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War Department, July 17, 1792

Sir

I have the honor to congratulate you upon the organization of the government of Kentucky and upon your elevation to the office of Chief Magistrate.

I embrace, by order of the President of the United States, this early occasion to assure you that he shall hold the protection of Kentucky against the depredations of the Indians as a primary object of his attention.

That very considerable levies have been made of troops for three years in order to be in a situation by the force of discipline and good order, to take all measures which shall be deemed proper and necessary.

That an Indian War however is considered by the great mass of the Citizens of the