DrSir:
I return the paper containing Col. Hammond’s account of the battle of Eutaw. He does not reside in Missouri; but has returned to Georgia or S. Carolina.
Messrs Scott or Benton may probably be able to answer your inquiry more satisfactorily than I can—having only known Col. Hammond as a public man, but very little as a private one, in Missouri
Very respectfully
David Barton
Source: Mss2 B2852 a 1, Letter, Virginia Historical Society, Richmond
Transcribed by Colin Woodward, 2016 August 12