[Endorsement, written diagonally:] [undecipherable] No [3?] J. C. [undecipherable] to Col [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Lexington [undecipherable] 9, 1790 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Col° [Ellison?] Lexington Nov^th 5^th 1790 § Sir Two days ago I arriv'd at this place from Seeing Mr. B wishes me to inform you of the particulars of our [undecipherable] which I shall as with pleasure — about the 16^th of October on last [undecipherable] of the Marine [undecipherable] forces there [undecipherable] sent on the 19^th a detachment of two hundred men under [Harty?] to follow the Indians our men were overpow'd by [undecipherable] 35 kills and 24 of the Regulars out of 32 — Two days after fought again with 400 of [undecipherable] and Militia the latter 340, the former 62 under [Wilkins?] [undecipherable] & [Mullen?] & Hall [undecipherable] every all kills, but & the Indians on that end were defeated by [McMullen?] & [Call?] [Harley?] was drove back — on the whole we lost 108 Militia killed, 26 wounded got on chiefly of themselves the dead and wounded were left on the ground — [undecipherable] lost — 76 besides 6 wounded as the papers were not of [undecipherable] must [undecipherable] with best wishes for your happiness I hope [undecipherable]. Your friend G. I. [undecipherable] [Marginal note, bottom left:] The Indians were said to be killed the day after the second Battle; but on our arrival at Fort Washington [undecipherable] was said to be I believe 60 in the outskirts