N^o 314 To Major Gen Knox Sec^y of war Legion Ville 12^th Dec^r 1792 Sir, I do myself the honor to enclose you a copy of an address of the officers of the Legion of the United States at this place upon a subject that has Patriotism, experience & humanity for its basis — i.e. the inadequacy of the Ration allowed the Soldiery — which is by no means sufficient for their comfort or support, unaided by either root or vegetable, and which from the situation & nature of the service, can not possibly be procured — nor is it to be expected that the meat or bread kind, after being moved & carried so great a distance thro' a wilderness, can be equal in quality to what could be obtained in a highly cultivated country. I must also beg leave to observe, that the ration of provision is far short of that allowed the British Soldiery serving in America. the component parts of which are One pound of bread or flour of sum half a pint of rum One pound of Beef or Pork two pints of Rice [?] [undecipherable] in addition to these, they have generally had it in their power to supply themselves with other articles. — From a full conviction on my own mind, that this is a business which merits the serious & early attention of Congress, I have to request that you will be so good as to submit that address to the President of the U.S. who I am persuaded will recommend to the recommendation consideration of the Federal Legislature such addition to the Ration as he may deem proper & adequate for the comfort & support of the Soldiery. I have the honor to be with much esteem your most obed^t & very Hum^ble Servant Ant^y Wayne [The Hon^ble Maj Gen H Knox Sec^y of war] --- N^o 35 To Major Gen Knox Sec^y of war Legion Ville 13 Dec^r 1792 Sir, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19 instant, which I received on Sunday morning. The enclosed copies of letters came to hand by express from Fort Washington yesterday — its probable that you are in possession of the originals letters