[Wrapper/address leaf. Archival stamp in circle: 93; stamp text: undecipherable; P.O. 401310.; written vertically along right edge: June 25-1800] Mississippe Territory, June 25^th 1800.— Dear Sir, Since my last wherein I mentioned unto you that the bailiff Hunter insinuated our Friend the Secretary of State was elbowed out, we are informed by the Tenepee papers that the President has actually discharged him— I assure you I am truly glad at the information— I request you would be good enough to state this business to me as soon as you can.— I have already enclosed you a publication of some of Mr. Hunters' letters, libellous upon me and which possibly may have the effects to cause a removal from Office— I add another Copy requesting you to consult some professional Gentleman you friend on the matters thereof— The great charge against me is using the powers of the Court to oppress &c. The falsehood may be proved beyond doubt. How far are (also were any Committee implicated in Mr. Hunter's aspersions? May not the prosecution commence at Philadelphia? The accusations, the Libels, were there entered, and there obtained such Credence that a member of Congress, a Mr. Davis of Kentucky writes to his Constituents in a Circular printed Letter, [underline: that] to curb the usurpation Insolence &c. of the Federal government " Congress have done so &c.— The charge of usurpation comes in this circular letter from Mr Davis [strikethrough: direct]— Will not an action lie against him? how is prosecution to commence? Will you talk with our Friend Col. Pickering upon this business, and obtain for me his opinions? In order that he may in or out see my public Letter (and which I wish you also to see) upon the petitions, criminations &c. against me I have addressed the same to him as private— The Court has not been in session since my appeal upon the publication of Hunters Letters enclosed, nor will they be until August.— My Letter to the Secretary put into the hands of one of the Justices to make me a Copy has been returned in "Atis with these observations." The effect and impression it must make "(meaning my letter) "on the im, partial few to whom it may be communicated, will I doubt not, be fully adequate to your most sanguine expectation and wish; and with more publicity, it might probably, be a means of opening the eyes of a party in the Legislature of the United States, to a conviction of an error with which (if I may be permitted to advance the opinion) I conceive they are justly to be charged; of inconsiderate, premature conduct and resolves!—" I feel particularly desirous to bring this same Mr. Davis under the lash of the Law for to smother lashings he wou'd I think be callous— he had the Imprudence to address one of his circular letters to myself in which he is abusive and full of falsehood, I believe, to the present administration— under it he says "there has been a great accumulation of public Debt, a "resort to new Loans and new Taxes, a Navy & Army "have come into existence, principles have been a, "vanced and Laws passed in his opinion hostile to the "Constitution." That therefore he is [undecipherable] to the Re-election of Mr. Adams, and wishes to see the Presidential power in other hands— With much esteem, Dear Sir, your obedient humble servant— (Signed) Winthrop Sargent— [Colonel Hodgdon—]