Brigadier Gen^l James Wilkinson. Accountants Offi[ce] Head Quarters. Pittsburg December [29]^th Sir I have received your letter of the [15]^th The opinion of the Attorney General I presume can be obtained on th[e] points you mention by your making a Statement and forwarding it both th[e] Secretary of War — This is the channel through which I receive informa[tion] of that nature — Captain [P.] Butts's resignation was accepted by the Secretary of War th[e] Inst.^t agreably to a Certificate received to that effect from his office — I am &^c W Simmons Acct^t John Fitzgerald Esquire Accountants Offi[ce] Alexandria. Virg.^a January 1^st 179[3] Sir I received your letter of the 27 Ulti[mo] together with the accompaniments — The Account Current & Vouche[rs] I have (with a copy of your letter) forwarded to the Auditor of the Tr[easury] Department, that being the proper Office for the adjustment of Accou[nts] of that nature, he will in course inform you of the result of his exam[i]nation — The Check for two hundred & [?][undecipherable] will be entered to your credit on the books of this Office that Sum [having] been advanced from here, this consequently is the proper Office for settle[ment] I am &^c W Simmons Acct^t The Auditor of the Treasury Dep.^t Accountants Offi[ce] Sir January [1]^st [179] Herewith you will receive the Acco[unt] Current & Vouchers of John Fitzgerald as agent of Fortifications at [Alexandria] together with a copy of his letter to me on the Subject — He was requested to forward his acco[unt] the expenditure of a sum of money he received from this Department —