The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

FEBRUARY 3, 1759305No. 110. McCartan and Campbell, Certificate from John Chevillette toRichard Smith & Indorsed to them for £105, To be allowed.No. 111. McGregor, Hannah, 2 Accounts, One for Entertaining a frenchPrisoner amounting to £37:10, Overcharged £4:5, [Allowed] £33:5. The otherfor Indian Presents amounting to £12:5, To be allowed. 30No. 113. Milner, John, for taking Care of the Public Arms & makingScabbards for the Bayonets, £470:10:10 1 /2, To be Allowed if the Committee onthe Arms of the Province report that they have been taken proper Care ofand are in good Order.No. 114. Martin, John, 2 Certificates from Robt. Bunnin to him for Entertainingof Indians £24:15, Overcharged £8:5, the Ballance £16:10 to be allowed.No. 115. McIntosh, Lachlan, Account for Provisions &ca., supplyed theIndians at Fort Prince George £83, Which being both unusual & uncertifiedthe Committee disallow it.No. 116. Miller, John Francis, for 4 Chests of Trading Guns £575, To beallowed.No. 117. McGilvray and Spencer, for Indian Presents to the Chickesawsat Breed Camp, £562:4:5 1 /2, To be allowed.No. 118. McKelvey, James Junior, for Entertaining of Indians £62:2:6,Overcharged £13:12:6, Ballance £48:10 to be allowed.No. 119. Moncrief, Richard, for Work at the Barracks, amounting to£173:0:10, Overcharged £3:9, Ballance £169:11:10 to be allowed.No. 120. McKelvey, James Junr., a Second Account for Entertaining ofIndians, £13:15, Overcharged £5, Ballance £8:15 to be allowed.No. 121. McKelvey, James Junr., 3d Account for Entertaining of Indians,£13:7:6, Overcharged £4:12:6, Ballance £8:15 to be allowed.No. 122. McQueen, John & Co. for Indian Presents £5620:14:7, To be Allowed.Observation. Your Committee are not able to judge of many of theCharges in all these Accounts for Indian Affairs, unless they could see theArticles to judge of their Quality; And are farther of Opinion that if the Commissarywas directed, whenever any Indian Presents are wanted, to stick upa List (as near as he can judge) of the Articles, under the Watch House andVendue House, Supposing such List could not remain there above One Hourbefore the Things were to be Collected and dispatched, the Public wouldreap a very considerable Advantage by such a Method, and it’s Favours moreequally distributed among the Inhabitants.30If the clerk is counting Hannah McGregor’s second account as number 112, this may account forthe skip in numbering sequence.