M^r William Simmons Dear Sir The last Interview she had with each other was at Doctor Piffors at New Ark, New Jersey wherein the chiefest advantage received by close attention to Barney's what to be served. At this period you were about to join the War Office and strongly advised my proceeding down there, instead of paying attention for the Pottery Island at John Burnets Post Office, Trumbull, lately the returns to the City and lived with Gen^l Miles Hopkin all the winter of 93 and 94, and in the Spring thought it most adviseable to enter the Army under Lieut^t Marachalk as a Recruit, which commenced on the 30 of June last. I can truly affirm you the above mentioned I had against the then proceedings of our fellow Citizens in political Matters was the sole cause. I and fully recollect upon your former nature and deliberate Conversation with Lieut^t Marachalk of yours and myself that he professed so much power that in Conversation could from your offices for his advantage to the Southwest — Joseph, be transformed as to Some of the Sergeant, Shifting off — various Islands or West Points. But such was the case the Order was for Fort Pitt of Fayette. — More Being determined was I obliged to inform my friends in a New Castle, go formerly — And as to those who under the immediate command of Captain John Price — Lieut^t Marachalk as you take Wabash, bills with a Command from own Company. Captain Thomas Lewis, is one in the Governor to whom I have applied to act the friendly part there by conveying this letter to you — unknown to him I was before I had the opportunity of seeing him at Fort Fayette, if within this period, the indulgent part he has acted towards me within this Ten days past has induced induced me, to leave my present Situation to him to inform you verbally — I should be wanting in Sentiments, old and such express that in him the Gentleman is to be found and the Friend to those in whom he desires wants — My Utmost respect to you and your poor Family, I am Sir Yours Respectfully [signature] H[undecipherable]yman [address panel:] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] William Simmons Esq^r [undecipherable] Receiving Pay [undecipherable] War Office [undecipherable] Apr 19 1798