The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

APRIL 21, 1758159to the Indians we think are unreasonable & unprecedented & ought not tobe allowed. The last article for his Expences & Extraordinary Liquor &Entertainement for the Indians The Committee Likewise think shou’d bededucted, Because Mr. Steuart at that Time received Captains Pay from theProvince and by a Resolution of the House only 7/6 per Day is allowed totravelling Indians. The 8th Article Amounting [to] £18 the Committee thinkproper to be allow’d.No. 450. An Account of John Ioor for the Repairs of the Parsonage atDorchester Amounting to £39:18, allowed.No. 451. An Account of John McQueen & Co. for the Barracksamount[ing] to £112:17:6, allowed.No. 452. An Account of Edward Brody for the Entertainment of Indians£6, Sundry Overcharges £3, allowed £3.No. 453. An Account of Charles Lowndes, Provost Marshall,Amount[ing] to £1372:17:6, Undercast 17/6 Makes £1373 15/, Overcharg’d forone Attendance & Bond £1:17:6 & one Years Salary £150, the Ballance£1221:17:6 to be allowed.No. 454. A Second Account of Charles Lowndes, Provost Marshal,Amount[ing] to £334:8:9, Overcharg’d for One Attendance £1:5:0 & for Prisonersnot Tryd £16:16:3 & for 2 Months Salary £25, The Ballance £291:7:6 tobe allowed.No. 455. An Account of John Milner, Gun Smith, Amounting [to]£1120:1:3 in which we find Sundry Overcharges Amounting to £597:5, theBallance being £522:16:3 we Recommend to be allowed.No. 456. An Account of James Laurens & Co. amounting to £103:2:6 inwhich is an Overcharge of 14/2, the Ballance £102:8:4 to be allowed.No. 457. A Certificate of John Chevillette in favour of Jno. GeorgeSmith, trader, amount[ing] to £52:18, £18 8/ of which being for the Carriageof 2 Swivell Guns from Saludy to Keowee we recommend to be allowed, theRemainder being for Carriage of Soldiers wives & their Baggage the Committeethink shoud not be allowed.No. 458. An Account of Daniel Bootwright, Constable, for apprehendingFellons amounting to £21:5, not being Certified by any Magistrate we thinkShoud not be allowed.No. 459. A Certificate of Captn. Paul Demeré in favour of Patrick RillyAmounting [to] £89 for Flour delivered at Keowee which we Recommendto be allowed.No. 460. A Certificate of John Chevillette in Favour of John StevensAmounting [to] £40 for Carpenters Work at £20 per Month; as he was a Soldierof the Independant Companys we are of Opinion that £30 & not moremay be allowed.