War department January 19^th 1793. Sir I have received your favor of the 10^inst with its enclosures — I was persuaded that mixture of stores complained of by the Staff Officers at Fort Washington was caused by a desire on their parts to blazon any defects which might possibly happen in the disposition of the stores — However, there were probably next to nothing, as we know the clothing was carefully packed and as an entire confidence may be reposed as well in the care as the integrity of Major Craig — M^r Swan's arrival will remove all difficulties as to money for the payment of the troops. Doctor Strong a Surgeons mate accompanied by — departs this day with the two months pay amounting to thirty one thousand eight hundred & fourteen dollars — the other sums to complete the payments for the year shall be prepared and forwarded with all possible dispatch — It will be important that the Sublegionary Paymasters be appointed as soon as possible — I have received the return from Cap^t Butler. I have received via Kentucky letters from from Brigadier General Wilkinson, the M.S. [undecipherable] copies of which I presume you may also have received — nothing of importance is thereby communicated — It seems by a correspondence between him and the Secretary of the Western Territory, that some difficulty exists relatively to a boat & efforts to transport & protect the civil executive and the judicial in the execution of the duties of their Station — It is the desire of the President of the United States, that the Executive, that is the Governor & Secretary who in the absence of the Governor executes the duties of his station and the Judges should have a boat & reasonable efforts, when the Service will permit, and I pray you therefore to order Brigadier General Wilkinson accordingly — If I did not before give this order it was an omission of mine. One sentiment in a former letter of mine which you have quoted in your last requires explanation — General Wilkinson's district — be assured Sir, this meant nothing more than the lower avenues of the troops — all and every order relative to the troops, shall as they ought be directed to you as commander in Chief — You may therefore rely with the most perfect confidence on the disposition of the executive, to prevent every other idea & to preserve to you the perfect command of the military and to hold you responsible for the same, and you will in