The United States of America, [+ [undecipherable] here Charges] To Philip Williams for Services rendered, a Detachment of Artillerists & Engin. in their Service, at Fort Johnston, N.C. — 1797 | | | D | C Febru. | 2 | To— freight, 1 Pork & n^o Flour Barrels, from Wilmington to Fort Johnston, for Rations, — @— 35 cents | . | 75 March | 19 | + freight, 1 Pork & 2 Flour Barrels, for Rations, from the same to the Same Place | . | 75 April | 27 | Freight of 1 Box, public Cloathing from, Wilmington, to the Fort— 1" @— | . | 75 May | 13 | Freight of 2 Barrels Flour for public Use | . | 50 June | 20 | Freight of small Box Arms, ditto, ditto | . | 25 August | 20 | Freight, of 1 Box, Cloathing, 1 ditto Arms, [undecipherable] from on board the Sloop Friendship | 1 | 25 Octo. | 28 | 4, Soldier Passengers, their Bundles &c, ta- from on board, the Schooner Americana & their, Passages, to Fort Johnston @— 6/ | 2 | . | 31 | + 4 Days Boathire, going after, Rations, & Captain G.J. McRee's Baggage, on Board the New-York Packet— 1 Doll. per Day | 4 | — Nov. | 12 | 5 Days Boat Hire, removing, part of the Detachment, from Fort Johnston to Wilmington — @— 1 Dollar per Day | 5 | — " | 24 | + Passage of 4 Soldiers, to & from Wilmington, to draw their Pay, time, Iop. Thompson sick with the Rheumatism — @— 12/ | 4 | — " | " | Freight of 2 Boxes Cloathing, & 2 ditto Arms from the Fort to Wilmington | 2 | — Amount due — 21 | 25 * Turn-Down * It may be observed, that the Soldiers have constantly been furnished with the same Boat a Twelve Month Past whenever they had to attend Custom House for Pay. — None but the last has been Charged— The Public may say "it ought not to be charged; Let them Walk." — So they might, & their Ferriage, per Man, wou'd cost 33 cents & 50 cents pays a single Passage —— P.W. [Marginal note, rotated: The within account was sworn to, by the Philip Williams before me, the 9^th Day of December 1797 — [undecipherable signature]] Philad^a 4^th Feb^y 1800— The within account was handed in by M^r. [undecipherable] in the Accountants Office for payment in the Quarter Master Department.— M^r. Williams was informed of it and requested to authorise some person to receive the amount and sign a receipt. this has been neglected until this time when a draft appears which will authorise payment. the business of course is referred to you for adjustment— [signature: undecipherable] M^r. James Miller— [Administrative endorsements, inverted:] [Philip Williams | [undecipherable] United States] [Philip Williams | at [undecipherable] | $21 ²⁶/₁₀₀ | [undecipherable] | Subsistence Voucher | No. 13 | (573)]