At a meeting with the British Commissary yesterday, I have made the Exchange of all our Officers Prisoners to the Enemy, (except those taken to the Southard) for those in our possession, as per the inclosed List No. 1, and shall immediately proceed to carry it into effect, agreable to your Excellency’s Commands.

I proposed the Exchange of Lt Genl Burgoyne, but the Enemy aware of the proposal for his Release for The Honorable Mr Laurens wou’d not assent to the measure for the present.

Your Excellency will be pleased to Observe from my last Letter and the inclosed Return, that all our Officers as well as Privates, are now Released; what remains Still to be done is to exchange some few Citizens [remaining] with the Enemy, and a few who they claim a[s] holding Military Rank.

With respect to Exchanging the Cedar Prisoners claimed by the Enemy, it now rests upon their making a proper allowance for the Canadian Officers and nothing more will be done in this Business until I have your further Orders.

I have inclosed for your perusal No. 2. and 3. to shew that the Enemy wish to Exchange General Burgoyne against the Cedar Prisoners & a Brigadier General & a Colonel taken at Charles Town.

I am now on my way to the Eastward agreable to the request of the Honble the Board of War and your Excellency’s permission to make some arrangements in my Department in that quarter relative to the Naval Prisoners and shall immediately repair to Camp on compleating my Business. I have the honor to be with the greatest respect Your Excellency’s mo. obt Servt