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then will your Old Men, your Wives, your Children and Childrens Children live in security and enjoy the comforts of life Brethren and Children let this admonition sink deep into your Hearts and may you be Blessed with a clear Sky, smooth Roads and plentiful harvests to the end of your days I commend you to the care of the Great Spirit and am in heart your friend Jas Wilkinson. Commander in Chief of the Troops of the United States After spending a short time in conversation with James Wilkinson we departed (he accompanying us through his Guard) and set forward on or journey, crossed the Allegany and travelled about 33 Miles to a poor little hut where we were obliged to put up for quarters or Lodge in the woods, we however tied our Horses to Stumps &; and fed them with feed we carryed with us, our lodging in the House being on an earthen floor and very disagreeable it being the first time we had lodged