James Wilkns Esq^r Danube M^r. War Department Aug^t 6 1792 S^r I have the honor to [undecipherable] you [undecipherable], upon [undecipherable] as Quarter Master General of the Army of the United States. The Secretary of War requests that you will please to [undecipherable] direct as has been for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] a particular attention to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for Fort Washington on [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. The [undecipherable] to be left at [undecipherable] and in case of [undecipherable] being [undecipherable] to your [undecipherable] to detain and [undecipherable] what else he wanted. I am Sir with most respect your humble Serv^t H. Knox— [undecipherable]