[Copy] War Department the 4.^th of August 1791. Sir This morning I have been honored with the receipt of yours of the 28^th Ultimo. It affords great satisfaction to learn that all the troops and States are in readiness and will descend the Ohio immediately. The President of the United States is extremely anxious that the troops should be immediately assembled at Fort Washington. I am persuaded from your former letter that they have all descended the Ohio and therefore it shall be very well in this letter. I estimate that Captain Phelon will be at Fort Pitt about the 6.^th or 8.^th Captain Shawnee marched with about Eighty three non commissioned and private from this City on the 30^th Ultimo, and Captain Buell will probably march from New Haverwick on the 8.^th or 10.^th inst. But neither of these are estimated for the Campaign. The recruiting Levees of the majors will also be continued and the recruit forwarded by Companies. I inclose you the returns you request, as a Board of Enquiry will affect the credit of all the Services, I conceive it would be improper to give any previous relation to the Rank of Colonel Darke and Gibson. Before you have time another measures to suppress the custom utterance