War Departm[ent] December 4^th 179[undecipherable] In obedience to the directions of the President [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I have the honor to submit to the house of Representati[ves] [in]structions to the Commissioners appointed to treat with the [undecipherable] North of the Ohio, and their report in the form of a Journal [of] [their] proceedings, and also a statement of the troops in the Legion of [the] United States, and certain intelligence from Major General Wayne[.] I have the honor to be With great respect, Sir your most obedient Se[rvant] H. Knox Sec^y of War. [To] the Speaker of the Honorable } the House of Representatives. } --- Instructions to Benjamin Lincoln of Massachusetts, Beverly Randolph, of Virginia, and Timothy Pickering of Pennsylvania — Commissioners appointed for treating with the Indians North of the Ohio. Gentlemen, You having been appointed commiss[ioners] to negotiate with the hostile Indians North West of the Ohio[,] regard the following Instructions as the general principles [undecipherable] and as delivered by the directions of the President of the [undecipherable] You must be well aware of [undecipherable]