Canandaigua June 6^th 179[undecipherable] Sir, You will probably before long wish to make arrangements for the [undecipherable] annually had as it was your desire to bring down their expenditures to the [sums?] stipulated in the treaty, it will be necessary for me to lay before you the probable expense that will arise in supplies of provisions, Whisky, Blacksmith and gunsmith work, what are the principal expense — although many arise in coming into their country and holding Councils with them &c The nearest calculation I can make will be for the above articles two thousand dollars, there will then be left in there two thousand five hundred Doll^rs. The articles before cited are [essential?] for the [undecipherable] are without them they would be miserable, as many of them have not the means to procure them. The articles of powder and led I have had [undecipherable] for an order [undecipherable] hope you [undecipherable] who had the charge of the public Stores in Albany and earnestly request that it may be forwarded through some channel this summer. The Indians greatly depend on hunting for their living, & if I am not enabled to help them, those things [undecipherable] I shall be troubled exceedingly. In short Sir I shall have much trouble with them if supplies as usual are forwarded, and hope they will not be [interrupted?] this year in the exact sum stipulated in the treaty required, as their expenses has formerly exceeded. You may not [expend?] I shall [before?] At this year, but it would be almost impossible to do it [suddenly?] without much complaint — One thousand dollars I have rec. for public use, one thousand more I wish you to send me the first safe conveyance perhaps it may be by some person coming to the [Indian?] [Posts?] and the whole of which I [hope?] necessarily to [act?] sir. Could the [Grand?] [Six?] Nations be [persuaded?] in the month of October next they would reap [undecipherable] from ruin & damage then what they [undecipherable] of [being?] delayed, and I could make the distinction before tribes. The British have lately [raised?] boats at [Oswego?] but have not [hired?] since the [first?] of June, but it gives no satisfaction they will soon have a free passage. The [undecipherable] miss the British [orderly?] [proposing?] to leave the Garrison at [Niagara?] and This [possibility?] is [American?] Forts can be furnished with [flour?] & beef from the Country after the first of Sep^t [undecipherable] I shall deliver to the Indians many days all the powder I have on hand and — I have none on hand [and which is not to be had in this country?] I shall continually have the Indians lying about me and cannot send them into the woods to hunt, and [lay?] the articles of powder & led may not be omitted. I transmitted to Col^o [Pickering?] last [summer?] a list of [Indian?] goods that would be desirable to them, and which is probably [filed?] in the War Office. I am Sir Respectfully your [most?] ob^t Serv^t [signature: undecipherable: probable reading Jn. Chapin]