Pittsburgh 28^th July 1792 9 o'Clock P.M. Dear Sir Yours of the 20^th with the inclosures I have this moment been honored with [strikethrough: that they are] who [strikethrough: has been extraordinary] [strikethrough: the orders] & [strikethrough: Ellery] to be no hope worthy of trust & [strikethrough: close] attention shall be duly paid to the Orders you have given for the Organization of the [strikethrough: Subscription] [strikethrough: etc.] [strikethrough: Clothing] [strikethrough: Forwarding the Arms & Accoutrements for the three companies] [strikethrough: and] to endeavour at Point Pleasant the most [strikethrough: correct] [strikethrough: Forwarding] I have already orderd Lieut. Lockwood to march his detatchment from his [Station?] the Ohio County About forty miles [strikethrough: from this place], in order to be arm'd [strikethrough: and], and to take charge of the Clothing & arms for the three companies, [strikethrough: as he belongs to] Capt [strikethrough: Prestons] [company?] he has thirty one or [more?] [the same company] Recruits, Ensign Biggs of [strikethrough: Preston] was at Pittsburgh on monday — he had inlisted twelve men [Lt?] Preston had near Thirty [Recruits?] before he left [undecipherable] the County — so that there are about 170 men already recruited for that Company [undecipherable: Sprague?] has Thirty Eight men at this place recruited by Ensign Steel at Carlisle — his Lieut Smittle is also been [authorized?] only [from?] men, I am informed By M^r [undecipherable] letters [undecipherable: information?] [undecipherable: Sprague?] [undecipherable] — Capt [undecipherable: Leftington?] about Thirty — that he — be nearly [forty?] [Recruits?], 3/4 of them are now here under Ensign Steel and [Lt?] [undecipherable: Caldwell?] I am at a loss to [undecipherable: determine?] what to do with Lieut Smittle — he appears to be a very decent young Fellow I wrote the Inclosed Letter — I had intended to order him to arrest, but I believe I shall [undecipherable: promote?] him by sending him to the Block house at Big Beaver where he will not have an [Opportunity?] of [undecipherable: receiving?] Money I am told that he is [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] tricks — but [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] and other little venal matters By the Quarter Masters return — you will observe that there are very few [undecipherable] of rifle [undecipherable] at this place nor have we any information of any being on the way — but take it for granted there is — nor will there be [undecipherable: deficiency?] of rifling & the [undecipherable: conforming?] [Accoutrements?], to [undecipherable: organize?] — The remainder of [undecipherable: Strangers?] & [undecipherable: Harkins?] [companies?] — [together?] with [their?] [undecipherable] at the Mouth of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — I must beg leave to refer you to my Atter of yesterday, for intelligence [undecipherable] his with [undecipherable] [undecipherable: Ellery & Speed?] [undecipherable] Your Most Obt Svay [undecipherable] [signature: Anthony Wayne] The Honorable Major Gen Knox Sec^y [undecipherable]