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Milledgeville 20th March 1820 Sir, By some unusual, nay I may say unconstitutional and illegal proceedings which the Governor of Georgia is at present engaged in, I have come to the knowledge of his having forwarded to the department of State some papers which were published by him in the Milledgeville Journal last November, intending thereby to show that I was concerned in the purchase and introduction of the africans taken to the agency in the winter of 1817 by Capt. Bowen. It seems the answers of Mr Adams to the Governors letter intimates the necessity of farther proof to satisfy the President of the propriety of instituting an inquiry into my conduct, at least i am so informed by a Gentleman who has seen the Letter. This the Governor to the perversion of every principle of Lustier? and common sense had has construed into an authority to use arbitrary and compulory? means to procure testimony, the particulars of the proceeding shall be noticed hereafter. I do not mention these matters under the slightest impression that the President would promote or countenance such as mode of proceeding, on the contrary, I am persuaded