[from Major Gen^t Knox for War] War Department December 22. 1793. Sir, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of the 12th & 13th instant with their enclosures. I had on the 18th instant received Brig. Gen^t Wilkinson's letters of the 6th ultimo, the copies of which he transmitted to you, but have not received any of a later date, when his highly confidential letters arrive mentioned on his letter of the 10th, the copies shall be transmitted to you. The Memorial relatively to the rations, and your observations thereon have been submitted to the President; the subject will be by him considered, & you informed of the result. In the mean time I am ordered to express to you his regret that this mode has been taken to bring the subject forward — a Statement from you as commanding Officer would be entitled to, and receive the same consideration as if, supported by every individual under your command. The assembling of military officers, in order to add weight to their representations against an existing and known law at the time of their & their soldiers engagements, is considered as prejudicial to that order which renders a discipline preferable to an undis- ciplined body of men. — If Officers are suffered to assemble & deliberate in such cases, the propriety of [strikethrough: assembling the non commissioned and privates is Separate] by an Ideal line only — It is hoped & expected that in all future cases, the suggestions for any modification of the laws relative to the army and the reasons on which such suggestions are founded should be stated only by the commanding General. The pay is not yet gone forward — we are endeavouring to find some suitable person to repair to your Army with the money and to endeavour to carry the system of paying the troops into execution. Mr. Britt will then have the opportunity of repairing to his regiment with the money he carried from this City last april, which it would appear by the Estimate of Mr. Swan which you transmitted is still in Mr. Britt's hands. The Wabash Indians have not arrived. Mr. Seagrove, you will see by the papers, has made an amicable arrangement with the Creeks. — I have the honor to be with great esteem your most obed^t Serv^t H Knox. Major Gen^l Wayne.