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Subject: Accounts 14 March 1758
Resent-Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 23:08:07 -0800 (PST)
Resent-From: SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 02:10:28 -0500
From: Steve Coker 
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The Colonial Records of South Carolina
The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly
Published by the South Carolina Department of Archives and History
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 51-62239
ISBN: 1-880067-28-5

Tuesday the 14th of March 1758.

"... Then the Accounts of the following Persons were Severally read, Viz.

Five Accounts of Captn. Raymond Demeré for the use of Fort Loudoun, The first
amounting to £59 assigned to Captn. Paul Demeré, The 2d amounting to £60:12, The
3d amounting to £691:2:6, The 4th amounting to £599:8:6, The 5th amounting to
£277:15:0, Severally assigned to Messieurs Smith & Brewton.

Elisha Poursett for the Forces amounting to £26:11:3.

James Robertson, Constable, for conveying a Murderer to Georgia Amounting to
£29.

Elff & Hutchinson for Furniture for the Council Chamber amounting [to] £728:2:6.

Gabriel Guignard for the forces amounting [to] £16:3:6.

Elizabeth Poole for the forces amounting to £95.

Robert Williams & Samuel Carne for the Forces amounting to £23:4:4 1/2.

Church Wardens of St. Bartholomew for repairs of the Parsonage Amounting [to]
£124:10.

John Oxton for Criminal Slaves £25.

James McKelvey Junior for Indians amounting to £5:5.

George Sommers for Indians amounting to £5:18:4.

Wm. Shorey for Fort Loudoun amounting to £196.

Morreau Sarazin for Printing Fortification Orders, £149:14:9.

Bremar & Neyle for Several Services amounting to £226:7:8.

Thomas Linning for the Forces amounting to £93:15.

Benjamin Simmons for French Prisoners amounting to £15:17:6.

Jacob Motte Esqr., Public Treasurer, Account of Disbursments for the Public
Service amount[ing] to £26043:11:8.

Samuel Carne for the Forces amounting to £18:15:0.

Hugh Brantham, Constable, for Criminals amounting [to] £49:3.

Alexandr. Rantowl for Indians amounting to £12.

John Hatton for Fort Loudoun amount[ing] to £20.

Mary Cannon for Indians amounting to £10:5.

Nathaniel Bulline for the Forces £30.

David Dott for the Forces amounting to £108.

Captn. Paul Demeré for Fort Loudoun amounting to £192:9:6.

George Nicholson for Fort Loudoun amounting to £30.

Samuel Benn for Fort Loudoun amounting to £500.

James Cappock for Fort Loudoun amounting to £25:15:0.

Humphry Sommers for the Barracks amounting to £489:13:6.

John Stephens for fort Loudoun amounting to £60.

William Shorey for Fort Loudoun amounting to £75.

William Shorey a Second Account for the Like Service amounting to £71:7:6.

Ordered That the said Accounts be referred to the Consideration of the Committee
appointed to Audit the Accounts of the Public Creditors and that they do Examine
the same, & report their Opinion thereupon to the House.

And Then the House adjourned till to morrow Morning Ten of the Clock...."

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