[Endorsement on cover: Copy of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] 212 1798 / Enclosed] The H. Sec^y of War. Savannah April [22^d] 1798 Sir herewith you will receive sundry Papers serving to explain the impudent and to me unaccountable behaviour of the Land Officers of Fort Wilkinson towards me. This Copy as far as I have seen from a drum head field of Cap^t [Nisbet?] with [undecipherable] to come [spend?] up at [undecipherable] I shall make no comments [but forward?] the several affidavits to your perusal only that the having [undecipherable] [undecipherable] measures are taken for our protection [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [opinion?] of [them?] to the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] after a general combination. I thought myself in terms of friendship with several of the Officers [undecipherable] to the affair [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. I [attend?] you will be a good deal of [affinity?] [undecipherable] I am [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] "the [undecipherable] given" [Sound?] [undecipherable] to be [first?] [undecipherable] at this place & Judg Clay is decidedly of opinion the matter does not come under the cognizance of the federal Court. [undecipherable] the [method?] — the [want?] of [undecipherable] but must [refer?] to your [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Col. R. K. has had opportunity of [undecipherable] the conduct of us all at the Station and I have no doubt will give any [undecipherable] [undecipherable] with [undecipherable] justice and impartiality for which he is well known. I ask nothing but impartial justice founded on a strict investigation of the truth. I drew a bill on you at [undecipherable] dated the 14 Apr for 120 dols in favor of Elsha [Perkins?] the same in lieu of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] advanced the superintendent for his [undecipherable] for which I have no [undecipherable] 22^d Apr 1798 I shall return to the garrison [if?] [undecipherable] I can have any [undecipherable] of safety to my person.