I am directed by His Excellency to reply to your Letter of Yesterday.

The General is pleased with your Attention & Vigilence—Genl Hazens Permit is without the Mode presented in the Genl Instructions at your Post—& inadmissable on its own ground.

You will please to pass Mr Taylor agreably to his Passport from Gnl Hazen—& suffer the packet of Letters to go in with him.

The Horses are not to be admitted to pass into N. York. I Am &c. Yours