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Dear Sir  On the 22d I was honored with your Excellency's Favor of the 17th Instant, and the same Evening the Nails and Lead arrived here, 31 Boxes of the latter I gave in Charge to Colonel Wynd [William Winds], who left this with his Regiment Yesterday Morning. the Remainder is gone with General [John] Sullivan who sailed hence with [William] Irwin's and [Anthony] Wayne's at 8 this Morning. ー [Elias] Dayton's is not returned from Tryon County, nor have I heard what is doing there ー I have Batteaux sufficient to move him, but shall construct fifty more to be employed on Lake George and Lake Champlain in transporting provisions &c for the Army.

Mr McNeil [Hector McNeill], who left St John's on Friday last informs me that the 8th Regiment, and a Number of Indians were coming down the St. Lawrence and that a Reinforcement was ordered to Colo: [Timothy] Bedel, who is at the Cedars, and that [Seth] Warners Green Mountain Boys were also to go up there.