Subject: Memorial of Captn. John Stuart
Resent-Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 14:49:57 -0800 (PST)
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Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 17:52:02 -0500
From: Steve Coker 
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To: "SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com" 

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

Wednesday the 8th of February 1758.

"...A Memorial of Captn. John Stuart was presented to the House & read Setting
forth as Viz.

That your memorialist being Stationed at Fort Loudoun in the upper Cherokee
Nation was in December 1756 ordered by Captn. Raymond Demeré, then Commanding
there, to attend a number of Indians to Charles Town. That he was obliged to
hire horses to Carry Provisions, Tent & other Necessarrys for So Long and
Tedious a Journey in the middle of winter. That your Memorialist has never been
allowed any horse or Bas money by the Government, but Lost four in the Country's
Service. That the Little Carpenter and other headmen of the Over hill Towns
having Called a meeting of the headmen of the middle Settlements at Ayree he
insisted that your memorialist Should Purchase a Kegg of Rum for them, of Mr.
Butler, the Trader there, which rather than differ with them at that Juncture,
he thought best for the Public Good to Comply with. That the Same happen'd at
Keowee, where your Memorialist On Account of a general meeting was Obliged to
purchase another Kegg of Rum of John Chevillette Esqr., Commissary. That your
Memorialist with the Indians being detained at Ayree six days was obliged to buy
a Hogg & fifty weight of Bacon to Satisfy hunger there, and to prevent Starving
on the Road. That his own and the mens Provissions who were with him were at
same time saved at fort Loudoun. That as the Indians were under great
apprehensions of Loosing their Horses about Charles Town, and gave your
Memorialist to understand that in Such Case they would Expect Payment from the
Government, he agreed with persons in Emelia Township to take Charge of Eighteen
horses who obliged themselves to deliver them to the Indians at their return
from Charles Town in Consideration of which your Memorialist Paid Twenty
Currency for Every horse. That Your Memorialist Exposed himself to much Trouble
& Fatigue Accompanying the Indians in their Short Stages at Such a Season which
he did from a principle of Love to his Country and the Cause in which he was
Embarked & not from any View of Emoluments or Profit. Neither was his taking
Charge of or accompanying them incumbent upon him from any Military obligation.
But as your Memorialist was unavoidably at a great E[x]pence in Living with and
Treating the headmen he charges £150 Currency for Extraordinary Expences Comming
down and Returning and had he been Minute in the Charge the Sum would have been
much Larger.

That your memorialist gave in the annexed Account to the Last Assembly who
thought proper to provide only Ten pounds Currency for Payment of it, which he
attributes to his not being on the Spott to Explain & Give reasons for the
Sundry Charges. That your Memorialist from a Consciousness of his having Bona
fide Laid out and Paid for the Sundry Articles charged in the annexed account,
of his having neither wantonly or unnecessarily Squandered any money and of his
having no other View in the whole But Public good, Hopes & Expects from the
Justice & honour of the Commons house of Assembly that Sufficient Provision Will
be made for his reinbursement & therefore Praying &ca.

Read also the Account Mentioned in the said memorial amounting [to] £354:17:6.

Order'd That the said Memorial & Account be referred to the Consideration of the
Committee appointed to audit the Accounts of the Creditors of the Public, And
that they do Examine the Matter of the Said Memorial & report the Same with
their Opinion thereupon to the House.

Orderd That Mr. Stobo & Mr. Freer be added to the Committee to whom the Petition
of Several Inhabitants of Christ Church parish is referred.

Order'd that Captn. Taylor be added to the Committee appointed to Audit the
Commissarys Accounts.

Ordered That a Committee be appointed to view the Arms in the Public Armory & to
report the State & Condition of the same to the house, of Mr. Stoutenburgh, Mr.
Blake, Mr. Poole, Mr. Elliott, Mr. Coachman.

Order'd that all Committees do Sit this afternoon. And then the House adjourned
till to morrow Morning ten of the Clock...."

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