[Copy] War Department May 19^th 1791. Sir I have received your favor dated at Carlisle on the 11^th instant. Mr Green will be able to remedy any defect in Maryland and Virginia either with respect to provisions or to transportation. I depend on your appointing the Major to the Carlisle Battallion. I am well satisfied you have gone forward to Fort Pitt. The Indians have lately committed some depredations on Westmoreland County the mischief most probably has been committed by a few Indians but the people seem greatly alarmed. The Governor of this Commonwealth has again applied to me for Arms and Ammunition and I have directed Major Craig to furnish 200 Arms and accoutrements with a proportional quantity of ammunition to the order of Col^o Biddle Brig^a Minister General of this State. I have furnished to the order of Major Smith of Carlisle the further Sum of 1000 Dollars on account of M^r Denny its Contractor. I have not received any further information relative the upper institution of this State — I have written to Major Clarke -to-