Subject: Accounts 8 Feb 1758 (101 to 199)
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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
Wednesday the 8th of February 1758.
"...Mr. Trapier reported from the Committee appointed to Audit the Accounts of
the Creditors of the Public, that the Committee had Examined Several of the
Accounts which were referred to their Consideration and had directed him to
report the same as they appeared to them to the House. And he read the Report in
his Place and afterwards deliver'd it in at the Clerk's Table where the Same was
read & is as follows, Viz.
Report No. 2. Containing from No. 101 to No. 257.
No. 101. A Certificate of John Pearson to Henry Hartley £26 for Main[tenance] of
4 Accadians to be allowed.
No. 102. A Certificate of Captn. Paul Demeré to Josiah Horton amounting [to] £75
& Indorsed to William Henderson for Building 4 Large Stone Chimneys at Fort
Loudoun which as we Imagine must be done by one of the People belonging to the
Garrison are of Opinion that it is an Extravagant Charge & Recommend that £25 &
no more may be allowed.
No. 103. An Account of Christopher Holson, Warden of the work House, amounting
[to] £3:6:3 for Confinement of a Free Negroe who was Executed, to be allowed.
No. 104. An Account of William Eddings Amounting [to] £25, for making a Flag
Staff & Fr'tt [Later entries indicate that this should be read as a clerk's
contraction for "freight."] of Great Guns to the Look out at South Edistoe which
we Recommend to be allowed.
No. 105. An Account of William Heatley Amounting [to] £171:10, for Maintenance
of Accadians, which as the Number of said Acadians is not Specified are of
Opinion ought not to be allowed till better Vouch'd.
No. 106. A Certificate of Captn. John Stuart Amounting [to] £6:15 for
Entertaining of Nine Indians by John Frentz for Two days, being detain'd by
Rainy Weather, to be allowed.
No. 107. An Account of Daniel Droze Amounting [to] £47:17:1 for Entertaining &
Ferriage of Indians, Vizd., Creeks & Chickasaws, to be allowed.
No. 108. A Certificate from Part of the Inhabitants of John's Island in favor of
William Matthewes for a Calf of his Kill'd for the use of the Millitia Company
on an Alarm, amounting to £6, to be allowed.
No. 109. An Account of Henry Kennan, Gunner of Granvilles Bastion, for Sundry
Services and Articles found Amounting to £13:17:6 Commencing in June 1753. Your
Committee find in the Said Account many Charges for negro Hire and other duty
which they Apprehend is provided for in the Sallary allowed him Annually and
ought to be performed by him as part of his duty, the Ballance £8:6:3 for
Sundrys found Ought to be allowed.
No. 110. A Certificate from the Justices and Freeholders of Craven County for a
Negroe Sentanced to Death by them, belonging to Hugh McCulchin, for Poisoning,
amounting to £200, as no notice is taken whether or not the said Negroe was
Executed Conformable to his Sentance, the Committee recommend it may be allowed
[on] producing a proper Certificate that he was put to death.
No. 111. An Account of Samuel Moore of Granville County for Conveying to the
work House by Virtue of a Committment from Richd. Wallace one Joseph Lacey
Suspected of Lunacy; as the said Account Contain[s] some Extraordinary Charges
not Comprehended by your Committee and also as they apprehend it properly a
parish Charge on the Last place of abode of the Prisoner, Your Committee
disallow it.
No. 112. An Account of James Marion for Lodging and Boarding a French Prisoner
amounting to £39:15 to be allowed.
No. 113. An Order from the Justices and Freeholders in favour of James Ladson
for a negroe Executed £200 to be allowed.
No. 114. An Account of Samuel Jeanes for Acadians £107:18:8 allowed.
No. 115. An Account of Mary Langley for French Prisoners amounting to £361:7:6.
An undercharge of £4 to be added, overcharge to be deducted £15:10, the Ballance
£349:17:6 to be allowed.
No. 116. His Excellency the Governors Order to Christian Minnick Amounting [to]
£700, Indorsed to Robert Pringle, being for Supplying 50 head of Steers
delivered at Fort Prince George to Serjeant Harrison, to be allowed.
No. 117. An Account of McIntosh & Johnson amounting to £33. In which we find
£28:17:6 Overcharged for Entertaining 11 Indians Seven Days Contrary to a
Resolution of the House, the Ballance being £4:2:6 to be allowed.
No. 118. An order from Lieutenant Shaw to Charles Machlean Amounting [to] £23:12
for Carriage of Flouer to fort Prince George, Indorsd to John McQueen & Co. to
be allowed.
No. 119. A Petition of John Spencer, Indian Trader, with an Account annexd
Amounting [to] £84:0:6 Being for Goods & Horses hired for the Creek Indians who
Rescued William Bonar, the Agents Clerk, who the French Seiz'd & were Carrying
Prisoner to Moville, to be allowed.
No. 120. An Account of Daniel Pepper, Agent to the Creek Indians, Amounting [to]
£4208:5. In which we find £36:5 Overchargd for Maintenance of Six Men, the
Ballance being £4172 for his Sallary to be allowed.
No. 121. An Account of Edward Perry Amounting [to] £76, being for maintenance of
Acadians, to be allowed.
No. 122. An Account of White Outerbridge Amounting [to] £74:12:6. In which we
find Sundry Overcharges for Creek Indians not Customary & £33:15 for
Entertaining Chickesaws Indians not Certified & the Ballance being £1:17:6 to be
allowed.
No. 123. An Account of John Skene for 2 Inquests we recommend £20 to be allowed.
No. 124. An Account of James Rochford, Constable, for Criminal Slaves amounting
[to] £3:17:6 to be allowed.
No. 125. An Account of Jacob Rumph, Constable, for Criminal Slaves amounting
[to] £9:12:6, deduct 5/ Overcharg'd, the Ballance £9:7:6 to be allow'd.
No. 126. An Account of Mary Postell for Acadians £115 allowed.
No. 127. A Certificate of one Dennis Eagan in Favour of William Scott for a
Horse pressed. As this Account is not Certified & your Committee knows of no
Right that any man has to press Horses, not allowed.
No. 128. A Certificate indorsed to Alexander Petrie by John Elliott for a Horse
pressed, disallowed for the Reasons above mentioned in the Last Account.
No. 129. A Certificate of Daniel Pepper Esqr. to Frederick Closeman for Carrying
an Express from Augusta to Keowee indorsed to Paul Smyzer, We think ought to be
paid out of the Contingency Fund.
No. 130. A Certificate of Lochlan Shaw in favour of John Elliott for the use of
a Waggon & five Horses at Fort Prince George indorsed to Alexander Petrie
amounting to £21, allowed.
No. 131. An Account of William Seawright for Victualling Indians amounting [to]
£22:10, allowed.
No. 132. An Account of John North for Accadians £622:11:8, Overcharge £2:8:7,
Ballance £620:3:1. We recommend this Account to be allowed when it is Certified
by the Church Wardens & Vestry of the Parish of St. Bartholomew. The Committee
upon this Occasion Observe that if every Parish were burthend with the
Maintenance of their own Acadians they would take greater Care to dispose of
them, & the Committee recommend that a Bill be brought in for [that] purpose.
No. 133. An Account of Smith & Brewton Amounting [to] £3808:13:3, allowed.
No. 134. An Account of Peter Pegguin for the Maintenance of a french Prisoner
Amounting [to] £45, Over charge £11:5, Ballance £33:15 allowed.
No. 135. An Account of Samuel Perkins for Lodging two highland officers
Amounting [to] £62:16, Submitted as No. 47.
No. 136. An Account of Henry Smith for Indians £22:8:9, Overcharge £9:7:6,
Ballance £13:1:3 allowed.
No. 137. An Account of Robert Goudy for Entertaining Cherokee Indians Amounting
to £52 in which we find an Overcharge of £7 Wrong Cast, the Ballance being £45
to be allowed.
No. 138. An Account of Henry Orr, Constable, for Criminal Slaves amounting to
£22:12:6. In which we find Overcharg'd in Sundry Articles £7:17:6, the Ballance
being £14:15 to be allowed.
No. 139. An Account of Timothy Phillips for making Tents by the Order of the
late Governor Glen Amounting [to] £91, being an Unusual & Extraordinary Charge
are of Opinion ought not to be allowed by the Public.
No. 140. An Account of Thomas Booden Amounting [to] £65, being for House Rent
for the Highland Soldiers in Queen Street, allowed.
No. 141. An Account of Daniel Crawford for 7 Cords [of] Fire Wood at 55/ &
Carting, Amounting [to] £23:12:6, Which the Soldiers took and made use of, to be
allowed.
No. 142. A Petition of the Parish of St. James Santee for finishing the
Parsonage House your Committee Recommend that £350 may be allowd for [the] same.
No. 143. An Account of Childermas Croft for drawing & Ingroseing Bills,
Amounting [to] £1962:16:2, to be allowed.
No. 144. An Account of John Paul Grimke for a Gorgett for one of the Indians
Amounting [to] £4:10 to be allowed.
No. 145. An Account of Henry Kennan for Lodging Lieutn. Monro, a Highland
Officer, Amounting [to] £36:8:6. In which we find 4 weeks & 3 days Chargd beyond
the Time Limitted by a resolution of the House, amounting [to] £11:1:5. The
Ballance being £25:7:1 to be allowed.
No. 146. An Account of John Dodd, Gunsmith, for Work done for the Cherokee
Indians Amounting [to] £49, to be allowed.
No. 147. An Account of Lambert Lance for Hire of 5 Tenements for the High
Landers Amounting [to] £62:10, being [to] the 1st of December Last, to be
allowed.
No. 148. An Account of Ancrum, Lance & Loocock for Brown Rolls for the Soldiers
Amounting [to] £135:13:9, to be allowed.
No. 149. An Account of James Laurens & Co. for Brown Rolls for the use of the
Barracks Amounting [to] £67:10, to be allowed.
No. 150. An Account of Mary Frost for Hay for the Troops amounting [to] £20, to
be allow'd.
No. 151. An Account of John Guerard Esqr. amounting [to] £258:1 whereof £62:10
for fort Loudoun & £195:11 for the Troops to be allowed.
No. 152. An Account of Peter Leger Amounting [to] £218:1:3 for Lodging of 8
Highland Officers at 50/ per Week in which there is Overcast 6/6d, the Ballance
£217:14:9 to be allowed.
No. 153. An Account of John Matthewes Amounting [to] £55 for Lodging of 2
Officers at 50/ per Week Each, to be allowed.
No. 154. An Account of Robert Fairweather Amounting [to] £62:5 for Lodging
Capts. Hardin & Monro. In which there is an Overcharge of 2 Rooms £31:2:6, the
Ballance being £31:2:6 to be allowed.
No. 155. An Account of John McCall Amounting [to] £74:18:1 for Bunting for flags
for the use of the Fortifications, allowed.
No. 156. An Account of Gabriel Guignard Amounting [to] £47:13:4 for Lodging the
Engineer Mr. Hass, [I.e. Emmanuel Hess] to be allowed.
No. 157. An Account of John & Edward Neufville Amounting [to] £22:10 for Brass
Weights & Scales for the use of the Fortifications to be allowed.
No. 158. A Second Account of James Laurens & Co. Amounting [to] £2185:19:8 to be
allowed.
No. 159. An Account of James Germany, Linguister, to the Agent Capt. Pepper
Amounting [to] £170, whereof £50 paid by an Order of the Governor to the Public
Treasurer & £20 thereof not being Certified, the Ballance of £100 to be allowed.
No. 160. An Account of Robert Hardy Amounting [to] £22:10 for Lodging 2 Cadets
in one Room at 50/ per Week, which as the Commissary Certifies he made no
Agreement for, we are of Opinion ought not to be allowed.
No. 161. An Account of Ruth Hartman Amounting [to] £20:19:4 for making Beds,
Bolsters & Sheets for the Troops, to be allowed.
No. 162. An Account of James Henderson Amounting [to] £900 for Candles Supply'd
the Sundry Corps of Troops, to be allowed.
No. 163. An Account of Robert McKenzie Amounting [to] £9:12:6 for Lodging Ensign
Alexr. McKenzie, to be allowed.
No. 164. A Third Account of Sarah Nightingale Amounting [to] £49:1:6 for
Entertaining of Cherokee Indians, allowed.
No. 165. An Account of John Gibson Amounting [to] £48 for Entertaining of
Cherokee Indians on the Road, which are of Opinion ought not to be allowed till
properly Certified.
No. 166. An Account of William Mason amounting to £26:8 for Lodging 2 officers
with one Room Each, to be allowed.
No. 167. An Account of Rice Price Amounting [to] £46:8:6 for Lodging 2 officers
in Two Rooms, to be allowed.
No. 168. An Account of John Parnham Amounting [to] £36 for Black Pepper for the
Troops, to be allowed.
No. 169. An Account of Captn. James Reid Amounting [to] £231:10, whereof £119:10
for Gun Match & Wadding for the use of the fortifications & £112 for Lodging of
officers of the Troops. In which we find £11:8:6 Overcharg'd, Ballance £220:1:6
to be allowed.
No. 170. An Account of Susanah Rose Amounting [to] £192:10. In which we find an
Overcharge of £10:14:3, the Ballance being £181:15:9 to be allow'd.
No. 171. An Account of James Sharp Amounting [to] £70 for Maintainance of
Acadians, Recomm[end]ed to be allowed when Certified by the Church Wardens &
Vestry.
No. 172. An Account of Justinus Stull, Black Smith, amounting [to] £38:5 for
making a Grate for one of the Streets in Town, to be paid by the Commissioners
of the Streets.
No. 173. An Account of John Quash Amounting [to] £61:7:6 for Lodging 3 Highland
Officers at 50/ per Week Each, to be allowed.
No. 174. An Account of Lieutn. Rober[t]son, William McKenzie, Duncan Bayne,
Ensign McDonald & Ensign Houston, Highland Officers, Amounting [to] £85:10 for
House Rent, to be allowed.
No. 175. An Account of Thomas Nightingale, Sadler, Amounting [to] £244:13:9 for
Sadlery Ware for the Cherokee Indians, to be allowed.
No. 176. An Account of John Scott, Gun Smith, amounting [to] £61:5 Part, Viz.
£51, for Indians, £10:5 for other Services, allowed.
No. 177. An Account [of] Susanah King for a Room & Bed for David Murray, which
Mr. Doyley declares is untrue, Not allowed.
No. 178. An Account of William Robertson for Lodging Officers at 50/ per Week
Amounting [to] £62:10, allowed.
No. 179. An Account of John Harvey for Hay delivered the Commissary Amounting
[to] £162, allowed.
No. 180. An Account of Henry Sustrunck for Acadians £18, which not being
Certified ought not to be provided for.
No. 181. A Petition & Account of John Elliott, Indian Trader, Amounting [to]
£214:10 for Board and Entertaining of two French Prisoners redeemed by him from
the Cherokee Nation by Order of Late Governor [Glen], at the House of Alexander
McGregor, which he alledges he has since paid. Overcast £18, Overcharge £68:5,
Ballance £128:5 allowed of which Mr. Elliott owes the Public £61:5 & being
deducted Leaves £67 to be provided for him. Orders Drawn by Mr. Chevillette,
Shaw & Demareé.
No. 182. An order of Lachlan Shaw in favour of John Kennett for Carriage of
Flour to Keowee £100, indorsed to Peter Benoist, allowed.
No. 183. An Order of Lachlan McKintosh in favour of Jno. Kennett for the Like
Service Amounting [to] £78, Overcast £2:14, Ballance £75:6, indorsed to Peter
Benoist, allowed.
No. 184. Do. from Do. to Do. indorsed to Do. for the Carriage of Rum, as neither
the Amount nor the Weight is mentioned, to be allowed when properly vouchd.
No. 185. Lachlan Shaws Order in favour of John Kennon for the hire of a waggon &
Horses for Fort Prince George Amounting [to] £78, indorsed to Peter Benoist,
allowed.
No. 186. Lachlan Shaws Order in favour of Henry Colleman indorsed to Peter
Benoist for Carriage to Fort Prince George £180, allowed.
No. 187. Paul Demerés Order in favour of John Elliott for Carriage to fort
Loudoun Amounting [to] £237:12, indorsed to Alexr. Petrie, allowed.
No. 188. A Certificate from Do. to Do. for 100 Bushells Corn deliv'd at Fort
Loudoun, indorsed to Alexander Petrie, £100 allowed.
No. 189. Paul Demere's Certificate in favour of Thomas Foster for two Months
Wages as Linguister at Fort Loudoun, indorsed to Alexander Petrie, Amounting
[to] £20, allowed.
No. 190. Paul Demere's Certificate in favour of John Hutton for Carriage of
Flour to Fort Loudoun, indorsed to Alexander Petrie, Amounting [to] £70,
allowed.
No. 191. A Certificate of John Steuart in favour of John Elliott for five bags
of Rum, Expended by the Indians at a General Meeting in the Lower Towns,
indorsed to Alexander Petrie, £75. As it has not been usual to allow Rum to the
Indians in their own Country, We think it Should not be allowed.
No. 192. John Chevillette's Certificate in Favour of Lewis Coulson for five
Months additional Pay as Clerk of the Stores, amounting [to] £25, indorsed to
Peter Benoist, allowed.
No. 193. John Chevillette's Certificate to Peter Crim for flour deliv'd at Fort
Prince George £157:12:6, indorsed to Peter Benoist, allowed.
No. 194. Paul Demerés Certificate in favour of Abraham Walker as a waiter on the
Smith's Amounting to £22 10/, indorsed to John Paul Grimkie, we think ought to
be allowed.
No. 195. Paul Demerés Certificate in favour of Thomas Smith for three Months
Wages as a White Smith at £15 per Month at Fort Loudoun, indorsed to John Paul
Grimkie. We recommend £10 per Month which Amounts to £30, to be allowed.
No. 196. Paul Demerés Certificate to Benjn. Matthisen for 3 Months wages as a
Black Smith, Amounting [to] £45, indorsed to John Paul Grimke, to be allowed
[£30].
No. 197. Paul Demerés Certificate in favour of John Stephens for three Months
Wages as Carpenter at Fort Loudoun, amounting [to] £60, indors'd to Thomas &
William Ellis, £45 to be allowed.
No. 198. Raymond Demere's Certificate to Cornelieus Doharty £195 for Cattle
indorsed to Benjamin Stead, allowed.
No. 199. John Chevillettes Certificate to Cornelius Doharty for Carriage of
Soldiers Cloathing to Fort Loudoun £49:7:6, indorsed to Benjn. Stead,
allowed...."
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