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Letter to William King from Lee Oct 3 1811

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My Dear Sir                        [unreadable] Oct 3. 1811
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Having been informed from a source that I
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cannot but think may be depended upon, but from
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whom I am not at liberty to mention at this time, that
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a  [unreadable]  has been made by [unreadable] Cook to the Gov.
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charging me with, [unreadable] of integrity with [inserted] corruption & negligence
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in my official conduct as District Attorney, as well as on
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the bench & of making  [unreadable]  of my [unreadable] official character
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to this injury & defamation not only of the administration
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of this state, but also of the United States - & that this
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has been  [unreadable] 
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of the truth of .... he  [unreadable]  feel it his duty
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to lend his aid to my immediate removal - As I know
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that every  [unreadable]  of this kind is an infamous
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falsehood fabricated by a man who will never admit
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to know the extent of  [unreadable] false charges, that I might at
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[unreadable]  expose his vilany - I have thought I might trouble
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you with this letter & request the favour if you  [unreadable]
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[unreadable]  a convenient opportunity to endeavor to  [unreadable] .

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My Dear Sir [unreadable] Oct 3. 1811 Having been informed from a source that I cannot but think may be depended upon, but from whom I am not at liberty to mention at this time, that a [unreadable] has been made by [unreadable] Cook to the Gov. charging me with, [unreadable] of integrity with [inserted] corruption & negligence in my official conduct as District Attorney, as well as on the bench & of making [unreadable] of my [unreadable] official character to this injury & defamation not only of the administration of this state, but also of the United States - & that this has been [unreadable] of the truth of .... he [unreadable] feel it his duty to lend his aid to my immediate removal - As I know that every [unreadable] of this kind is an infamous falsehood fabricated by a man who will never admit to know the extent of [unreadable] false charges, that I might at

[unreadable]  expose his vilany - I have thought I might trouble

you with this letter & request the favour if you [unreadable]

[unreadable]  a convenient opportunity to endeavor to  [unreadable] .