[Addressed: Col. Samuel Hodgdon / Quar. M. Gen^l / Cincinnati] [Docket: letter from Barr dated 12 Nov. 1791] [C] Dear Sir Lexington 12^th Nov. 1791 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 our army am at a loss to know if you'd want them, the bags are allready made were all nearly ready When M^r Wilkins sent of his first Brigade of Horses. I hear the river is low that Boats Cant pass, write me a line if the are wanting and I will Make some opportunity to send them, we have now 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 the are Dispos'd off and what fate the have met with in the General Clash. — I shall write Brother James on the 15^th Inst and order him to give your family notice of your Safety. If the overals are not Deliv'd and not fell into the enemys and Shall depend on you to do, and make the best of them you can, perhaps there will be as many of the Leveys Recruited as may want the whole, — On Hearing of the fate of our army Gen^l Scott has Issued orders for a Volunteer expedition to meet at Lebanon the 15^th Inst, I trust there will meet as many men as will [undecipherable] your army as [undecipherable] Here, Fort Jefferson is besiege'd by the Indians, I have some thoughts to go down to your place, when the Volunteer goes, but M^r Bellee the Paymaster is here and begins to pay of on Monday next, and as I am concern'd in the [undecipherable] of a few thousand Dollars of the Volunteer wages my attendance is necessary, so you'd not see me at that time, As another Campaign is reduced to a Certainty. I must at all events see you before you return Could wish you would make a Tour to Lexington before your Departure, as the River will be Dangerous this fall, I recommend you not to think of going up by water but come this way and go through the wilderness, on receipt of this write me your Determinations, and if its necessary I will Come Directly down, my principle business is what I have Hinted to you in my former letters. no word of your Horses If you Should stand in [undecipherable] of a pair, I expect I can furnish you on low termes, Should you find Leisure, would be oblig'd by your giving me a General Acct. of the Campaign, the fate of the army, if you think the Garrisons will be kept up. If there is arrangements to pay of the Leveys, at Fort Washington Note — M^r Duncan informs me that he has two [undecipherable] of Hyson Tea of yours in Town, and that [undecipherable] has sold none of it, has plenty of his own on hand. Reports here generally say Hyson Tea sells well at the Natches and at New Orleans I just Hint this Idea to you, as I hear from [undecipherable] that your Tea was not come up, a few days past, and perhaps it may meet with a Slack sale here, but if you Deter[undecipherable] — By this way is the best chance for a sale, my [undecipherable] actions shall be at your Service, I shall wait [undecipherable] impatiently for a line from you, I am the With great Esteem your Mo. Obd't serv'y Hble Ser'd Robt Barr