[Docket on cover, written diagonally:] Copy of a letter from his Excell[ency] [General Haldimand?] to [undecipherable] General [undecipherable] to [Knox] [Copy] Copy of a Letter from his Excellency General Haldimand to Major General Ha[undecipherable] dated Quebec the 19^th July 1784 Sir, I have the honor to receive your letter dated at New York 13^th last [undecipherable] acquainting me you was directed by Congress the Sovereign authority of the United States to write to me in order to ascertain the precise time when each of the Forts within the United States, now occupied by the troops of his Brit[ish] Majesty shall be delivered agreeable to the definitive treaty of Peace, propose as a matter of mutual convenience, an exchange of certain cannon Stores now at those posts, for others to be delivered at West Point, upon River New York, or some other convenient place — I have the h[e]nor [undecipherable] copies of letters which passed between his [Excellency?] Governor Clinton and me upon the first part of your proposition — [undecipherable] I am now in[formed] by his Majesty's Ministers of the ratification of the definitive treaty of [Peace] [I] remain in other respects, in the same [undecipherable] then was, not having received orders to evacuate the Forts which are without the limits, assigned by [7793] [(of)] to this Province — the time It is impossible therefore for me to ascertain, when the evacuation of these Forts shall commence; I can only assure your Excellency, that I shall lose no time in carrying into execution his Majesty's orders on that head [when?] I shall have the honor to receive them — In the Mean time I have to acquaint you that, however desirous I am to consult mutual conveniency I am not [at?] present empowered (and have reason to think I will not [in?] future be empowered) to make the exchange of Cannon Stores proposed by you and for which Lieut. Col. Hull was auth[o]r[ize]d to make the proper arrangements I have the honor to be [undecipherable] (Signed) Fred: Haldimand