Lewis: August 28, 1804

Orders August 28th 1804. The commanding officers direct that the two
messes who form the crews of the perogues shall scelect each one man from
their mess for the purpose of cooking and that these cooks as well as
those previously appointed to the messes of the Barge crew, shall in
future be exempted from mounting guard, or any detail for that duty; they
are therefore no longer to be held on the royaster.

M. Lewis Capt. 1st US. Regt. Infty. Win Clark Cpt. &.