$10,000 are requested for the use of the Department of War and $3,000 should be transmitted to Capt. Fleming for incidental expenses of the Department at West Point.
Speech from Major General Anthony Wayne to the chiefs and warriors of Sandusky, whom the United States happens to be friendly with. Mostly propaganda about how General Wayne is concerned about their distressed position, and that they should follow the Wyandots in trusting the United States.
The sum of $402.70 has been remitted for the pay of Capt. Lyman and the detachment of recruits under his command, including the companies of Capts. Howe, Sedam, and Bissell.
The sum of $2,166.89 has been remitted to Nicholas Fish to be paid to Cranch for storing, cleaning, and repairing arms at West Point and for furnishing new bayonets.
The sum of $2,166.89 will be remitted for the pay of Joseph Cranch for stocking, cleaning, and repairing arms at West Point and for new bayonets furnished.
Letter to the Governor of Georgia; spends much of the letter discussing Indian policy. Hamilton reassures the Governor - who has been complaining of "Indian depredations" - that "the obligation upon the United States to afford adequate protection to the inhabitants of the frontiers, is no doubt of the highest and most sacred kind." Hamilton then scolds some of the violent frontiersmen, adding that "there is a duty no less strong upon those inhabitants to avoid giving occasion to hostilities." Hamilton states that there has certainly been a "spirit of animosity and revenge" among the Indians, but that a "candid and impartial survey" of historical events clearly show that "there is much to blame in the conduct of the frontier inhabitants." Praises the Governor for sending in General Elijah Clarke in order to remove the settlers from Indian lands. Calls the illegal white settlement "unjustifiable," "dangerous in its principle," and "essentially hostile to our Republican systems of Government."
Letter to the Supervisor of New York, requesting that he furnish a complete return of all the articles that he will by that time have forwarded for the State militia. Requests "substantial accuracy."
Letter to William Blount, Governor of Southwest Territory. Describes his march from Nashville, with 550 mounted infantry, pursuing the trace of the Indians who had lately committed murders in the Mero District, and of the party that captured Peter Turney's negro woman. The infantry destroyed the Cherokee towns of Nickajack and Running Water. Nickajack was entirely surrounded and attacked by surprise, "the slaughter was great." 19 women and children were made prisoners. At the town of Running Water they met resistance. Estimates that between the two towns, upwards of 50 Indians were killed, and for the infantry, there were none killed and three wounded, a lieutenant and two privates. At Nickajack they found "two fresh scalps" lately taken at Cumberland, and several older scalps hanging in the houses of various warriors. A quantity of ammunition, powder, and lead from the Spanish government was also in the town.
Bryson frets that ever since he has arrived in Richmond he has been confined by an inflammation in one of his heels due to wearing a new pair of boots.
