[M-1050] Instances of a correspondence with officers under command and corresponded immediately by the General Sec. Knox writes to Maj. Gen. Wayne July 20 1792. "you will direct Brig. Gen. Wilkin- son to keep up a constant correspondence with you. I shall answer all the letters I have received from him, and transmit you a copy thereof, as well for your in- formation of past events, as to shew you that a correspondence is not unnecessarily carried on from this Office with an officer under your immediate orders" [same letter acquaints expressly that Gen Wilk. is under his command.] Same letter. "The regulations relative to the receipt & delivery of stores of all sorts shall be transmitted to you as early as possible". July 27. to the same from the same. "As persons may be wounded or disabled it is necessary the orderlies requisite to entitle them to receive the pensions should be regulated — The following is therefore prescribed. the substance of which was contained in my letter to Brig. Gen Wilkinson of the 17th inst, a Copy of which has been trans- mitted to you" The regulations respecting invalids and be transmitted on the letter above alud.) to in the first instance and a copy [strikethrough: of] of this letter to Gen Wayne — he [strikethrough: to] [strikethrough: Gen Wayne — be] is considered [as] [or] general government in all such cases. [to remark "at this time you come expressly under the command of Maj Gen Wayne and not commander in [undecipherable] distinct from him. The direct [undecipherable] not [undecipherable] thus him they [undecipherable] have directly to [undecipherable] this [undecipherable]] [the rule should always be the same.] it would indeed be an extraordinary thing were it not proper for the Secy. of war to transmit a regulation or ordinance of the Presedence [strikethrough: &] when urged [strikethrough: Ments] by such circumstances as those mentioned on [strikethrough: them] without the interven- tion of such causes, [strikethrough: you] should be too distant to be used as the medium, or when passing from [strikethrough: him] should be considered necessary to My Secy, [strikethrough: and] [strikethrough: copy of the Presedence] ensure a [strikethrough: more] prompt [strikethrough: obedience] in those more it [undecipherable] concerned Expressly informed in his misbehavior that regulations were making & Continuation of Instances. 3 Aug. 1792. letter from Secy. of war to Gen Wayne "To transmit you a copy of the instructions and regulations from the comptroller to the pay- master to the army. The original was forwarded by the last post to the paymaster" 7 June 1793 } [underline: Special Interference] Gen. Wayne informed 7 June 1793. "I shall direct L^t Col Clarke with the troops from the upper garrisons (Ohio) (Gen Wayne at that time at a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] on the Ohio) to move down in the fore part of July, excepting the small garrison mentioned in my letter of the 17^th ult, and in order that the difficulty may be lessened in case of the lowness of the waters, he will be directed to establish a post at the mouth of Wheeling below which there is generally a sufficiency of water" Letter to Lieut. Col. Clarke. 18 May 1793. Sir, you having been directed by the commander in chief to remain at Pittsburg as the commanding officer on that quarter. I request that you will keep a regular com- munication by Post to this office and as early as probable transmit me a complete return of the several detachments posted at Fort Franklin, Pittsburg, Marietta, Galle- polis and any other subordinate stations within the sphere of your command and the names of the officers at said posts respectively. July 20^th 1793. Gen Wayne informed "the copy of my letter to L^t Col. Clarke of the 29 ults is enclosed (see you Mrs letter military, book vol. 3. p. 2[undecipherable]) by which he is directed to order all the troops to Fort Washington excepting those mentioned"