Humphreys, aide-de-camp to George Washington, informs Knox that Washington requests him to give an order for pistols for Colonel Sheldon's Regiment of Dragoons.

Humphreys, an aide-de-camp for George Washington, informs Knox that Washington thinks in the present state of our Ammunition not more than 15,000 of the Cartridges at Succasanna can be spared to the State of New Jersey... Asks Knox to issue the order pertaining to the cartridges. Relates that Washington will also inform [William] Livingston, Governor of New Jersey, of the same. In a post script, instructs Knox to send the order in favor of Elias Woodruff.

Communicates request from General George Washington that Knox forward him the return of ordnance and ordnance captured from the British in the siege of Yorktown. Washington intends to send the return with a letter to Congress. Colonel Humphreys was an aide to George Washington. GLC02437.10031 is Knox's copy of the report sent in response to this letter.

Written from Head Quarters. Humphreys writes, His Excellency [George Washington] desires you will please to order Ammunition & Flints to be issue to the remainder of Col. Weissenfel's [probably Frederick Weisenfels, Lieutenant-Colonel New York Levies] Regt of Levies of the State of New York, for which order the Quarter Mastr now awaits upon you. Below the note and his signature, Knox notes an order to Mr. [John] Ruddock, Commissary at Fishkill, of four thousand eight hundred musket cartridges.

Requests that Knox and all the General Officers belonging to the Garrison attend a meeting with General George Washington the next day and asks Knox to notify those Gentlemen accordingly. Noted as written at Head Quarters and docketed by Knox.