[Received March 26. 1800 of William Simmons accountant a Warrant N^o 4905 given by the Secretary of War in my favor for ten thousand Dollars on account [of] Supplies furnished the Troops of the U. S. for which sum [he] is to be Dayton Contractor is accountable $10,000 — Jona. Dayton] Elizabethtown [undecipherable] Sir, Be pleased to pay unto Jonathan Dayton Esquire, for my use, ten thousand dollars on account of my contract for Supplies to the Troops of the United States within the State of New Jersey. I am Sir respectfully Your very humble Serv^t Jona. Dayton The Hon^ble James M^cHenry Secretary of War —