Fort Johnston. Feb^y 1, 1797 Honor'd Sir This day I expect to receive from Col. James Read Esq^r your Remittance for our Pay, the Months of October & November— Inclosed, you have another, Muster & Payroll for the Months of December & January, amounting to Sixty four Dollars in the Whole.— In my last I wrote the Secretary, of our being destitute of any Person to furnish us with Rations. that I had furnished myself & the Men, with Rations. Bounty & other contingent Charges; an Account of which with Vouchers I also inclosed, but have never received any thing in Answer.— I have sent a statement of the Same to Col Rockefontaine— Requesting him to Assign it & forward it to your Office again— I am Honored Sir Your most Obedien^t Humble Serv^t Philip Williams. Serg^t Artill^s & Eng^rs M^r Simmons Acc^t at War— P.S. Since my last Col. Read has had instructions to engage another Contractor, & Mess^rs Potts & Gibbs has undertaken P. W.