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[undecipherable] accured to this [undecipherable] put the [undecipherable] reced this [undecipherable] shall occur some time yesterday, it is [undecipherable] you had a letter from the [undecipherable: Officers entitled] [undecipherable] instructions from the [Secretary at War?] directed you to proceed to [New Brunswick?] [undecipherable] with your [undecipherable], where you would be more [undecipherable: properly placed] as the [undecipherable] [army?] and to which place the [clothing?] [seems?] to be [sent?]. This is to be [transmitted?] [undecipherable] directed to the [Frontiers?].
Since writing these [lines?] [I?] [undecipherable] of where [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] as the [highest?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] His [undecipherable] acting [undecipherable] [undecipherable] instructed him to be not to be at [New York?] [undecipherable] from as the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] continued his directions and [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [lodge?], and [orders?] from [Williams?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] early [undecipherable].
The [undecipherable: arms?] [undecipherable] ready for them for [who?] to be [furnished?] by [soldiers?] [undecipherable] here at their [camp?] they will be ready about the [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. If they should not [undecipherable] from you must [undecipherable] not [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [other?] to [converse?] what may be [wanting?].
in [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] [Company?] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [advance?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] now [undecipherable] [company?] done [undecipherable] [undecipherable] there at this [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that his health is [undecipherable] has recovered as to [admit?] of this [undecipherable] to his duty — as you have as [undecipherable] showed [undecipherable] with you. [I hope?] his [undecipherable] will be such as to give you [satisfaction?].
Major [Douglas?] is to have [ten?] [undecipherable] of [cannon?] and one [undecipherable] [cartridge?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] him [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [deliver?] the [same?] to [undecipherable] in the [Stores?] as there [is?]
More [final?] instructions will be [sent?] to [Capt?] [Sharp?] to [undecipherable] [Brush?] [undecipherable] who [undecipherable] from you the [blanks?] [undecipherable] and advance you the [money?] for the first [object?] of your [march?].
There is a [fellow?] [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] who deserted from a [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] and has [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] — it [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that the said [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable]
to [commence?] [undecipherable] [accompanied?] by an [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in the [space?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [weeks?].
In the absence of the [adjutant general?]
I am [undecipherable] with great [Esteem?]
your most [obedient?] [Servant?]
[undecipherable: W. Knox?]
[undecipherable: Lieut?] [undecipherable]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
text copy is poor.
Date
10/29/1788
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1788102900001
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Pratt
Henry Knox

