[Illegible Text: Some or all of the pages of this file are wholly or in part illegible. We have not been able either to locate a better copy of the document, or to enhance its legibility electronically] Pittburgh Aug^t 13^th 1792 Sir I have herewith enclosed by [undecipherable] Butler and Hartshorn Binneys Receipt for five hundred dollars Each, Together a Copies of the Oaths they have taken — Capt Crawford is now in Town but has not yet taken the [undecipherable] Oath but [undecipherable] Sum [undecipherable] declined — Lieutenants Duncan — [undecipherable] are all on board a Kentucky Boat with himself and Detachment ready to set off for Gallipolis. Capt [undecipherable] just arrived [undecipherable] Embark on Board the same Boat with Lieutenant Duncan — as the River is now high will Reach Fort Washington in five days — Captain [undecipherable] has favored me with a Copy of a Speech, delivered by him to [undecipherable] of the Indian Chiefs, at Fort Franklin — together with their Answer a Transcript of [undecipherable] those taken the liberty of [undecipherable] — I have Contracted for six hundred [undecipherable] a part of the Boats last [undecipherable] — shall have the whole Ready, agreeable to your [In]structions — a great number of those already Contracted for are now ready to [undecipherable] — Lieutenant [undecipherable] is Expected here in a few days with a number of young Warriors [undecipherable] have engaged [undecipherable] the [undecipherable]. The Rifles are not yet Arrived from Lancaster. I have Received your form of the [undecipherable] Shall pay particular Attention to your Instructions therein. Shall call on [undecipherable] both of [undecipherable] and Contract with them for the Iron — I believe Sir it will be found, that in all my Contracts, I have paid the most [undecipherable] Regard to the public Interest — I am Sir your Obed^t Hum^le Serv^t Isaac Craig [Hon Major Gen^l Henry Knox [undecipherable]]