Sir:

You having signified to the Committee who are Appointed and Directed by the Provincial Congress of the Massachusetts Bay, to inquire into the state of the fortresses of Crown point Ticonderoga, &c. and the appendages thereof, Your Resolution to resign all Your Command of the said Fortresses and the vessels and stores thereunto belonging, for Reasons under Your hand Expressed

This is to inform you that it is the expectation of the Provincial Congress aforesaid, that the Chief officer of the Connecticut forces at thse stations will Command the same for the Present: and the Committee accordingly Expect that you will Conform Yourself to the Directions of said Congress in that behalf, and Deliver the same to such Chief Officer of the Connecticut forces or his order for which this shall be your Authority. The Committee Expects that you will, as soon as may be, lay an account of your disbursements before the Provincial Congress agreeable to our Instructions a copy whereof is lodged with youー

By order of the Committee