[undecipherable] Knox County May the 10 1790 Sir I Received your Orders of the [undecipherable] of April on the [undecipherable] at may, and Laid the Same Before the officers [undecipherable] County and [We] Were of Opinion [that] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Eight [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to have a Scout [undecipherable] the Ohio River [Not?] to [undecipherable] the Inhabitants of this [undecipherable] the new Settlers on the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to hand [to] those [Has?] Several [undecipherable] Sent out at the Expense of the [undecipherable] or their own [undecipherable] to pay [from?] to Government as [undecipherable] [know?] any time [undecipherable] the Indian [undecipherable] at the [undecipherable] and [is] very [undecipherable] alarming on this [undecipherable] They [have?] [undecipherable] live [undecipherable] [last?] few [undecipherable] I [see?] a number of Horses and [hide?] Cattle on the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by Sundry persons that has Lately Come up the Ohio River we are Informed that the Indians hath Taken Nine Boats this [Spring?] Some of Which Were Laden with Valuable Stores the people Either Killed or [Imprisoned?] this Sir is our present Situation as far as I Can Collect — I am Sir With Respect Your Humble Servant [undecipherable: signature] [undecipherable] of Knox County [endorsement:] [undecipherable] May 6 1790 Indian depredations [undecipherable] General Knox Secretary of the [Board?] of War