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    But at it is effective that these Garrisons should be 97

immediately establish'd you will please to carry your own propositions as to the Strength of the Garrison into immediately execution. Your idea of placing a parts of the said Garrisons the en least capable of active Service is a good one and which you will also pelase to execute accorfdingly. --

    Perhapss it may be considered as expedient in case

of active operations to relieve the ssaid Garrisons and tras- port them down the Ohio there to serve as Garrisons to your Posts, so that your efficeient force may be as great as possible.

    THe Scouts I hope you have already order'd

out, I conceive in case of all vacancies the Officers clearly inititled to those vacancies are to fill them as soon as they occur, but it ought to be well Settled that the successions are clearly intitled. --

    I have receiv'd letters from Brigadier Genl

Wilkinson stated the 4th title, by which it appears that Armstrong has resign'd. --

    It must be explicitely undertood by you that

the Camp you shlal form for the mass of your Troops if you con ceive it effective to discipline to remove from Fort Washington, shlal be at a position where the price of the Ration shall not be greater than an Fort Washington such positions may be found in abudnance on the mar= gin of the river Ohio either above or below Fast Washtingon the exessive increase of the price of the Ration at a dist'ce from the Ohio renders an adherence ot his injunction