The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

APRIL 28, 1758173Ordered that the said Report be Considered to Morrow Morning.Mr. Guerard reported from the Committee appointed to audit the TreasurersAccounts,That in Obedience to the Order of the House they have Examined theState of the Tax for the Year ending the 25th March 1756, & find the Treasurerhas received the Sum of £93,745:7:0 & that the Estimate annexed to theTax Law of that years amounts to £93,629:10:0 which being Substracted Leavesa Ballance of £115:17 in the Hands of the Treasurer Exclusive of those Returnsnot yet finally Settled.And then the House adjourned ’till to Morrow Morning Nine of theClock.Friday the 28th of April 1758.The Journal of Yesterdays Proceedings was read.The Order of the Day for Considering the Last Report from the Committeewho were appointed to audit the Accounts of the Creditors of thePublic being read.The said Report was read a Second time Article by Article.The 1st, No. 465, The 2d, No. 466, on two Accounts of CommissaryPinckney were Severally Agreed to by the House.The 3d, No. 467, On An Account of Samuel Prioleau was disagreed withby the House.Resolved that £56:5:4 be provided toward payment of the said Account.The 4th, No. 468, On Hugh Branchman’s Account was agreed to by theHouse.The 5th, No. 469, On John Millners Account was, upon the Questionbeing put thereupon, disagreed with by the House.Resolved that £715:1:3 be provided toward Payment of the said Account.The 6th, No. 470, on John Kith’s Account was agreed to by the House.The 7th, No. 471, On Daniel Peppers Account, the allowance of whichthe Committee Submit to the Consideration of the House.Two Letters from the said Pepper to the Committee were Read.And the Question being put that £3750 be provided toward paying thesaid Account.It Passed in the Negative.Then the Question being put that £3500 be provided toward paying theSaid Account.It Passed in the Negative.Resolved upon the Question That £2000 be Inserted in the Scheduleto the Tax bill toward paying the said Account.