Signer of the United States Constitution from Maryland and the namesake of Fort McHenry (1753-1816) who also served as a delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland, and the third United States Secretary of War. LS, one page, 7.75 x 9.5, October 26, 1797. Letter to William Simmons, in full: "I received to-day your letter of the 25th inst. With respect to the case you have stated. I am too much occupied at this moment to take it up or decide, 'whether it will be proper to pay to a major what the case seems to have exclusively intended for a deserving officer of a lower grade.' I shall refer it to the Attorney General for his opinion before I make up mine. I presume you think of returning to the city in a few days." In very good to fine condition, with a small area of paper loss to the left edge, and light toning along the horizontal folds. From the Collection of Dr. Lawrence E. Miller.
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