Describes Plans for July 4th Celebration
Document 1789Refers to bounty lands and the land business. Speaks of 4th of July celebrations, when the President will attend. Describes street repairs and a new building.
Luiet William Moor of the artillery at West Point
Hon. Major Doughty War Office 26 May 1789
Billey,
Upon my word I am to occupied one way and an
other that I can find scarcely a moment to devote to my best friends, I however steal a few minutes from businefs At this time to tell you that I have received two letters from you lately, and in answer to the first can inform you that you can obtain a warrant for your bounty lands from this office, by personal application or through Your Attorney. duly constituted agreeably to the advertisements. I know of no afsociations, being on foot ? in the land businefs, however I am waiting ? of locating founy, self in the Most advantageous way and if One presents wherin you or any of your friends at the Point can be benefited, I will let you know of it in time._
I joined this office on the 10th of April last and
find the businefs much pleasanter than in the old One-I am glad you have preserved a copy of that beautiful piece of Machinery, or Structure or whatever you may call it, Staff finds the paper & pencil as you requested, and they came to partake with him in the Spuiemens of your drawings-therefore send me a copy also
and -.
I cannot tell you what arrangements will
be made for the 4th July, but from the Spirit that has prevailed here for some time past, with the people, of paradeing fireworking, illuminating cannonading & there is no doubt but something brilliand and splendid will take place, besides the President-has never been here before on an occasion of this kind, therefore some extraordinary preparations will undoublebly be made for him-
This place is very lively-quite fashionable
and the repairs of streets is daily increasing, will soon make it more & more agreeable expecially to strangers who are in abundance flocking from different parts of the UStates
The new building is marvelous in our eyes
and does high honor to the Architect, awave of the same from your pencil, Billy would be a Virginal production, for I am Condident no attempt has yet been made by any one Strike-through text upon it_
I hope youll favor us with your Company
on the fourth of July, and if you do come prepared to take a skitth of this magnamimous Superstructure, and Ill send to Philadelphia, and have it engraved for Trenchards Columbian Magazine-then your name will last like oaken bench and flourish in our literary publictions to the latest posterity or parpetuity(underlined)-
Pray give me, as well as Stagg, a copy of
? Colonade, I will acknowledge it with a favor_
Make my Compliments to Price Galley
and P.___& all friends
I am in Great haste
Dear Billey
Yours Sincerely
Capt Wm Moore C Swain
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