[Copy.] No 74 Fort Washington August 16^th 1797 I avail [undecipherable] the honor to report to you the 8^th [undecipherable] arrived from fort Hamilton, [undecipherable] on my monthly return — [undecipherable] as the 9^th, as Cap^t [undecipherable] had the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] of the [enemy] on the road between fort Jefferson, St Clair, and the [undecipherable], between [undecipherable] & [Hamilton], being [undecipherable] that his party [undecipherable] into the country in [undecipherable] Cap^t [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] ment, and [undecipherable] them [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] 18, the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] James General [Hamilton] [undecipherable] I could not [undecipherable] Court of more than [undecipherable] determined to take a [course] [undecipherable] is the term of the country when you [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] than the words, [undecipherable] enabled me to make some remarks highly favorable to my [undecipherable] the new road. Yesterday morning I received a report from Cap^t [undecipherable] a copy of which you will find enclosed, and was informed at the same time of the return of the [enemy] from [Fort] St [Clair] [undecipherable] I have actually engaged two confidential [undecipherable], first, [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of the belligerent tribes of [undecipherable] by the [undecipherable] [undecipherable], and by the [river] [undecipherable], [with] [their] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] many [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] one of these [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] family and [undecipherable] integrity [undecipherable] to be compensated for the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of his employment, [with] one [undecipherable] Hundred Dollars [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] day all claims, for the undertaking is not only [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the character he must [undecipherable], & [undecipherable] is [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by the first [undecipherable] opportunity [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] entire force [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to make [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] the Enemy [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from them [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] although [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] they [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] communication [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I have no letter from you since the 2[undecipherable] of May and from General [Wayne], I have heard that once since the [16^th] of June his last letter [is] under the date of the [7^th] [ultimo] and refers mainly to the affairs of Captain [Slaughter]. Three boats loaded with forage arrived here the 12 instant, very much damaged, and [undecipherable] you have the report on [that] head, of the young man left here by Mr [Hodgdon], who still continues to discharge the duty, [an] [undecipherable] opportunity [undecipherable] the time to [undecipherable] will enable me to write to General [Wayne] in general terms & I shall make communication to him on this [subject]. 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