Sir, I have the honor to inform you that, Congress have appointed you a Commissioner for holding a Treaty with the Indians, and that as it is the wish of Con- gress that the Negotiations should commence as soon as possi- ble, the Commissioners are desired to meet at New York on the 18 day of April next, to fix upon the Times and Places of hol- ding the Treaties with the different Nations and Tribes of Indi- ans, and give them respectively the speediest information of the Time and Place determined on; inviting them to meet accordingly. The Gentlemen appointed to act with you are M^r Oliver [undecipherable], M. Nathaniel Greene, M. Richard Butler and [undecipherable] Weissenfels — I request [undecipherable] of your answer by the Express who will deliver this Letter. I have the honor to be with the greatest Respect and Esteem Sir your Most Obedient and humble Servant Thomas [undecipherable] Annapolis March 6, 1784 [M. George Roger Clarke] [Cover endorsement, upper right: The M. [undecipherable] P.C. request G.R.C. to meet at N. York the Commission to [undecipherable] terms] [Cover endorsement, lower right: W.H. M[undecipherable] / [undecipherable] Thompson — / M. 1784 [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] Commission]