The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

APRIL 21, 1758157No. 425. An Account of Catharina Scurlock amounting to £77:8:10 fortwo Rooms & a Cellar for the Highland Quarter Master Montgomery, oneof which Rooms was Employed For his Baggage & his Office, the Committeeare of Opinion that One Room with the Cellar char[ged] at £4 per Monthwas Sufficient & therefore have deducted £32:2:9, the Ballance £45:6:1 weRecommend to be allowed.No. 426. John Remington Junr. Account for Cooperage amounting to£136:15, [wrong Chargd £12:5, allowed £124:10.]No. 427. Oliphant & Garden Account for Medecines administred to theFrench prisoners by his Excellencys order Amounting to £37:7:6 allowed.No. 428. The Public Treasurers Account amounting to £26043:11:8 fromwhich to be deducted a Credit of £1522 Received from Mr. Lambton & anOvercharge of £50, the Ballance £24471:11:8 to be allowed. There are also fourArticles charged blank being for Services done [by] him which we Submitto the House.No. 429. A Second Account of Edward Legge Amounting [to] £51:13:8for Entertaining of Creek Indians & Ferriage, of which £34:9:4 1 /2 is alreadyReported & £7:4:4 overcharged, the Ballance being £10:4:11 1 /2 to be allowed.No. 430. A Certificate of Two Justices & three Freeholders of St.Bartholomews Parish in favour of Joseph Ash & the Estate of James Ash,Deceased, for a Slave Executed, amounting [to] £180, of which we Recommend£90 thereof to Joseph Ash & the other £90 to the Estate of James Ashmay be allowed.No. 431. An Account of Mary Whitford Amounting [to] £4:17:6 for Entertainingof Indians in which we find £1:17:6 Overcharg’d, the Ballance £3to be allowed.No. 432. An Account of Jonathan Badger, Messenger of the Assembly,amounting [to] £2:1:3, being for Firewood & Candles for the use of theHouse, we Recommend to be allowed.No. 433. An Order of Captn. Joseph Seabrook Amounting [to] £5:10 infavour of William Maxwell being for Provisions provided by him for the Militiaof Edistoe Island at an Alarm the 9th of March Last, to be allowed.No. 434. An order of Lieutenant Lachlan Shaw amounting [to] £100 infavour of John Cannon for Carriage of 2000 lb. Weight of Flour from theCongrees to the Garrison of Keowee to be allowed Agreable to our Reportof No. 407.No. 435. Eight Certificates from Sundry Royal American & Provincialofficers in favour of John Dargen amounting [to] £26:12:6 for Ferriage, Butas neither the Rates of the Ferry nor where the Ferry is Situated is mentioned,your Committee are of Opinion ought not to be allowed till moreproperly Vouchd.