Pittsburg 3d April 1795 Sir The post arriving at 8 Oclock in the Evening and halting but one hour I have only time to acknowledge the receipt of your two letters of the 25 Ultimo the one respecting charges for Repairs for the defence of Marietta & Claims of Colo Sproat for compensation to which I shall pay attention.
To General Putnams arrangment of the Ohio Mail Boats &c I shall also attend, the Post-Rider from this Post to Wheeling performs his duty with punctuality & I have no doubt of his continuance. The Mail Boatmen & Post Rider are all paid for their Services up to the end of the year 1794 and some advances made to them on Acct of the first quarter of the present year, & to enable me to pay of their accounts I have to request you to direct the Post Master General, to remit me fifteen hundred or two thousand Dollars.
I have Inspected Colo O’Hara’s Indian Goods & find them in good order, & have agreeable to your letter to him taken charge of them, & shall immediately ship them for Fort Washington.
Colo Butler has Inlisted a number of Dragoons for whom there is neither Cloathing nor Equipments at this Post, Infantry Cloathing is also wanted, all the boats now on hand being for Riflemen, or Sailors round Jackets, & Trowsers of various colours, The Qr. M. General setts of for Philadelphia tomorrow I am with great respect Sir yo Ob Hble Servt Isaac Craig Honl Timothy Pickering Secy of War Philadelphia