War Department

No. 126 September 6, 1793 Sir, Your letter of the 30th Ultimo has been received –

                         I am really apprehensive that 

you have committed a great mistake in forwarding an important packet by a loaded boat — you say that you have sent forward the packet by express – to be put on board a boat that you have sent off, yes= terday for Fort Washington. On board of this boat you sent four Waggons and their apparatus and one hundred pack saddles —

           All express boats should be light and

well armed.

                 Push off instantly every thing 

for Head Quarters. excepting one light armed boat to carry an Officer who has some important, dispatches which will set off to morrow All the packages of Clothing which you shall smoke agreeably to former

                                                directions

directions you will mark with some mark and inform the Quarter Master General thereof.

               I know not where Lt. Colonel Clarke is,

                                       I am 
                                           Sir,
                                             Your humble servant
                                                      Knox
                                                       Secy of War