The Honorable the Secretary of War Head Quarters Pittsburgh and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 1793 Sir, I have the honor to submit to you a Statement of my disbursements for the Quarter Master Department, to [undecipherable] an estimate of Cash that will be necessary for the present Campaign and support of the Department during this [coming?] [winter?], exclusive of Major Craig's demand, which I trust will be made [undecipherable]. The estimate of 57138 Dollars being [undecipherable] upon a certainty that the agents [undecipherable] are [undecipherable] to be supported. I [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] that there will be [no?] difficulty in [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] placed in the [hands?] of [any?] Agents for [these?] purposes in [undecipherable] on [undecipherable] sufficient to raise Cash for [the?] present [demand?] which is enclosed. I have endeavored to [furnish?] Statements of my Accounts which cannot be presented at the Treasury [register?] in [Pittsburg?], but I [flatter?] myself perfectly [responsible?] that they shall be exhibited in an appropriate [form?] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] — I have received private orders this morning from [the?] [undecipherable] to prepare for taking up our line of March on the [undecipherable] [inst?] for [undecipherable] Jefferson, [unless?] he [should?] [undecipherable] [halt?] [under?] [undecipherable] on the 1^st October. I am ready — I do not [conceive?] that [undecipherable] are [deficient?] of any material [article?] necessary for a Campaign. The extraordinary & unremitted attention of [undecipherable] during [the?] time of [undecipherable] months in adopting the [undecipherable] of his Campaign [undecipherable] the time of [undecipherable] matters and [your?] apparent want of [undecipherable] are for the [undecipherable] of the season. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] but have been [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Department of [good?] Quality and without any [undecipherable] by [undecipherable]. To the [Commander?] in Chief [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I will not trouble you with any further observations. I accept the pleasure of writing you next from Au Glaize. /— I am with Sentiments of Sincere Esteem your most Ob[edien]t hum[bl]e Servant James O'Hara [undecipherable] [Enclosure/s] Estimate of Cash required for use of the Quarter Master Department [to?] the 1^st January 1794 exclusive of Major Craig's estimate for [undecipherable] required at Pittsburgh — Pay for the D.M.General 6 months 133 for Depty D.M.General d[itt]o 400 2 Commissaries of Issue d[itt]o [undecipherable: probable reading 636] 4 Assistant Q[uarte]r Masters d[itt]o 760 5 Store Keepers 760 6 Clerks 760 Commissary of Military Stores 225 Supt of Artificers 285 Master Armourers [undecipherable: probable reading 225] Muster Armourers 15 Artificers 6 Months a 16 Dollars 1440 32 d[itt]o 6 M[onths] a 5 d[ollars] 960 5 Armourers 6 M[onths] a 16 [dollars] 480 Supt of Pack horses 285 4 S[?] Masters 3 Months 350 11 3 M[onths] [undecipherable: probable reading 100] 30 S[?]H[?] 3 m[onths] [undecipherable] [undecipherable: probable reading 4032] 41 d[itt]o 3 m[onths] 760 6 Waggon d[itt]o M[onths] [undecipherable: probable reading 2592] 36 Wagonners 6 M[onths] 760 6 Master [Boatmen?] [undecipherable: probable reading 1800] 23 Common [hands?] [undecipherable] 300 [Show?] horses a 36 [cents?] 2,000 32 Draft horses a 60 [cents?] 2,360 Expences [from?] [undecipherable] the above [undecipherable] 990 Carry Forward for 33,150 Bro[ugh]t Forward 33,650 6000 [Indian?] Corn to be purchased at 63 Cents 17,200 700 Ton Hay 2,000 Necessary Materials & Contingency 3,000 40 Horse ordered for use of the Kentuckie [undecipherable] 1,488 Say d[itt]o Dolls 57,138 Head Quarters McKays Choice September 21^st 1793 James O'Hara D.mg