[2053] [pay the within to M^r [undecipherable] or order [undecipherable] December 1[797] Matth. Henry] Johan Forsythe Watson to M^r Seth Craig, or order Philadelphia [undecipherable] Cap^t 10^th 179[7] [undecipherable] the hon. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] rec'd. [undecipherable] Received December 20^th 1797 of William Simmons ac- countant a Warrant N^o. 2489 for One hundred and sixty dollars in full for the within. $[strikethrough: 114] 160 Seth Craig Sir Fincastle Nov. 29^th 1797 In compliance with your letter of 13^th Ulto authorising me to draw upon you for four Months pay, I now beg leave to request the payment of $160— to the Bearer hereof Major Mathew Hanney or his Order & Oblige $160 Your Excellency Most att: & muy H. Servant [undecipherable] Preston Cap^t 4^th Reg^t To His Excy James McHenry esq^r Sec^y at War [seal]