Philad^a March 2d. 1784 Sir To enable you to comply with the resolution of Congress relative to Returns I have enclosed those Articles in your Department that fall under my immediate notice, — It is probable some of those at Lancaster may have been sold agreable to my direction, to prevent mistakes it is best to return them on hand at the period they express — this is the method I pursue with my Returns —— The family are well — Yours &c. bolo: T. Pickering QMG — S H C Philad^a Feb^y 1^st 1784 Lancaster. — d^o May 12. 1783 Fort Pitt Aug. 12. " —