King Charles III of Spain, having created the position of Sergeant Major of the Garrison of Louisiana, appointed to the post Jacinto Panis, Brevet Captain of Infantry of the aforementioned garrison, in recognition of his services in the capture of the British forts and settlements on the Mississippi River. Panis was to receive a salary of eighty-five pesos per month and was exempt from payment of the media anata, [one-half of the first years' salary, collected in advance]. On the document appeared the following endorsements acknowledging receipt of the King's orders: Pedro de Gallarreta, General Accounting Office of the Indies, Madrid, 1780 February 22; B[ernar]do de Galvéz, General Accounting Office of the Army and Province of Louisiana, Havana, 1780 August 3; Martin Navarro and Bernardo de Otero, General Accounting Office of the Army, New Orleans, 1780 December 9.
