[Gen Knox / Aug [undecipherable] 1784] [undecipherable: Louis rendez] / [undecipherable] / [undecipherable: Complaints] Stockbridge Monday Morn [undecipherable]^th Aug: 1784 My dear Sir I received your note of the 10^th on friday evening informing me that you Should not be ready to Set out until the 25^th. I wish it was possible to be Sooner as I have long postpone my own business that I am apprehensive [I] have not have a Sufficiency of time to perform it in any tolerable manner previous to the [undecipherable] at which time it is indispensibly necessary I Should be here. A [undecipherable] has arrive from Passamaquode and, [Says] that Commissioners from the Governour of Halifax [strikethrough: undecipherable] here arrived [there] and [undecipherable] for us — If you Still adhere to your coming of the 25^th or if you Can possibly, as a Shorter one too, I will do every thing in my power to accomodate our departure. Whatever [undecipherable] is determined upon that must be made to the Governour and Council, as it the will be a matter of Some days — We [undecipherable] [in?] he must have a list of Stores, Some way provisions to our departure — If you will See and in he to the [undecipherable] with the minutes of the last [undecipherable] Basket, or if he cannot go, or his vessel is right, we saw [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] with Mr [undecipherable] to, find a Suitable one here — though to determine upon the nature and quantity of things to be presented to the Indians and make application [undecipherable] — We Shall appear ridiculous enough on them [undecipherable] if we ask them, in their Land, and not give them any thing to prepare their minds to acquiesce in [undecipherable] & request. I hope you have [some] [undecipherable] with Mr [undecipherable] to know him, next time. I am my dear Sir, with Compliments to Mrs [undecipherable] and your [strikethrough: undecipherable] amiable family Your Affectionate [H Knox?] [Gen?] Lincoln