Sam^l Craig Esq^r Pittsburgh Sir In the morning M^r Burbeck calls off with dispatches for the quarter, and having transmitted by him 13000 Dollars in Specie notes for the public in addition to your instructions from the War Office I request you will take care that he proceeds from Pittsburgh safe and expeditious as possible Having received a particular from M^r Harries on Louisville informing us of your having ordered sundry Articles from that place, either to be disposed of with it or sent and in order to prevent any confusion in the purchases I the present requisition you will please to procure the following Articles & have them forwarded to Fort Washington with all possible expedition — Viz^t 1000 C^o Lock Logs 100 C^o Fatlin 300 Compl Saddles equipped. 30000 Bushels Corn deliverable at F^t Washington 1000 Squills [undecipherable] 100 Logs from Fencing 400 Log hooks 300 Log^r Chains 1000 Felling Axes 36 Grind Stones 16 Cross Cut Saws 2000 lb Harness Leather 30 lb Shoe Thread 20 Clo Pins 100 Cotton Sheets Pr 3 Drums No. 3 30 Kentucky boats 18 Canvas Shelters as may be necessary The pack horses are I expect by preparing to descend the River, as a [undecipherable] are all you have can be mustered they ought to be out of Pittsb^g as much earlier with the Army, due as them complete Requisition will be [DFR23]