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For a few days after General Lincoln's Arrival with the stores and baggage (without which we could not provide for ourselves) we concluded(?) to someone from Navy Hall to Queenstown, and there, encamp, while we should be obliged to wait for the assembling of the Indian nations at Sandusky.

Navy Hall 7 .^th June 1793 The Commissioners presented the following note to Governor Simcoe.

The Commissioners of the United States for making peace with the Western Indians, beg leave to suggest to Governor Simcoe

That the very high importance of the negociation committed to their management makes them desirous of using every proper means that many contribute to its success.

That they have observed with pleasure the disposi- tion manifested by the Governor to afford every requisite assistance in the preparatory arrangements for holding the treaty with the hostile