War department September 15^th 1792 Sir I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency's favor of the 7th instant, which was highly acceptable as it contained the first information of the safe arrival of Governor Blount, General Pickens, and the goods at Nashville. The frontiers on the Ohio were in a state of general tranquility on the 7th instant. The Waters of that river were lower than were ever before known which prevented the descent of some detachments from Fort Pitt to Fort Washington. The troops under General Wayne had assembled in considerable numbers at Fort Pitt and he was assiduously employed in disciplining them for the nature of the service in which they are to be employed. The tranquility of the frontiers may probably be ascribed to the deliberations of the hostile Indians on the pacific overtures made to them. Notwithstanding the certain loss of poor Major Trueman who was killed by an Indian hunter and a boy, and the probable fate of Colonel Hardin, of which we have no certain accounts, yet it is highly probable Captain Hendricks a friendly and sensible Indian of the six nations, arrived at the Miami River about the 25^th of June, charged with the pacific desires of the General Government. A great deputation of the six nations and the Canada Indians were to follow: but from the time they left the vicinity of Niagara it is not probable they have long arrived among the hostile Indians. I have the honor to be your Excellency's most Obed^t humble Serv^t [signature] His Excellency Governor Lee [Secretary at Wars / Letter / Sep. 15. 92 / X X X]