[№ 6[undecipherable]] [To Major Gen^l Knox [undecipherable]] Hobsons Choice near Fort Washington 17 Sept 1793 Sir, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your several letters of the 27 July the — 10^th of August & 3^d instant with their respective enclosures the last came to hand yesterday evening. On the 11^th an express boat arrives from Pittsburg with the first letter from the Commissioners dated Fort Erie 23^d August 1793. of which you have also enclosed me a copy on the same day, on the 11^th instant one of my confidential agents arrived at Fort Jefferson accompanied by one Indian who came to this place on the 11^m. I examined him very minutely upon his arrival, a second time next morning and a third time on the 10^th when his testimony was taken in writing, which I believe to be authentic as he did not conceal from first to last in any part of his information, of which he has signed duplicates he appears to be very well informed concerning the opportunity he has had and an honest sober man and most certainly in the confidence of the Indians from his presence on war, he has often accompanied them in their [undecipherable] parties and took a conspicuous part against us on the fatal 4^th of November 1791 he faithfully executes the trust reposed in him last fall by Gen^l Putnam and as faithfully [strikethrough: which was] that [undecipherable] repose in him by me upon the present occasion Its true I have made it his [underline: interest] to be & continue faithful to the United States for this campaign at least. It is much to be regretted that the Commissioners would not take or believe the final answer solemnly delivered to them on the 31^st of July by the deputation of those appointed for that purpose in full Council but rather chose to place confidence in a Mr Matthew Elliott, an artful, designing, interested man, [underline: the patience of old McKee], who was apprehensive that we should receive intelligence [underline: too soon] and [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] are more on due [undecipherable] and before the guns should fall. I fear that has [undecipherable] done but too well however we must do the best we can to protect the frontiers nor shall any thing be left unattempted to bring forward the mounted volunteers in order to defeat the machinations of our enemies. I have therefore called upon Major Gen^l Scott to men near Fort Jefferson on or before the 6^th of October & in the course of thirteen days from this notice I anxiously wait his answer. — In the interim I have ordered the D. M. General and the Contractors to collect their whole force or means of transportation, which were unfortunately widely scattered & deranged just as they had got into operation in consequence of the [undecipherable] letter from the Commissioners dated the 10^th of July last however that was not the only instance in which B—k intrigue & policy has been practised with success upon them during their mission. — I have now the honor to enclose a list of promotions & appointments in the several corps of the Legion of the United States, together with the organization of the Sub Legions, such as appears to me best adapted to the service for which they are at present intended and as nearly agreeable to that of the President as existing circumstances would admit of, and which I presume you will particularly approve previously to taking the field. — I have also the honor to enclose copies of my General Orders preparatory thereto, and hope that the whole will meet the approbation of the President. — I have some difficulty in my mind respecting the propriety of my acting upon the sentence of the Gen^l Court Martial held upon Ensign John Morgan of the 4^th Sub Legion, as it originated in charges exhibited by major Gen^l St. Clair previously to his resignation as filed in your office and before I was called into service — I have therefore thought it my duty to transmit the proceedings of that Court to be acted or decided upon as the President or you may think proper to direct. I have recently acted upon three General Courts Martial held upon Lieu^t Dixon W^m C. Smith and Dan^l S. W. [undecipherable] transfer, and hope that those examples & reprimands will have the desired effect. P^c contains copies of letters from Domingo to General Robertson & from that Gen^l to me, together with the report of Lieu^t Clark, who had charge of the stores &c for the Chickasaw & for which you will find regular Receipts. This young gentleman has executed his orders a copy of which I had the honor to transmit you some time since with a promptitude & address that does him honor [undecipherable] my highest approbation — he has brought on with him a Kickasaw, his name [underline: Underwood] and eight warriors who appear determined and anxious for action. Agreeably to your orders I have determined the Relative Rank of the Captains throughout the line, i.e. their Regimental Rank, as also the Sub Legionary rank of the Sub alterns which I have now the honor to enclose — should there be any error the documents in your office will correct them. — It would appear that there are two or three little alterations to be made as to the