Discusses Turner's observations regarding a memorial written by Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant, apparently about settling a financial claim he has with the Socie

L'Enfant, Major of the Corps of Engineers, discusses receipt of pay for his service in the Revolutionary War. He was granted a leave of absence to return to Fra

Writes to Moultrie, the president of the Society of the Cincinnati's South Carolina chapter, about society business. Reports that the Society as a whole has dec

Expresses his hope that Knox will accept the appointment of Secretary at War. If so, hopes to serve under Knox as an engineer for military posts on the western

Seeks help from Knox for compensation from his previous employment noting that the 1800 War office fire destroyed much of his evidence. Mentions he has provided