Charlotte Ville. 5 April 1797. Lieut Peter Marks. Rec'd 300 dollars from Captain Howell Lewis, on account of Pay — which he wishes to be repaid to Lewis. — James M. Henry Esqr Secretary of War Philadelphia [(rec'd 17 July)] Charlotte Ville 5 April 1797 so soon as my health was sufficiently establ'd I found it was necessary for me to repair to the [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] of Tenfew. Capt Lewis has been kind enough to furnish me with three Hundred Dollars I as I have not had it in my power to settle my publick Accounts or receive any pay since the first of October 1795. And subsistance from may the first in the above mentioned year I there you will pay to Capt Lewis the Three Hundred Dollars — I have forwarded a duplicate Receipt for th' Money, I have th' Hon'r [undecipherable: to be] with respct y'r most obt Peter Marks L^t 3 Reg^t U.States 1733 L^t Peter Marks Order in fav^r Cap^t Howell Lewis on Acc^t of his Pay & for which accountable Dolls 300 — July 20^th 1797 [undecipherable] of 5 Charlotts Ville Virginia. Rec^d of Cap^t Howell Lewis Three Hundred Dollars in part of my pay as L^t in the service of the United States Peter Marks L^t 3 Reg^t U.States [Ent City] [Simmons] [Geo M^c[undecipherable]] Received July 20^th 1797 of William Simmons Esq^r Accountant a Warrant N^o 2206 for Three hundred Dollars in full of the above receipt agreeably to the annexed letter of L^t Marks to the Sec^y of War. Howell Lewis Cap^t 3 Reg^t U. States [underline: D^r 300]