[underline: Knox] [3 [undecipherable] Oct 2-93] His Excellency Governor Lee Richmond Virginia [endorsement notations, largely undecipherable] Elizabeth Town New Jersey Oct [undecipherable] 1793 Cap't Thomas Bell who has charge of the three magazines of the United States in New Jersey [&] Virginia, has informed me by letter dated the 19^th ultimo, that certain indications were discovered of the intention of some negroes to rise in rebellion. At the time [I] received his letter I know not what degree of credit to give to [undecipherable] information. But in any [undecipherable] permit me to place the force of the United States at the same place, and at [the] [undecipherable] under [undecipherable], and to assure you that, my [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for the [undecipherable] [Answ'd [undecipherable]] I have the honor to be with great respect Your Excellency's obedient humble Servant Knox Sec^y of War