M[r]. [Counter?] [Greenbriar?] December 10^th 1793 You having agreed to act as Commissary for the [safety?] of Indians now on their way from the [frontiers?] to this [Town?] on their arrival, will please to prepare for their departure to [undecipherable] — [keeping?] every [company?] now [with?] being ready on their [consignment?] to that City — Your duty on this Occasion will be to provide the Indians on their March and [prepare?] [undecipherable] on the Road and [see?] that Captain [Boyer?] and [undecipherable] the Indian Chiefs will point out the Route and such [Stopages?] as must [pursue?] to [lodge?] [at?]. Commissioners will [admit?] — [You?] will be very [particular?] in having sufficient good [wholesome?] [provisions?] [provided?] at [the?] [undecipherable] as they may [undecipherable] [quality?] of [the?] [food?] and as much [care?] [undecipherable] [keep?] them in good order; they are all public property. [Keep?] [undecipherable] the necessary [allowance?] of [liquor?] to the [undecipherable] but do not [undecipherable] [indispose?] them; [any?] [extravagance?] in entertaining will [have?] the [Charge?] will not be admitted in your Accounts. On your Arrival at Ph[iladelphia], you will wait on the Secretary [of] War and [report?] the Number of their [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [on?] his [Order?] on [hand?], you will receive orders from him [at?] [undecipherable] to [remain?] with the Indians, [respecting?] you have there, so [return?] will [admit?] him immediately to this place. — You will receive Compensation for this Service [of?] [Dollar?] [for?] every day you will be necessarily employed, [on?] of a Public [tone?] and [reasonable?] [expenses?] paid. The Sum of [Four?] [Hundred?] [undecipherable] Dollars is hereby advanced you [which?] [Prospects?] will be ample [sufficient?] for carrying on this Object. —— You will be very particular in [keeping?] fair Accounts of all your Expenditures, taking proper Vouchers for all the money you lay out [suffering?] no unnecessary time to be [charged?] to Public I am Sir Your humbl. Servt James [O'Hara?] [By?] M[ajor] General