The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

124 COMMONS JOURNAL, FEBRUARY 27, 1758–MARCH 18, 1758begin at Tippicut Law old Field, near Biggon Church in St. Johns Parish, andcontinued to the halfway swamp at a place commonly called Normans RiceField & from thence to or near the plantations of John Conners and JeremiahAllen till it intersects Murrays Ferry Road, between a place called a Hill andTheodore Gaillards plantation, and that the Inhabitants may hereafter beexempted from working on any other part of Murrays Ferry Road.] 12Ordered that the Petition be referred to the Consideration of a Committee& that they do Examine the Matter thereof & report the Same withtheir Opinion thereupon, to the House.And it is Referred to Mr. Mazyck, Mr. Ralph Izard, Mr. Moultrie, Mr.Broughton, Mr. Berresford, Collo. Izard, Mr. John Waties.The Account[s] of the following Persons were Severally read, Viz.John Kith for apprehending Lieutn. Wall in the upper Creeks & Conveyinghim to Charles Town amounting to £821 with a Credit of £200 he Receivedby the Governors Order.John Chevillette’s Order to William Rothe for the use of Fort LoudounAmounting to £24.Jacob Ladson, Constable, for Criminal Slaves amounting to £9:7:6.Robert Hume for Goose Creek Parsonage amounting to £50:4:7.James Henderson for Candles for the Forces amounting to £408:5.Margaret Olivié for Indians Amounting to £33:19:8.Margaret Olivié for French Prisoners amounting to £984:7:3.Ann Wragg for the Forces amounting to £237:6:8.James Laurens & Co. for the Forces amount[ing] to £85.Thomas Nightingale for Indians amounting to £44:12:6.Sarah Nightingale for Entertaining Indians amounting to £873:10.Andrew Williamson for Fort Prince George amounting to £42:15.Andrew Williamson 2 Accounts for the Like Service amounting to £39.John Elliott for Fort Loudoun amounting to £100.George Collis for Fort Loudoun amounting to £60.George Nicholson for Fort Loudoun amounting to £60.Benjamin Godfrey for Indians amounting to £5:10.Benjamin Godfrey a 2d Account for Indians amounting to £14:2:6.Othniel Beale for Indian Presents amounting to £171:10.Smith & Brewton amounting to £605:17:11 of which £329:2:6 for IndianPresents & the residue for the Forces.John Gordon for the Forces amounting to £314:7:11 1 ⁄2.Brunett & Hall three Accounts for Fitting up Houses for Barracks forthe Forces, one amounting to £588:1:2, another to £303:1:3 & the other to £195.12The last few lines of this petition were omitted from the manuscript. The missing text has beensupplied from the Upper House Journal.