Hopewell n^r Keowee 19 march 1777 I set out from fort fudous — to find arrived here on the 15 of this month. Applied to M^r Gaither for an escort he had not received any orders from you on that was at said yours letter to me was quite sufficient. I offered only for a Sergeant in one and 12 dragoons and have him with me. They are bare of cloathing and I have at the request of M^r Gail a purchased some linnens for and the kind and sufficient for me to roughness and have furnished them with such others as are indispensable and absolutely on the ent. Generals Rutleins withe be ready on the 23 and we shall set out on that day to go over the examine mountains then at the [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] blockhouse. I have made all the [undecipherable] ments in [undecipherable] with b [undecipherable] in yours of the 2^d [undecipherable] I have with the adv— and of the Generals appointed two discreet honest men of his frontier, acquainted with surveying to accompany us as surveyors We give from them two dollars each per day and find them. they for the horses also instruments. Som [undecipherable] Churches applied to my bring them he invited me they ask [undecipherable] of than among my [undecipherable] through this [undecipherable] [undecipherable] after I with my [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] I saw [undecipherable] of the inferior of two contiguous to our seat whom I was personally acquainted with; I saw also as I should have quit the Club of Georgia some of those who has embarked in the project of [undecipherable] with Post — settling the first of [undecipherable] I answered pray and