James Read Esq^r Collector Wilmington N.C. Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of One hundred & twenty seven dollars & ²⁷/100, which you will be pleased to appropriate as follows Viz This sum to Serg^t Philip Williams, adm^r to the Eastates of James Williams, W^m Williams & W^m Johnson late Privates in the Corps of A & E deceas'd — 35²⁷ This do being the amount of Bounty paid and Premium allowed for inlisting 3 Recruits — 26. [column total] 71.²⁷ This sum, being the residue of the 127²⁷/100 and for the pay of Serg^t Philip Williams and the men under his command at Fort Johnston, for the months of may and June 1797, you will disburse agreeably to the enclosed Roll. — — — — 56^- He will also remit you the sum of one hundred dollars, which you will please to pay him for the Recruiting service taking his duplicate rect to be accountable. I am &c W^m Simmons Act^g Accountants Office July 19^th 1797 [D^r 127²²]