Will you be so good as to consider & direct how the 3000. D. may be apportioned in the details of the Arcansa expedition? to wit how much for pay, for instruments & other articles of outfit which cannot be furnished from the military fund, & how much may be laid out in light articles for barter & presents to the Indians. this last article should be made as large as the fund will admit. relying on your giving all the specifications of expence, I shall insert nothing about them in my instructions, but refer to yours. affectionate salutations.