at the Rapids. We enclose a Copy of it. N° 4. Brothers, Being desirous that you should be fully informed of these transactions, we have sent you copies thereof which you may not otherwise obtain. Brothers. We came hither with the most sincere desires to make a peace that would be beneficial to the Indians as well as to the United States according to their present views of Indian Affairs, would not only have continued but extended their beneficence to the Indian nations, and so far as it depended on them have rendered the peace as lasting as the hills. And we should have been extremely happy in laying the foundation of much good. We have only to return home and report our proceedings to the President of the United States. We shall sail with the first fair Wind for Fort Erie. Mouth of Detroit River 16^th August 1793. B: Lincoln, B: Randolph, } Commissioners of T: Pickering. } the United States. Friday August 23^d 1793. This morning we arrived at Fort Erie, and dispatched the following letters. Letter to Major Craig Deputy Quarter Master Pittsburg. N° 1. Fort Erie 23^d. August 1793. Sir, Inclosed are two letters to Major General Wayne which we desire you to send to him by two separate conveyances: one of them with all possible dispatch, the other by the next conveyance, which shall present. You can best tell in what way the first letter may with the utmost speed, an certainty be conveyed to General Wayne, and that we desire you to adopt. No expence is to be spared to effect this. The Commanding Officer at Pittsburg will certainly give you every aid in his power. We shall send you at least four other letters for General Wayne, of the same tenor, which we desire you to forward to him one by one, as fast as conveyances shall present; We are on our way home, the Western Indians having refused to make peace. This packet is committed to Sylvester Ash. If he delivers it to you with reasonable dispatch he is to receive ten dollars, which we desire you to pay him; If General Knox should have given you any orders about the conveyance of our letters to General Wayne observe them, only remembering the important points of certainty and speed. The enclosed letter to General Knox you will forward by post, unless an earlier conveyance shall offer. We are Sir, your's &c: B: Lincoln, B: Randolph, } Commissioners of T: Pickering. } the United States. To Major Craig. - N° 2. Fort Erie 23. August 1793. Sir, We wrote you this day and committed the letter to Sylvester