[Jim Robins on the head of [undecipherable] can give evidence of the conduct.] [Notation written vertically on right margin:] Received [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] Head [undecipherable: Quarters of the Army] Novem^ber [undecipherable,] 179[undecipherable] I beg leave to recommend that the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] troops under your command back to their [undecipherable] home and the places of [undecipherable] be immediately [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] to the heads of the respective Staff depart- ments; and [undecipherable] the same from [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] [undecipherable] may be on [undecipherable] that the requisite provision of any kind may be timely made. I will also hand you for a [undecipherable] communication to our [undecipherable] — the [undecipherable] disposition may be made in the War of [undecipherable] departments. The Secretary at War has [undecipherable] me to take [undecipherable] your arrangement for the [undecipherable] of our wagons to [undecipherable] Disposes of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] tents, rations [undecipherable] camp bottles [undecipherable] over [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] articles of [undecipherable] — As [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] are not [undecipherable] in the troops [undecipherable] [undecipherable] are not [undecipherable] in their return — and may [undecipherable] these [undecipherable] in their [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] in [undecipherable: deposit] at [undecipherable: Pittsburgh] in the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at that place — [undecipherable] recommends that [undecipherable] of this in the [undecipherable] back route there may be [undecipherable] to the following [undecipherable: deposits] [undecipherable] [undecipherable: Rep in possession] of the [undecipherable: Virginia] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] on their [undecipherable] — also [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] to all [undecipherable] for Military Stores — [undecipherable: Rep in possession] of the [undecipherable: Allegany] [undecipherable] in that State to be [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] to be — to [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] — the [undecipherable] Pennsylvania him to [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] left [undecipherable] of the Allegany by the most [undecipherable] as the one at [undecipherable] to be then [undecipherable] at [undecipherable: Philadelphia] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] to the Head Agent of Military Stores to be [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] Agent of Military I [undecipherable] a month I [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] is [undecipherable] to return to the Magazine at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] It is necessary that each [undecipherable] should be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] received for [undecipherable] duplicate inventories of the articles delivered — [undecipherable] to answer with the officer who makes the delivery — [undecipherable] other to be forwarded to the Secretary at War — who [undecipherable] to be informed of the [undecipherable] of each [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of their [undecipherable] is [undecipherable] The [undecipherable] the troops are [undecipherable] of the articles not [undecipherable] to their [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] they are out of the [undecipherable] Country the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] will to the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] I may [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] all the artillery which [undecipherable] not be [undecipherable] for the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] be [undecipherable] here in [undecipherable] [undecipherable] ought to [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] back from [undecipherable] home [undecipherable] to the return of the troops to [undecipherable] were [undecipherable] officers [undecipherable] mount [undecipherable] as much as possible — this however I take the Liberty to [undecipherable] to your consideration as a [undecipherable] point of convenience [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] After the man — I would [undecipherable] however — as more [undecipherable] that at [undecipherable] scarcely [undecipherable] advisable to leave any [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] of Artillery in [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] — With the greatest respect I am Your [undecipherable] Your [undecipherable] Serv[undecipherable] [undecipherable: To Sullivan] [undecipherable: Governor] [undecipherable] Commander in Chief [undecipherable] P.S. Since writing the foregoing, I have received your [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] day. I shall endeavour to find out [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] place of [undecipherable] — the Judge says he cannot & [undecipherable] determine when he ought to leave this place; but if any [undecipherable] reason [undecipherable] to accelerate the movement from this place to [undecipherable: Pittsburg] upon a hint it will be done — because the examinations can be continued there — the Washington County people be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of Allegany & [undecipherable: Pittsburg] — It may be well to make the experiment of [undecipherable] on M^r [undecipherable] and Mitchell by a pardon if it can be done with a few days in order to benefit by their testimony previous to the general [undecipherable] of [undecipherable].