Pittsburgh 24^th August 179[undecipherable] Sir I enclose an addition to my estimate for expenditures in the Q^r Masters Department for the Months of June July & [undecipherable] — the first Charge is to meet the expense of Pay between the [undecipherable] & engaged artificers & wagoners — [undecipherable] the most of the soldiers & wagoners were [undecipherable] from the Soldiers, but lately they have been ordered to join their Companies — and the Q^r Masters Department directed to Camp Ohio — The drafted artificers & wagoners were [undecipherable] an addition to the pay in the [undecipherable] law allowances per month, but the engaged artificers & wagoners receive from fifteen to twenty dollars per Month — The next charge is for materials contracted for but to be by order of General Wayne & which has since been [undecipherable], determined, & [undecipherable] on no person [undecipherable] me — The next is for Medicines per [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — I have been ordered by Gen^l [undecipherable], directed at meet your approbation, to [undecipherable] a Scheme of [undecipherable] on [undecipherable] burden built [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — The General Considers it as a means [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable], as [undecipherable] will cost little but the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable], & will save much Expense of [undecipherable] — The Captain of the [undecipherable] now [undecipherable] already in the lakes in our [undecipherable] without [undecipherable] [undecipherable], & are obliged to continue the burden due on the [undecipherable] — The Cap[undecipherable] & the [undecipherable] will be able to [undecipherable] the vessels paid at the [undecipherable] — Should the measure meet your approbation, I have [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to purchase the articles required to come from Philadelphia, & to forward them as Expeditiously as Possible — I have the Honor to be, Sir with Great Respect Y[ou]r V[er]y Hum[ble] S[ervan]t Jn^o. [undecipherable] [Q^r] Master Gen^l The Hon^ble James McHenry Secretary of War