Recommends Employment of Lieut. Col. Butler
Document 1798Recommends employment of Lieut. Col. Butler for his purposes. May contact the Secretary of the Treasury for needed rations.
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War department, April 6 1798.
Sir,
I have received your [undecipherable] 28th March ult.
It will be proper to employ Lieut. Buller as you propose. Lieut. [undecipherable] is on the [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] view and can attend his [undecipherable] or [undecipherable]. Hayes [undecipherable] of course a very [undecipherable] position must be fixed on for [undecipherable]. If you think he would be more useful in any part of [undecipherable] you will direct him thither, furnish him with [undecipherable] for his [undecipherable], give him the written Instructions, and one extract of the [undecipherable] is double, that I may request the [undecipherable] of this Treasury to reimburse for the expence [undecipherable] it —
Said [undecipherable] is on the something named at [undecipherable] and has returned about lately. Recall.
I omit [undecipherable] in this Port, a Major [undecipherable] to draw upon me for such a sum in about [undecipherable] Buller to recruit with as you may direct.
Should you see [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] children be taken, Please inform me [undecipherable] that I may [undecipherable] — I am Sir,
with respect
Your [undecipherable] Servt
James McHenry
Brigadier General
James Wilkinson
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Recommends employment of Lieut. Col. Butler for his purposes. May contact the Secretary of the Treasury for needed rations.
Date
04/06/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798040600201
Page start
1
Note
Difficult to read
Notable persons
James Wilkinson
James McHenry
Lieut. Col. Butler
Secretary of the Treasury
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Notable locations
War Department
Frederick Town

