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Brick he has sold and now states that what bricks he has sold will not pay the wages that are due the men, which statement I do not believe
It is evident to me that Mr. Fraser not only intends to defraud the Government out of what bricks there were in Fort Sidney Johnston, but also to cheat the men he has hired out of there [[their]] wages Mr Fraser has sold at least thirty six thousand (36,000) bricks and there are about ten thousand (10,000 that have been taken from the Magazine but not yet removed from the Fort and there may be between thirty and forty thousands remaining in the Magazine.
I have ordered that no more bricks be taken away from the Fort untill [[until]] further orders