Allegation Against Sargent, Etc.
Document 1800Sargent sent a letter to Colonel Pickering as Secretary of State before he knew he was out of office. Fortunately he marked it private before committing it to the postmaster in Philadelphia. The Justice in charge of the Grand Jury has denied the principal allegation against Sargent which was that he assumed to aggress the people. The Justices formally attested to same but the judgement is omitted in the enclosures for want of room. The papers should be forwarded to Sargent's sister and to Colonel Pickering.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Sargent sent a letter to Colonel Pickering as Secretary of State before he knew he was out of office. Fortunately he marked it private before committing it to the postmaster in Philadelphia. The Justice in charge of the Grand Jury has denied the principal allegation against Sargent which was that he assumed to aggress the people. The Justices formally attested to same but the judgement is omitted in the enclosures for want of room. The papers should be forwarded to Sargent's sister and to Colonel Pickering.
Date
08/16/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Mississsippi Territory
Repository
Document number
1800081680001
Page start
1
Note
Mostly illegible; translation provided from an earlier version of the letter written by a clerk (08/06/10).
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Winthrop Sargent
Notable locations
Mississsippi Territory