Capt. Irvine in Charleston to recover from illness
Document 1800General William Irvine answers a letter from William Simmons addressed to his son, Captain Irvine. Cannot offer any reasons why he has not furnished Simmons according to promise. Mentions that physicians have judged that Capt. Irvine needs to pass two or three months in the winter in a southern climate, and so he has gone off to Charleston, South Carolina. He will return to his company at Fort Jay as soon as he returns.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
General William Irvine answers a letter from William Simmons addressed to his son, Captain Irvine. Cannot offer any reasons why he has not furnished Simmons according to promise. Mentions that physicians have judged that Capt. Irvine needs to pass two or three months in the winter in a southern climate, and so he has gone off to Charleston, South Carolina. He will return to his company at Fort Jay as soon as he returns.
Date
12/27/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Carlisle
Document number
1800122270001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to Irvine, 01/23/1801.
Notable persons
William Simmons
William Irvine
company
Wolestonecroft
physician
Notable locations
War Department
Carlisle
South Carolina
Charleston
Fort Jay
New York
Notable items
climate
barracks
certificate
winter