War Office, May 29^th 1795. Sir, I have rec^d your letter of the 26^th ult^t with the returns of your company. Money for the pay of the [undecipherable] to the last of June, for those whose time will expire in the course of this year, to the termination of their enlistments, will be sent to Col. [undecipherable] by the [undecipherable]. He will also receive [undecipherable] dollars to pay the first man whose enlistments will [undecipherable] expire, for the value of the three years clothing, as far short thereof as shall finally remain undrawn. Clothing for your company will be forwarded as soon as complete [undecipherable] can be obtained; which is not the case [undecipherable] the men who will remain longer in service; for recruits, which [undecipherable] also [undecipherable] to be discharged in the course of the present year, must receive half clothing as will render them comfortable [undecipherable] for ordinary duty, since [undecipherable] they would not wish to receive, but prefer the balance in money. The value of each article of their clothing you will see in the schedule inclosed. By the same express you will receive Five hundred dollars, with which to commence the recruiting of your company. [undecipherable] the terms [undecipherable] the [undecipherable]. I would [undecipherable] how many of your old [undecipherable] may be reengaged. The [undecipherable] copy of an Act of Congress [undecipherable] in the last [undecipherable] will inform [undecipherable] of the additional bounty [undecipherable] to encourage the enlistment of recruits. [undecipherable] enlistments of old [undecipherable], [undecipherable] has been in the practice of engaging them before the expiration of their service under existing enlistments; [undecipherable] two or three years [undecipherable] gone to that period. Thus he has retained many. [undecipherable] it will be practicable [undecipherable] to attempt the like measure with your men, you will judge. The new recruits may be obtained [undecipherable] you judge [undecipherable] men may with most facility be [undecipherable]. Your reasons for not [undecipherable] inhabitants of the Southwestern [undecipherable], being founded on observation must be satisfactory. If you [undecipherable] as a principal, [undecipherable] of your recruits, you will advise me thereof [undecipherable] provision may be made to furnish them with rations. rations. But I am apprehensive, that it may be necessary for you to support your recruits while few in number at the various places where you may pick them up, because nobody will be disposed to trouble himself with any temporary supplies for a handful of men. A reasonable allowance will be made you for such support. What this will be you may form a tolerable judgement by your knowledge of the contract price of rations at Knoxville, if by comparing it with the prices of provisions in the places where the recruits shall thus be supplied, [undecipherable] as your supplies or mode of feeding your recruits must be under disadvantage not affecting a stationary Contractor some further allowance must be made you on that [undecipherable]. Should you need a further sum for recruiting before another remittance is made from this Office apply to Col. [undecipherable] who will have orders to supply you. You will from time to time [undecipherable] frequent information of the measures you take & your progress in recruiting. I am Sir with much esteem Your obed^t Serv^t (signed) Timothy Pickering [Captain William Rickard] [War Office / May 29. 1795 / Copy of a letter / from [undecipherable] / to Cap[tain] [undecipherable]]