Letter
Horatio G. Wright to John G. Foster, December 6, 1860
Washington
Washington, December 6, 1860.
Capt. J. G. FosTER, Corps of Engineers, Charleston, 8. C.:
Capratn: Your letter of the 30th ultimo has been received and laid before the Secretary of War for his information.
An additional officer [Lieutenant Meade] as an assistant at Castie Pinckney has been detailed, as you have been already informed by letter of the 5th instant.
Application has been made for a remittance of $1,800 from the ”Contingencies of fortifications,” to be applied to the purposes of Castle Pinckney; but in the present low state of the Treasury it may be some time before it can be placed to your credit, though the amount is promised by the Treasury Department with the least practicable delay.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
H. G. WRIGHT,
Captain of Engineers, in charge.
No. 6.) * 2 Fort Movuutrim, S. C., December 6, 1860.
(Received A. G. O., December 10.)
Captain of Engineers, in charge.
No. 6.) * 2 Fort Movuutrim, S. C., December 6, 1860.
(Received A. G. O., December 10.)
Col. S. COOPER,
Adjutant-General U. S. Army:
_ COLONEL: J have the honor to acknowledge the receipt, on the 4th,
of your communication of the 1st instant. In compliance therewith I
Adjutant-General U. S. Army:
_ COLONEL: J have the honor to acknowledge the receipt, on the 4th,
of your communication of the 1st instant. In compliance therewith I
Editor's Notes
From: Operations on the Pacific Coast, Pt. 1. Location: Washington. Summary: H. G. Wright informs J. G. Foster of the appointment of Lieutenant Meade as assistant at Castle Pinckney and the pending $1,800 fund remittance amid Treasury delays.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 50, Part 1
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