You being one of our representatives in the national Congress subjects you to much trouble no doubt for which you receive but slight benefit & therefore, this will add but one to the many epistles of the character suggested by the above remarks— I wish then to say I have been & prepared a location for myself in Arkansas at Helena to which place I shall remove in a few days— & I learn from our mutual friend Alfred Philips that he wishes to go & asks you to interest yourself for his app^t[appointment] to the receiver[']s office at Batesville & the object of this is chiefly to say, that such an app^t would be much appreciated by his friends & especially by me— I think that a few good & tried Whigs might at the present crisis revolutionize that state for reasons apparent no doubt to you— & it now occurs to me that if the like app^t. may be changed in Helena & you can confer it on your humble servant, (any refferences can be given which are necessary) & he would be much obliged. Any thing of the kind you may do for me

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in any part of our dominions will be acceptable— I have never before been in a position that would permit my looking for or receiving any office from any quarter, but as I have now ceased to travel, & am located & practicing Physic, which would not conflict with any service which I could render to my country & make (of course) profitable to myself—at any rate whether my friend Philips succeeds or not (& let it be understood I wish not to be in his way) or whether there is any app^t for me, or not, let us have in Arkansas, some choice souls & as in duty bound, we will (not always for office) forever pray