the battle at Maume; the Indians fell in with a party of light horse, beat them off, the commanding Officer next day sent out a Foraging party and a move[undecipherable]ment ensued — the Indians after some time made a feint retreat to give time for a reinforcement to come up, when they renewed the action and repulsed the Enemy with the loss of about Twenty five Men in all, the loss of the White People is supposed by the Indians to be between three & Six hundreds, but your situation will enable you to get a more accurate account of their loss than I can give you — I have fully complied with your request in the length of my letter, if I have not answered your expectations in other respects — and I hope you will return the compliment by return of the Express, and then I shall be convinced that you mean to be a good correspondent — I am, Dear Friend &c. [The Secretary at War [undecipherable] } War Department [undecipherable] Aug 1^st 1791 I [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]] 22^d of April, for which I sincerely thank you — I highly approve of Cap^t Hendrick's being employed, and will make good any reasonable allowance to him for his services — Let him call on Colonel Pickering at Wyoming, who will furnish him with Clothing & necessaries for the present — General Schuyler also mentioned an Oneida chief of great Respectability, who [undecipherable] would also accompany the others — But I imagine the [undecipherable: probable reading "Comptroller"] has already anticipated the others and gone forward — Colonel Brant is right as to the principle of the boundaries — The ideas in future of conquest ought to be relinquished, and fair purchase and optional sale take place — I shall be glad to hear that you have pushed forward Cap^t. Hendricks and the chief, Peter — I am &c &c — [The Secretary at War to Gen^l P. Schuyler } War Department Dear Sir ) May 11^th 1791 I was in hopes to have heard from you]