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Catalog Number |
MS894G |
Object Name |
Letter |
Date |
April 1, 1806 |
Scope & Content |
[Reverse side] "Letter to Walbeck House/ and Clemments/ 1 April" "Fort Wilkinson/ March 8th 1806/ Sir,/ I have the honor to transmit/ you enclosed herewith, the Returns of/ this Garrison for the last month, together/ with the first Muster of Captain MCall's/ Company since its arrival at this Post./ I am Sir,/ very respectfully/ Your obedient/ humble Servant/ Wm. R. Boose/ Cap.t Commandant" "Lieut. George Peter/ Artillery U. States/ St Louis/ Indiana Territory" "Colonel Henry Burbeck" [Body of letter] "2d. April/ I received your letter of the 24 instant noting/ the acceptance of your appointment. And your being. ready in 15 or 20 days for duty. Its[sic] the wish of the Secretary/ for you to go on the recruiting service. Any wheres in/ the country of Frederick or York. If this duty would/ suit you, its probable you may be hear[sic] in a/ shorter time then[sic] you have stated to receive your/ orders./ 1 April/ I received your letter of 22. I dont[sic] now[sic] what/ to say to you with respect to Powell. The muster/ rolls ought to have been your guide. I cant[sic]/ recollect what I wrote Walbeck but he left/ this the [illeg.] Nov. and Walbeck took him up on his rolls for/ that month as an Artificer I presume. TO be sure/ I can say he was appointed an Artificer on the day of his enlistment but the since[?] of it is I can say so with/ propriety for the Serjeant who brought him to me to/ enlist says I made him no promises of the kind. I am/ sorry Walbeck is so officious yet its hard you should loose[sic] it./ Carmichael company is stationed at Chickapaw/ Bluff on the Mississippi remote from inhabitants. It/ depends on the Secretary about your removing. I hope/ you will loose no time in forward.g your/ accounts./ The Secretary directs that you make inquiries to ascertain/ what a vessel can be engaged for to Transport 60 or 70 men/ from Baltimore to Orleans. Also inform me what number/ of men you have to be send[sic] from the Fort reserving one/ Serj.t one corporal and 25 privates. Inform me if Capn./ Boyd is doing any thing with the cannon. And what success you have made/ had[sic] with Lyons, &c." |
Title |
Letters to Officers in March and April |
Collection |
Burbeck Collection |