[Address:] William Simmons Esq^r Account^t War Office 9 Philadelphia [Docket notation:] Mr [undecipherable] / received [undecipherable] June / [undecipherable] West Point 13^th June 1796 Sir Enclosed you will receive the Inlistment of Jonathan Parsons, and Receipt N° 1 for the money which I have advanced him on Account of Bounty. My Acc^t N° 2 is also enclosed amounting to Six Dollars, which I will thank you to remit to me at this place. With esteem & respect I am D. Sir Your most humb^t Serv^t H. Littlefield William Simmons Esq^r I Jonathan Parsons do acknowledge to have voluntarily inlisted myself as a Soldier in the corps Artillerists and Engineers in the service of the United States, for the period of three years unless sooner discharged; upon the terms mentioned in the act, entitled, "An act for the continuing and regulating the military establishment of the United States, and for repealing sundry acts heretofore passed on that subject." And that I have had read unto me the rules and articles of War against mutiny and desertion, and relative to the administration of justice. Witness my hand, this Eleventh day of May 1796 In presence of Jonathan Parsons Joseph Nourse May 12^th 1796 I do solemnly swear to bear true allegeance to the United States & to serve them faithfully & honestly during the term of three years against all their Enemies & opposers whomsoever & to observe & obey the articles of War — as witness my hand this 12^th day of Witness May 1796 Jonathan Parsons [undecipherable] Sworn to before me the day above mentioned — Bvg. Rochefontaine Lt. Col. comd. of the corps of art. & Engt. [N° 1] West Point 14^th May 1796 [N° 2] Receiv'd West Point 14^th May 1796 of Cap^t H. Littlefield Four Dollars in part of my bounty as a Soldier in the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers and in the Service of the United States Jonathan Parsons Witness Rob^t. Barnet