[marginalia: Ap. 1793 — [undecipherable] — to be filed — [undecipherable]] I do Certify that Thomas Edgington Was a Resident of Ohio County, State of Virginia; And Was Mustered and sworn in as a Scout for the County of Ohio [undecipherable] on the [undecipherable] day of January 1798. And is Entitled to pay from that date April 29^th 1793 Wm Menachan Major to [undecipherable] Honoured Sir Ohio County April the 25^th [1793] As general Wane is about to Leave this quarter and in Some Mefur leave it Defencelefs We Should be glad to know whether we ware to keep up the Spies which wire formerly Drawn on[der] your [strikethrough: former] orders for Defnce of the County of Ohio as the Indians have Done Some mischief of Late Down the River we Expect they may pay us a Visit when the army is gone, and the Militia are about Organizing under the New Law which makes it Dificult to Draw out any men [it] untill That is Done. these Reasons mad me think it Nifary to write to you upon the [occasion] I am Sir with Refpect your Hum Serv David Shepherd General Knox [Ch. D. Shepherd Ap. N^o 93. Inadvertantly [undecipherable] & Ex. Knox, &c. &c. (Duplicate)] Sir) Ohio County [undecipherable] 22 1793 As General Wayne is about to Leave this quarter and in some Mefur leave it, we shol[d] be glad to know [whether] we were to keep the Spies which were Formerly Drawn under Your Orders for defence of the County of Ohio — As the Indians Have done some Mischief of Late Down the River they may pay us a Vifet when the Army is gone — and the Militia are [about] Organizing under the New Law, which makes it Dificult to Draw any men [untill] that is done — these Refons mad me think it Nifary to Write to you on the [occasion] — I am Sir with Refpect your Hum Serv General Knox David Shepherd Sir [Jany] th 11 1793 I have sent you my pay keller and the pay koller of the spies [which] I wish you to sign as I am going to send them to [Kitson?] this Evening and your compliance will much oblige your [Hum]ble servant Wm Menachan [Col.] David Shepherd