Pd t^o W^m W. Wand, 12^th Aug^t three mo pay in advance on account for June July & aug^t 1799. N^o 29. Amt^o 75. Dollars, S. [Copy] Sir Lt W.W. Wands of the 12 Regiment is here on a visit to his family with leave of Absence for four days. he presses me very hard for an advance of three months Pay which is already due to him, I wait Your Order on the Subject The Honble I am very respectfully James McHenry Se[c]. Y^r ob^t Ser^t [undecipherable] Trenton Sept 17. 1799. "If you think Circumstances "justify the advance it may be made. Signed J McHenry Received of Caleb Swan Pmrgen^o seventy five dollars, being my pay in advance for three months viz. June July and august 1799. Signed dupli- cate hereof. 75 Dollars. W W Wand 2d Inft. Regt.