[Knox New York April 12. 1788] New York 12 April 1788 My dear Sir, I intended before this time to have forwarded you the warrants from the Board of Treasury but they have just been determined to issue them. The warrants will be ready by monday next, and will be delivered to L^t Platt who has just arrived from the frontiers on the recruiting Service. He will set out probably for this city on tuesday or wednesday next, and will be with you in the course of the ensuing week. The warrants will amount to 29,000 Dollars, and will be drawn for 5[undecipherable] dollars each for the more convenient negociation. As these warrants will be the principal dependence for the whole recruiting service in the frontier States, I am anxious that they should be issued. I [undecipherable] particularly that you will be able to get the money out of the hands of the Sheriff who resides at [undecipherable: probable reading Huntingfield] — I shall write you a special letter about the recruiting Service for L^t Platt, and also give him particular instructions relative to that Subject. I pray you to [undecipherable] M^r [undecipherable] to forward the [undecipherable] with all convenience [undecipherable] d. M^r Rice expects one at the same time — Let his be designated — The prospect from Virginia is not disagreeable — M^r R. Lee informs me that by the returns of elections it appears that there are for the Constitution 67 — against it 63. The back counties are not included in this Statement — I believe that they have generally been [undecipherable] — Patrick Henry and old Grayson now however have [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] back counties. M^r Maddison in his very [undecipherable] is of opinion that the Majority must at the first [undecipherable] the convention meeting be against — the constitution I hope in God it will go in that State even if it cuts hard. As to this State you are as well acquainted with it as I am — The anti are indefatigable — and [undecipherable] extraordinarily they are also industrious — perhaps nearly as much so as their [strikethrough: undecipherable] opponents. Platt delivered M^rs Knox your Salmon tres magnificue — attended by judges to be truly excellent — The community are to tender you her thanks on the occasion & The [undecipherable] unite with me my respects to you & M^rs Wadsworth and your lovely children in [undecipherable] affection. No Congress since your departure I am my dear Sir H Knox Col^o Wadsworth