Pittsburgh 30^th October 1795. Sir I have received your two letters of the 24^th instant one of them enclosing a letter addressed to Col^o Butler which was immediately delivered to him. Your letter respecting mustering paying & discharging the Militia shall be immediately communicated to Col^o Butler & every necessary attention paid to that business The necessary preparation shall be made for the March of Ensign Martins detachment to le Bœuf & Presque'isle but I presume it would be imprudent to detain any of the intended winter supplys for either of those posts till the arrival of Ensign Martin as it may be late in November before he reaches Fort Franklin & perhaps the navigation of French Creek may then be impeded by Ice. I am therefore pushing forward all the stores that are estimated necessary for Fort Franklin, le Bœuf, & Presque isle during the winter. My letters of the 14^th instant from Presque'isle inform me that the boat Sent to Cataragus for forage returned on the preceding evening with fifty Bushels of Corn only, the boat being too small to carry a greater load — it appears that the several charges on this small quantity of Corn when landed at Presque'isle the cost will amount to nearly [undecipherable] sollar per bushel — but the principal charge was occasioned by hire of a boat & Pilot — It appears that the Indians are much pleased with the prospect of a trade of that kind Gen^l Simcoe has sent for the boat brought to Presque'isle by deserters I am Sir Your Obedient h^ble Serv^t Isaac Craig [Hon^ble Timothy Pickering Secretary of War Philadelphia]