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 Peter Bryan Bruin was an early American jurist and landholder, serving as one of the initial federal judges in the Mississippi Territory. Born around 1756 in New York to a Dutch-American family, Bruin later relocated south, where he contributed to legal and political developments in the Old Southwest.
-He served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution before settling near Natchez in the Mississippi Valley, which was then Spanish territory, and acquired land in present-day Claiborne County, referred to as Bruin Landing Plantation. In 1799, President George Washington appointed him as a territorial judge for the Mississippi Territory, recently acquired by the United States. Bruin became one of three federal judges on the new superior court. As a jurist, he participated in establishing order during a period marked by frequent disputes over land titles and national claims.
+He served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution before settling near[[natchez_ms| Natchez]] in the Mississippi Valley, which was then Spanish territory, and acquired land in present-day [[ClaiborneMS|Claiborne Co, MS]], referred to as [[BruinsburgMS|Bruin Landing Plantation]]. In 1799, President George Washington appointed him as a territorial judge for the Mississippi Territory, recently acquired by the United States. Bruin became one of three federal judges on the new superior court. As a jurist, he participated in establishing order during a period marked by frequent disputes over land titles and national claims.
-Bruin presided over various early cases in property and criminal law and worked with Governor Winthrop Sargent and other federal officials to organize governance in the area. His judicial work
+Bruin presided over various early cases in property and criminal law and worked with [[Winthrop Sargent]|Governor Winthrop Sargent]] and other federal officials to organize governance in the area. His judicial work
-contributed to the development of Mississippi‚Äôs territorial legal system.
+contributed to the development of Mississippi's territorial legal system.
 He is referenced in,Early Life of [[#george_poindexter|George Poindexter]]who served as the U.S. Territorial Delegate from Mississippi in the Tenth Congress. Poindexter is noted for explaining, during the first session in 1807-1808, that a petition from Mississippi had requested Judge Bruin removal, describing him as an honorable but incapacitated individual.