C. N York Feb [undecipherable] My Dear Sir      17 I received yesterday your private letter of the 10^th with its inclosure, now returned. It was [undecipherable] for you to take a decisive course & to [undecipherable] leave the blame of further delay [undecipherable] others [undecipherable]. There can be no doubt [undecipherable] the propriety of [undecipherable] the aid [undecipherable] [General?] Officers. But Pinckney [undecipherable] being now arrived, it seems to me very [undecipherable] & necessary that [undecipherable] should be called upon — You will learn with pleasure that he sent me a message by young Rutledge [undecipherable] his entire Satisfaction with the military arrangement & readiness to serve under my command — Communicate this to our friends Pickering & Wolcott I am not well [undecipherable] to write by this post        Y[our] [undecipherable] [signature: undecipherable] [G. l. Aim[undecipherable]]