send a Warrant upon Mr Neilson of Philadelphia for the
summ agreed to be paid, that Exceeds the £1500 pound, to
be paid by Mr Kilby. But I do not well understand Mr Ross's
Letter to you, wherein he says, on the 15th Mr Howell paid
him £510 Curry the Bill of Exchange of £2976. 15. Curry &
the order of £850 Sterling, in all 2770. 9. 8, in full of two last
orders, and a little after says, that Mr Howell Insisted on his
Returning him Bills for £1270. 9. 8 & the 5io£ Curry All
this I cannot unravel, or know how these Summs come either
to be Disjoined, or linked together. As I thought the Whole
money to be Advanced was a Generall one not Adequate, or
appropriate to the Defraying of any particular Charge, & of
which Kilby was to give Creditt for so much, and I so much
more.
By the Return of the Express you will be so good as
Explain this to me, & point me out the Way, how that Dr Ross
is to be Relieved, which I shall most readily Comply with, but
be so good as to Remember that the money paid by Sir John
Sf Clair, must be looked upon as so much money paid by me,
& what I must Charge myself with.
I Thank you for yours of the 21st and I am very much
Obliged to you, for your offer of taking care of Ff Cumber-
land which will be a great help to me; but I do not think that
I shall want your People before the Week after next, altho'
my new Road is quite ready the length of Laurelbridge, & I
have sent to take post on the other Side of it, from whence it
is all good to the Ohio. But I Expect a great meeting of the
Indians, when they must Determine Friends or Foes: I
Fancy they'll Choose the Last, as they are now Scalping
within a mile of this, and I have only 50 men with me, but I
Expect 200 Highlanders this Night, so if possible shall En-
deavor to way lay them, but this does not look as if they were
Courting a Peace.
I am obliged to you for your Care of the Blankets, and
shall send you from this an order for the money payable at
Annapolis, if agreable to you there.
I Have been very bad, but better since Yesterday, & shall
sett out for Raes Town when able to bear Travelling.
I am
Dr Sir. Yr most Obt
most humble Servt
Jo: fforbes
1 shall Write to you soon when your
people will be wanted at Cumberland
I must beg you will send me a Copy of
the Enclosed Letters.
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