[Endorsement on outer wrapper, written diagonally:] [H. Knox S. of W. Oct 6, 1791 Col[?] Protection of [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] G. Stephens[?]] [Circular] War department, October 6^th 1791. Sir By the arrangement of major general Butler on the [undecipherable] of July last it appears, that you were authorized to draw forth, from the militia of the county of Ohio for its protection against the Indians, for the term of two months unless sooner discharged, one lieutenant, one ensign, and thirty five privates. As the said term is expired, it will be necessary that the evidence of the service performed, in pursuance of said arrangement, be transmitted, as soon as may be, to this office, and that the said evidence be precisely conformable to the regulations stated in my letter to you of the 10^th day of last March; and that the evidences of any service performed prior to the said arrangement with general Butler, and in consequence of said letter of the 10^th of March, be also transmitted at the same time, in order that an estimate may be prepared of the [strikethrough: whole] amounts and [undecipherable] to Congress, so that an appropriation of money may be made for payment. It is presumed that the operations of the army from the 25^th of September will render any further employment of rangers at the expence of the United States, unnecessary; excepting small straggling parties of Indians should render a temporary call of a few rangers indispensible — It is therefore expected, that no charges will be made for any [undecipherable] subsequent to the 25^th of September, the period prescribed by General Butler. If there should be any appearance of danger, some regular troops, who will arrive too late for the campaign under general [undecipherable] may be employed on the upper parts of the Ohio, for the perfect protection of the inhabitants I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedt humb Serv H Knox [undecipherable] To The Lieutenant of the county [in] of Ohio — Virginia