War department 24th March, 1791 Sir I have received your letter dated the 16th[editor’s note: undecipherable] with the rations of the stores lately arrived at Fort Pitt from this city, together with those you received from the person entrusted with them on behalf of Lieut Ernest Major General StClair who is appointed to the chief command on the frontiers, set out from this City for Fort Pitt yesterday, but as the roads are bad, he may not arrive until after the post. He will examine Fort Pitt, and direct which buildings [editor’s note: undecipherable] shall be relinguished to Mess [ers] Turnbull and Marmie, and which shall be [editor’s note: undecipherable] by the public, and repaired. The murder of the friendly Indians, at Beaver Creek, as stated by the Cornplanter and you, is [editor’s note: undecipherable] unjustifiable affair and merits a rigid enquiry. If such crimes are suffered with impunity, the innocent and [editor’s note: undecipherable, undecipherable] victims to the revenge of the Indians, and a general War, will be the consequence in which justice and [editor’s note: undecipherable] to us I am [editor’s note: undecipherable] with esteem your most obedient servant [editor’s note: signed] H Knox [editor’s note: to the left of Knox signature] Major I Craig.