Received Philad.^a 1^st August 1797. of William McaNed. One Months pay. Nine dollars/— Geo: Reardon [docket, rotated: Geo: Reardon / [undecipherable] / 1^st August 1797] I George Reardon — do acknowledge that I have voluntarily inlisted myself to serve One YEARS in the Marine Service —— of the United States, unless sooner discharged; upon the terms mentioned in the Act passed the first day of July 1797 entitled, the An Act providing a Naval Armament and at the pay of Six dollars [undecipherable] month and that I have had read to me the rules and articles of the Navy against mutiny and desertion, [strikethrough: undecipherable] WITNESS MY HAND, this first day of August . . . 1797 In the presence of Geo: Reardon I George Reardon do solemnly swear to bear true allegiance to the UNITED STATES of AMERICA, and to serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies or opposers whomsoever; and to observe and obey the orders of the PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA, and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the rules and articles of [strikethrough] the Navy Geo: Reardon SWORN before me, this 24^th day of August 1797. Mark Clarkson Alderman