[10 Sept^r 1798] [Jno. Geo. Washington] [Confidential] Trenton 10^th Sept 1798. My dear [undecipherable]. "If any change should take place in settling the relative rank of the Major Generals, I hope and expect to be informed of it." The inclosed letters make them upon [strikethrough: the] [strikethrough: proceedings] and state of the question. You must return them [strikethrough: and] and I am sure [strikethrough: from] will duly [undecipherable] this confidence. It will be proper [strikethrough: with the man who] that you should deliberate upon the part [strikethrough: you] think it most fittest for you to take and advise me of it as soon as possible. Something yet remains [undecipherable] done with a man — who [strikethrough: from] old [undecipherable: prejudices?] and [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] has been open to [undecipherable] and the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Yours always & devotedly Geo^r Washington [Schedule of Papers inclosed in Letter to Gen W. of 10^th Sept. 98.] Letter from the President dated 14 Aug. 1798 } Letters & Do. from Do. dated the 29 Aug. · 1798. } Inclosed [strikethrough: this] Letter Letter to Gen Knox dated 22 Aug. 1798 Private Letter dated 22 Aug. 1798. My Letter to the President dated 2^d Aug^t. 179[undecipherable] My Letter to Do dated the 6^th of Sept 1798 Letters sent to Gen W. Letter from Gen Knox dated 5 Aug^t. 1798 — Copy — Ditto from the President d. 14 Aug^t. — 0. D^o. to the President — 22 Aug^t. — Co. D^o. to Gen Knox. official 22 D^o — d f^o. to Do — private 22 D^o — 0 D^o. from the President — 29 D^o — 0 D^o. to the President — 6 Sept^r — B D^o. from Col. Hamilton — 8 D^o — 0 D^o. to Col. Hamilton — 10 D^o — B