horses, and therefore ordered [undecipherable] artillerie to be procured in Kentuckey [undecipherable] — 16 arrive there will be from thirty or forty wanting. those I have ordered to be procured immediately, and there will be no difficulty in getting them. 29. Aug. t— The horses ordered to be purchased for the Quarter masters department will arrive in the course of this day and to morrow — [undecipherable] ember [undecipherable] ton, [undecipherable] oudin [undecipherable] Hodgson [undecipherable] ally [undecipherable] ebi [undecipherable] aner [undecipherable] ation [undecipherable] it Seems to m[undecipherable] y, thing like [undecipherable] formed you it of any kind. The day t[undecipherable] C I had been obliged to appoint a g[undecipherable] istant — Quarter master, and to d[undecipherable] who has not been one hour Sober Since his arrival. This is the first Step I have taken in the business of [undecipherable] that depart ment, except directing the purchase of horses, and mak[undecipherable] parat[undecipherable] for [undecipherable] and it [undecipherable] necessary as the time — when the horses to be [undecipherable] was come — I fear it is not [the] last Step I shall have to take in it — M. Hodgdon [undecipherable] not think proper to obey my [undecipherable] for his com- ing [undecipherable] to Headquarters [undecipherable] hopes his [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that, if not the [undecipherable] and every horse could have earn[undecipherable] corn on his back to the Rendezvous which was to be purchased for less than one half the price it bears at Pittsburg, be sides the [undecipherable] in the price of the boats. 6^th Ber[undecipherable] [undecipherable] Since the Quarter master has been here, and got into his gears, which it took him a little time to do. I am very well [undecipherable] with him and believe [undecipherable] will answer [undecipherable] estion you [undecipherable] advise n[undecipherable] [undecipherable] seems [undecipherable] arranged. [undecipherable] I may not h[undecipherable] too [undecipherable] I van opinion on M^r Hodgdon [undecipherable] the more of him before I say any th[undecipherable] again, but last night after having [undecipherable] every [undecipherable]ing necessary in his department, it was found there was one frow and one cross cut [undecipherable] only with the army. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 10^th (4^th) the army moved about 9 o'clock and with much difficulty made [undecipherable]even miles [undecipherable]aving left a considerable part of the tents in [undecipherable], the provision made b[undecipherable] Quarter Master [undecipherable] horses was not ade[undecipherable] [undecipherable] you [undecipherable] to aid the horses [undecipherable] he carried [undecipherable] [undecipherable] ments. The foregoing are true extracts from the original letters of major general St. Clair, on file in the War Office of the United States. Dec^r 1^st 1792. [undecipherable] Stagg [undecipherable] [undecipherable]