[Col. Samuel Hopkins [undecipherable] M. Gen[eral] Cincinnati] [Letter from Rob^t Barr date 12 Nov 1798] Lexington 12^th Nov. 1791 Dear Sir, This will be handed you by a M^r Thomas of your place, I have to inform you that I should have Sent the bags you order'd by M^r Wilkins. Horses which a part of them was to have Started this day, but am inform'd that the bearer M^r Thomas came express from M^r [undecipherable] to Stop the Horses, and receiving no line from you and Considering the fate of your army am at a loss to know if you will want them, the bags are all ready and are all nearly ready. There M^r Wilkins out of the first Brigade of Horses, I hear the news is [strikethrough: but that] last Post, write me a line if the are wanting and I will Ride some opportunity to send them, we have sent a List of the Kill'd & wounded. I see Col. Darke is amongst the list of Wounded, I trust he is not Mortally wounded— A line from you on the Overals would be acceptable as I could wish to know how they are Dispos'd off and what fate they have met with in the General Check — I shall write Brother James on the 15^th [undecipherable] and order him to give your family notice of your Safety — If the overals are not Belted and not fell into the enemy's hand Shall depend on you to do and make the best of them you can, perhaps there will be as many of the Living Recruited as may want the Whole, — On hearing of the fate of our army, Gen^l St Clair I send orders for a Columbia by Indian [undecipherable] to leave the 18^th [undecipherable], think it the will need as many men as well [undecipherable] telling your army as expediency — there that Officer is delay'd by the following however thought to detain it some time, there he is taken good, but M^r Bell[undecipherable] the Paymaster is now and again A[undecipherable] of on Monday next, and as I am Concerned in the Raising of a [undecipherable] Hundred Dollars of the Patriotic wages any attendance is necessary, as you not writing me at that time do another the paper is order'd to a Columbia. I send a tale went as now before you who rather Could wish you would make a Visit to Lexington before your Departure as the Roads will be Dangerous in fall, I conceived you not to think of going up by water and saw this day and go through the Wilderness, enough of this write your Determination and if to remaining in some Directly [undecipherable], my former hope is much for that Shall'd for in my former letter no word of your Horse If you Should Stand in Need of a pair, I expect I can furnish you on low terms, then & your fond Laurence, would be oblig'd by your giving me a general [undecipherable] of the Campaign, the State of the army, if you think the partisans will be kept up &c if there is Arrangements to pay off the Leveys at Fort Washingt[on] Note — M^r Duncan informs me that he has two [undecipherable] of Hyson Tea of years in [undecipherable] and that he has sold much of it, has plenty of his own on hand. Reports have generally say Hyson Tea calls well at the Natches and at New Orleans I just start this Idea to you, as I learn from Limestone that your Tea was not come up, if you please, Part and perhaps It may meet with a luck sale here, but if you [undecipherable] in this way is the best hazard for a while, my transactions shall be at your Service. I shall wait impatiently for a line from you. I am &c With great Esteem your Mo. Ob^t & very H^ble Serv^t Robt Barr