Uneasy for the Money in the Hands of Dr. William Lawton
Document 1795Tousard addresses Simmons' worries regarding the large sum of money in the possession of Dr. Lawton. Lawton has admitted that he lost a pocketbook containing $350.
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[Copy of a letter
from Tousard
dated [undecipherable] 1795
to the Secy of War Wm [undecipherable]]
West Point the fourth of July
Sir,
Capt Flimino has communicated to me the Contents of the letter you favoured him with the 2 Instant, by which it appears that you are uneasy for the Money which you have put in hands of Dr William Lawton, I have sent directly for him Vanguarda him, that you had left your Business and was at New York on purpose to make him account for the money, he obtained to Captain G. Flimino 2690 Dollars so he is Accountable for 301 Dollars; he writes to you by the opportunity of Mr Sprigg whom we send to relieve you of the greatest part of your uneasiness concerning the totality of the Sum — he will certainly tell you the same excuse which he did to me that he had for got his pocket book with seven Notes of fifty dollars price — Inform me Sir, in what manner I must act with that Gentleman. I wish L. I. P. Hale of the Regiment would avail himself of the opportunity of our being at New York to settle his Account with the War Office he is in the intention of resigning as I have informed the Secy of War desiring him to communicate the intelligence to you —
with great esteem I have the honor to be
Sir
your most humble &
obt Servant
(Sign'd) Lewis Tousard
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Tousard addresses Simmons' worries regarding the large sum of money in the possession of Dr. Lawton. Lawton has admitted that he lost a pocketbook containing $350.
Date
07/04/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
West Point
Document number
1795070470201
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Simmons
Lewis Tousard
Captain Fleming
Dr. William Lawton
Mr. Sprigg
Lieutenant John Parker Hale
Secretary of War [Pickering]
Notable locations
West Point
New York
War Office
Notable items
pocket book with seven notes of fifty dollars

