[Copy of a Letter from the Hon^ble the Secretary of War to David Henley, dated War Department 8 August 1^st 1792] Sir, You having been appointed Conductor of Military Stores at the rate of thirty dollars per Month and two rations per day are to repair immediately to Pittsburgh, the head quarters of the troops in order to receive the orders of the Commander in Chief, and to enter upon the duties of your Station. You are to receive, safely keep, and deliver, all Ordnance, and Ordnance Stores, Arms, Ammunition, and Accoutrements and every thing belonging to the Ordnance department. You will receive these Articles thro' the Quarter mas Gens department and you will deliver them upon the order of the Comm^dy officer of Artillery or the Commander in Chief. You must Open a regular Account with each Sub Legion, battalion company troop, Garrison or detachment to which you Shall be ordered to deliver, any Articles, always taking duplicate receipts for the same. You must make out on the 1^st day of each Month, returns of all articles received, delivered, and on hand, noting the Serviceable from the unserviceable. The Armourers and Artillery Artificers are to be under the direction of the Commanding Officer of Artillery, who will order you to attend to the receipt and delivery of the Arms, wrought for repair and for the Articles delivered to the Artificers, and it will be your duty to have have every thing in the Ordnance department duly Accounted for.— Signed Henry Knox S^y of War