Instances of a correspondence with officers under command and corresponded immediately by the General Sec. Knox writes to Maj. Gen. Wayne July 20 1792. "you will direct Brig. Gen. Wilkin- son to keep up a constant correspondence with you. I shall answer all the letters I have received from him, and transmit you a copy thereof, as well for your in- formation of past events, as to shew you that a correspondence is not unnecessarily carried on from this Office with an officer under your immediate orders" [same letter acquaints expressly that Gen. Wilkinson is under his command.] Same letter — "The regulations relative to the receipt & delivery of stores of all sorts shall be transmitted to you as early as possible". July 27. to the same from the same. "As persons may be wounded or disabled it is necessary the exigencies requisite to entitle them to receive the pensions should be regulated — The following is therefore prescribed. the substance of which was contained in my letter to Brig. Gen. Wilkins- on of the 17th inst., a Copy of which has been trans- mitted to you" The regulations respecting invalids and be transmitted in the letter above alluded to in the first instance, and a copy of this letter to [Gen. W?] transmitted to Gen. Wayne — he be considered [as?] acting for general government in all such cases. [to remark "at this time you come expressly under the command of Maj. Gen. Wayne and not commander in a separate district from him. The directions from this office must always be the proper. This hav[ing?] often some have directly to you — this consideration [undecipherable]"]