Pittsburg 21^st October 1796 Sir I have received your letter of the 14^th inst together with one of same date from M^r Samuel Lewis enclosing 2600 Dollars in Post Notes of the Bank of the United States on account of pay Subsistence & Forage of the Troops at the upper Posts of the Ohio for June & July 1796 and for which a Receipt is enclosed agreeable to Direction of M^r Lewis. M^r Ellicott is still here prepared to set off the moment the water is sufficiently high. Gen^l Wilkinson & family arrived here Yesterday on his way to Phil^a and Cap^t. [undecipherable] Smith is expected this day from Detroit via [undecipherable] Fort Franklin having in Charge 8 Shawnee Chippewa [undecipherable] Mission Indians together with Interpreter [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] to Phil^a A Part of the round Jackets and Trowsers are sold and the sales will be continued on market days until the whole are sold. My Letter of the 4^th instant I presume has informed you of my having Drawn on you in favor of James Ross at 10 days sight for 1450 Dollars – this sum added to that obtained this day from M^r Samuel Lewis amounts to more than sufficient for Pay & Forage &c for June & July – the same the balance may be applied to pay &c of the Troops for August & Sep. I am, Sir, Your very ob. Ser. [signature] Hon James M^cHenry Sec^y of War.