter] of the 5th ultimo, and with [illegible] Resolutions of Legislature of Louisiana of its lost Session on the subject of the [first] imposed upon me by Judge Hall in 1815. Through you Sir, made the organ [sic] of the Legislature will upon this occasion beg leave to make a tender to them of my gratefull [sic] acknowledgement for this act of Justice in wiping from my memory the foul imputations cast upon it by this unjust, illegal, and unconstitutional [inserted: decrees] of a vindictive tyrannical Judge - so the given [has] [accd] [illegible]tanding the [second] for sinister purpose condemning me unheard - [refusing] to hear my defence [sic], when tendered to his in open court, although - [2] it had been made under his own [suite] to appear & shew [sic] cause Why an attachment for contempt should not issue against me - [thus], depriving me of my constitutional rights gurranteed [sic] to every American [sic] Citizen by our [illegible] this act of Justice to sure, and the country in whose Service [illegible] I tender to them through you my gratefull acknowledgements. To you Sir, for the hard[illegible] and gratefull [morover] in which you have performed the duty imposed upon you by your Legislature by [illegible]sing these [resolutions] in a good frame, as well as the kind manner you have been pleased to speak of me individually: I make you a tender of my sincere thanks, and am with sincere respect, & esteem, your most obedient Servant Andrew Jackson P.S. The apology for the delay in replying to your favour [sic] is, officit[illegible] a in my head, & other [debitely] - of times I cannot write A. J. [address] To His Excellency A. Mouton Governor of Louisiana New Orleans [free frank] - Free - Andrew Jackson