96 (28) Bedford October 23. 1794 [Mentges is not very perspicuous which may have led you to a different apprehension] Sir Col Mentges delivered me your letter from Hartleys... Upon interrogating him, I do not find that there are more than two detachments of Militia on the way — one of New Jersey which by his account is likely to be pretty far advanced of Carlisle — the other of Pennsylvania from After town, about fifty or sixty more in arrear. I found Governor [undecipherable] answer that the Jersey Detachment when it is near at hand, should be permitted to come up — so as to make it difficult to urge their return. The from Pennsylvania will I hope be accelerated. If the Jersey Men should not arrive tomorrow [strikethrough: something] at my [undecipherable] to wait [undecipherable] them at [undecipherable], till the column gets through the mountains [undecipherable] if pacifies appearances [undecipherable] send them back. [undecipherable] The advance corps moved the [undecipherable] the main body will move tomorrow morning Nothing new has occurred. With the truest respect & attachments [undecipherable] In Your most [undecipherable] honor I am A Hamilton To the President of the U. States No 28 was in this volume when I handed it [undecipherable] in my catalogues — It appears to be of 22 June 1794 I have a copy of it No 27. Aug [undecipherable] 1794. as to course to be adopted with [undecipherable] insurgents. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Oct 25. as to movement of troops — I have a [copy?] I have a cop[y?] [80?]. Oct 26. do — 81. Oct 29. do — 82. Oct 31 — do — 83. [Nov?] 3 — do 34. [Nov?] 8 — do — 36. [Nov?] 15 — do — 37. [Nov?] 17 — do — [Dec?] 4 1795 In the bundle of 1794. copies of these are loose [undecipherable] endorsed — letters from A H to [undecipherable] in 1794. 1795 — mixed into — they are I believe in the hand writing of Carter a clerk of [undecipherable] Mr. [undecipherable] —