a regular paymaster to reside with the Army — the Militia and Scouts employed upon the Frontiers north west of the Ohio, will be relieved from making application to the Seat of government for the Settlement and payment of their accounts, as the Said paymaster will be authorized to Settle and pay the Same. If it shall be more convenient to Bussell and Wyche to apply to this office, they shall be Settled with here. You may rest assured Sir, that it is the disposition of the Executive of the United States to render the payment of the Militia as easy as possible, consistently with the necessary guards and check^s against abuse. The observations contained in this letter will apply equally to the Lieutenant Governor, relative to the counties on the Ohio. If the Lieutenant Governor shall upon mature reflection upon the spot be of opinion, that a greater force of militia will be necessary, and should call for such a force, the United States will pay the expences thereof so far as shall be consistently with the laws. 30^th June 1792 The militia which your Excellency has ordered ordered out, in consequence of arrangements made by the authority of the President of the United States, will be paid promptly to your excellency's order, on the evidences being examined by the account and of this department. It is however to be understood, explicitly, to be limited to the Sums stipulated by the acts of Congress. The additional force ordered out by the Lieutenant Governor, would appear to be nearly — Two companies of Riflemen, raising in Green brier and Bottletourt counties in Virginia are to rendezvous at the mouth of the Great Kanhawm, for the purpose of being there cloathed and equipped, but they will not be Stationed there for any given period. This point however will be regulated by the commanding general of the troops. All the recruits, excepting small parties at each rendezvous, have been ordered some time past, to repair to the Ohio, by the routes which have been directed. 9^th October 1792. Governor Blount has ordered one regiment of the militia of Washington district into service