To the Commissioners of Loans, in the States of New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island, Connecticut New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania Delaware, Maryland Virginia North Carolina, and Georgia and to the Supervisor for the district of Vermont War Department Nov 10. 1800 Sir, I have to announce to you the total destruction of the Records and papers of my Office by fire on the evening of Saturday last, and to request that you will immediately on receipt hereof forward the list of Invalids for the last half year or a certified copy thereof — In^d To Commissioners for the States of Pennsylvania and Virginia, the following was added. "together with copies of any letters that you may have received from the Department on the subject, since the receipt of the list."