[Endorsed: War department] [Addressed to: Major Isaac Craig, Pittsburgh] [Docketed: War Department] War department May 17 1794 Sir I have received your letter of the 9 instant. In examining your last Return of public Stores on hand at Pittsburg, 1 April 1794 — I find many articles on hand essentially necessary for the Army under General Wayne particularly the following — 294. Gallons Tar    259 Muskets 712 ℔. Nail Rods    2919. ℔. lead 103. ℔. Spike Rods   12863. Flints. Rifle 606 ℔. Sheet Iron    39653. Musket Flints 48 ℔. Glue       2 Bugle [undecipherable] 59 ℔. Spanish Brown  10 Gallons rectified Spirits 698. Files assorted   92. Melting ladles — 124. ℔. Rosin — I request that nearly all the military and Quarter Master Stores on hand at Pittsburg intended for the Army, be sent down to Fort Washington under Ensign M'Clean — also forward one hundred and twenty barrels of the [undecipherable: finest?] powder and four thousand pounds of lead — Pittsburg is not to be considered as a principal deposit of public Stores for the Western Army — You will have in readiness a Steel Boat manned with two sets of hands in order to convey dispatches of importance to Head Quarters the person having them in charge will produce you my order for the boat — [undecipherable] I am Sir Your humble Servant Knox [undecipherable] [Addressed to: Major Isaac Craig]