[undecipherable] Fort Washington, July 21^st 1791 Sir) on the 26^th of May last, I have the honour to address you on the Subject of the purchase which Judge [undecipherable] had made of the public lands and enclose Copies of some Correspondence between him and me relative there to. The Mail by which those papers were Sent, was Attacked by the Indians on the Ohio River and [undecipherable], and the [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] was [undecipherable] — I have now taken the Liberty to forward Duplicates — The Letter I mention to [undecipherable] him the [undecipherable] Matter of [undecipherable] men, and produced a lengthy Correspondence which must be laid [undecipherable] before you, or the Secretary of State; but it could not be got ready for the present Occasion. It has [undecipherable] in the publication of the Proclamations I [undecipherable] to you which the Boundaries of the Contract are [undecipherable] and a piece of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] laid out for the [undecipherable] of the Garrison — notwithstanding, [undecipherable] I shewed him the Orders for laying out that Ground, he has gone on Selling [undecipherable] [undecipherable]; and there is very little that has not been Appropriated whatever may be done with the [undecipherable] of what is without his Bounds, which he has laid Claim to, and [undecipherable] his [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] will I hope to [undecipherable]. I have not [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] a Battalion [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I pray as much attention to the health of the few Troops that are here as to change the [undecipherable] of their encampments, for they are not enough to take a position any distance in the woods. General [undecipherable] nor any of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] yet arrived and three Companies only of the [undecipherable]. I am [undecipherable] [undecipherable] about it for much will to be done after they [undecipherable] and the Season is passing — from every appearance that [undecipherable] September at [Soonest?] before it will be possible to move, and then there is not much time left for the Operations of this Campaign Mr. Duer has not put the Officers of his Department — on that Certain [undecipherable] they ought to be with respect to the transportation; Mr. [undecipherable] has some Agency, but he tells me he has not sufficient authority to procure Horses. In hopes of hearing from Mr. Duer [undecipherable] which him a fortnight ago to make a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] which [undecipherable] neither he nor me had information in a short time, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I [undecipherable] it improper, I would not [undecipherable] to make [undecipherable] if that information does not reach me I must take it upon myself — ) I have the Honour to be Sir Your most obedient Servant, [undecipherable] [The Honorable Alexander Hamilton Secretary of the Treasury]