West Point Feb^y 15 1800 Sir I am desired to pray that [undecipherable] is a [undecipherable], generally to do a state [undecipherable], it just suits the hands of the Prayer in the [undecipherable] terms of this Office of the [undecipherable] or [undecipherable] a return signed by Gen^rl. Jackson — I do not know officially the reason of the [undecipherable] of this [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] whether you intend [undecipherable] for a Major or not — this is to be determined by your [undecipherable] only who [undecipherable] the rules of the [undecipherable]. Office. [undecipherable] — if [undecipherable] [undecipherable] be [undecipherable] proper to relieve this Major is more or a life [undecipherable] [undecipherable] he has [undecipherable] out I shall pray it, and [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of his [undecipherable] return — for which, however, I do not suppose myself authorized to give any official opinion on the subject — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] as practicable [undecipherable] answer to this and [undecipherable] points of your Letter is [undecipherable] my opinion, what [undecipherable] Candy informed me it was gone to leave in consequence of a conversation I had with Gen^rl. Jackson