Philadelphia [undecipherable] June 27 1792 [undecipherable] before me [undecipherable] of you and [undecipherable] to him of the [undecipherable] February [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that he [undecipherable] to me [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Nothing [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] with him, and [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] other [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] there being Under the Necessity of purchasing [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Gregg Several articles of [undecipherable] Material. The purchases have made at [undecipherable], not having your Instruction on this head, & fearing that Repeated demands of this kind will be made at this Post. I have directed [undecipherable] officer to act at [undecipherable] at the time and wait the arrival of the Indian Goods, mentioned in your [undecipherable] of the 25 of February last — the Indians are directed to be furnished at Red Feathers to distinguish them from the Hostile Indians, the feather cannot be got at this place. The fifty boat fire Ordnance are nearly finished, & will all be delivered at this place next [undecipherable]. Those that are now in hand, will be delivered agreeable to your Instruction — Please to inform me what number of Wares are to be transported in these Boats in order that they may be fitted up for that purpose — [undecipherable] James [undecipherable], who purchased a considerable number of Hairs last Summer for Public Use on good [undecipherable] says he can purchase this Season One hundred Hares [undecipherable] thought a [undecipherable] very Reasonable Terms — [undecipherable] has proceeded to [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] letters, as the hereunto enclosed, he says that he received at that Post the Beginning of this Month that his Men are destitute of almost every article of Cloathing & begs that a Compleat suit for each Man of his Company be immediately [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] says his Men are almost naked — [undecipherable] that he [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of the Prices — [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] your [undecipherable] at this [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Shall Receive the Powder. Before the [undecipherable] of it, as soon as I can obtain a [undecipherable] proof which I shall have [undecipherable] immediately. I shall immediately apply to [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] one pound [undecipherable] Shot — The Bar — the [undecipherable] iron I have contracted for, and will no doubt will have it ready by the time you have indicated — I shall not neglect to forward the Cannon, together with a Quantity of Powder, by the first Boat after the Cannon arrives, at this post which I expect will be in a few days — at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Requests I have enclosed a Copy of his Petition to me informing one of his [undecipherable] his Appointment — I am Sir Your Obet^t [undecipherable] Jane [undecipherable] Gen^l Henry Knox [undecipherable]