General Pinckney, in a letter of the tenth instant, writes to me as follows “I will be obliged to you to enable me to answer without delay the enclosed letter from Col. Parker; the fifer mentioned therein is of very great service in instructing the other”.

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Enclosed is the letter from Col. Parker mentioned above—

It appears to me proper that the fifer spoken of should be retained as long as he may be wanted on a special compensation—If you agree with me in opinion you I would thank you to authorize give the necessary authority to General Pinckney in the case—