This commission makes Henley responsible for [a]ll the supplies in the Quarter Masters, Ordnance, clothing, Pay, Commissaries of Provisions Departments or other objects within the general Department of War. The document also includes detailed instructions for managing U. S. and militia troops in the area and reminds Henley to diligently endeavor to observe the public interests in all respects.

In this letter, Blount explains his delay in submitting his accounts for the previous year to Henley before his scheduled departure to Philadelphia. He also emphasizes the need for Congress to hear immediately of the recent murders and depredations of Indians.