General Knox, Commander at West Point, reports that he met with [Major Sebastian] Bauman. Both he and Bauman agree that the Germans have better continue untill the definitive treaty should arrive, Because were they discharged now it would create great uneasiness among the remainder who are similarly situated...

Knox, Commander of West Point, directs his letter to Trumbull or Humphreys. Discusses information pertaining to the two men who deliver this letter (Knox does not include these soldiers' names). The men were sent to the Springfield [Massachusetts] Laboratory to serve under Captain Lieutenant John Bryant. Knox requests blank discharge forms to be sent to Captain Bryant. Knox will in turn urge Bryant to settle the men's' accounts with the paymaster. See GLC02437.10123 for a related document.

Jonathan Trumbull Jr., Washington's secretary, inquires about Sergeant Buell's return to the Army. Writes that although he doesn't have the power to extend Buell's furlough, he thinks it would be perfectly agreeable to the Commander in chief's mind if General Knox were to extend it.