[Draft] No. 19 Copied from & Compared with the Original Washington Feby 8th 1854 - Germantown friday 8 O'clock P.M. 1794. (Private) Dear Sir, Mr Bradfords letter (which I presume you have seen and) which was sent to me by express, conveyed to my mind a different idea than it is now impressed with from the Secretary of States account of the conversation he has had with Colo. Neville and Major Lenox - I concluded from the first (combined with the articles in the morning Gazettes) that the insurection west of the mountains was not only general but that [struck: that] [inserted: the] [inserted: struck: the] insurgents were on the point of embodying and would receive no mission.. Under these circumstances I could see no propriety in the absence of the officers of the Government: nor [inserted: how] I how I could stand justified in permitting the measure - but as I do not perceive that the accounts of the Inspector & Marshal place matters in a worse light than they stood before - I consent to your persuing your plan - and wish you a good journey and a safe and speedy return - Yours always Go: Washington Superscribed General Knox Philadelphia Genl Knox.