[282 J.W.?] The Honorable James McHenry Sec'y of War. Philadelphia Cincinnati Sep^t 5 1798 S.I.R. IN pursuance of the authority of your letter of the 6^th day of April — 1798 I have drawn a duplicate sett of bills of exchange on you, No. 282 dated at Cincinnati the 5^th day of September 1798 at [undecipherable] days sight, in favor of John Willson — or order for the fum of Six Hundred dollars, on account of the pay of the army for 1798. I have the honour to be Sir, your Obt. Humble S^t. [undecipherable] The Hon. Sec. of War United States. [Presented 13 Nov 1798]