[9^th May 92 To Gⁿ. Knox] Sir Phil.^d 9^th May 1792 We are honored with yours of two letters of the 7^th Inst. and in answer to that which relates to supplies at the recruiting posts we reply, that we are satisfied with the terms mentioned except for Chester Town Maryland which ought to be at twelve Cents and at which rate we will proceed to do the business. We find by yours of the 9^th Inst. that we are directed to furnish supplies at posts not mentioned in yours of the 7^th Inst. It may sufficed to say that we engage in the whole business at twelve Cents ration for all those places put at that rate in yours of the 7^th and also for Chester Town Maryland; and at ten Cents for all other posts not comprehended in our Contract made with the Secretary of the Treasury on the 27^th September 1791. We thank you for your intimations respecting the supplies may probably be [strikethrough: needed] required this the summer as we shall thereupon make such deposits as will prepare us for all cases of emergency, and our utmost endeavours shall not be wanting to meet the wishes of the Commanding Officer in every thing dependant on us. We have the honor to inform you that we have in store at Forts Washington, Hamilton & Jefferson. 300 thousand rations of flour 250 thousand of meat An adequate quantity of Whiskey for the issues In Kentucky about 150 head of fat Cattle On the Monongahela 2000 Barrels of flour and a large quantity of Whiskey. The other posts have at least three months supplies for the present Garrisons. Our supplies are principally at Fort Washington and the interior posts North of it, our meat is nearly all obtained from Kentucky, and the difficulty of transporting it to the falls of Muskingum would be immense; under those considerations we pray that in case of a treaty the Miami may have the preference, provided there shall be no material objection on the part of the Indians. When the price of the ration at the two places is compared it may readily be conceived that the fear of difficulty and disappointment and not mere motives of advantage, has induced us to take the liberty of making this request. We have the honor to be Your Most Ob^t Servants [undecipherable]