Alexandria Wednesday Evening Sep 14.^th 1790 I arrived here an hour or two since, after having met with Colonel Millet and M^r M^cGillivray about 20 miles this side of Baltimore — from an arrangement to change the Stages on the road I had an opportunity of conversing with both of them for nearly half an hour. The Colonel appears to have overcome great obstacles in the object of his mission — for he told me that even after his companions had left their Country that M^r M. was nearly determined to return when with Gen^l Pickens in S. Carolina — He Col^o M. wished the party to have been but it seems to have been an inconvenience that he could not avoid — after introducing me to M^r M^c he made me known to two I think of the Chiefs who were he said of the most Considerable ranks, and M^r M^c relations being three more, two of whom are lads who speak English about 16 and 12 years of age — M^r M^c told me he meant to pass a day or two at Baltimore. — I asked M^r Millet, if he drank to excess, he told me he did some times, but always found M^r W. to check him when he found him in train for intoxication — in fine he thinks very highly of M^r M^cGillivray's abilities, and I am happy to find the success thus far is equal to your expectations — altho I wish the number had been reduced at least to 20. as the expenses of that number of unimportant ones amount to a great sum. — I question whether you will see them before the 21 or 22 inst. — I informed M^r Millet that a Cap^t Howard of the Spanish army and Sec^y of one of the Floridas was at Phila and I suspected might be employed by the Spanish Government there to inspect narrowly the conduct of M^r M^cGillivray. I arrived here after Dark this evening and have not yet seen the place I intend after seeing the Merchants here and a visit to Mount Vernon, to turn my face towards New York. Yesterday another vessel arrived here with 70 or 80 additional french settlers for the Ohio. The people at George Town [of this City] appeared to be very much [lighted] decided with the proceedings of the House of Representatives relative to the permanent residence, but they wish the period had not been fixed at so great a distance. I saw a letter from you to the particular care of the Post Master at Baltimore for Col^o Millet, which he will get the moment of his arrival there, it being left with the Master of the Inn where he was to lodge. I am very affectionately Your H^m Knox. [Alexandria Sep 14, 1790 W^d Knox]