Letter signed : Headquarters, Philadelphia, to General James Clinton, 1779 Jan. 25.

Expressing his satisfaction that he has ordered the work to be executed for a Fort to be built for the Oneidas; informing him that General Schuyler told him of the "importance of a Settlement called Burnets Field near the German Flats - and advises that part of the Troops now at Cherry Valley be removed to that place - as Cherry Valley Settlement is so nearly destroyed that it is scarcely an object of another attack - while that of Burnets field is of so much consequence towards keeping up the communication with Fort Schuyler that the enemy will in all probability direct their next blow at it, unless there is a force there to oppose them;" adding that he has "suggested a particular matter to General Schuyler upon which he is to consult you - if it should be thought practicable and advisable to carry the thing proposed into execution you will furnish the force that maybe judged necessary for the Enterprise."