The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

166 COMMONS JOURNAL, APRIL 17, 1758–MAY 19, 1758For Paying out £8750 to Send for Musquets, £7000 to Send for warlikeStore[s] & £8000 for Constructing Barracks.And the Question being put that the Treasurer be allowed £600 [for]Issuing the said Severall Sums.It Passed in the Negative.Then the Question being put that he be allowed £500.It Passed in the Negative.Resolved that the Sum of three hundred & fifty Pounds be provided forthe Treasurer as a Recompence for his Trouble in receiving & Issuing theSeveral Sums mentioned in the said four Articles.Ordered that the Further Consideration of the Said Report be adjourned.And then the House adjourned ’till Three of the Clock.P.M.Ordered That the Clerk of this House do forthwith write a Letter toThomas Wright Esqr. to require his Attendance (all Excuses being LaidAside) immediately upon the Service of this House.Resolved that the Said Letter be Sent to Mr. Wright by a Special Messengerat his own Expence.The House Resumed the Adjourned Consideration of the Residue ofthe fourth Report from the Committee who were appointed to audit the Accountsof the Creditors of the Public.And the Said Report being read a Second time throughout Article byArticle.To the 428 On An Account of Edward Legge,The 429th, On An Order in favour of Joseph Ash & the Estate of JamesAsh, Deceas’d,The 430th, On An Account of Mary Whitford,The 431st, On An Account of Jonathan Badger,The 432d, On An Account of William Maxwell &The 433d, On An Order in favour of John Cannon, the House agreed.The 434th on Eight Certificates in favour of John Dargen was upon theQuestion being put thereupon, disagreed with by the House.Resolved upon the Question that £10, Part of the Said Certificates, beingfor the Ferriage of Recruits for the Carolina Regiment, be paid out ofthe Sum Granted for raising the Said Regiment.Resolved That £16:12:6, Residue of the said Certificates, be provided for.The 435, On three Accounts of Dennis Hayes,The 436th, On An Account of Lachlan McGuillivray,