Refutation of Financial Impropriety: Page #4 Original title: 1791/noe09_4.jpg Protection: Open to all Expiration: Never Status: Completed Mark this revision as complete Cancel Refutation of Financial Impropriety: Page #4 Go full screenExit full screen Layout Reset 340 most of the goods bring in the hands of British Merchants, who was susinetted by government to remain her, and those not willing to take bills, have confined the purchase to every few houses. W Banks and W Simmons, I believe, are all, who have supplied-- I gave the officers bills for two months pay but they could negoiate but few except with all Banks, who has offered us our greatest supplies but as every merchant will make an advantage of this opportunity, his goods have been higher, than if there had been many conpetitors for the business. I gave I gave W Hamilton, the clothier, a letter of general credit; but none could go largely into the business, exceptthose mentioned, from a dislike to the bills." No. 4. Dear Sir, Copy of a letter from Major General Greene to Major General Lincoln, Secretary at War dated "Head Quarters, South Carolina, "February 5th 1783." An idle sursnior of W Banks, and an improper curiosity of General Scott in the State of Virginia, may give an unjust compleaion to the late transaction respecting the measures taken to obtain clothing, a the Governor of Virginia writes, that it was considered a mere speculation for private emolument. For fear, such rumor