To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 6 June 1799
From James McHenry, 6 June 1799
War department, June 6th. 1799
Sir,
I have received your two letters of the 5th. instant
Fort Fayette is in or adjoining to the Town of Pittsburg at which place Captain Edward D. Turner commands. Fort Wilkinson is situated on the Oconnee river in the State of Georgia near to Fort Fidius as marked in Bradley Map of the United States—Fort Greene is the name of the Fort near to Savannah in Georgia—
I enclose you a Copy of a letter just received from Lieut Samuel Fowle of the Artillery—I have informed him that he would receive orders from you respecting his place of destination—
I am Sir with great respect Your obed servant
James McHenry
(LS, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress. There is an "X" mark in the left margin beside the line in the second paragraph beginning "which place Captain Edward...."