Petersburg Jan^uy 5, 1793 Sir, Your letter of the 25^th ulto. by Col Mentges & that of the 22^d together an Packet for Maj: General Wayne & Ellen for Maj^r of Horse Franklin, are rec^d. Captain Crawford will off last money — with the money in his hands — I trust he is about to be at [undecipherable] to look on board some men from that post. Down in taken an Packet that sent off with Gen^l Wayne's Packet, the amount is arrived, will enable him then — M^r [undecipherable] has sent me by his [undecipherable] three months Pay for the troops at the [undecipherable] post together with the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] in the office commanding at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — but [undecipherable] are not [undecipherable] officers [undecipherable] for sufficient information to enable them to authenticate their calls — it is probable the Payment of these three posts must be postponed [undecipherable] Capt [undecipherable] returns. We have rec^d [undecipherable] from the army to be expressed in a Packet that is an express house Your ob^t James [undecipherable] [No. [undecipherable]] [To Maj. G. W. [undecipherable] James [undecipherable]]