[Illegible page — archival placeholder noting pages are wholly or in part illegible] [The Sec^y at War —] Phila^da April 21^st 1792 — [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of this morning, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] The number of Horses required may certainly [undecipherable] a letter on the western counties of this State or in the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable]. They [undecipherable] get some in Kentucky than they [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] where they belong with our [undecipherable] of Transportation [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] and the [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] Horses must sooner [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of money at [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] would wander them [undecipherable] would prefer purchasing, [undecipherable], [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the settlement of Kentucky. [undecipherable] may also [undecipherable] be brought [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] fresh and remains [undecipherable] have all the pack Horses bought and the necessary [undecipherable] saddles made on the Country. Equip them then [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] them in with forrage. Should this method of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the Horses and Forage, be adopted, the number [undecipherable] [undecipherable] already and it will be sufficient for all the Transportation [undecipherable] [undecipherable] with the addition of five [undecipherable] or flat boats, whi[ch] The plan of using our flat boats, would be attended with [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from [undecipherable]. I apprehend that our Cattle collected [undecipherable] from the people, would not be made [undecipherable], [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] great confusion and expence [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] improved than by contracting with the Farmers to deliver them broke to the yoke — they will then do for draft or burden — I am Sir, Your most Hum Serv^t James O'Hara Quarter M. Gen^l —