RECEIVED of                          dollars in full for my bounty, allowed by law, for            myself for a soldier for five years. Witnefs. I Etheldreed Ballard        do solemnly fwear to bear true allegiance to the United States of America, and to serve them honeftly and faithfully againft all their enemies or oppofors whomfoever, and to obferve and obey the orders of the Prefident of the United States of America, and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the rules and articles of war, Sworn before me this twenty fixth day of December 1797 Joseph Green Jr.                                                    Etheldreed Ballard [Rotated, bottom right:] C. Ballard / Etchis Ballard By [Inverted, bottom left:] Etheldreed Ballard / No 11 I Ethelied Ballard        do acknowledge to have voluntarily inlifted myfelf as a soldier in the 4^th United States Reg^t. in the fervice of the United States, for the term of five years from the Seventeenth day of December 1797 unlefs fooner difcharged, upon the terms mentioned in an act, entitled, "An act for regulating the military eftablifhment of the United States," paffed the 30th of April 1790, and "An act for making further provifion for the protection of the frontiers of the United States," paffed the fifth of March, 1792, and "An act for regulating the pay and rations of the militia and military troops of the United States," paffed the 2d of January, 1795, and an act, entitled, "An act for lengthening the time of enlifments," paffed 30th of May, 1796, and that I have had read unto me the rules and articles of war againft mutiny and defertion, and relative to the adminiftration of juftice, as witnefs my hand this Seventeenth day of December one thoufand feven hundred and ninety feven Witnefs, Cl Salmon Ensⁿ —                                                    Etheldreid Ballard Be it known that the above faid Ethelied Ballard has inlifted himfelf in place of John Powell who is to be difcharged as foon as the approbation of the Secretary of War can be obtained authorifing the faid Exchange, this Inliftment to be confidered perfectly obligatory on the faid Ethelied Ballard until[?] the S.^d Powell Joins the [undecipherable] Reg^t. —