Pay Office of the U States New York 7 June 1790 Sir By direction of the Honorable the Sec^y for the War department I enclose the first of Exchange, drawn on you by Samuel Meredith Treasurer of the United States in my favor at sight, dated this day for five hundred and forty five dollars & twenty four Cents, which you will please to pay to the order of Joseph Montfort [strikethrough: Esq] appointed a Captain under the Act of Congress of the 9^th April last to raise a Company in the State of North Carolina in addition to those now in service under the Proviso that [strikethrough: the] Captain Montfort accepts the said appointment, [strikethrough: and in a] [strikethrough: binding in the] [strikethrough: for the] [strikethrough: give support] [strikethrough: of the] [strikethrough: and] you will [strikethrough: please] be [strikethrough: take triplicate] [strikethrough: of the most chosen Officers] [strikethrough: you may] [strikethrough: to be] [strikethrough: a] [strikethrough: taking triplicat] & receipt agreeably to the enclosed form and if you will please forward them to me by different Posts. but should Captain Montfort decline the appointment then you will [XM508]