[Genl. [undecipherable] [undecipherable]] Pittsburgh February 12^th 1793 Sir, I received yours of the 16 Ult. enclosing 10 blank [undecipherable] one hundred dollars each, and your Draft on [undecipherable] [Simmons?] for [undecipherable] dollars which shall be attended to — I am very sorry I have not seen the [undecipherable] of [any?] requisition to the distribution of public property of the 1^st [August?] but in [attending?] to it you would immediately find [undecipherable] the design of [any?] [undecipherable] officer of the 1^st [undecipherable] that the Ordnance and Military Stores [undecipherable] our [undecipherable] have us to help [the?] any Department and to be distributed to [undecipherable]. You are very right in your [last?] [step?] of placing the [articles?] I am [sensured?] that the nearest [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and the [arms?] may be [undecipherable] with [any?] difficulty and [consequently?] [undecipherable] not [undecipherable] any [extensive?] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] the [accounts?]. [undecipherable] the amount of the [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] by hand and [any?] [best?] [undecipherable] the [balance?] and as [undecipherable] in [form?] [undecipherable] to resort to [drawing?] one [undecipherable] [undecipherable] This is my third [letter?] to you by this last [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [drawing?] [undecipherable] into [these?] [accounts?] Dear Sir Your [undecipherable] James [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] M.C.