which we desire you to send to him by two seperate 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. [marginal mark] 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^o 2. Fort Erie 23. August 1793. Sir, We wrote you this day and committed the letter to Sylvester Ash. The Copy of our letter by him is enclosed. If Ash should not have arrived then be pleased to observe precisely the orders expressed in our letter by him with respect to the letters for General Wayne, sending off one in the way which shall afford the utmost speed and certainty of conveyance. We commit this to two Indian Runners to carry as far as Fort Franklin, and thence the same or others we expect will carry it to Fort Pitt: as the Commanding Officer there shall think best. Whoever bring it, be pleased suitably to reward. We are Sir, Yours &c. B. Lincoln, B. Randolph, } Commissioners. T. Pickering. } To Major Craig. - N^o 3. Fort Erie 23^d. August 1793. Sir, We have written to you this day, one letter by Sylvester Ash, and another which expect to commit to two Indian Runners of the six nations. In each of those letters we enclosed two for General Wayne, to be forwarded in the manner directed in our letter by Ash of which we enclose a copy. We herein send you two more letters for General Wayne, to be forwarded agreeably to the same directions. This letter is committed to the care of M^r. William Wilson of Pittsburg who goes home by way of Genesee River. If any accident