Brigadier Gen^l James Wilkinson. Head Quarters. Pittsburg Accountants Off[ice] 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 the [points] you mention by your making a Statement and forwarding it both the Secretary of War — This is the channel through which I receive informa[tion] of that nature — Captain D W Butts's resignation was accepted by the Secretary of War the [undecipherable] Inst^t agreeably to a certificate received to that effect from his office — I am &^c W Simmons Acct John Fitzgerald Esquire Alexandria, Virg.^a Accountants Off[ice] January 1 179[undecipherable] Sir I received your letter of the 27 Ult[im]o together with the accompaniments — The Account Current & Vouch[ers] 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 Acco[unts] 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 settl[ement] I am &^c W Simmons Acct The Auditor of the Treasury Dep^t Accountants Off[ice] January 1 [undecipherable] Sir Herewith you will receive the Acco[unt] Current & Vouchers of John Fitzgerald as agent of Fortifications at [undecipherable] 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 [undecipherable]