[326] M^r B Smith Pay the Contents to the order of M^r William Doughty — P Bond William Doughty Receiv'd Oct^r 4. 1800 of William Simmons accountant warrant N^o 3256 for one thousand Dollars, in full of the within Bills Oct^r 1800 William Doughty EXCHANGE FOR $1000 — WILMINGTON, N.C. Sept^r 13 — 1800 AT — Sight of this my first of Exchange, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of the same Date, unpaid, pay to Benjamin Smith — or Order, one thousand Dollars Value received: And place it to ac- count, with or without further Advice, to the Contract for erecting the Fortifications at Fort Wharton a Cape Fear River — To the Honble Sam^l Dexter Esq^r [signature] Secretary of War City of Washington [undecipherable notation in left margin]