I Jeremiah Driskel ——— do acknowledge that I have voluntarily inlisted myself to serve [the] Year[s] in the Marine Service ———————— of the United States, unless sooner discharged; upon the terms mentioned in the Act passed the [underline: first] . day of July 179[8] entitled, [An Act providing a Naval Armament] and at the [pay] of [six] dollars [a] Month and that I have had read to me the rules and articles of the Navy against mutiny and desertion, [strikethrough: and relative to the administration of justice] WITNESS MY HAND, this 1^st day of February. 179 8 Jeremiah Driskel In the presence of I Jeremiah Driskel 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 —— Sworn before me, this Twenty fourth day of February 179 8. George Leib [Endorsement, rotated:] Jeremiah Driskel [undecipherable] Feb 24, 1798