Fort fayette 17^th August 1794 Sir! Your letter of the 8^th Instant by Ensign Semple is just received, M^ssr^s Yeats, Bradford & Ross. are now here I believe they are by what they have seen and heard Pretty well Convinced that the powers they are Vested with will have but a small effect. in bringing The Misguided multitude to a sense of their duty as Citizen of the united States. and although I have no doubt but Proper measures will be adopted I must by leave to Offer as my Opinion that something ought to be done immediately to excite Confidence in those that remain well effected to Government Several of the inhabitants of Pittsburg say that they submitted to the Humilating Condition imposed on them by the multitude in Braddocks fields only with a view of saving their Property & that if the Town Could have been protected it would have been Otherwise, therefore as the Works by Troops at this post is not adequate to the protection of the Town on all Sides, I presume another Work ought to be erected on the point of [undecipherable] Mounted with two 12 pounders & two three pounders & also that two [undecipherable] & two three pounders & a 6/9 inch Howitzer & Proper Apparatus ought to be added to Fort [undecipherable] A Company of Artillery I presume will also be Necessary I have mentioned my Opinion on the above Particulars to Col^o Butler who fully Approves of it — The Bearer James Baird [strikethrough: goes express] at the request of the Commissioners he is a Very Deserving man having on the most Arduous Occasions Offered his services performed his duty with Spirit & Promptitude. it is probable he may want a Horse & money to enable him to return I am with great esteem Sir Your Obedient Hum^ble Servant Isaac Craig Hon^ble H. Knox. Secretary of war Phila