Letter from Secretary of War Henry Knox to Governor Blount on the Mero district, on offensive operations against the hostile Indians and President Washington's policies, the role of congress, use of the militia, return of stores for the Chickasaws, and Blount's expected arrival with the heads of the Cherokees: Page #1

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representation duly authorized without a formal ratification of their own is a query (?) of importance and ought to be well mentioned. I have the honor to be ?._

Governor Blount]

____________________________ War Department 14th May 1792 Sir, Your several favors by Mr. Allison were received some days past, and submitted to the President of the United States. The affairs being in the main as stated by you it seems unnecessary to reply particularly to your several letters as the hope is indulged of seeing you in this place so shortly. But Colonel Winchester who has been here and who has presented a memorial to the President of the United States from the inhabitants of the their district seem to render it necessary to write to you upon the subject of the defence of the citizens of that quarter. You have been fully informed of the difficulties which have existed to prevent the President of the United States from giving orders in consequence of your representations for the most vigorous offensive operations against the hostile Indians. If these difficulties existed while the Congress were in session, and which it was conceived they alone were competent to remove when they recur in the present can with still greater force for all the information received at the time Congress were in session were laid before both houses but no order was taken thereon nor any