[Wrapper] William Simmons Esq Accountant War Dep^t [Endorsed: Contract price of Rations for 1797 & 1798] Contract price of Rations from June 1^st 1796 to 31^st May 1797. — Fort Massac — 1^lb Bread or flour . . . . . . . . . 7½ Cents 1^lb Beef or ¾ of a 1^lb Pork . . . . . 8½ d^o 1^lb Candles . . . . . . . . . . 12 — d^o 1^lb [undecipherable] . . . . . . . . . 1 quart Salt to weigh 2^lbs . . . . . . 32 d^o 1 quart Vinegar . . . . . . . . . 2. d^o Fort Knox — 1^lb Bread of flour . . . . . . . . 15½ d^o 1^lb Beef or ¾ of & 1^lb Pork . . . . . 9½ do 1^lb Candles . . . . . . . . . . 20; d^o 1^lb Soap . . . . . . . . . . 36 d^o 1 quart Salt to weigh 2^lbs . . . . . . 40 d^o 1 quart Vinegar . . . . . . . . . 7 d^o Michilamackanac — 1^lb Bread or flour . . . . . . . . 14¾ d^o 1^lb Beef or ¾ of a 1^lb Pork (salt) . . . 11¾ d^o 1^lb first d^o or ¾ of d^o d^o (fresh) . . . 10 d^o 1^lb Candles . . . . . . . . . . 24. d^o Soap . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 d^o 1 quart Salt to weigh 2^lbs . . . . . . 18 d^o 1 quart Vinegar . . . . . . . . . 6 d^o Gallon Whisky or bounty distilled Rum . . D^s 2. 25 d^o Contract price of Rations at Fort Fayette from 1 Sep. to 31 Dec^r. 97 12½ [undecipherable: Cents] Fort Massac — 1^lb Bread or flour . . . . . . . . . 7½ Cents 1^lb Beef or ¾ of a 1^lb Pork . . . . . 8½ d^o 1^lb Candles . . . . . . . . . . 12 — d^o 1^lb [undecipherable] . . . . . . . . . 1 quart Salt to weigh 2^lbs . . . . . . 32 d^o 1 quart Vinegar . . . . . . . . . 2. d^o Fort Knox — 1^lb Bread of flour . . . . . . . . 15½ d^o 1^lb Beef or ¾ of & 1^lb Pork . . . . . 9½ do 1^lb Candles . . . . . . . . . . 20; d^o 1^lb Soap . . . . . . . . . . 36 d^o 1 quart Salt to weigh 2^lbs . . . . . . 40 d^o 1 quart Vinegar . . . . . . . . . 7 d^o Michilamackanac — 1^lb Bread or flour . . . . . . . . 14¾ d^o 1^lb Beef or ¾ of a 1^lb Pork (salt) . . . 11¾ d^o 1^lb first d^o or ¾ of d^o d^o (fresh) . . . 10 d^o 1^lb Candles . . . . . . . . . . 24. d^o Soap . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 d^o 1 quart Salt to weigh 2^lbs . . . . . . 18 d^o 1 quart Vinegar . . . . . . . . . 6 d^o Gallon Whisky or bounty distilled Rum . . D^s 2. 25 d^o from 1^st June 1797 to 30^th Sep^r. 1798 Michilamackanac for every complete Ration . . . . . 25 [undecipherable] ¼ Massac for every complete Ration . . . 15 C^ts Fort Knox — [undecipherable] the Rations . . . 17 C^ts February 10^th 98 [signature: undecipherable] William Simmons Esq. Accountant War Dep^t [Blank page; marginal notation: undecipherable, 1797] From the 1^st. of January 1797. to the 31^st. of May following — 1797. At Fort Wayne For 1^lb Bread or flour . . . . . . . 9½ [Cents] 6 " 1^lb Beef or ¾ gr of a pound of Pork. 6 — " 1^lb Candles . . . . . . . . 12 — " 1^lb Soap . . . . . . . . . 15 — " quart Salt to weigh 2^lbs. . . . . 32 — " [undecipherable] . . . . . . . . 2 From 1^st. June to the 31^st. December 1797. Fort Wayne Every complite Ration p[er] pound . . . 23 ¾ [undecipherable] [signature: undecipherable]