[By favor of / Mr. [undecipherable]] W^m Simmons esquire accountant War Department Philadelphia [David Henley / [undecipherable] [undecipherable] July] Sir I inclose you two abstracts of articles of provisions forage &c supplied Capt Webbs troop of dragoons, because I hear that Officer is deranged, that this may be noticed in the settlement of his accounts. The reason it was not made out as a proper Ration return, I was at a loss to know if the extra two ounces by the 1^st section of the act [strikethrough: for the] military establishment is to be allowed to the troops in this State; and the Ration of forage where Corn and fodder is supplied has not been fixed — Knoxville I am Sir A^t 5 January 1797 Your Hum Serv^t William Simmons esquire David Henley Ag^t. War Abstract of Provisions and Forage furnished a party of Capt John H Webbs troop of Dragoons, left under the command of Cornet Paul Mc Dermott at Knoxville from the 28^th November, to the 18 day of December inclusive 1796, consisting of one Cornet and four troopers, and six Horses. [Table: Flour lbs | Meal lbs | Beef lbs | Whisky Gallons | Wood Loads | Fodder [Hund] | Corn Bushels | Soap lbs | Salt Gallons] [7 | 175 | 115¾ | 2 | 11 | 830 | 32 | 7 | 3] Received of David Henley agent war seven pounds Flour, one hundred and seventy five pounds Meal one hundred and fifteen three quarters pounds Beef, two Gallons Whiskey, eleven waggon loads Wood, eight hundred thirty nine pounds Fadder, thirty two Bushels Corn, seven pounds Soap, and three Gallons Salt, and an order for shoeing Horses at Knoxville — Signed triplicates Knoxville Paul Mc Dermott A^t 19 Decem 1796 C – t D – Abstract of Provisions and Forage furnished Capt John F Webbs Troop of Dragoons at Knoxville from the 12^th to the 27^th day of November Inclusive 96 Consisting of one Captain one Lieutenant one Cornet and Sixty two Rank and file — [Table: Date | To whom delivered | Flour & Bread | Meal pounds | Beef pounds | Whisky in galls | Wood loads | Corn in Bushs | Fodder in bundles | Canw[dles?] | Iron | Salt in Bus[hels] | [Miscellaneous supplies]] [from 19^th h to 27^th Nov 1796 | F Jordan V M Sgt | 315¾ | 790 | 1066 | 14 | 39 | 286 | 4640 | 2 | 39 | 1 | Four pounds Nitre two penknives one thimble Six Needles, Six yards Course Linen ½ Course thread] Rec^d Knoxville November 27^th 1796 of Davi Henly Agent to War Department three hundred forty five ¾ pounds Flour, seven hundred and ninety pounds Meal, one thousand & sixty six pounds Beef, fourteen Gallons whiskey, thirty nine [loads] cord Wood, two hundreds and eighty six bushels Corn, four thousand five hundred and forty nine bundles fodder, two [undecipherable] thirty Nine pounds Irons, one Bushel Salt, four pounds Nitre, two penknives one thimble, Six Needles, Six yards course Linen and one pound Course thread, as Stated above Sign Triplicates John F Webb Cap^t L Dragoons —