Wilmington N.C. Sep^t. 13. 1800 Exchange for $416.⁶⁶/100 At Sight of this my first of Exchange (Second of same tenor & date unpaid) pay to Benjamin Smith or order Four hundred and sixteen Dollars sixty six Cents value received and place it to account with & without further advice to the Contractor for erecting the Fortifications at Fort Johnston on Cape fear River To the Hon^ble Sam^l Dexter Esq^r Sec^y of War City of Washington [undecipherable: G J McReo?] ag^t [undecipherable] [endorsement] Pay Sam^d. Corp or order B & [undecipherable] M's Please to remit me the am[oun]t Sam^d. Corp Received October 16^th 1800 of William Simmons Account a Warrant N^o 6283 for Four hundred & sixteen Doll[ars] & sixty six Cents in full of the within Account $m 416.66